Sports

Chandigarh, Aug 21 : Hockey Chandigarh and Tynor on Saturday felicitated the hockey players who participated in the recent Tokyo Olympics at a function here by giving five players a cash award of Rs 5 lakh each.Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya was…

Bengaluru, Aug 21 : Just five days after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced plans to groom 75 sportspersons for the next Olympics, Karnataka has begun taking concrete steps in the direction.A high-level committee was constituted Friday by the …

Lucknow, Aug 19 : The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday gave away a sum of Rs 42 crore by way of felicitating the Olympians who did the nation proud at the recently-concluded Tokyo Games.Chief Minister Adityanath also handed an …

Chandigarh, Aug 18 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar met Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra here on Wednesday and described the javelin thrower as the ‘golden boy’, who is not only the pride of Haryana, but also of the entire nation.He a…

Chennai, Aug 17 : Diagnostics major Neuberg Diagnostics on Tuesday said it has signed cricketer M.S.Dhoni as its brand ambassador.The Rs 800-crore revenue company said the tie-up with the cricketer is for creating awareness about its health and welln…

New Delhi, Aug 16 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the Indian athletes who competed in the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympic at his residence over breakfast here on Monday.India recorded its best-ever medal tally in Tokyo, winning a total …

New Delhi, Aug 14 : Sports in India is badly administered. This no-nonsense statement from a medal-winning Olympian might raise eyebrows in the Sports Authority of India, or in the many federations that govern sports, for they are busy celebrating th…

Bengaluru, Aug 14 : The Karnataka government will issue a final notification on August 16 to provide 2 per cent reservation for national and international sportspersons in recruitment to the state police department.Speaking to IANS, Alok Kumar, Karna…

Ranchi, Aug 11 : The Jharkhand government on Wednesday announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakh to two women hockey players from the state who took part in the Tokyo Olympics.The Indian team finished at fourth position in the Olympics.The two players Sa…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 11 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday felicitated the players from the state who are in the Indian Hockey teams at a function in Kalinga Stadium here.Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas wer…