Union Sports Minister Ajay Makan on Wednesday said that Jawahar Lal Nehru, JLN stadium in New Delhi, will be developed as the new football hub in the country. Talking to reporters, Mr. Makan said that his Ministry has given its approval for hosting the South Asian Football Federation Championships s...

Indian pugilists, Devendro Singh Laishram, Jai Bhagwan, Manoj Kumar and Vikas Krishan will today box in their respective categories for a semi-final berth in the World Boxing Championships at Azerbaijan. While Devendro Laishram will lock horns with Korean Jong Hoon Shin in the light fly weight categ...

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to be developed into football hub

Union Sports Minister Ajay Makan today said that Jawahar Lal Nehru, JLN Stadium situated in New Delhi will be developed as the new football hub in the country. All India Football Federation, AIFF can now hosts international and domestic tournaments in the stadium which was renovated last year to hos...

Two more Indian pugilists on Tuesday secured a berth at the 2012 London Olympics after storming into the quarter-finals of the World Boxing Championships at Baku in Azerbaijan. Jai Bhagwan and Vikas Krishan defeated their opponents in the pre-quarterfinals of their respective categories and joined D...

Indian judokas have notched up an impressive tally of a gold, four silver and two bronze medals in the Asian Youth and Junior Championships. The events were held from September 28 to October 3 in Beirut, Lebanon.Likmabam Sushila Devi became the Asian Champion by bagging gold in the below 52 kg categ...

Teen sensation L Devendro Singh and Commonwealth Games gold-medalist Manoj Kumar have booked their Olympic berths by advancing to the World Boxing Championships' quarter-finals. At Baku, Azerbaijan on Tuesday, while Manoj rallied to defeat China's Qing Hu 17-15 in the 64 kg categor...

Indian shooter Ronjan Sodhi succesfully defends his World Cup final title in UAE

Double trap Indian shooter Ronjan Sodhi has successfully defended his World Cup Final title. At Al Ain in UAE on Tuesday, Ronjan defeated China's HU Binyuan in a nail-biting tiebreaker finish. Ronjan along with Binyuan shot a total of 187 out of 200 at the finals. The Indian clinched gold i...

Indian shooter Ronjan Sodhi succesfully defends his World Cup final title in UAE

Double trap Indian shooter Ronjan Sodhi has successfully defended his World Cup Final title. At Al Ain in UAE today, Ronjan defeated China's HU Binyuan in a nail-biting tiebreaker finish. Ronjan along with Binyuan shot a total of 187 out of 200 at the finals. The Indian clinched gold in the...

Teen sensation L Devendro Singh and Commonwealth Games gold-medalist Manoj Kumar have booked their Olympic berths by advancing to the World Boxing Championships' quarter-finals. At Baku, Azerbaijan today, while Manoj rallied to defeat China's Qing Hu 17-15 in the 64 kg category, 19...

Two Indian boxers secure Olympic berth

Indian pugilists Manoj Kumar and Devendro Singh Laishram have secured a berth in the 2012 London Olympics. At the World Boxing Championships in Azerbaijan a short while ago, Manoj defeated Qing Hu of China 17-15 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Light welterweight category, while Devendro Laishram bea...