Diamonds, meatballs and motors: How Olympians can win more than medalsThe International Olympic Committee does not award prize money to winners at the Paris 2024 Games, but many nations and territories offer i...
04 Aug, 2024, 09.01 AM IST
Remembering Govindrao Sawant: Gujarat's one and only Olympic medalist in six decadesPari Olympic 2024 (Google Trends): As Barodians celebrate Manu Bhaker's recent bronze medal, they recall Govindrao Sawant, the only athlete...
30 Jul, 2024, 04.12 PM IST
Olympics offers another reason for Indians to visit FranceIndian interest in traveling to France for the 2024 Olympic Games is booming. Airbnb has reported a 30% increase in bookings from Indian gu...
20 Jul, 2024, 12.20 AM IST
Indian sports fans are flying more to be where the action isIndian sports fans are travelling the world to watch their favourite sporting events across categories like never before, buoyed by rising ...
12 Apr, 2024, 08.53 AM IST
India at Tokyo Olympics: Top prospects, medal odds & a recap of past heroicsWorld’s leading entertainment and sports data company Gracenote, based on its statistical model, projected India to grab as many as 17 meda...
26 Jun, 2021, 03.34 PM IST
Sporting bonanzas abroad attracting more Indians nowAbout 15 lakh people were expected to visit Russia around the World Cup last year with Indians accounting for more than 20% of the number.
20 Jun, 2019, 02.15 PM IST
Viktor Axelsen and Carolina Marin open up about their India experienceViktor Axelsen and Carolina Marin talk about their India experience.
12 Jan, 2019, 12.03 AM IST
Abinav Bindra sacrificed holidays to 'train, train, train and then train some more'It’s been ten years since the day Abhinav Bindra bagged India’s first ever individual gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
15 Aug, 2018, 08.00 AM IST
Sports tourism industry in India sees 10-12 per cent growth: ExpertsGlobally sports tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry. According to estimates, global sports tourism was worth USD 7 billion in 2017, ...
13 May, 2018, 04.49 PM IST
Travel like Mary Kom! The boxer's favourite destinationsWith exotic waterfalls, rolling knolls, and wide panoramic views, Shillong tops her travel list.
16 Feb, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
Olympics: The sublime and the ridiculous at RioPV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik were out of this world, magnificent, true champions— but it still added up to only two medals at the Rio Games.
21 Aug, 2016, 12.45 PM IST
Beijing shines bright ahead of Barack Obama's visitChina today formally announced the visit of Obama during which he would hold parlays with President Xi Jinping on a host of issues.
03 Nov, 2014, 06.21 PM IST
Sports ministry slams Indian Olympic Association funding delegates for Asian Games"They should rather use the money for sports promotion and athletes. It is pointless to spend on delegates who have no work there," the off...
16 Sep, 2014, 05.13 PM IST
Sports Ministry to clear Winter Olympians with cost: OfficialKeshavan in luge, Iqbal in cross country skiing, and Hira Lal and Himanshu Thakur, both in Alpine skiing, have already qualified for the Ga...
31 Dec, 2013, 06.17 PM IST
- British Airways, Virgin Atlantic offer cheaper fares for holiday makers
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have come up with several tourist- friendly offers, including cheaper air fares, to attract the holiday...
03 Nov, 2011, 03.28 PM IST
- Beijing Olympics sponsors in the firing line
Beijing 2008 is under fire over China’s human rights record, but do its sponsors deserve to be vilified?
03 Mar, 2008, 03.14 AM IST
- Britain woos Indians with value-for-money packages
Visit Britain's (VB) regional director for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa, Keith Beecham expects the number of visitors from India to...
28 Feb, 2008, 12.10 AM IST