Sport

New Delhi: On the occasion of National Sports Day on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju paid tributes to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on...

Dubai: A fast bowler of Chennai Super Kings and 12 members of the team’s support staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in Dubai, where the squad has assembled to prepare...

France and Manchester United’s star midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for COVID-19. The news came to light after Pogba was left out of the France national team squad for...

Bhubaneswar: The prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award for 2019 will be conferred on para athlete Jayanti Behera. In a letter to Behera, Sports Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev said she will...

Our cricketers, being the protagonists of India's most popular sport, are well-marketed athletes. Some of them have been the face of famous brands and some have lent their weight behind...

New Delhi: Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has tested positive for COVID-19. The legendary sprinter took the test on Saturday. The Jamaican athlete said that he is asymptomatic and has...

Bhubaneswar: The Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance Centre (HPC) hopes to produce medallists at the 2026 Youth Olympics and 2032 Olympics. “We are working towards developing this HPC into...

New Delhi: Opener Rohit Sharma is all set be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Four other sportspersons who have been chosen for this prestigious award are table tennis...

Bhubaneswar: Cricketers Ishant Sharma and Deepti Sharma, athlete Dutee Chand and shooter Manu Bhaker are among 27 sportspersons to be conferred with Arjuna Award this year, the ANI reported. The...

New Delhi: In a touching gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a lengthy letter to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, heaping praise on the wicketkeeper-batsman for an illustrious international career and...