Sports

Panaji, Sep 27: Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday expressed unhappiness over the top football clubs of the country leaving the I-League and promised to speak to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to look into the matter. Talking on the sidelines of the unveiling of the BRICS U-17 football tournament logo here, Goel said, "I will speak to those from the federation and ask them to find a

New Delhi, Sep 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the performance of Indian athletes at the Rio Paralympics 2016 and shared their life struggles while saluting their indomitable spirit. "I will never forget the words of medal winner Deepa Malik, who while receiving her medal, said that she has defeated her disability. These words are very powerful. This time a total of 19 athletes

Pittsburgh (US), Sep 26: Arnold Palmer brought a country-club sport to the masses with a hard-charging style, charisma and a commoner's touch, At ease with both presidents and the golfing public, and on a first-name basis with both, "The King," died yesterday in Pittsburgh. He was 87. Alastair Johnson, CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises, confirmed that Palmer died last afternoon of complications

Madrid: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insisted Cristiano Ronaldo has to learn to live with being substituted after sulking off the field visibly frustrated in the European champions' 2-2 draw at Las Palmas. Zidane replaced the three-time World Player of the Year with Madrid leading 2-1 18 minutes from time, but an unhappy Ronaldo watched from the bench as Sergio Araujo equalised to ensure Real

Tokyo, Sep 25: Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova strolled to a comfortable straight-set win over unseeded Chinese pair of Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang to lift the Toray Pan Pacific Open title here on Saturday. The second seeded Indo-Czech combination had an easy outing against the Chinese duo as they needed just 51 minutes to down their rivals 6-1, 6-1 in the final of the women’s

Tokyo, Sep 23: India’s Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova defeated unseeded pair of Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Spain’s Maria Jose Martina Sanchez 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 to enter the finals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, in Tokyo on Friday. The second seeds had won against Japan’s Miyu Kato and China’s Yifan Xu 6-2, 6-2 in their quarter-final encounter. They will next face the winners

New Delhi, Sep 23: Following the disappointment with India’s performance at the Rio Olympics 2016, The Indian think tank National Institution for Transforming India or NITI Aayog on Wednesday has announced an action plan named “Let's Play” with an aim to improve India’s medal prospects in the future so that the country wins at least 50 medals at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The 20-point plan

New Delhi, Sep 22: Former Indian women's hockey captain Ritu Rani has reitered from international hockey after being deeply hurt following her axing from the Rio Olympics-bound squad. Ritu, who was controversially dropped from the team for the Rio Olympics citing "attitude" issues, however was included in the 29 probables for the National camp which began in Bhopal on Sunday. But it seems the 24

Mumbai, Sep 21: Inspiration was not in short supply when two-time kabaddi World Cup champions India named their 14-member side at a city hotel here, on Tuesday. One of Indian cricket's biggest names, Kapil Dev was on stage as the squad, which is expected to get its hand around the coveted trophy for third time in a row, was announced with much fanfare. On expected lines Anup Kumar was anointed

New Delhi, Sep 21: In a unique gesture, the Delhi Golf club on Tuesday announced cash awards of a total of Rs 50 lakhs for all medal winners from the 2016 Rio Olympics & Paralympics. According to Rajesh Dhingra, President of the DGC, the Club has not made any distinction between the able bodied athletes and those in the Paralympics, and will give the same prize to both. The difference in amount is