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Gowda gets his shot at the big timeSubscriber Only
August 07, 2005 01:22 IST
His current occupation of discus throwing and shot putting betrays both his frame and his initial aspirations.At six-foot-nine, Vikas Gowda ...
Sun, Aug 07, 2005Lessons for New Delhi from the Nordic capitalSubscriber Only
August 06, 2005 01:46 IST
There are lessons to be learnt for New Delhi as it prepares to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The Games may be five years away but the au...
Sat, Aug 06, 2005Our pride is everybody’s exampleSubscriber Only
August 06, 2005 01:45 IST
The arrival of discus thrower Neelam Singh completed the Indian entries at the tenth World Championships that kick off with a colourful two-...
Sat, Aug 06, 2005On track despite missed starsSubscriber Only
August 05, 2005 00:44 IST
The buzz around the compact Olympic Stadium and a steady flow of athletes and other team members into the Athletes’ Village in Otaniemi...
Fri, Aug 05, 2005First shot fired, slightly off targetSubscriber Only
July 03, 2005 00:40 IST
Two barrels were fired but only one went off. That seems to be the verdict on the Topgun Shooting competition held at the Tughlaqabad range ...
Sun, Jul 03, 2005Want government funds? Make your case on May 26Subscriber Only
May 22, 2005 00:45 IST
He scored an own goal in the Delhi High Court last week but this time Sports Minister Sunil Dutt may be on to the real thing. A series of ad...
Sun, May 22, 2005Want funds? Go straight to ministrySubscriber Only
May 13, 2005 00:00 IST
It’s long overdue but better late than never: A slew of decisions recently taken by the Sports Ministry aim to make it more accessible ...
Fri, May 13, 2005Rathore short-changedSubscriber Only
March 02, 2005 01:30 IST
How much do you think Lt-Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will receive from the government for his Olympic silver when the Sports Ministry han...
Wed, Mar 02, 2005Rathore’s backseat drivingSubscriber Only
February 27, 2005 01:12 IST
It’s lonely at the top. And when Narain Karthikeyan grapples with his nerves on March 6, driving one of the 20 fastest cars in the worl...
Sun, Feb 27, 2005The King has fallenSubscriber Only
February 06, 2005 00:00 IST
Back in 1989, P T Ummer Koya was one of three joint secretaries of the All-India Chess Federation, holding a regular job as senior pump oper...
Sun, Feb 06, 2005Only Vimal sings fair, blasts own teamSubscriber Only
November 03, 2004 01:09 IST
While most coaches/managers from India’s Athens Olympics contingent have cited the familiar “facilities, training, exposure” ...
Wed, Nov 03, 2004The inside dope: SAI admits its lab bungledSubscriber Only
October 16, 2004 02:23 IST
It’s long been suspected but finally the truth is out: India’s system of dope-testing is a farce, and is open to manipulation. And...
Sat, Oct 16, 2004Sunita lawyer lifts case for banned weightliftersSubscriber Only
October 11, 2004 00:24 IST
The man who got back Sunita Rani’s Asian Games medals — after she tested positive in Busan — has come to the aid of banned li...
Mon, Oct 11, 2004Africans runaway winnersSubscriber Only
October 04, 2004 00:00 IST
If the overnight rain had ironed out the worry lines on faces of athletes concerned about a hot and humid morning, the final result — t...
Mon, Oct 04, 2004IOA gets tough but Pratima ban is step too farSubscriber Only
September 30, 2004 01:31 IST
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) made history of sorts today when it slapped a life ban on woman weightlifters Pratima Kumari, Sanamacha...
Thu, Sep 30, 2004India’s Chess challengeSubscriber Only
September 26, 2004 00:20 IST
The 36th Chess Olympiad is in Mallorca, Spain next month. India are among the favourites to win a team medal, not least because Vishwanathan...
Sun, Sep 26, 2004Another first by Indian sport’s First CoupleSubscriber Only
September 15, 2004 00:00 IST
The government’s annual sports awards are likely to bring good news for India’s current top sporting couple: while Anju Bobby Geor...
Wed, Sep 15, 2004Just one good leap, says Mr Long JumpSubscriber Only
August 27, 2004 02:25 IST
It’s down to one good jump. That’s what TC Yohannan believes. The man synonymous with long-jumping in this country before Anju cam...
Fri, Aug 27, 2004Finally, lifting coaches get the sackSubscriber Only
August 25, 2004 00:51 IST
In a move that could send positive signals when they are most needed, the Sports Ministry today sacked national weightlifting coach Pal Sing...
Wed, Aug 25, 2004Belarus was pathetic, we went because of Malleswari: PratimaSubscriber Only
August 21, 2004 03:09 IST
Like the Sports Ministry, weightlifter Pratima Kumari today questioned the practice of the Weightlifting Federation of India in repeatedly s...
Sat, Aug 21, 2004Why Ukraine, Belarus? Govt had asked the IOASubscriber Only
August 20, 2004 02:22 IST
Why do the top Indian athletes train in Belarus — where Sanamacha Chanu and Pratima Kumari were before they left for Athens — and ...
Fri, Aug 20, 2004India’s Power girls prove women of substanceSubscriber Only
August 20, 2004 01:51 IST
Barely two years after weightlifter Madasamy tested positive at the Manchester Commonwealth Games, the Sports Authority of India’s Dope...
Fri, Aug 20, 2004The fine-tuned violin hits the perfect pitchSubscriber Only
August 18, 2004 02:16 IST
Sportsmen are like violins, Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore told this reporter soon after checking in at Athens. Highly strung, fine-tuned ...
Wed, Aug 18, 2004‘A medal is 4 rounds away’Subscriber Only
August 12, 2004 00:00 IST
Free of the controversy surrounding his ‘‘disappearence’’ and with a ticket to Athens on the way, Mukesh Khatri is final...
Thu, Aug 12, 2004Sitting courtside, calling the shotsSubscriber Only
August 08, 2004 00:45 IST
He doesn’t remember why he took to badminton while in school days while others his age pursued games like football and basketball. What...
Sun, Aug 08, 2004Journalism of Courage
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