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  NADA begins Athlete Biological Passport programme, first target Olympic-bound athletes

  Other Sports | December 10, 2019 16:29 IST

  ABP is the monitoring of selected biological parameters over time that may indirectly reveal effects of doping on the body.

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  Indian men's hockey team crushes New Zealand 5-0 to win Olympic Test Event

  Hockey | August 21, 2019 11:53 IST

  Harmanpreet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Gursahibjit Singh and Mandeep Singh scored for India in their 5-0 hammering of New Zealand in the Olympic Test Event.

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  Former United States Olympian Michael Barisone charged with attempted murder

  Other Sports | August 09, 2019 17:58 IST

  Michael Barisone was also charged with two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

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  Indians not going out, foreigners might come in for Olympic boxing training

  Other Sports | July 28, 2019 16:26 IST

  The Indian boxers, both men and women, have endured a busy 2019 so far and have been quite literally living out of the suitcase.

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  Indian Olympic Association celebrates 125th Anniversary

  India | June 23, 2019 21:14 IST

  On this very day, 125 years ago, Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee and revived the Olympic Games.

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  Indian women's football team held 3-3 by Myanmar, bows out of Olympic qualifiers

  Football | April 09, 2019 18:42 IST

  India and Myanmar got seven points each from three matches but the home team advanced to the third round on the basis of superior goal difference. 

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  Indian sports caught in Pakistan conundrum after Pulwama terror attack

  Other Sports | February 22, 2019 20:49 IST

  The fallout of the Pulwama terror attack, which killed over 40 CRPF personnel, on the sporting ties between India and Pakistan was felt the strongest on Friday.

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  Sachin Tendulkar bats for inclusion of cricket in Olympics

  Cricket | January 22, 2019 22:39 IST

  Tendulkar also feels other teams need to be given ample time to prepare if cricket is included in the Olympics.

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  We can expect Olympic medals in equestrian from 2024: Army Chief

  Other Sports | December 08, 2018 23:44 IST

  Like in many other sports, the Indian Army has played a pivotal role in the growth of equestrian in India.

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  Forced to eat rice porridge with pickle at 1984 Olympics Village: PT Usha

  Other Sports | August 16, 2018 14:08 IST

  Usha regrets that in those days only the bare facilities were available to Indian athletes.

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  Asian Games 2018: India announces 524 athletes contingent

  Other Sports | July 03, 2018 17:10 IST

  Eight new sports disciplines have been added where the country has shown promise - Karate, Kurash, Pencak Silat, Roller Skating, Sambo, Sepaktakraw, Triathlon and Soft Tennis.

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  Weightlifting federation happy at new inclusions in TOPS

  Other Sports | May 10, 2018 18:46 IST

  The government handed extensions to Sanjita Chanu and Pardeep Singh who were originally in the TOP Scheme only till the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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  Olympic champion Simone Biles reveals she was sexually abused by USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar

  Other Sports | January 16, 2018 13:50 IST

  Drawing in part from their strength, the four-time gold medalist acknowledged Monday she is among the athletes who were sexually abused by Larry Nassar.

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  Olympian boxer forced to drive taxi to make ends meet

  Other Sports | December 25, 2017 14:55 IST

  Despite bringing many such laurels to the country and earning a name for himself in the world of boxing, Lakha is presently working as a taxi driver in Ludhiana earning a petty 8000 rupees per month.

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  India end campaign with 5 medals in World Para Athletics

  Other Sports | July 23, 2017 19:08 IST

  India collected five medals with a gold, two silver, and two bronze medals to finish outside top-30 in the medal standings.

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  Nita Ambani made member of IOC Olympic Channel Commission

  Other Sports | April 26, 2017 17:15 IST

  India's first woman International Olympic Committee member Nita Ambani has made it to two important commissions of the global sports governing body, including the prestigious Olympic channel.

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  IOC starts probing in 28 new doping cases for Russian Olympic athletes

  Other Sports | December 24, 2016 0:08 IST

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday said that it had opened 28 proceedings against Russian athletes whose urine samples during 2004 likely to be tempered. The IOC said Friday it has opened 28 disciplinary

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  Olympics silver-medallist PV Sindhu beats He Bingjiao in China Open, reaches semifinals

  Other Sports | November 18, 2016 19:42 IST

  Indian shuttler and Rio Olympics silver-medallist P V Sindhu has entered the semi-finals of the China Open vanquishing local favourite He Bingjiao at the USD 700,000 Super Series Premier event here on Friday. Seventh seed

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  US Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay’s daughter shot dead

  World | October 16, 2016 23:53 IST

  Teenage daughter of former Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay lost her life in shooting outside an eatery in Kentucky. Trinity Gay, 15, died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, the coroner's office for Fayette County

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  Wrestling: Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik enters top 5 in world rankings

  Other Sports | September 12, 2016 16:52 IST

  Rio 2016 wrestling bronze-medallist Sakshi Malik has now entered the top five in the latest United World Wrestling (UWW) rankings. She has risen to her career best 4th position in the 58-kg category. Previously unranked,