A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
'We keep climbing one step and slipping three. In 2004, our relay team was 7th in the world. Then we slipped from there. Otherwise, today our 4x400 metres relay team would have been gearing for a medal at the Rio Games.' 'If we need to compete at the world level, our thinking needs to be at world level. You can't have akhada thinking.'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
An Olympic campaign saved by the fortitude of three women, a cricket team that rediscovered itself under a bold and zealous Virat Kohli -- Indian sports in 2016 was a dramatic mix of highs and lows wherein athletes mostly raised the bar but administrators found new ways to embarrass the country.
A Parliamentary Standing Committee praised the government for the wrestling and boxing facilities at the Sports Authority of India's Sonepat Center but pointed out that "excellence needs to be replicated for other sports disciplines".
IMAGES from matches played at the Miami Masters in Key Biscayne, Florida
Senior bureaucrats say the government has planned a 'feel-good' Budget after the 'pain' of demonetisation.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
The haul of 64 medals at the Commonwealth Games, in July-August, which included 15 gold, should act as the ideal springboard for the Indian contingent to better its medal tally at Guangzhou, China, four years ago.
'Mission XI Million is the most ambitious football engagement programme to date in India.'
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Rediff.com brings you the second instalment of the Best Sports Photos of the Year!
The original idea was to replace the existing schemes for scheduled castes and tribes.
Chanda Kochhar is among the three Indians in Time's Most Influential list.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Aaron Schock, who resigned as US Congressman on Tuesday night following media disclosures of his loose spending habits, met Narendra Modi thrice. These encounters were not free of controversy either.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
'Jignesh Mevani has many strengths: Youth, articulation, fearlessness, proficiency with social media, political and ideological flexibility.' 'Also focus, as in targeting the BJP as the one and only enemy for now and using that justification to align with the rest,' says Shekhar Gupta.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Retirement blues can sometimes result in actions that are dysfunctional, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced its imminent replacement in his Independence Day address, but the new name, structure and key personnel became known only a week ago.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
'I was a very late child of my father. I was suddenly a little toy, who appeared from nowhere. Everybody experimented.' 'I don't know why I took up dancing. I think I wanted to find one more excuse to drop out from school.' Kamal Haasan gives us beautiful nuggets from his life.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Cashi Crisis: Day 9: Aaj ki Taaza Khabar!
BCCI's decision to not send Indian teams for the Asian Games drew sharp criticism from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Saturday, which accused the influential cricket board of treating the sport just as a business venture.
A round-up of Indians' showing on the fifth day of the 17th Asian Games, in Incheon, on Wednesday.
In the piece below, Roy's stepdaughter Trisha Ahmed, a second-year student at Johns Hopkins University, recounts the father she remembers and the attack she's trying to forget.
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.
