Mihir Vasavda

In the tie-breaker— Pro League’s format is such that a result is mandatory for all games—Sreejesh denied three Dutchmen while Vivek Sagar Prasad, Gurjant Singh and Akashdeep Singh converted.

Graham Reid isn’t the kind of coach who likes protecting a lead. But instead of simply going all out against a dangerous Dutch team, his message to the players was to keep it ‘simple’ - “nice, simple, pass-pass-pass.”

Holding performance appraisals and working on belief-doubt balance, India coach hopes for reassuring predictability as the side begins Pro League campaign

According to data obtained by The Indian Express under the Right To Information (RTI) Act and from official reports, 29 of the 45 complaints from 2010 to 2019 were against coaches in sports such as gymnastics, athletics, weightlifting, boxing and wrestling.

SAI did not reply to a detailed questionnaire sent to it. But the organisation’s former director-general, Jiji Thomson, said the athletes often withdraw their complaints or change their statements, fearing their careers would be impacted, which makes it difficult for them to take action.

More than 7 months after India Open Boxing, Indian medallists yet to receive cash; 2020 edition scrapped

For the shooters competing at this year’s Olympics, dealing with Japan’s gun laws, considered to be among the strictest in the world, is likely to be as tricky as competing at the Games itself.

Sushil said he was yet to fully recover from a shoulder injury and submitted a medical certificate to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Wednesday.

If bids are accepted, India will end up hosting five major sporting extravaganzas over nine years; Government non-committal so far.

The grappler who had her palms locked in her favourite emoji of gentle, gratitude when she wasn't effecting some ungentle leg holds.

Throughout 2019, a multi-disciplinary research team — comprising physiologists, nutritionists, academics and gynecologists — at Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) tracked the menstrual cycles of the athletes training at the Bellary-based high-performance centre.

NADA's disciplinary panel conducted a hearing in Kumar's case last week and a decision is imminent.

Satnam Singh Bhamara, who is serving a provisional suspension for failing a dope test, has disputed the charges against him and insisted he is a ‘clean competitor and has always played basketball fairly.’

Satnam Singh Bhamara joins a growing list of dope cases this year. Earlier this week, a NADA list accessed by this paper revealed that 156 Indian athletes had tested positive for consuming performance-enhancing drugs up to November 30.

Use of ligandrol detected by NADA first time this year; 5 including boxer Neeraj test positive.

The new season gets underway amidst insecurities – financial and thus, existential. For the next five years at least, there is no scope for them to earn promotion to the top division.

City’s stakes in the ISL club could benefit the latter immensely in terms of footballing expertise.

World Anti-Doping Agency ban came in response to Russia's alleged doping programme. How was the programme run, and what new revelations have led to the suggestion?

Indian shooters, who drew a blank at Rio 2016, have had a remarkable year in rifle and pistol events, and – on current form – will enter the Tokyo Olympics as the country's best bet to win multiple medals.