Aditya K Halder
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Tokyo Olympics: Will Archer Deepika Kumari finally overcome big-stage jitters
Other Sports | Jul 18, 2021, 11:48 AM ISTDeepika Kumari may finally taste Olympic success with husband Atanu Das ready to be the calming factor in the mixed event debut at the Oympics.
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Javelin thrower Annu Rani qualifies for Tokyo Olympics through World Ranking quota
Other Sports | Jul 01, 2021, 09:25 AM ISTDespite not breaching the stiff qualifying mark of 64.00m, Annu Rani's strong ranking of World No. 11 has helped her bag quota spot as just 15 throwers could earn the direct qualification.
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Dutee Chand to qualify for Tokyo Olympics in 100 and 200m through world ranking quota
Other Sports | Jul 01, 2021, 09:27 AM ISTFellow sprint star Hima Das is ranked at 108th in the 200m and won't make the cut for the qualification through the alternate route.
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Messi's 34th birthday brings no joy with imminent Barcelona exit just six days away
Football | Jun 24, 2021, 12:47 PM ISTAs La Pulga turns 34 on Thursday, Messi is nowhere close to extending his two-decade-old Barcelona stay with current contract running out at the end of this month.
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Asian Games 2022 to include squash mixed doubles event
Other Sports | Apr 07, 2021, 04:16 PM ISTTop brass of Asian Squash has informed its affiliated nations that squash mixed double events will be included at the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China.
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Exclusive: My Olympic dreams are being killed by my own, says Arjuna Awardee Dattu Bhokannal
Other Sports | Apr 06, 2021, 02:25 PM ISTBeing kicked out of the Rowing national camp and ignored for trials, India's leading rower feels his ambitions to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics are drifting away.
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With Tokyo Olympics berth sealed, Sreeshankar jumps into big league
Other Sports | Mar 17, 2021, 02:15 PM ISTThe long jump star's performance at the Federation Cup shows how once a teenager from Kerala has grown into an ambitious but level-headed athlete.
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Exclusive: Javelin thrower Shivpal Singh to sit out of Federation Cup with ankle injury
Other Sports | Mar 11, 2021, 12:01 PM ISTThe Olympic-bound javelin thrower injured his left ankle and has been advised not to throw for a week with Federation Cup slated from March 15.
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Neeraj Chopra's consistency shows he means business in Tokyo
Other Sports | Feb 21, 2023, 12:11 PM ISTIn an exclusive conversation with Indiatvnews.com, AFI president Adille Sumariwalla explains how champions like Neeraj are honed and handled with care while revealing that the athlete will be training and competing in Europe in May.
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Will Tokyo Olympics end India’s 120-year long wait for first athletics medal?
Other Sports | Mar 02, 2021, 01:10 PM ISTWhile javelin star Neeraj Chopra is the brightest prospect for India's first medal in the track and field events, sprinter Hima Das's dash into the Olympics requires a reality check.
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Arpinder Singh unhappy with TOPS exclusion
Other Sports | Dec 01, 2020, 12:36 PM ISTThe triple jumper says dropping him without any events to show his performance during lockdown was demoralising.
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With Diego Maradona's death, Kolkata remembers its favourite football icon
Football | Nov 26, 2020, 12:09 PM ISTKolkata was always a distant mad lover of Diego Maradona since his 1986 World Cup triumph and waited 22 long years to meet their hero in person.
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Lack of quality foreign competitions worries Olympic-bound Avinash Sable
Other Sports | Nov 25, 2020, 01:16 PM ISTThe 3000m steeplechase runner hasn't competed since World Military Games in October last year and is egging on to compete at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon this Sunday.
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Real Kashmir to play IFA Shield after Delhi's Sudeva FC opt out
Football | Nov 23, 2020, 05:11 PM ISTSudeva decide not to travel to Kolkata for the 15-day tournament, citing lack of bio-secure bubble as the reason.
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East Bengal officials in talks over IFA Shield participation in December
Football | Nov 13, 2020, 10:02 AM ISTWith ISL beginning late November, East Bengal members have requested club's new investors to form a reserve team for 123rd edition of prestigious IFA Shield.
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Archery Olympic selection trials in Jamshedpur from November 23
Other Sports | Nov 06, 2020, 06:35 AM ISTIndian archery federation (AAI) has called for selection trials for eight spots while two members, including an archer, tested COVID-19 positive at the national camp in Pune.
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IPL 2020: Shreyas Iyer has shown ability to lead from front at big stage, says DC pacer Rabada
Cricket | Oct 22, 2020, 05:25 PM ISTThe South African pacer says IPL is no Mickey Mouse league and Shreyas has been unbelievable so far as Delhi Capitals’ captain.
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IPL 2020: Virat Kohli’s advice changed my perspective on the game, says RR star Sanju Samson
Cricket | Sep 29, 2020, 06:03 PM ISTThe wicket-keeper batsman says Indian skipper Kohli explains how important it is to give cricket your everything and requires sacrifices.
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IPL 2020: There can’t be another MS Dhoni, says Sanju Samson on comparisons with the CSK icon
Cricket | Sep 29, 2020, 05:43 PM ISTThe Rajasthan Royals batting star explains the reason why he thinks it's impossible to play like MS Dhoni.
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IPL 2020: Ravi Bishnoi, a confident young man eager to succeed
Cricket | Sep 25, 2020, 09:17 AM ISTAfter scalping three wickets in KXIP’s massive 97-run win over RCB, the young wrist spinner says he is at the same skill level as anybody in IPL 2020