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Indian hockey player Hardik Singh in action. (FILE PHOTO: Hockey India)

Full list of National Sports Awards recommendations: Hardik Singh lone nominee for Khel Ratna; Divya Deshmukh, Vidit Gujrathi & Tejaswin Shankar for Arjuna

December 24, 2025 23:12 IST

Hardik has been India's midfield mainstay and was a part of both the 2021 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympic Games medal-clinching teams. This year, he was a part of India's Asia Cup gold-winning side.

Sheetal Devi, a Para world champion and Paralympics medallist, has now set a new goal for herself – winning a medal at events for able-bodied athletes. (Special Arrangement)

2025: Her Year – Sheetal Devi – the armless archer next sets her sights on able-bodied events at Asian Games

December 23, 2025 13:37 IST

Armless archer Sheetal Devi had a fantastic 2025 becoming the para World champion, and has now set her sights on competing with able-bodied athletes raising her level of difficulty to unprecedented levels.

Sports ministry allows NSFs to defer elections until December 2026

December 23, 2025 00:18 IST

Through a letter dated 22nd December 2025, the ministry notified all the federations that, in order to implement the foundational changes required by the newly passed National Sports Governance (NSG) act, the federations will be allowed to defer the elections till December 2026.

Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua Live Streaming: When and where to watch; boxing fight card, rules, live streaming details

December 20, 2025 00:47 IST

Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua Match Date, Time, Live Streaming: The Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua heavyweight fight will be held in Miami on Friday night. Here is how you can stream the boxing bout in India.

Her injuries were a combination of repetitive stress from intense training, sudden trauma during matches and lack of rest — risk factors common to contact sports like kabaddi, said Dr Abhay Kulkarni, specialist shoulder and sports injury surgeon at Sahyadri Hospitals.

Pakistani kabaddi player faces disciplinary action for representing Indian team

December 18, 2025 18:50 IST

Ubaidullah found himself in big trouble after videos and pictures of him wearing Indian shirt and waving the Indian flag in the GCC Cup went viral.

Abhinav Bindra after winning the 2008 Olympic gold with his coach Lt Col (Retd) JS Dhillon. (Image via Special Arrangement)

Abhinav Bindra’s tribute to late coach JS Dhillon: Balance between empathy and expectation defined him

December 17, 2025 23:45 IST

The medal was not the destination for him, it was a validation of values; he shaped mindsets not just champions

The WADA report comes months after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) raised the doping issue when an Indian delegation visited Lausanne to make a pitch to host the 2036 Olympics.

India’s dubious hat-trick: Country No. 1 in the world for dope cheats

December 18, 2025 08:36 IST

A total of 260 athletes tested positive in 2024 out of 7,113 samples collected by NADA

How 100 metre Olympic champion Noah Lyles prepares for a big race

December 15, 2025 19:05 IST

Paris Olympics 100 metre champion Noah Lyles listens to R&B and hip-hop too; Lyles also breaks down the different phases of a 100-metre race.

Seeded second in the tournament, India clinched the title without losing a single tie. (Photo Credit: SportsTN - X)

India win maiden Squash World Cup title

December 14, 2025 23:48 IST

The historic win at the Express Avenue Mall here marked an improvement on India's previous best finish of a bronze medal at the 2023 edition.

The Fraser-Pryce 'start' plunged many an opponent - given how she bulleted off the blocks, and she says that years of preparation went into getting that micro-second reaction to the gun, perfected. (Photo Credit: Bajaj Pune Marathon)

Why Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, with three Olympic golds, loves the Bollywood song ‘Nimbooda Nimbooda’

December 15, 2025 12:46 IST

The 10-time world champion explains her zoning in pre-race warm-ups where she visualised an aeroplane and mimicked its runway

File image of Vinesh Phogat competing at the Paris Oympics in 2024. (Photo: AP)

After Paris Olympics heartbreak, Vinesh Phogat back on wrestling mat, eyes LA Olympics: “Will tell my son I did this”

December 13, 2025 08:01 IST

Vinesh had made it to the final of the 50kg wrestling event at Paris Olympics, but on the day of the final, she failed to make weight. That not only prevented her from competing in the final, but also meant that she would be disqualified from the event itself

As the city revives its cycling past after the Bombay-Poona race last happened in 2018, this time welcoming international riders, there is curiosity over the state of roads.

Can Pune roads host international cycling event? Rs 500 crore budget, speed breakers to disappear and cushioned barriers to come on mountain stretches

December 10, 2025 08:34 IST

Tournament director Bysack, in charge of the mighty task of getting an Indian road sanitised for a big-ticket tournament, details the task at hand

With Paris double medallist Manu Bhaker failing to make finals, Simran stepped up to win gold at the Doha World Cup. (Photo via Special Arrangement)

Simranpreet Kaur Brar wins 25m pistol gold in stacked field at ISSF World Cup Final

December 7, 2025 23:11 IST

Father Sharminder Brar, had left his government teacher's job three years ago to support his daughter’s training, and prioritised a career in sport for her, over getting her married off

ISSF World Cup Final: Suruchi Singh Phogat leads Indian 1-2 in women’s 10m air pistol event

December 7, 2025 13:26 IST

Compatriot Sainyam Vij takes silver in a quality field that included double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker.

Punia's last major medal came at the 2022 Asian Games where she won the bronze medal at the age of 40. (PTI Photo)

Three-time Asian Games medallist Seema Antil suspended for doping

December 6, 2025 00:23 IST

It's the third such sanction on the 42-year-old discus thrower, who won the Asiad gold medal in 2014

India's Ashish Limaye, astride Willy Be Dun, at the FEI Asian Equestrian Championships. (PHOTO: SAI Media)

Indian equestrian riders win five medals at FEI Asian Equestrian Championships 2025

December 5, 2025 18:53 IST

Of those five, Shruti Vora claimed three medals while Ashish Limaye played a role in two, including a gold medal.

FILE IMAGE: Santiago Nieva is the Indian women's boxing head coach. (Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)

Santiago Nieva interview: ‘You need to make sure that the programme is strong enough that if one or two of your stronger boxers fail, others can step up’

December 3, 2025 10:09 IST

On his return to India as women’s boxing head coach, Santiago Nieva talks about his blueprint for the 2028 Olympics and how the team can rebound after being medal-less at Paris 2024

What’s Racketlon: Criss crossing TT, badminton, squash and tennis courts

December 2, 2025 08:38 IST

The sport involves four back-to-back games in order of progressive higher racquet weight played to 21 points each with 3-minutes transitions

Santiago Nieva was appointed as the head coach of the Indian women’s national boxing team. (PHOTO: BFI)

Santiago Nieva returns as head coach of Indian women’s national boxing team

November 28, 2025 12:15 IST

It was in Santiago's time as High Performance Director of Indian boxing that Lovlina Borgohain had claimed a historic Tokyo Olympics bronze medal while Amit Panghal had won a historic silver at the 2019 World Championships besides becoming the world number one.

Ahmedabad to host 2030 CWG; ready to welcome world, says PM Modi Commonwealth games

Ahmedabad to host 2030 Commonwealth Games, India to push for yoga as medal sport

November 28, 2025 00:54 IST

Removed from 2026 edition, badminton, hockey, wrestling, shooting, T20 cricket may see return as a part of a 15-17 sport programme

Ahmedabad to host 2030 Commonwealth Games, 15 to 17 sports to feature

November 26, 2025 20:18 IST

Commonwealth Sport also confirmed that 15–17 sports will feature at the 2030 Games. The next Games, to be held in Glasgow, will feature 10 sports.

India to host Silver-Level Continent Tour event next year: Athletics federation confirms

November 26, 2025 07:45 IST

Athletics Federation of India also replaces the Indian Grand Prix series with the Indian Athletics Series, to be held across 16 cities with the final to be held in New Delhi; National Indoor Athletics Championships also introduced

India’s first individual gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, makes the ceremonial first move in the FIDE World Cup final in Goa. (PHOTO: Michal Walusza)

Abhinav Bindra: No doubt that Olympics will come to India, only a matter of when

November 25, 2025 15:49 IST

India’s first individual gold medallist says that India should use the Games bid as a catalyst for change. “We don't want the Olympic Games to be just a two-week sporting extravaganza, or the ten days or two weeks of the Paralympics as a sporting extravaganza. We really should bid as a catalyst for change”

Pakistan Sports Board revokes life ban imposed on Arshad Nadeem’s coach

November 24, 2025 20:54 IST

Pakistan Sports Board (PSB)'s adjudicator termed the ban on Arshad's coach Salman Butt by Pakistan Amateur Athletics Association as 'unconstitutional'.

‘Every home had a favourite Dharmendra film’: Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and other cricketers pay tribute to veteran actor after his passing

November 24, 2025 18:20 IST

The Indian sports fraternity led by Harbhajan Singh, Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina were among the people who paid tribute to the late actor on Monday.