China issues 'stapled visas' to 3 Arunachal wushu players

Three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, who were to take part in the World University Games beginning on Friday in Chengdu, were issued 'stapled visas' by the Chinese embassy in New Delhi,......

TMC MPs walk out of parl panel meet over exclusion of wrestlers' stir

Trinamool Congress MPs on Thursday walked out of a parliamentary standing committee meeting after their demand to discuss safegaurds provided for women sports persons by various sports......

BJP MP Pritam Munde expects action against Brij Bhushan

Amid the protest by wrestlers demanding the arrest of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pritam......

Two-step selection process to pick wrestlers for Olympics

IMAGE: Antim Panghal, the only Indian to have so far earned a 2024 Paris Olympic quota, will have to compete against a challenger on June 1 to know whether she will go to Paris or not. Photograph:......

India abstains from UNGA resolution on building peace through sports

The resolution recognised the contribution of sports in creating an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding among peoples and nations, its role to prevent and counter terrorism and violent......

2036 Olympics: Coming Out Party For India

If Ahmedabad is India's preferred candidate, as seems likely, hosting Olympics 2036 should give it a leg up: A bigger airport, a better metro network, more hotels, flyovers and so on, observes T N......

New Zealand Cricket appoint first woman chair

IMAGE: The Kiwi cricket board will see the first female chair take charge with Martin Snedden standing down early. Photograph: Samuel Rajkumar/Reuters Diana Puketapu-Lyndon will become the......

Asian C'ships: NRAI allege 'partiality' after shooter's disqualification

Had Dhanush not been disqualified, India would have won the team gold with a junior Asian record. The shooter from Hyderabad could have also won an individual medal as he was placed third going......