PM Modi dials Neeraj Chopra, hails sportsman spirit of Olympian’s family

New Delhia (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to the Paris Olympics silver medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and hailed the sportsman spirit of his family.

PM Modi congratulated the Olympian on bagging a silver medal…

Vinesh Phogat announces retirement after Olympics disqualification

New Delhi (IANS) India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced her retirement from wrestling hours after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024. 

She made the announcement in an early morning post on social platform X on Thursday.

Paris Olympics: Harman's double, Sreejesh's saves help India bag bronze, second in a row after 52 years

Paris (IANS) Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace of goals as the Indian men's hockey team fought back from a goal down to prevail 2-1 over Spain in the third-place match and bagged a second successive bronze medal in the Olympic Games here…

Paris Olympics: Vinesh Phgat disqualified from women’s 50kg wrestling

Paris (IANS) In what will be a major heartbreak for Indian wrestling, Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the women’s 50kg event at the Paris Olympics after being weighed "few grams over" the permissible limits on Wednesday morning.

"It…

Paris Olympics: Vinesh got all the help, and will continue to get medical, emotional support, says IOA chief P.T Usha

Paris (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P.T. Usha on Wednesday stressed that all necessary measures were taken to help wrestler Vinesh Phogat reduce weight and make the cut for the 50 kg weight class final and promised that all…

Heartbreak in Paris: What UWW rules say on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification

New Delhi (IANS) In a shocking turn of events at the Paris Olympics, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from her gold medal bout in the women's 50 kg category after failing her second weigh-in on Wednesday. 

The disqualification…

Pawan Sehrawat, Pardeep Narwal among stars to go under hammer for PKL 11

Mumbai (IANS) Pawan Sehrawat, Pardeep Narwal, among other stars to go under the hammer as the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) announced the ‘Elite Retained Players’, 'Retained Young Players' and 'Existing New Young Players' for season 11…

Paris Olympics: Vinesh Phogat gets her redemption, one bout at a time

New Delhi (IANS) As she along with Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik led the protests against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the ousted president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Vinesh Phogat has become one of the most hated sportspersons in…

Smriti, Shafali among ICC Women’s Player of the Month nominees

New Delhi (IANS) India openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, along with Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu have been nominated for ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for July 2024.
 

Smriti, the left-handed opener and India’s…

Paris Olympics: Nishant Dev loses out on medal to Mexico’s Marco Verde by judges

Paris (IANS) Nishant Dev was eliminated by Marco Verde by judges' decision 1-4 in favour of the Mexican in the quarterfinals of the Men’s 71 kg bout in the boxing competition of the 33rd Olympic Games here on Saturday (local time). 

A win…