The Sports Ministry is set to commence the nomination process for the National Sports Awards next month, following a delayed announcement of the 2025 awards. The delay was due to a re-evaluation process aimed at preserving the integrity of the honours, which resulted in no Khel Ratna awardee for 2025 and fewer Arjuna awardees than recommended. The article also details the criteria for these prestigious awards and highlights some of the notable Arjuna awardees for 2025.
The Sports Ministry has approved a 492-member Indian contingent, comprising 265 male and 227 female athletes, for the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Athletics forms the largest group with 73 participants, including star athletes like Neeraj Chopra and Jyothi Yarraji. Other prominent sports like shooting, weightlifting, badminton, boxing, and wrestling also feature strong teams, with some adjustments made due to doping violations.
Seventeen Indian sportspersons, including World Cup winning chess player Divya Deshmukh, decathlete Tejaswin Shankar, and shuttler Gayatri Gopichand, have been named for the prestigious Arjuna Award for 2025.
The second edition of the Coal India Open golf tournament is set to begin in Kolkata, featuring a strong field of leading Indian and international professionals competing for a prize purse of Rs 1 crore. Defending champion Angad Cheema and other notable golfers will participate at the Tollygunge Club.
India's shooting legend Jaspal Rana was laid to rest in Varanasi with full state honours, two days after his passing due to cardiac complications. Tributes poured in from across the nation, including from his mentee Manu Bhaker and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, highlighting his immense contribution to Indian shooting as both an athlete and a coach.
Hockey star Hardik Singh lone recommendation for Khel Ratna; Divya, TJ & Mehuli for Arjuna
A Delhi court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of a senior IPS officer from Mizoram, accused of conducting unauthorised raids, illegal detentions, and demanding money from a foreign national in Delhi.
Rediff staffers, Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande take on Pakistan and Kenya in Silly Point -- the World Cup special show on iShare!
From the Mecca of Indian cricket -- Shivaji Park -- Rediff staffers, Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande analyse today's game!
From the Mecca of Indian cricket -- Shivaji Park -- Rediff staffers, Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande analyse today's game!
Join cameraperson Hitesh Harisinghani and hosts Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande as Manasvi Mamgai reveals which cricketer makes her sweat... and much more!
Soon after the India-Ireland match Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande discuss the odds.
As India take on England, Rediff staffers Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande analyse the big clash between the two giants of the game.
As India take on The Netherlands on Wednesday, Rediff staffers, Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande analyse the match.
Join Hitesh Harisinghani, Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande take a wacky look at the cricketing world and discuss the controversial Umpire Decision Referral System.
Tejaswin will however focus on Asian Games 2023, which will be held from Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8.
Amidst blows, Manu and Abhishek take a look at the India-England match.
British-Asian actress Sophia Hayat gets the Silly Point hosts Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande sweating under their collars in this latest episode.
Rediff staffers, Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande kick off a new World Cup special show on iShare!
Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande cheer for Ireland and look forward to the India-Ireland match.
After Kenya stunned the Lankans in the 2003 World Cup, the Island nation would be keen to get their revenge and send a message to their oppostion. Rediff staffers Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande lists out reasons on why Kenya stands no chance of repeating their 2003 heroics.
'Panchamda created an exclusive theme music for Gabbar Singh, which is used throughout the film every time the dacoit makes an appearance, and in both concept and sound, is so eerie and evil.'
National record holder in women's javelin throw, Annu Rani would consider herself to be lucky to make it to the squad as she has been struggling for some time to reach the 60m mark.
'Shreya (Ghoshal) ma'am said she hasn't heard a voice like mine before, and added that even in the future, there won't be another voice like mine.'
Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande discuss the prospect of Ireland hammering India at today's match!
Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande's dream comes true as they spot Sonal Tandon at a chaiwallah.
Lieutenant Commander Abhilash Tomy set off on his adventure a solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the world -- from Mumbai on Thursday.
As India celebrates its big victory over the Aussies, Manu and Mande get talking about the Sachin factor and about the arrogant Aussies.
So what do the bumbling hosts of Silly Point do, when the cameras are not rolling... Or at least when they think they aren't!
Join cameraperson Hitesh Harisinghani and hosts Manu Shankar and Abhishek Mande as they take pot shots at everyone from Sachin to Dhoni
Manu Shankar, Abhishek Mande and Hitesh Harisinghani test your general knowledge!
Amit Mishra troubled England's batsmen in the warm-up game against Haryana and should have been picked instead of Piyush Chawla for the fourth Test at Nagpur, says Manu Shankar.
The police allege that a deal was struck for Wednesday's game between the Rajasthan Royals and the Mumbai Indians -- to allow 20 runs in an over.
Had there been an [IPL] auction today, Kolkata Knight Riders would have still bid for him in the same aggressive manner,' says Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir. Manu Shankar reports.
Former cricketers Chetan Chauhan and Maninder Singh tell Manu Shankar it's time for India to look beyond the struggling Ishant Sharma, and that Gautam Gambhir and Cheteshewar Pujara are best equipped for the conditions in New Zealand.
Arunima Sinha, who lost her left leg after being thrown off a moving train two years ago, is determined to conquer he world's highest peak -- Mt Everest.
English footballer Glen Johnson reflects on Liverpool's season thus far, his comeback from injury and England's World Cup prospects in an interview with Manu Shankar.
'I was disappointed not to get a game in Zimbabwe. Anybody in the same situation would be... Having said that, I was never disheartened. It keeps me motivated to work harder and overcome whatever weaknesses I have in my game and get into the Indian team,' Jammu and Kashmir Captain Parvez Rasool tells Rediff.com's Manu Shankar.
'As far as strike force is concerned, you don't look any further than Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge in the English Premier League,' former England and Liverpool great Robbie Fowler tells Manu Shankar.
'Rahul sir has been a big influence in my batting. He constantly motivated me to do well.' Teenage star Sanju Samson, a member of the Indian ODI team in England, tells Manu Shankar/Rediff.com how he has improved as a cricketer.
