Sports Ministry urges IOC to retain wrestling in Olympic Games

The Sports Ministry has requested International Olympic Committee, IOC, to retain wrestling in the category of core sports in Olympic Games at its upcoming session beginning this Saturday. In a letter written to all IOC members, Secretary, Department of Sports P K Deb, said, India believes the decis...

US Open : Paes, Stepanek in Doubles semis; Serena, Li Na in Singles

India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek have stormed into the semi-finals. In the Men's Doubles quarterfinals played late last night, the fourth seeded pair defeated the Pak-Dutch combination of Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer, 6-1, 6-7, 6-4. For a plac...

Sports Ministry to decide on Maheswary Arjuna today

The Athletics Federation of India on Monday told the Sports Ministry that triple jumper Renjith Maheswary was never punished by it for a dope offence. The Sports Ministry is expected to take a decision today on the issue of whether the triple jumper would get the coveted Arjuna Award. Hours before h...

SAFF Football: India draw with B'desh 1-1

In the SAFF Football Championship, India and Bangladesh drew 1-1 in the group A match in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Atiquer Rahman Meshu of Bangladesh scored in the 82 minute and India came from behind in the dying minutes of the game as Indian Skipper Sunil Chettri scored and leveled the score.With the ...

Athletics Fed tells Sports Min Maheswary clean; decision on Arjuna today

The Athletics Federation of India on Monday told the Sports Ministry that triple jumper Renjith Maheswary was never punished by it for a dope offence. The Sports Ministry is expected to take a decision today on the issue of whether the triple jumper would get the coveted Arjuna Award. Hours before h...

After 5 decades, India to play 5-test series in England next year<br/>

India will play five Tests in England for the first time since 1959 during next year&apos;s tour. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced the tour itinerary on Monday. The tour will begin from June 23 and will continue till September 8, 2014 and also include five ODIs a solitary Twenty20 i...

US Open : Paes, Stepanek in Doubles semis; Serena, Li Na in Singles semis

India&apos;s Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek have stormed into the semi-finals. In the Men&apos;s Doubles quarterfinals played late last night, the fourth seeded pair defeated the Pak-Dutch combination of Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer, 6-1, 6-7, 6-4. For a plac...

US Open: Leander Paes, Radek Stepanek vs Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, Jean-Julien Rojer in QFs

In the US Open Tennis tournament, Indo-Czech pair of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek will clash with Pak-Dutch combination of Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer in the quarter finals match tonight. Late last night Pak-Dutch combo defeated India&apos;s Divij Sharan and his partner from Ch...

Afghanistan&apos;s National Taekwondo Team has bagged two bronze medals at the Polish Open Cup Championship in Warsaw yesterday. Ahmad Nawid Zahir and Fraidoon Amiri won third place in their respective weight categories. The competition which began in Polish capital on August 31 concluded yester...

AFI submits report to Sports Ministry on Renjith Maheswary dope issue

The Athletics Federation of India last night told the Sports Ministry that triple jumper Renjith Maheswary was never punished by it for a dope offence. The Sports Ministry is expected to take a decision tomorrow on the issue of whether triple jumper would get the coveted Arjuna Award.Hours before he...