Germany’s 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich received a two-year ban for a blood doping offence, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Thursday.
The country’s top sprinters, including the 400m runners, have decided to skip the Asian Indoor Track and Field meet, which begins in the Chinese city of Hangzhou from February 18. Even the top women middle and long distance runners will miss the two-day continental meet, which is a qualifying event for the London Olympics.
He has represented the country in four Winter Olympic Games — the highest number by an Indian winter sports athlete. He has three Asian Championship medals, including gold in the 2011 edition. He has also become eligible for the fifth Winter Olympics (2014, Sochi) after a top-place finish in the recent continental meet, but Shiva Keshavan is yet to receive a single rupee from the government for his achievements.
Saurabh Duggal reports.
The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency says Alberto Contador should be considered a "cheat" now that he has been found guilty of doping and stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title.
After threatening to retire from cycling if he was to ever be handed a drugs ban, the future now looks uncertain for former Tour de France champion Alberto Contador.
Steve Nash is eyeing a different ball game once he hangs up his basketball boots.
Shail Desai reports.
FactfilePeeved with the functioning of the Judo Federation of India (JFI), Josef Czak, the Hungarian coach, has quit the national camp, close to the Olympic qualification tournaments. Navneet Singh reports.
What's the difference between Novak Djokovic winning the Australian Open and Anthony Amalraj claiming his maiden national table tennis title? Sharmistha Chaudhuri reports.
Solang valley, just ahead of the maddening tourist hub of Manali, is usually a site for frenzied so-called adventure activities.
Sukhwant Basra reports.
Hosts India began its campaign on the right note defeating Germany a 3-0 in a Pool A match of the inaugural WSF Squash Under-21 World Cup here on Wednesday.
Hosts India defeated Germany 3-0 in the inaugural Chennai Open World Cup Under-21 Squash team championship in Chennai on Wednesday.
Situated at a vantage point near the 1st tee, is a sprawling structure that Jeev Milkha Singh will soon call home away from Chandigarh. Robin Bose writes.
Young squash stars eager to make their mark in this week's WSF Under-21 World Cup will arrive here fresh from notable success on the senior international circuit.
A wild, top-of-the-table celebration is set to cost the new Indian table tennis champion A Amalraj a quarter of his winner's purse, the national federation has said in a statement.
Aggressive approach takes 33-year-old to playoff at Gujarat Kensville Challenge.