Sports

New Delhi, Jan 21 : Former sportspersons and professionals rather than politicians and bureaucrats should drive Indian sports federations if the country’s standards are to improve, says Geoff Schoenberg, a Research Fellow at Australia’s Deakin Univer…

New Delhi, Jan 20 : Soon after India lifted the Blind Cricket World Cup title on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the team and said it was an inspiration for the entire country.Modi said the team had made the nation proud with its…

Greater Noida, Jan 19 : A woman photo-journalism student has been arrested along with two male accomplices on charges of killing a boxer who she alleged had been blackmailing her, police said on Friday.Srishti Gupta was arrested on Thursday, four day…

Jammu, Jan 18 : A Swedish skier was killed in an avalanche while his compatriot was rescued alive on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg ski resort.Police said two Swedish skiers got trapped under an avalanche in Affarwat peaks of Gulmarg in Bara…

Chennai, Jan 15 : There are several mountain peaks in the world to scale and not just Mount Everest, said a senior official of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district.He said the institute has recently decided to…

Bengaluru, Jan 14 : Having spent the bulk of his career in Europe, Indian football’s No.1 goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu feels his potential successor Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem — set for trials at Scottish Premiership side Motherwell FC — should …

New Delhi, Jan 13 : His team is making its debut in the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) this season, but Veer Marathas co-owner Ranjit Saxena has already started to chalk out ambitious plans to promote the traditional sport at the grassroots level.”We are…

Mumbai, Jan 13 : Five wrestlers and a driver were killed in a major road accident in Sangli district of Maharahstra early on Saturday, police said.The accident took place around 1 a.m.when an SUV carrying the grapplers rammed headlong into an oncomin…

New Delhi, Jan 10 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Aanchal Thakur on winning India’s first international medal in skiing in the Alpine Ejder 3200 Cup in Turkey.”The entire nation is ecstatic on your historic accomplishment at…

Bengaluru, Jan 10 : India captain Sunil Chhetri wants the national football team to play more away games this year as it prepares for the AFC Asian Cup in 2019.Chhetri, who is currently playing for Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League (ISL), feels…