Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh suspended till 2025 for dopingAs per the Olympics.com he subsequently tested positive for the banned substance methandienone, a performance-enhancing steroid. As a resul...
Hima Das feels the Olympic postponement has been good for herThe sprinter says that the slogan, 'Everything is possible', is her 'Mon Jai'.
Suspense over Hima Das' participation in World Athletics ChampionshipsHima's name was missing in the initial entry of Indian women athletes for the two relay races submitted by AFI to the IAAF for the Septembe...
Jinson, women's 4x400m relay team win gold on final day in athletics' best show after 1951After six days of competition, India grabbed 7 gold, 10 silver and two bronze. The gold count was same as in 1978 and 2002 Asian Games but ...
Manjit wins India's first gold in 800m since 1982 AsiadThe 28-year-old Manjit ran his personal best time of 1 minute and 46.15 seconds to win his maiden major international medal.
International Women's Day: Women who have stood out in BengaluruET gets Bengaluru's eminent women achievers to nominate their favourite young women who, they believe, are at the forefront of change in th...
Sania Mirza conferred Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards also givenSania Mirza was today conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the country's highest sporting honour.
Sania Mirza gets Khel Ratna, 17 others get Arjuna awardSania Mirza's name was officially approved for the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, becoming only the second tennis player to be nomi...
Arjuna Award recommendation 'dream come true': MR PoovammaExpressing happiness at the recommendation for the coveted Arjuna Award, ace quartermiler MR Poovamma today described it as a "dream come t...
Athletes nominated in TOPs scheme, fail to find a place in Asian Athletics championshipsMost of these athletes who are in the lucrative TOPs scheme, have not competed in the year 2015 with Sini Jose being out of competition sin...
Mary Kom named Most Valuable Player of India's Asiad campaignKhanna said IOA President N Ramachandran and Secretary General Rajeev Mehta could not make it to the event as they had some "prior engageme...
ONGC felicitates Asian Games medal winners with cash awards18 Asian Games medal winners were today felicitated by ONGC for bringing laurels to the country in the multi-sporting event.
President praises hockey, kabaddi teams for winning Asiad goldPresident Pranab Mukherjee congratulated the the Indian men's hockey squad and kabaddi teams for winning gold at the Incheon Asian Games.
India wins gold in 4x400m women relay, 4th on trot since 2002This was the 4th time India has bagged gold in women's 4x400m relay as the country has been winning the event since the 2002 Busan Games.
President Pranab Mukherjee congratulates Asian Games medal winnersIn his personal messages sent to each of the medal winners, the President said, "Please accept my hearty congratulations and best wishes.
Asian Games: India bags four medals on a fruitful day in athleticsYesterday, Lalita Babar had won a bronze in the controversy-ridden women's 3000m steeplechase event to open the medal count for the country.
- India to field biggest athletics contingent in CYG
India will field a 55-member athletics team, the biggest contingent in the discipline among the 71 participating countries, in the Commonwe...