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With Arjuna Award boost, Gaurav Gill hopes to go full throttle
By Sandip Sikdar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2019 09:29 PM IST
The Arjuna Award for Gill is the first time a motorsport candidate has been nominated; motorsports has been struggling for legitimacy to be counted as a sport in India.
Mary Kom, Amit Panghal to feature in inaugural Indian Boxing League
By PTI | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2019 05:16 PM IST
The rights holder and organisers of the league will also auction the live digital streaming rights for the initial three seasons of the league through a separate tender process.
Arafath Sheikh is ‘India’s youngest karting sensation’
UPDATED ON JUL 15, 2019 11:23 AM IST
He is all of seven and hails from Pune. The young prodigy started karting at the age of four.
Major League Baseball eyeing a new base in India
By Sandip Sikdar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 02, 2019 11:25 PM IST
One of the oldest and most prestigious sports leagues in the world, MLB now wishes to make a footprint in South Asia, potentially one of the biggest sports market in the world given the size of the population.
Disappointed at shooting axe, IOA says pulling out of 2022 CWG cannot be ruled out
By PTI | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 21, 2019 05:27 PM IST
The Commonwealth Games Federation on Thursday left out shooting from the 2022 Birmingham Games in its Executive Board meeting while recommending the inclusion of three new sports.
India does not have system to produce players, my success won’t change anything: Gunneswaran
By Reuters | Melbourne
PUBLISHED ON JAN 13, 2019 02:53 PM IST
Prajnesh Gunneswaran is India’s highest-ranked singles player at 112 and will meet Frances Tiafoe, who is ranked 39, in his Australian Open opening round on Monday
Opinion| Prime Minister Narendra Modi has helped popularise sports
By Gagan Narang
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2018 11:54 AM IST
For Prime Minister Narendra Modi, every sporting victory is an opportunity to reiterate his support for Indian sport and inspire youngsters to take up sports as a way of life
La Liga mulls collaboration with AIFF, 18 clubs meet in Delhi
By PTI | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 20, 2018 06:05 PM IST
A couple of La Liga clubs enquired about the popularity of kabaddi in India, and a few said they are aware of cricket being the country’s number one sport.
Opinion | Turning India into a sports superpower
By Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2018 12:18 PM IST
The government is committed to creating a transparent ecosystem that nurtures sporting talent right from a young age, throughout their careers.
Hooked on to angling
By Manish Chandra Pandey | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 17, 2018 02:27 PM IST
Angling is game fishing, a form of fishing where people catch a fish only to put it safely back in the water.
Government felicitates Asian Games medal winners with cash awards
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 04, 2018 08:54 PM IST
While individual gold medal winners at the Asian Games 2018 were given away Rs 40 lakh, the silver and bronze winners took home Rs 20 and Rs 10 lakh each
Asian Games 2018 medallist Ashish Malik calls for better promotion of equestrian in India
By Sayan Ghosh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 29, 2018 06:13 PM IST
Following their successful run in Jakarta, Ashish Malik believes that this win can be a huge boost for equestrian in India and the authorities need to promote the sport in order to increase their talent pool.
Chhetri’s plea and what it says about sport in India
By Ayaz Memon | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUN 08, 2018 12:52 AM IST
Commonwealth Games 2018: Squash dreams rest on tested warhorses
By Leslie Xavier | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 01, 2018 10:04 AM IST
With the new generation not showing potential, India will have to rely on stalwarts like Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa to bring home glory in the Commonwealth Games 2018.