Winter Olympics 2022: Alpine skier Arif Khan becomes the first Indian to qualify for Beijing
Arif Khan, who hails from the Hajibal Tanmarg area in Kashmir, has previously represented India in many international tournaments, including the World Championships. Mohammad Arif Khan, grew up in Gulmarg, famous for being a major tourist destination of Kashmir. Growing up in snowy weather made Arif close to Skiing; moreover his father is the owner of a ski equipment shop....
Junior Hockey World Cup: Defending champion India handed a shock defeat at the hands of France
India, the defending champions and the host suffered a loss at the magnificent Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. This was the opening match for both India and France. India scored a couple of quick goals in the last few minutes of the encounter, but they were too little too late. France, who hold a global ranking of 26, stunned World Number...
Junior World Cup Hockey 2021: India to start campaign against France
The Indian Hokey team will be one of the favourites to win the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2021. India, the defending champion, will play their first match against France in the Junior Hockey World Cup at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. They are only the second team after Germany to win multiple titles. The teams are divided into four groups with...
Racial Abuse: Lilian Thuram believes that the white players remaining neutral is not an option for things to advance
Former Football player turned author Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien has urged all White footballers to take an increasingly direct role if Black players are racially abused. Now 49, Lilian Thuram has played for Football clubs like Monaco, Juventus and Barcelona during an illustrious career, and was one of the best defenders of his time. Despite being born in Guadeloupe he moved...
246 athletes and coaches are granted the first-ever Institutional Awards by SAI for excellent performances
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi was witness to the first-ever presentation of Sports Authority of India (SAI) Institutional Awards, for Athletes and Coaches. A grand total of 162 athletes and 84 coaches, were conferred the awards in the Outstanding Award and the Best Award category for the performances they have put in, in national and international competitions. Anurag...
FIFA World Cup: Argentina qualify for Qatar 2022 after goalless draw with Brazil
A goalless draw against arch rivals Brazil secured a place for Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Qatar. Lionel Messi will get a fifth, and possibly the last attempt to win the World Cup. Second-placed Argentina booked a berth in the World Cup after their goalless draw against Brazil. Their road became smooth when Chile...
Delhi HC constitutes a special committee to enquire about Manika Batra’s allegations
Manika Batra famously alleged that in a Tokyo Olympic qualifying match, the national coach had asked her to “throw” the bout. It was Justice Rekha Palli who heard Manika Batra's petition that blamed the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) of carrying out its selection processes through a ‘non-transparent’ manner and even targeting specific individuals, like herself. Batra, who had...
Portugal in a tricky situation; Ronaldo may not even get to play in Qatar World Cup
Looking set to book a place in the 2022 Qatar World Cup, needing only a draw against Serbia, Portugal had to digest a 2-1 defeat, after conceding in the 90th minute. Playing at home in Lisbon, Portugal hit the ground running at the Estadio Da Luz (Stadium of Light). Playing at home, with the likes of Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Bruno...
Pritam Siwach- Arjuna awardee Hockey player joins the elite list of being the Dronacharya award winner as well
Pritam Rani Siwach, one of the ten Dronacharya awardees this year, is dedicating her life to make lives better of multiple young talents of Indian Hockey. It has been a period of 17 years since Pritam Rani Siwach was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1998. She was then in the prime of her playing career, being one of the best...
Anand Velkumar- The first Indian to win a medal in Speed Skating World Championship
Competing in the Junior 15km Elimination Final held at Ibaguein Colombia, Anand Velkumar came in with a final time of 24.14.845 seconds, which was good enough to take home the coveted silver medal. Aditi Ashok narrowly missing out on a bronze medal at the Olympics after finishing fourth, Kamalpreet Kaur becoming the first Indian woman to breach the 65m mark...