Sports

Kolkata, Sep 24 : Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President B.N. Dutt died at his south Kolkata residence on Monday following respiratory ailments, family sources said.Dutt, 92, is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.The ve…

Kolkata, Sep 24 : Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President B.N. Dutt died at his south Kolkata residence on Monday following respiratory ailments, family sources said.Dutt, 92, is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.The ve…

New Delhi, Sep 23 : Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy, who is stranded in the south Indian Ocean following his boat wreck during the Golden Globe Race 2018, is safe and would be rescued soon, the Navy said on Sunday.”Commander Abhilash Tomy …

New Delhi, Sep 20 : Under its recently launched Play and Progress scheme, the Delhi government on Thursday announced incentives of up to Rs three lakh per annum for school-level sports talent.”While students under 14 years of age will get Rs 2 lakh p…

New Delhi, Sep 19 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday felicitated and handed over Rs 1-crore cheque to Divij Sharan, who won India a gold medal in the mens doubles tennis event at the 18th Asian Games, an official said.”Sharan made Delh…

New Delhi, Sep 18 : The incredible story of Dutee Chand, who rose from abject poverty to become one of Indias biggest sprinting stars, will be brought alive in the form of a book, whose title hasn’t been announced so far.The announcement was made on …

New Delhi, Sep 18 : The incredible story of Dutee Chand, who rose from abject poverty to become one of Indias biggest sprinting stars, will be brought alive in the form of a book titled “Story so far”.The announcement was made on Tuesday by publisher…

New Delhi, Sep 16 : Ever since she was a kid, Hima Das woke up every morning before the crack of dawn and would go to the local grazing ground in a remote Assam village.With no proper gear or even a playground, she practiced running at this grazing g…

Imphal, Sep 15 : The Manipur government has increased the cash awards to sportspersons who bring laurels to the state from international events.Making this announcement on Saturday, Manipur Chief Minister N.Biren said: “The state’s sportspersons who …

New Delhi, Sep 15 : Oscar Pistorius was celebrated as a poster boy by many after he became the only double amputee to enter summer Olympics in London in 2012 and went on to win the 400m gold at Paralympics the same year at the same venue.But his life…