Table tennis player Soumyajit Ghosh and women’s 400m runner Nirmala Sheoran were axed from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) while Achanta Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai, G Sathiyan, Manika Batra, Mouma Das and Madhurika Patkar, have received extension,... read more

Sheeraz Sheikh topped the charts in the men’s skeet event in the national selection trials with scores of 119 and 123. The performance is expected to brighten Sheikh’s chances for Asian Games selection. read more

India delivered its best performance in table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG 2018), bagging a record haul of eight medals, including a historic gold in the women’s team and singles event. read more

Squash champ Harinder Pal Singh, a 2014 gold medallist, wants back-to-back medals in August Asian Games read more

Several athletes who went missing from last month’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast Australia have resurfaced and are seeking advice for gaining asylum in Australia. read more

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) organised separate exams for six students of class 10 and 12 who missed exams in the regular schedule as they were representing India in international sports championships. read more

Four of these six students, including Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anish Bhanwala, had bagged medals in their respective events read more

On Mother’s Day, Badminton star Saina Nehwal and her mother Usha Rani give us a peek into their friendship; talk about their little fights over the AC temperature, sharing the same bed and watching movies when Saina gets time off from her game. read more

Neeraj Chopra is expecting stiff challenge from 2016 Olympic champion Thomas Rohler and world champion Johannes Vetter of Germany at the Eugene Diamond League javelin tournament read more

The Athletics Federation of India, one of the first among National Sports Federations (NSFs) to declare a ‘No-Needle’ policy, has drawn up a protocol for the athletes. read more

G Sathiyan, who won three medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, signed with top German table tennis club ASV Grunwettersbach Tischtennis read more

Rakesh Sharma, 46, was remanded in custody in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday until his case resumes on June 22 read more

Rahul Bajaj, who won team silver in golf at the Guangzhou Asian Games, was promised a job in the UP government but administrators have since given him the cold shoulder. read more

Punam Yadav, who won gold medal in 69kg weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, has been suspended from the ongoing national camp at Patiala on grounds of indiscipline read more

Olympic medal-winning shooter Gagan Narang had failed to win a medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and was among 12 athletes removed from the union sports ministry’s cash incentive scheme. read more