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  Rani Rampal to lead Indian women's hockey team at Commonwealth Games 2018

  Hockey | March 14, 2018 13:57 IST

  The Indian team has been grouped in Pool A along with Malaysia, Wales, England and South Africa at the multi-sport event scheduled to begin on April 4.

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  Sreejesh makes comeback, Sardar dropped from CWG bound squad

  Other Sports | March 13, 2018 13:40 IST

  Sardar's exclusion was on expected lines as he performed below-par at this year's Azlan Shah tournament.

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  Winning Commonwealth Games gold more important than being world No 1, says Kidambi Srikanth

  Other Sports | March 09, 2018 23:32 IST

  The 25-year old shuttler, who won four Super Series titles last year, is yet to win the coveted All England Championships or an Olympic medal to achieve the legendary status.

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  After CWG snub, boxer Gaurav Bidhuri sets sights on Tokyo Olympics

  Other Sports | March 08, 2018 17:52 IST

  Boxing Federation of India had selected the CWG boxing contingent on the basis of a points system put in place before the national championships last year and Bidhuri was excluded from the team as he did not have the required points.

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  Seema Punia to be dope-tested by NADA ahead of Commonwealth Games

  Other Sports | March 08, 2018 15:46 IST

  Punai has been a regular in CWG since 2006 and has always been on the podium- winning a silver (60.56m) in Melbourne, a bronze at Delhi 2010 Games and a silver in 2014 Glasgow.

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  Mary Kom, Manoj Kumar to lead India's charge in boxing at Commonwealth Games

  Other Sports | March 07, 2018 17:36 IST

  Seasoned boxers MC Mary Kom and Manoj Kumar will lead India's charge in boxing sport at the Commonwealth Games.

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  PV Sindhu sets sights on All England Championships, CWG

  Other Sports | March 04, 2018 18:34 IST

  Sindhu, who had achieved a career-high global ranking of number 2, had last week said that her dream was to reach the top spot.

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  Shiva Thapa, Gaurav Bidhuri not picked; Mary Kom, Vikas Krishan in CWG squad

  Other Sports | February 28, 2018 19:31 IST

  Three-time Asian medallist and 2015 world championship bronze-winner Shiva made way for national champion and India Open gold-medallist in the lightweight 60kg category.

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  Commonwealth Games: Indian hockey team can beat any team anyday, says Manpreet Singh

  Hockey | February 26, 2018 18:32 IST

  Manpreet, 25, said the CWG hockey competition is of a high standard with several top teams and his side would have to play their best to win a medal.

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  Dipa Karmakar rues missing out on Commonwealth Games, sets sights on Asian Games

  Other Sports | February 26, 2018 20:26 IST

  Karmakar, 24, was forced out of the Gold Coast CWG (April 4-15) owing to a knee injury she picked up last year.

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  Shooting not scrapped from 2022 Commonwealth Games

  Other Sports | February 26, 2018 20:27 IST

  The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) CEO David Grevemberg refuted reports that shooting has been dropped from the Birmingham Games roster on the organisers' request.

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  Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu to lead India's badminton charge in 2018 CWG

  Other Sports | February 21, 2018 12:44 IST

  India have been drawn in Group A against neighbours Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Europe's Scotland, which arguably makes it tough for them to progress to the knockout phase of the tournament.

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  PV Sindhu aims to top badminton rankings by the end of 'big year' 2018

  Other Sports | February 20, 2018 17:45 IST

  Looking ahead, Sindhu said the key was to keep fit, both mentally and physically to figure in the mandatory 15 tournaments that each player needs to play every year.

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  Dipa Karmakar ruled out of Commonwealth Games

  Other Sports | February 13, 2018 18:31 IST

  Karmakar, the first Indian female to compete in the Olympics where she finished a historic fourth in the women's vault at the 2016 Rio Games, opted out of the CWG trials taking place at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Delhi.

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  Skipper Manpreet Singh believes India can win medals in big-ticket events

  Hockey | February 12, 2018 21:17 IST

  After having ended 2017 by winning the bronze medal in the World League Final in Bhubaneswar, the Indian hockey team began preparations for the upcoming assignments including Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and Commonwealth Games this year.

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  Winning gold medal in Commonwealth Games a realistic goal: Manpreet Singh

  Hockey | January 12, 2018 15:24 IST

  With a young team that features four debutants, Manpreet stressed on the importance of this tournament.

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  Birmingham to host Commonwealth Games in 2022

  Other Sports | December 21, 2017 17:26 IST

  The 2022 Commonwealth Games were originally given to Durban in 2015, but they were taken off the South African city mainly because the country's government could not provide financial guarantees.

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  Dipa Karmakar fit but coach will take Commonwealth Games call in March

  Other Sports | December 09, 2017 21:33 IST

  The Dronacharya awardee coach Bishweshwar Nandin, who is credited with Dipa's spectacular fourth-place finish in Rio Olympics, said he would take a call only mid-March after seeing his ward's progress.

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  India men's hockey team to face Pakistan in opening match of CWG 2018

  Hockey | November 28, 2017 11:38 IST

  Asian champions India are placed in a relatively easy but tricky Pool B alongside Pakistan, the last edition's bronze medallists England, Malaysia and Wales.

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  To win a medal in 2018 Commonwealth Games is my priority, says Mary Kom

  Other Sports | September 19, 2017 0:54 IST

  The ace India pugilist said that the training sessions have been going really well and that the national coaches are helping her a lot to prepare for the coveted event.