There are 27 sports that are part of the sports quota. These include 24 sports that are part of various high-profile competitions like Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and three popular sports. read more

Saraswati, who is also an athlete, made serious allegations and said her sister has been “led into a trap” to “deviate her from sports”. read more

Bhokanal was the only rower to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics, and also won gold gold in the 2018 Asian Games in Men’s Quadruple sculls. read more

Harendra, who was given marching orders after India could not cross the quarter-final hurdle at the 2018 World Cup in Bhubaneswar, accused the Hockey India of bias. read more

The decision came at a meeting of the Olympic Council of Asia in Bangkok late Sunday, with Australia welcoming the move as “a very positive outcome”. read more

Cricket was dropped from the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia after featuring in 2010 and 2014, albeit without the presence of the game’s powerhouse India. read more

The decision was taken at the Olympic Council of Asia’s General Assembly, sports website “insidethegames.biz” reported. read more

Is there a danger that the present unbridled mood of nationalism and heightened anti-Pakistan sentiment could end up damaging India’s sporting interests? I fear the answer is yes read more

With silver medals at all the major events, including the Olympics, World Championship, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, Sindhu has been a formidable force in the world in the last three years. read more

PV Sindhu said currently she is among the top three or four players in the world and her target is to take the numero uno spot in 2019. read more

Athletes like Jisna Mathew, who was part of the Indian campaign in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, backstroke swimming specialist Srihari Nataraj, who has already been to the Commonwealth and Asian Games, will come with experience. read more

Sharath, who reached a career-high ranking of 30 last month, is just a step away from surpassing Kamlesh Mehta’s eight titles. read more

If 2016 announced his arrival on the world scene with a junior world record, Neeraj Chopra emerged as a serious Olympic medal contender with a series of impressive throws which fetched him a gold each in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. read more

In a year when the world body (BWF) introduced a new tournament structure, under which events were graded on stature based on prize money, Sindhu dominated the headlines with silver medals in all major events before a World Tour Finals crown.  read more

Having left her mark in almost all the top events, the 16-year-old Manu Bhaker is now focussed on making the cut for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games. read more