Sports

Guwahati, July 14 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday congratulated athlete Hima Das for bringing laurels to the country by winning India’s first ever track gold in the 400-metre final at the World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finlan…

New Delhi, July 13 : President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday hailed Hima Das who created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win a gold at an IAAF event.”Congratulations to our…

The story of so near and yet so far continues for English football, ever since the only time the team captained by Bobby Moore won the World Cup at home in 1966.The previous occasion when England played a World Cup semi final against the then West Ger…

Mumbai, July 11 : Cricketer Hardik Pandya has been roped in as the brand ambassador of EUME’s built-in massager backpack.With the patent pending in India and the US, the bags have been devised to alleviate pain, rejuvenate and relax the back and shou…

Agartala, July 10 : Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who bagged the gold in the women’s vault event at the Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup in Mersin in Turkey on Sunday, is likely to become the brand ambassador of Tripura, a top BJP leader said on …

Chandigarh, July 10 : The Punjab government will remove woman cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur the DSP’s post for submitting a fake degree, but will not initiate any criminal proceedings against her, informed sources said on Tuesday. Government and police …

New Delhi, July 9 : Former India hockey team captain Sandeep Singh has given a thumbs up to sports films.Singh, on whom the forthcoming film “Soorma” is based, says sports biopics can play an important role in doing away with drugs in India.Movies su…

New Delhi, July 7 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday remembered Captain Vikram Batra, who died during Kargil war and was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously, on his death anniversary.Gandhi also wished former India captain Mahendra S…

New Delhi, July 6 : Dubbing betting in sports a worse idea, the Congress on Friday said the Law Commission’s recommendation for such a step will turn every shop selling betel leaves into a gambling den.”Gambling is a bad idea; gambling in sports is a…

New Delhi, July 5 : “Neerja”, “M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story” and “Sanju”. Not to miss “Dangal” and “Mary Kom”. What’s common?They are all biopics — inspiring stories of heroes sans greasepaint for which actors like Aamir Khan put on a pronounced pau…