Based out of Mumbai, Mihir Vasavda is a Senior Assistant Editor (Sports) with The Indian Express. An award-winning journalist, he writes on Olympic sports and sports policy matters, and has covered several multi-discipline events as well as football and hockey World Cups. He tweets from @mihirsv

April 17, 2013 02:54 IST
Vijender could not be reached for comment
Wed, Apr 17, 2013April 17, 2013 02:33 IST
Despite pushing the game into a Super Over,Daredevils come out short to lose their fifth straight game
Wed, Apr 17, 2013April 16, 2013 01:50 IST
The player,Manish Yadav,was expelled from the tournament barely half hour before Chhattisgarh's semifinal against Maharashtra,which they eventually lost 6-0.
Tue, Apr 16, 2013April 14, 2013 02:13 IST
VK Malhotra,the acting president of the suspended body,said on Saturday that he would decide whether to attend the May 7 meeting only after consulting his colleagues at the IOA.
Sun, Apr 14, 2013
April 14, 2013 00:41 IST
Indian hockey's Brothers Walmiki are now on that less trodden path.
Sun, Apr 14, 2013April 13, 2013 01:32 IST
The IOC,though,expressed surprise over Malhotra's letter.
Sat, Apr 13, 2013
April 13, 2013 01:02 IST
They have now expressed interest in owning a team in India.
Sat, Apr 13, 2013April 09, 2013 00:47 IST
After a successful round of meetings with potential investors in Dubai over the weekend,All India Football Federation
Tue, Apr 09, 2013April 09, 2013 00:43 IST
When Gregg Clark first saw Mandeep Singh,he didn't know what to expect from the untested youngster. Not succumbing to the temptation to bench him
Tue, Apr 09, 2013April 04, 2013 01:59 IST
But by not opting for hair analysis,agencys procedure less-than-thorough
Thu, Apr 04, 2013April 03, 2013 02:51 IST
At a time when the national team is in the doldrums,the youngsters training at the AIFF Academy offer a ray of hope.
Wed, Apr 03, 2013April 02, 2013 00:33 IST
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports issued a fiat to the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) to conduct drug tests on Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Vijender Singh
Tue, Apr 02, 2013April 01, 2013 02:35 IST
Quite often,players unwittingly,and unfortunately,become pawns when two factions are locked in a power struggle to govern a sport
Mon, Apr 01, 2013March 31, 2013 01:31 IST
The camp will be held in Bangalore from April 1 to 23 under the supervision of chief coach Baljit Singh Saini.
Sun, Mar 31, 2013March 29, 2013 01:45 IST
Malhotra added he will meet the ministry officials to arrive at a solution in the first or second week of April and will decide whether to attend the Lausanne meeting only after that.
Fri, Mar 29, 2013March 25, 2013 00:46 IST
The International Hockey Federations (FIH) intent to make the game crisp and spectator friendly by reviewing and modifying
Mon, Mar 25, 2013
March 24, 2013 02:52 IST
The Beijing bronze medal didn't change Vijender Singh's life just inside the ring.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013March 23, 2013 02:17 IST
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has decided to do away with the concept of extra-time to decide the outcome of a tied match.
Sat, Mar 23, 2013March 22, 2013 01:22 IST
The proposal was approved by Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday and has been forwarded to an eight-member working group,which will formulate the revised bill based on these suggestions.
Fri, Mar 22, 2013
March 19, 2013 03:21 IST
The inclusion of the young trio of Deepak Thakur,Devesh Chauhan and Gaganjeet Singh in the squad for the Sydney Olympics was a brave decision
Tue, Mar 19, 2013March 14, 2013 00:32 IST
Despite absence of a goalkeeping coach,Sreejesh has been in stellar form for India
Thu, Mar 14, 2013
March 12, 2013 01:48 IST
Nobbs hopes juniors don't allow emotion to get the better of them in clash vs Pakistan
Tue, Mar 12, 2013March 09, 2013 01:36 IST
Whether they can reproduce similar form in the absence of key seniors,including skipper Sardar Singh,at the Sultan Azlan Shah
Sat, Mar 09, 2013March 09, 2013 01:32 IST
By his own admission,Force India was the last team on Adrian Sutils mind when he was attempting to make a comeback.
Sat, Mar 09, 2013March 06, 2013 00:33 IST
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is considering changing the format of the I-League in order to make it more cost efficient.
Wed, Mar 06, 2013




