Ghosal, ranked 15th in the world, will play the loser of the second semi-final between James Willstrop of England and Wales' Joel Makin in the bronze play-off on Wednesday.
Ace Indian sprinter Dutee Chand said the Arjuna Award will motivate her to win a prestigious Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games next year.
Roelant Oltmans and Terry Walsh's participation as coaches in the upcoming Hockey India League is finally over after HI secretary general Narinder Batra said that the duo will not get paid by the government body during the one-month period of the franchise-based league.
The confinement hasn't ended even though he is back home from one but celebrated Indian hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh is not complaining as, at least, there are no mental demons to fight. The two-time Olympian said the more-than-two-month long stay at the Sports Authority of India's south centre in Bengaluru owing to the COVID-19 lockdown was beginning to weaken his and several other players' mind and he took to reading motivational books to keep himself going.
PM Modi had also taken a review meeting to take stock of how the preparations of India's athletes are going
President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
Looking at Shah Rukh Khan's unusual onscreen professions.
With eight gold medals, Indian men's hockey team has been the most successful side in Olympic history but since the 1980 Moscow Games, the country has not had a podium finish.
'Team India's participation in the Olympics couldn't have ended on a sweeter note'
A summary of the country's athletes' showing at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, August 1.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources.
Jeremy stamps class on CWG debut, India climb to sixth in medal table
India's golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar romped home to a three-shot victory at the Macao Open to bag his eighth Asian Tour title in Macau on Sunday.
Check out India's schedule on Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Athletes and officials from eight disciplines of archery, badminton, table tennis, hockey, judo, gymnastics, swimming and weightlifting landed in Tokyo
India's hopes of clinching a berth in next year's World Cup were dashed after a 1-2 defeat by defending champions Korea in the semi-finals of the eighth women's Asia Cup hockey tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
A look at the few bright spots, the many worries, and moments that made for a distinctly indelible 2020.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand started his campaign at the Bilbao Final Masters with a crushing win over former FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine in Bilbao, Spain.
The Games' Sport-Specific Regulations (SSR) has been developed jointly by IOC and the IFs to determine the impact of a confirmed positive COVID-19 case and its management in competition formats and structures.
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.
'The law is neither able nor willing to function the way the legal machinery is envisaged.'
The HI president also said that a committee has been formed to decide on the fate of the coach and it will take a decision on Friday. He said he has no ego problem and if the committee feels the coach should continue, he would himself go to The Netherlands to bring him back.
National Sports Federations and State Olympic Associations have been asked to collect feedback from the stakeholders such as athletes, coaches, support staff, central and state government ministries, match officials and sports administrators on how and when training should resume. The lockdown has been extended till May 17.
Promising gymnast Dipa Karmakar, the women's hockey team and shooter Heena Sidhu on Sunday checked into the Olympic Village to further boost the Indian contingent at the Rio Games beginning on August 5.
Indian men's and women's cricketers came out in support of India's Olympic-bound athletes.
India has huge expectations from these champions. Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi and Norma Godinho glance at their chances at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Team India will compete in 15 sporting disciplines as well as four disciplines in the para sports category.
Indian athletes' performance on Day 9 of the Commonwealth Games.
Check out India's report card on the fifth day of the 2016 Olympics.
In hockey, the women's team continued its inspiring run with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
A summary of Indian athletes' performance on Day 7 of the Games.
Indian allowed Malaysia to a 1-1 draw in women's four-nation Singapore International Hockey Challenge.
This was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
In the medal standings, India were placed eighth with a compilation of seven gold, five silver and 17 bronze.
Modi on Saturday hosted the Indian contingent at his residence to felicitate the players in New Delhi.
There was no stopping the Indian juggernaut at the 12th South Asian Games with the country's swimmers, wrestlers and weightlifters continuing their dominance in the competition to fetch a bulk of the gold medals, in Guwahati, on Sunday.
Will India finally reach the elusive double-digit mark? Raj Kishore Mishra, former joint secretary at the sports ministry, for one, is willing to stick his neck out on the possibility.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing atthe Olympic Games in Tokyo on Sunday.
