Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

CWG 2022: Buzz missing in Birmingham

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

The smile vanishes before you can spell 'B-I-R-M-I-N-G-H-A-M'.

Anju sets higher goals for next season

Rediff.com11 Sep 2005

In Pix: Asia's golden age of sport

Rediff.com4 Oct 2014

The 17th Asian Games came to a close on Saturday, bringing an end to two weeks of intense competition, drama and controversy that shone a light on the best and worst of a region that will host the world's biggest events for the next decade.

BAI expects 'quarantined' Chinese shuttlers for India Open

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

The Badminton Association of India is optimistic about China's participation in next month's India Open despite fears surrounding the deadly coronavirus as Chinese shuttlers are in quarantine for almost a fortnight in Europe.

Sports Shorts: Sourabh wins Hyderabad Open, Ashwini-Sikki finishes runners-up

Rediff.com11 Aug 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday

Sports Shorts: Boxers Shiva, Panghal lead home domination at India Open

Rediff.com22 May 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday

Sports Shorts: Will chess be included in 2024 Paris Olympics?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

FIDE said in a statement that the game of chess has a "genuine global appeal" and that it has 189 national federations and 600 million people who practice chess globally.

How the coronavirus virus has impacted sports events

Rediff.com10 Mar 2020

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia will be the first in more 35 years to be held without spectators after organisers introduced tighter measures to protect against the coronavirus. Here is a list of international sports events hit by the coronavirus outbreak.

Boxing worlds: Mary Kom eyes historic sixth gold

Rediff.com14 Nov 2018

Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom will aim for a historic sixth gold at the AIBA Women' World Championships, the build up of which has been marred by a row over lone Kosovan boxer's participation and poor quality air in the national capital.

'It's tough without outdoor training. What can we do?'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Shivpal returned home from South Africa just a few days before the suspension of international flights. He is currently at NIS Patiala, where he is training indoors because of the nationwide lockdown.