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Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar says this time the target is to give the best performance and win the gold medal, during a chat with The Hindu at the team’s preparatory camp in Bhopal on September 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY As a two-time Olympian, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar will be among the senior…
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Dhiraj in action in the final. | Photo Credit: World Archery Recurve archer B. Dhiraj, who overcame fatigue from 35 hours of air travel and unusually windy conditions in Saltillo, Mexico, to win the World Cup Final gold medal, said the achievement would boost his confidence for future competitions, including the upcoming Asian Games. Dhiraj,…
Ian Andrew Gillan, the new coach of Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC The over dependence on foreign players in domestic leagues is hampering the growth of Indian football, according to Ian Andrew Gillan, the newly appointed head coach of Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC during an interaction with the media here on Monday evening. “In all domestic leagues in…
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India proved too good for Sri Lanka in Sunday’s final. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India has made a habit of winning the Asia Cup while steadfastly refusing to collect the trophy. The men’s side and the women’s outfit will register cricketing triumphs but there will never be a keepsake picture of the respective captains…
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Needless intervention: Referee Michael Oliver about to award Manchester City’s first goal against Manchester United following a VAR review during their Premier League encounter at Old Trafford on Sunday, September 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters In a marquee Premier League match in Manchester where the men in the middle must have made the headlines,…
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The Sports Ministry is keeping a close watch on the administrative wrangling within Hockey India (HI) and is not averse to interfering if the need arises. While Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met HI president Dilip Tirkey and Hockey India League franchises here on Monday to discuss the continuation of the league, sources said the minister…
Indian corporates, which already own teams in T20 franchise leagues of South Africa, UAE, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and USA as well as The Hundred in England appear hesitant to get into Australia and the Big Bash League which has decided to sell stakes in their teams too. This might just be a strategic…
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The Sports Ministry’s efforts to bring back Formula One to India and to revive and develop motorsports in the country has taken another step forward with the constitution of a 10-member task force to look into the matter. The Task Force, to be headed by NITI Aayog Programme Director Yugal Kishore Joshi, will also have…
Dhiraj sports a winning smile after landing the recurve title in the Archery World Cup Final in Saltillo, Mexico, on Sunday, September 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: World Archery Dola Banerjee, the first Indian to land a gold in the prestigious Archery World Cup Final (WCF) in 2007, is delighted to welcome current WCF recurve…
Osaka, Desert Shield, The Archer and Mister Brown excelled when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (Sept. 15). Inner sand: 600m: Big B (Rajesh K) 38. Strode out well. Kiss Of Grey (rb) 39.5. Worked well. 1000m: Shamrock (Suraj) 1-7.5, 600/39.5. Pleased. Gold Mist (Rajesh K) 1-6, 600/39. Impressed. Charlie Brown (rb) 1-5.5,…
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