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India's assured medal tally swelled to 12 in the Asian Championships

Four Indian boxers, including three women, advanced to the semifinals with impressive victories as India's assured medal tally swelled to 12 in the Asian Championships in Dubai

Asian championships: Boxer Sanjeet beats Tajikistan's Jasur to enter semis

India's Sanjeet Kumar defeated Jasur Qurbonov of Tajikistan 5-0 in quarter-finals of men's 91 kg category in Asian Boxing Championships here on Tuesday night

Japan opens mass vaccination centres two months before Olympic Games

Japan mobilised military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on Monday as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus

Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar sent to 6-day police remand

Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar was on Sunday remanded in police custody for six days over his alleged involvement in the death of a 23-year-old wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium.

Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar's job with Northern Railway at stake

Sushil Kumar, who was on deputation with Delhi government since 2015 had already got extension for 2020 and was trying to get it for 2021 too

Chhatrasal case: Police seeks 12 days custody of Olympic medallist Sushil

Delhi Police sought 12-day custody of two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar to question him over his alleged involvement in the death of a 23-year-old wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium

Sushil was constantly on move, used multiple SIM cards to avoid arrest

Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who is the prime accused in the murder case of wrestler Sagar Dhankar, while evading arrest, crossed the borders of seven States and UTs during the past 18 days

Tokyo 2020: Olympic-bound 2 rowers, 2 wrestlers included in TOPS

Olympic-bound rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh and wrestlers Seema Bisla and Sumit Malik were included in the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the sports ministry

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia unveils uniforms for opening ceremony

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Tuesday unveiled the official opening ceremony uniforms for its Tokyo Olympic Games-bound contingent

Visa processed, pistol coach Pavel Smirnov to join Indian shooting team

The much-vaunted Indian pistol team's foreign coach Pavel Smirnov is set to join the contingent in Croatia on Friday with two other coaches, Samaresh Jung and Ronak Pandit

Kylian Mbappe dreaming of playing for France at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Kylian Mbappe said he is dreaming of playing for France at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo

Olympics 2021: IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation

IOC President Thomas Bach offered Wednesday to have added medical personnel available to help out when the games open in just over nine weeks

Coronavirus: Don't hold Summer Olympics, says top Tokyo doctors' body

A Tokyo doctors' body has recommended cancelling this year's Olympics saying that hospitals in Japan are already overwhelmed due to spike in Covid-19 cases in the country

Chhatrasal brawl: court reserve order on wrestler Sushil Kumar's bail plea

A Delhi court on Tuesday reserved order on the anticipatory bail application filed by Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl

Court to pronounce order on Sushil Kumar's anticipatory bail plea today

A Delhi court will pronounce the order on the anticipatory bail application filed by two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl

Athletics: High jumper Tejaswin Shankar clinches gold at outdoor meet in US

Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar has claimed a gold medal at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Manhattan, USA.

Manu Bhaker to write BA exams while shooting in European Championships

Inside her hotel room in Croatian capital Zagreb, India's Olympic medal hope Manu Bhaker is juggling shooting-related activities and studies

Japan to expand coronavirus emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics 2020

Japan is set to further expand a coronavirus state of emergency, currently in Tokyo and 5 other prefectures, to nine areas as the government is determined to hold the Olympics in just over two months

Bajrang Punia to P V Sindhu, the ones India's Tokyo hopes are riding on

There are hopes that India may better its tally from 2016, with Olympic analysts Gracenote predicting that the country will accumul­ate a staggering haul of 17 medals

Chances of Saina, Srikanth qualifying for Olympics virtually over

Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth's chances of booking berths for Tokyo Olympics are all but over after the world body on Wednesday cancelled the last qualifying event in Singapore