NADA needs enhanced budget to conduct more tests at junior level, says expert
The Increase in doping violations by minors in India is a cause of concern and NADA needs an enhanced budget to at least keep the menace in check as complete eradication would be tough, feels noted sports medicine expert PSM Chandran. Chandran, who is currently heading Sports and Exercise Science at...
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UEFA wants Euro 2024 referees to speak more with captains and get more respect in return
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In Tokyo, I was just happy to be there but I will be more focussed in Paris: Diksha Dagar
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Duran Duran: Substitute bags two late goals in Villa thriller with Liverpool
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Arjun top seed in Sharjah Masters, total 19 Indians in fray
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Swiatek on course for Madrid Rome double; facing Keys in the quarters
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Manu, Vijayveer win final 25m pistol Olympic Selection Trials
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Paddler Manika Batra reaches career high ranking of world number 24
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We will try out best combinations before final squad for Olympics is selected: Harmanpreet
India will put to test its best strategies and combinations during the European leg of the FIH Pro League as it would be the last opportunity to shortlist the final squad for the Paris Olympics, said men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh on Tuesday. The team left for Antwerp, Belgium on...
Three young squash players included in TOPS scheme
With eyes firmly set on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, young squash players Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar were on Tuesday included in the TOPS Development Group. Squash, which was inducted in the 2028 Olympics programme in October, is popular in India, with exponents doing well in the Asian...
Teams where coaches work behind scenes and give players freedom do better: Rayudu
Former India cricketer Ambati Rayudu has no doubts that IPL teams that empower their players to take “ownership” are the ones likely to be more successful compared to those who leave decision-making in the hands of coaches. In a discussion on what goes into keeping the team environment healthy, the former...
Shastri, Ashwin back Impact Player rule
The “Impact Player” rule might have come in for sharp criticism in the ongoing IPL, but former India coach Ravi Shastri and senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have backed it, stating that it leads to more close finishes. The rule, implemented in the competition last season, has been a topic of debate...
Rajasthan aim to clinch play off berth in Parag’s ‘Royal’ homecoming
Riyan Parag, the hottest cricketing property to emerge from India’s north-east, is expected to get a grand welcome from his home fans when Rajasthan Royals try to ensure a safe passage into the IPL play-offs against the ousted Punjab Kings in their penultimate league game on Wednesday. Placed second in the...
Injured Taskin Ahmed receives surprise call-up to Bangladesh T20 WC squad
Despite nursing a side strain, pacer Taskin Ahmed was on Tuesday included in Bangladesh's squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in the Americas next month. Ahmed, who has also been named the vice-captain, picked up the injury ahead of the fifth T20I against Zimbabwe last week. But before that...
India doing really well, hopefully they can qualify for T20 WC semis: Harmanpreet
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is confident that Indian women's team will be one of the potential semi-finalists in this year's T20 World Cup and beating the 'Southern Stars' will go a long way in clinching its first maiden global title. The T20 World Cup is scheduled in Bangladesh from October 3-20 with...
