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The golden thrower

Neeraj Chopra's biography chronicles how he triumphed despite the deplorable state of Indian sports infrastructure

SAI releases Rs 7.22 crore as allowance to 2509 Khelo India athletes

The Sports Authority of India has released a total of Rs 7.22 crore as an out of pocket allowance for as many as 2,509 Khelo India athletes across 21 disciplines for the months of January to March.

Lakshya Sen breaks into world's top 10; Treesa-Gayatri up 12 places

The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand, who became only the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points

Lots of money but greens still wanting: Experts on golfer Anirban Lahiri

Anirban Lahiri, two-time Olympian, one-time prodigy and Indian golf's eternal journeyman, finished solo-second at the Players Championship day on Tuesday

Ranji Trophy: Dhull, Rahane, Sarfaraz centuries highlight of day one

Centuries from India's U19 World Cup winning captain Yash Dhull, senior Test batter Ajinkya Rahane and youngster Sarfaraz Khan were the highlights on day one of the 2021/22 Ranji Trophy on Thursday.

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.

Jhajharia honoured with Padma Bhushan, Neeraj Chopra gets Padma Shri

Star para athlete Devendra Jhajharia was named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan while Olympic gold winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was among the eight sportspersons named for Padma Shri award.

Saina Nehwal top attraction in Odisha Open beginning on Tuesday

Saina Nehwal will be the star attraction in Odisha Open Super 100, the state's first ever international tournament under Badminton World Federation

Committed to make Manipur the sports powerhouse of nation: PM Modi

Greeting the people of Manipur on its 50th statehood day, PM Modi said that the government is committed to make Manipur the sports powerhouse of the country.

Badminton World Championships: Sen, Srikanth assured of maiden medals

PV Sindhu lost to Tai Tzu Ying in the women's singles quarterfinals

World TT C'ships Finals: Manika, Sathiyan lose in mixed doubles quarters

The mixed doubles pair of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan suffered a defeat in the quarterfinals of the ongoing World Table Tennis Championships

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra returns to training after historic feat

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has returned to training at the NIS-Patiala

Picking the right sports gear to enhance your fitness performance

Appropriate sportswear also helps you feel more comfortable and confident even after a strenuous workout or playing an extreme sport

Your success will inspire youngsters: PM to Sumit Antil on winning gold

PM Modi spoke to Sumit Antil, who broke the world record in his category to win gold in javelin throw at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics, and said his historic performance will inspire youngsters

Passion for sports greatest tribute to Major Dhyan Chand: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the passion for sports in the youth of the country at the present times is the greatest tribute to Major Dhyan Chand

Great to see sports other than cricket getting recognition: Boxer Bidhuri

Former World Championship bronze-medallist boxer Gaurav Bidhuri feels that with the success at the Tokyo Olympics, sports other than cricket are also getting due recognition

Plain tales from Indian cricket

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan talks about a new book called 1971: The Beginnings of India's Cricketing Greatness. It is by two well-known cricket journalists, Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya

Murder case: Sushil Kumar's arms licence suspended, says Delhi Police

The arms licence of wrestler Sushil Kumar, who has been arrested in connection with the murder of wrestler Sagar Dhankar at Chhatrasal Stadium, has been suspended

Sports Ministry invites applications for National Sports Awards

Sports Ministry invited applications for the national sports awards, allowing eligible athletes, coaches, universities and other entities to self-nominate