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Ahmedabad, March 11 Former India international Randhir Singh Sehrawat has been appointed as the head coach of Gujarat Giants ahead of the upcoming season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL).Sehrawat brings 11 seasons of PKL experience, including one title and six play-off appearances.An Arjuna...

Patiala, March 8 The focus was on two young javelin throwers – Shivam Lohakare and Anand Singh – on the final day of the fifth edition of the Indian Open Throws Competition here at the National Institute of Sports.Lohakare emerged victorious, winning the men's javelin throw gold with a...

Patiala, March 7 Asian Games gold medallist and national record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the shot put gold with a throw of over 20m on the first day of the Indian Open Throws Competition here on Saturday.The 31-year-old athlete from Punjab hurled the iron ball to a distance of 20.51m...

Patiala (Punjab), March 6 – Two-time Asian Games champion in men’s shot put, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, has meticulously planned his strategy for the 2026 competitive season, which includes major events like the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.One of Toor's goals this season is to defend...

Union Sports Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed India's preparations for the 2026 Asian Games today. This year's games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4. During a high-level meeting in New Delhi, Dr. Mandaviya stated that over 700 Indian athletes are...

New Delhi, March 5 With shipping containers repurposed into housing units awaiting them as accommodation in this year's Asian Games, makeshift containers are being installed at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centres in Patiala and Bengaluru to help the athletes familiarize themselves with...

Mumbai, March 2 – Indian equestrian Anush Agarwalla made an impressive international debut at the prestigious Belgium Dressage Events with Floriana, delivering composed and competitive performances as he began his qualification journey towards the upcoming Asian Games.Competing against a...

New Delhi, March 2 Indian equestrian Anush Agarwalla put up an impressive performance at the Belgium Dressage Events with Floriana, as he begins his qualification journey towards the upcoming Asian Games.Competing against a strong international field, Agarwalla first entered the arena on...

Lahore, February 28 The interim committee running the affairs of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has appointed legendary players Samiullah, Islahuddin Siddiqui, and Hasan Sardar in key roles, in an effort to revive the game in the country.Following a restructuring of the PHF at the...

Bengaluru, February 28 “Sports runs in my family,” says 21-year-old Jyoti Singh, the daughter of an international long-distance runner, as she charts her own path in Indian hockey with quiet clarity and ambition.Born in Jhansi, Jyoti captained India at the Women's Junior World Cup and also...

New Delhi, February 28 – Olympic athletes Jinson Johnson and Anish Bhanwala will be the main attractions of the 63rd Fit India Sundays on Cycle event on March 1. Johnson, a former Indian Olympian in 2016 and the national record holder in the 1500m with a time of 3:35.24, will participate in the...

Kolkata, February 27, 2018 – Swapna Barman, the gold medalist in the heptathlon at the Asian Games, joined the Trinamool Congress on Friday.She is also likely to be a candidate for the Trinamool in any of the assembly constituencies in her native district of Jalpaiguri in the upcoming Assembly...

Kolkata, February 27 Swapna Barman, the athlete who brought international accolades to India in heptathlon, joined the Trinamool Congress at the party headquarters here on Friday.Barman, who belongs to the Rajbongshi community of North Bengal, received the Trinamool Congress flag from state...

New Delhi, February 24 The Sports Ministry has asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to form ad-hoc committees to manage Karate and Handball in the country, citing "factionalism and a governance vacuum" in the administration of these sports as detrimental to athletes ahead of this year's...

New Delhi, February 24 – The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to form an ad-hoc committee to oversee and manage the affairs of karate in India.The Ministry asked the IOA to constitute the ad-hoc committee in consultation with the relevant...

New Delhi, February 24 The Sports Ministry has asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to form an ad-hoc committee to manage Karate in the country, as multiple bodies are claiming to be the national federation for the discipline, thereby impairing "orderly administration" and causing...

Chandigarh, Feb 23 Congress MLA from Kaithal, Aditya Surjewala, on Monday alleged that the data presented by the Haryana government in the state Assembly exposes serious negligence towards the state's athletes and coaches.He pointed out that a large number of pending applications for cash...

Chandigarh, February 23 Congress MLA from Kaithal, Aditya Surjewala, on Monday alleged that the data presented by the Haryana government in the state Assembly has exposed serious negligence towards the state's athletes and coaches.He said that a large number of pending applications under cash...

Ahmedabad, February 23 – Rohit Majgul (-66kg), a rising judoka from Gujarat, qualified for both the 2026 Commonwealth Games and the 2026 Asian Games after an outstanding performance at the Judo Selection Trials in New Delhi.In the best-of-three finals at the national judo trials, Majgul faced...

Ahmedabad, February 23 Gujarat's Rohit Majgul (-66kg) has secured qualification for the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, which will be held later this year, after impressive performances in the judo selection trials held in New Delhi.In the final match of the three, Majgul faced...