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Thomas Cup to Deaflympics: The push to sport from non-cricket leagues

We are basking in the afterglow of a week of Indian sporting prowess: A Thomas Cup victory, a World Championship gold medal, multiple medals in the Deaflympics and in archery

Badminton: Coaches behind India's maiden Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok

India defeated Indonesia in the final with Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Satwinsairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty the first three rubbers of the best-of-five matches encounter

Our spirit helped us to win: Chirag Shetty on historic Thomas Cup victory

The Indian team scripted history on Sunday by winning the first-ever Thomas Cup crown ever since its inception in 1949

India to produce champions when parents will emphasise on sports: Kapil Dev

Cricket legend Kapil Dev feels the day Indian parents start giving more emphasis on sports, the country will produce more champions across disciplines.

India wins 7 medals including 3 golds in shooting at Junior World Cup

India registered two more gold-silver finishes in both the individual men's and women's 10m air pistol competitions

Will see what needs to be done to ensure interest of Indian players: Thakur

The highly-anticipated second edition of the Khelo India University Games 2021 is set to kick off with the opening ceremony on Sunday

Indian sport has made giant strides: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Saturday said Indian sport has made "giant strides" in recent years.India on Saturday won the right to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) session in Mumbai in an unopposed race, during the 139th IOC Session in Beijing, China."A historic moment as the International Olympic Committee Session is coming to India in 2023! Indian sport has made giant strides in recent years. Excited and proud to have been a part of the Indian delegation for this landmark occasion," Anurag Thakur tweeted.The decision confirms India will be hosting this prestigious IOC meeting for the first time since 1983, in what is set to be the start of a new era of engagement between India's youthful population and the Olympic Movement.An Indian delegation, comprising Nita Ambani, the first woman to be elected as an IOC member from India, and including Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister

It's now or never for top teams in Pro Kabaddi League playoffs race

Puneri Paltan will be hoping to get closer to a well-deserved playoff spot with a win against Bengal Warriors in their Pro Kabaddi League match here on Friday

PKL season 8 final to be held on Feb 25; playoffs on Feb 21, 23

The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) final will be held on February 25 while the two play-off prior to the mega match will be held on February 21 and 23 respectively, organizers said on Wednesday. "The playoffs are scheduled to be held on 21st February and on 23rd February. The grand finale of Pro Kabaddi Season 8 is scheduled to be held on 25th February," a media release issued here said on Wednesday. It also said that the top six teams will then battle it out for the PKL trophy. Anupam Goswami, CEO, Mashal Sports and League Commissioner, PKL said: "We have been able to conduct the league day-on-day with no break this is a huge achievement and milestone, not just for kabaddi, but for the resumption of all indoor & contact sports." "PKL Season 8 has also seen tough competition amongst teams with the race to the playoffs set to go down to the final day of the league stage," he added.

India lose 0-1 to Bangladesh in SAFF U-19 Women's Championship

India had earlier registered comfortable victories over Sri Lanka and Bhutan

Dope violators eligible for sports awards if ban period served: Ministry

The sports ministry has made dope-tainted athletes and coaches eligible for the National Sports Awards provided they have completed their ban periods

'Moment marketing' violations: No trademark Act protection against brands

Sporting celebrities in India do not patent or register personal nuances that would allow them to gain relief under Act

With Lovlina's bronze, women have won 7 of India's last 9 Olympic medals

Despite the achievements, women's sport remains neglected, underfunded in the country

Asian Boxing Championship: Sakshi Choudhary loses final spot on bout review

Indian boxer Sakshi Choudhary (54kg) lost her final spot after her rival, top-seeded Kazakh Dina Zholaman, successfully challenged her narrow victory

Plain tales from the pavilion

Veteran sports journalist Gulu Ezekiel tells a lot of interesting little stories behind some of cricket's hoary legends

Indian swimming team leaves for Olympic qualifying event in Uzbekistan

A 13-member Indian team, including Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj, will leave for Tashkent on Friday to compete at the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championship, a Tokyo Olympic qualifying event. Starting from April 12 in the Uzbekistan capital, it is a FINA accredited Olympic qualifier. Apart from Olympic B qualifiers Nataraj and Prakash who are hoping to make the A qualification for the Tokyo Games, the team comprises other seniors like Maana Patel, Shivani Kataria and a few TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme) development group swimmers. The team is accompanied by seasoned coaches Nihar Ameen, Pradeep Kumar and Asian Games medallist swimmer turned coach Sandeep Sejwal, a media release said. This will be the first international meet for Indian swimmers since the COVID-19 lockdown in March last year. The top Indian swimmers have been in a national camp organised by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) since January 11 at the TOPS National Centre of Excellence here. While their .

Historic feat: The sailing events in which India would compete in Tokyo

Indian sailors on Thursday scripted history after an unprecedented four of them qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in three events. Nethra Kumanan (first Indian woman sailor to make the Olympics cut in the laser radial event), Vishnu Saravanan (Laser Standard Class) and the pair of Ganapathy Chengappa and Varun Thakkar (49er Class) made it a memorable outing for India at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Oman. Here is an explainer on the three events in which the Indian sailors would be taking part in the Tokyo Games: LASER RADIAL WOMEN: =============== The Laser Radial is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is one of the most popular boats in the world, due to its broad accessibility and simplicity to set up and sail. The Laser Radial uses a flexible and short lower mast, with a sail area 18 per cent smaller than the Laser Standard. It was first introduced as an Olympic discipline at Beijing 2008. Designed by the Canadian duo of Bruce Kirb

Nethra Kumanan becomes first Indian woman sailor to qualify for Olympics

Nethra Kumanan on Wednesday became the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics after she was assured of a top-place finish in the laser radial event of the Asian Qualifiers in Oman. The 23-year-old Kumanan has a 21-point advantage over her nearest rival, who also happens to be an Indian -- Ramya Saravanan -- in the Laser Radial Class event with one race to go on Thursday. The Chennai-based Kumanan currently has 18 points while Saravanan has 39 on the penultimate day of competitions in Mussanah Open Championship, which is a joint Asian and African Olympic qualifying event. In sailing, the athlete who has the least points wins the competition. The final race on Thursday is a 20 pointer and Kumanan has already sealed it with one round to go. Laser Radial is a singlehanded boat, which means that it is sailed by only one person. "Yes, Kumanan has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with one race to go on the final day on Thursday," Asian Sailing Federation President Malav Sh

Gregg Clark appointed analytical coach of Indian men's hockey team

South African Olympian Gregg Clark has been appointed as the new analytical coach of the Indian men's hockey team till the Tokyo Olympic Games, Hockey India announced on Tuesday

Niti Aayog proposes self-regulatory body for online fantasy sports industry

Niti Aayog has pitched for setting up a single self-regulatory organisation for the online fantasy sports industry to be governed by the independent oversight board