Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) New Delhi: Minister of Sports Mansukh Mandaviya made it clear on Thursday that the Asian games The contingent in September will be limited to 600 athletes and only those who can deliver in the continental showpiece will be eligible to make the trip to Japan.While they are clear that…
Usain Bolt and Lamont Marcell Jacobs Former Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs produced one of the fastest 100m races ever recorded, clocking 9.67 seconds at the Raiffeisen Austrian Open, but the remarkable performance will not be recognized in the official records due to excessive wind assistance.The Italian sprinter’s blistering run makes him the second fastest…
NEW DELHI:: In another snub to Vinesh Phogatthe Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has rejected his request to enter his name for three upcoming international tournaments, including the Hungary ranking series in Budapest.The federation cited his suspension period and an unsatisfactory response to his performance notice as reasons for the rejection.Vinesh had sought entries in…
Ryan Williams gave up his Australian passport to play for India. He made his debut in March 2026 against Hong Kong. (Pic credit: AIFF) NEW DELHI: India’s Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) player policy, ignited after the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) proposal during the Special General Meeting (SGM) on June 20, has stirred a…
KOCHI/BHUBANESWAR: When Ancy Sojan revised a 22-year-old national record in the women’s long jump on Saturday, it shook Nattika, a small fishing village in Kerala’s Thrissur district.About 2,000 km away from the sandpit in Bhubaneswar where she had landed with 6.88m, two local auto-rickshaw drivers indirectly fulfilled their sporting dreams as Kerala legends. Anju Bobby…
Lauren Jackson (Special Arrangements) TimesofIndia.com in Singapore: Women’s sports for years fought a battle above all others: visibility.It demanded television coverage, sponsorship, bigger crowds and, most importantly, the right to be taken seriously. And in much of the sports world, that battle has changed.The Women’s Premier League has transformed the business landscape of women’s cricket…
Lauren Jackson (Special Arrangements) TimesofIndia.com in Singapore: Women’s sports for years fought a battle above all others: visibility.It demanded television coverage, sponsorship, bigger crowds and, most importantly, the right to be taken seriously. And in much of the sports world, that battle has changed.The Women’s Premier League has transformed the business landscape of women’s cricket…
National record holder Sarvesh Kushare has already crossed the 2.30m mark, but the high jumper says his next target is even higher. After becoming the first Indian to throw 2.30m, Kushare has now set his sights on winning gold at the Asian games and breaks the 2.35m barrier.Kushare created history by clearing 2.31m at the…
India’s Ancy Sojan Edappilly (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) Indian athletics witnessed a historic day at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar as two long-standing national records were broken. Kerala’s Ancy Sojan produced a stunning performance in the women’s long jump, breaking a record that had stood for more than two decades and was held by…
Sarvesh Kushare. (File photo) Sarvesh Kushare set a new national record in men’s high jump after clearing 2.31m at the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday. The athlete from Maharashtra also became the first Indian high jumper to officially clear the 2.30m mark.The 31-year-old went past the…
Neeraj Chopra (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra She will compete at the Asian Games in Japan later this year as she looks to defend her gold medal, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) selection committee chairman Adille Sumariwalla confirmed on Saturday.The two-time Olympic medalist has already confirmed his participation in the…
Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will lead India’s weightlifting team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which begin on July 23 in Glasgow.Mirabai, who has won three medals at the Commonwealth Games – two gold and one silver – will compete in the women’s 48kg category.She will be joined by Bindyarani Devi in the…
Indian shooters at the ISSF Junior World Championship in Germany. (Photo credit: NRAI) NEW DELHI: India underlined its growing dominance in world shooting by finishing atop the medal tally at the 2026 ISSF World Junior Championships in Suhl, Germany, ending a sensational campaign with 24 medals, including seven gold, eight silver and nine bronze.The Indian…
Representative image (AP Photo) A historic heat wave hitting France has thrown this weekend’s Paris Diamond League meeting into uncertainty after police authorities called for the prestigious track and field event to be canceled, citing increasing pressure on emergency services and worsening weather conditions.The Paris police prefecture announced on Friday that it had asked organizers…
Gurindervir Singh (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: A carefully preserved 500 rupee note, tucked into the back cover of his mobile phone, traveled every step of sprinter Gurindervir Singh’s extraordinary journey. The folded note, which the national record holder calls his “lucky charm”, is a reminder of his struggling days – he would find it difficult…
Anushka Yadav (Photo Credit: AFI) NEW DELHI: A star was born at the National Inter-State Championships on Wednesday as 18-year-old hammer thrower Anushka Yadav from Uttar Pradesh produced a stunning performance to rewrite Indian athletics history and become the youngest national record holder in the country.Competing at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, the teenager from…
Image from the 146th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games received more clarity on Wednesday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a revamped host selection process that will culminate in the announcement of the winning bid in mid-2029.At the 146th…
NEW DELHI: Paddlers in India Manika Batra warned the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). legal action if not provided with a “factual explanation” for what he says is an arbitrary decision to exclude him from India’s squad for the upcoming Asian Games.The two-time Olympian made his intentions known on Wednesday, saying he is not…
Actor R Madhavan received the award for Padma Shrione of the highest civilian honors in India, conferred by the President Draupadi Murmu at the second fundraising event held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 23. His wife Sarita Madhavan and son Vedaant Madhavan joined him at the event. The actress chose a classy…
Deepika Padukone hailed the return of women to the ICC as a ‘significant moment for women in sports’ during her 8-hour debate (Image credit: Instagram) Deepika Padukone has welcomed the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s recently announced comeback to women’s cricket, calling it “an important moment for women in the game.”The all-rounder shared a report about…
India’s women’s 4x100m relay team (Photo Credit: AFI) NEW DELHI: India’s women’s 4x100m relay team produced a spectacular performance to win gold at the 2026 Asian Relay Championships, defeating strong challengers China in a thrilling final in a season-high timing of 43.85 seconds.The quartet of Srabani Nanda, SS Sneha, Sudeshna Shivankar and Tamanna produced a…