Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
PM Modi had also taken a review meeting to take stock of how the preparations of India's athletes are going
From land of hockey to cricket stardom, Vidwath Kaverappa takes seven-star route
Iconic boxer MC Mary Kom and ace archer Deepika Kumari were told they need not say sorry after returning without medals while hockey player P R Sreejesh was asked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he has learnt Punjabi when he hosted the Tokyo-returned Olympians at his residence.
A summary of the country's athletes showing at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, August 7.
Sardar Singh is not done yet and wants to give himself a chance till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before deciding on his illustrious career.
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:
In a country that is often focused on the ways in which it falls short, the start of a year is a good time to remind oneself of such positives, observes T N Ninan.
Belgium are on red hot form and have stunned strong gold medal contenders and world champions Australia.
India's sportsperson could not perform well in the past due to nepotism and corruption but his government cleaned up the system, he said.
A summary of Indian athletes showing on Friday, Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games.
A summary of Indian athletes' performance on Day 7 of the Games.
a look at the country's athletes' showing at the Tokyo Games on Thursday.
India's chances after this defeat will be badly dented as even a big win against Indonesia in the last game might not be enough for qualification to
India came up with a spirited performance to draw with Olympic champions Germany 3-3 and register their first win at the Hero Hockey World League Finals in New Delhi.
India entered the final of the ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament beating Malaysia 2-0 in the semi-finals at the Sultan Azlan Shah stadium in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Friday.
'...they were shocked to learn that just 352 Indian soldiers had made 3 brigadiers, 2 colonels, 170 officers, 290 JCOs and 8,000 troops surrender to the Indian Army.'
Tokyo should remain the benchmark and source of inspiration till at least Paris 2024. In the shorter run, India's preparations for the Asian and Commonwealth Games next year must begin based on lessons learnt now, asserts Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry.
The Indian men's hockey team put up a clinical performance against Japan, demolishing the Asiad gold-medallists 9-0 for its third win in as many matches at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat.
However, with the Asian Games now postponed to next year owing to the COVID-19 situation in China, HI decided to pick a strong team for the prestigious event, scheduled to begin from July 28.
Deputy Chef de Mission Balbir Singh Kushwaha said that facilities at the Games Village were good.
The love for the festival of colours is not restricted to just songs and moments in the movies. The various hues of colours are used in film titles for dramatic effect too.
Rediff.com introduces you to the athletes who have brought India glory in Birmingham.
A look at Indian athletes' showing at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, July 27.
India's hockey coach said five or six players from the team are good enough to make it to the Olympic side.
India men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh said it's time to stop basking in the glory of their historic bronze medal at the Tokyo Games and start focussing on qualifying for the Paris Olympics by winning next year's Asian Games.
The results of Indian athletes participating in the Olympics on Day 5.
India's 16-member squad for Rio Olympics was announced on Tuesday in New Delhi. Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will lead the side with SV Sunil as the vice captain.
India's sports stars including badminton P V Sindhu was conferred the Padma Bhushan -- the country's third-highest civilian award, while women's football icon Bembem Devi, archer Tarundeep Rai and women's hockey captain Rani Rampal were conferred with the Padma Shri.
'All the venues are high-scoring venues. So what you need is pace.' 'You really want someone to come there and control the flow of runs in the death overs, whether you are setting a target or setting a target.' 'It is going to be the fast bowlers because at how many venues have you seen spinners bowling the death overs?'
Indian women's team's chief coach Sjoerd Marijne said, we have chartered out our plans for the next seven months and we have a clear vision of what we need to improve on and the level we seek to achieve ahead of the Olympics.
Former India hockey captain Vasudevan Bhaskaran shares his Olympics experiences with Shobha Warrier.
India, who are also without three key players in Lalremsiami, Salima Tete and Sharmila Devi from the historic fourth-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics, had won the first match 2-1 on Friday. That win was the first against the Netherlands in over a decade.
India's top-five finish not a given this time
Verma wins compound individual gold, opens tally for India.
'We have spoken to all the foreign coaches and they have assured us that they are all committed to their jobs till Tokyo Games'
SV Sunil's oodles of experience came in handy as his 59th minute strike enabled India to pip a gritty Wales 4-3 in their second Pool B encounter at the Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast.
Forward Shamsher Singh on Monday said winning the Olympic bronze medal was just ticking off one box in the new beginning for the Indian men's hockey team, which aspires to be the world number one side.
India hockey coach Rajinder Singh (Jr) said the team for upcoming tournament would be 'strictly picked' on players' form and fitness.
Former captain Sardar Singh was brought back to bolster the Indian hockey team's mid-field while Birendra Lakra was included to shore up the defence line-up for the upcoming Champions Trophy, beginning on June 23 in Breda, The Netherlands.
