Baseline Ventures signs Commonwealth medalist Vinesh Phogat“Baseline Ventures have established themselves as one of India’s leading sports marketing companies. They represent some of India’s biggest...
31 Oct, 2022, 01.25 PM IST
Ritika Phogat, cousin of Geeta-Babita, found dead"Rest in Peace choti behen Ritika. I still can't believe what just happened with you. Will miss you forever Broken heart... Om Shanti," twe...
18 Mar, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
Inspired at home: Vinesh Phogat credits cousins Geeta and Babita for breaking stereotypes, giving women wrestlers confidenceThe 25-year-old is gearing up for the Tokyo Olympics.
20 Dec, 2019, 08.57 AM IST
‘Wrestling or MMA, sport doesn’t matter. Making the country proud does’Earlier this year, Ritu Phogat made a switch to another combat sport – mixed martial arts (MMA) — when she signed up with Singapore-based E...
07 Nov, 2019, 11.35 PM IST
Wrestlers Bajrang, Vinesh in race for Khel Ratna award after 'golden' 2018Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is set to analyse the Indian athletes' performance in the Asian Games in the first week of Septe...
29 Aug, 2018, 03.40 PM IST
CWG: A look at India's medal contendersIndia is second in the CWG's all-time medal list for shooting and it is expected that the marksmen and women will once again be contributin...
03 Apr, 2018, 02.46 PM IST
Sushil Kumar qualifies for CWG, but not without dramaApart from Sushil (74kg), other freestyle grapplers who have booked their places in the Commonwealth Games are Rahul Aware (57kg), Bajrang ...
29 Dec, 2017, 07.00 PM IST
Indian wrestlers win 8 gold, 8 silver in Commonwealth ChampionshipsIndia won five gold medals in freestyle through Harful, Bajrang, Jitender, Sandeep, Deepak and Arun.
06 Nov, 2016, 05.33 PM IST
Sushil, two others recommended for Padma Bhushan by WFIWrestling Federation of India has also recommended female wrestler Alka Tomar and Dronacharya awardee Yashvir Singh, Sushil's coach, for th...
06 Sep, 2016, 04.57 PM IST
Rio de Janeiro will be my last Olympics, eyeing gold: Yogeshwar DuttYogeshwar Dutt said that the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be his last appearance at the quadrennial extravaganza.
27 Oct, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
- Excited for Arjuna, wrestler Bajrang postpones travel to World Championship
Excited about receiving the Arjuna award from the President of India, wrestler Bajrang has reworked his travel schedule for the World Champ...
17 Aug, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
Vinesh in Indian wrestling team for Kazakhstan wrestling tournamentAn eight-member Indian wrestling team, including Commonwealth Games gold-medalist Vinesh, will compete in the 5th President's Cup to be hel...
20 Jul, 2015, 02.09 PM IST
Sushil Kumar to fight Narsingh Yadav for slot in World Championship bound squadWorld Championship, which is scheduled to be held in Las Vegas from September 7-12, will be the 1st qualification tournament for the 2016 R...
20 Jun, 2015, 04.28 PM IST
Sushil Kumar to fight Narsingh for slot in World Championship bound squadThe Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has decided to hold selection trials of Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and Narsingh Yadav on July 6...
20 Jun, 2015, 04.19 PM IST
Commonwealth Games: Indian grapplers look to win bagful of medalsDuring the 2010 edition of the Games at New Delhi, the Greco-Roman wrestlers grabbed seven out of 19 medals won by India.
28 Jul, 2014, 02.16 PM IST
- Freestyle wrestlers win 14 medals at Commonwealth Championships
As the event allows a country to field a maximum of two competitors per weight class, Indian wrestlers claimed a medal each in the seven we...
06 Dec, 2013, 02.27 PM IST
- Gagan Narang receives Khel Ratna award
Gagan Narang, who notched up four gold medals at the Commonwealth Games 2010 was selected for the highest sports award.
29 Aug, 2011, 01.16 PM IST