The year 2018 was eventful for Odisha as it successfully put itself on the world sports map and as an emerging sports hub in India.


Odisha aspiration to be India's sports hub crystallises (2018 In Retrospect)


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Familiar failures in major tournaments after promising build-ups and musical chair-like rotation of coaches. These were the major highlights of Indian hockey in 2018.


After mixed 2018 show, Indian hockey at crossroads (2018 in Restrospect)


International golfer Jyoti Singh Randhawa was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh forest department on Wednesday for poaching in the Katraniaghat wildlife sanctuary in Bahraich district, officials said.


Golfer Randhawa held for poaching in UP


Chasing her dreams despite the innumerable obstacles in her way, India's first female wrestler in WWE, Kavita Devi, has urged women athletes to take part in the WWE talent try-outs in March 2019.


Kavita urges women athletes to give WWE talent try-out in India (IANS Interview)


India have announced their playing eleven for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and on paper the team looks better balanced than the sides that won in Adelaide and lost in Perth to be 1-1 in the four-Test series.


Desperate times call for desperate measures (Column: Just Sport)


India skipper Virat Kohli says he loved his wife and actress Anushka Sharma's performance in her latest film "Zero", which has received a mixed response from the audience and critics.


Virat Kohli found Anushka outstanding in 'Zero'


A video has gone viral on Twitter in which a referee is seen asking a US high-school wrestler to either cut his dreadlocks or forfeit the match.


Referee tells US school wrestler to cut dreadlocks or forfeit match


India's ace boxer Mary Kom says that the forthcoming fiction show "Kesari Nandan" will inspire the younger generation to make their careers in the field of sports.


'Kesari Nandan' will inspire younger generation, says Mary Kom


Faced with a dwindling supply of white duck feathers, lack of mechanisation and soaring Chinese competition with alternative plastic products, traders at the shuttlecock manufacturing hub here are struggling to make ends meet amidst reducing margins.


Shuttlecock makers in Bengal's Uluberia hard hit by feather crunch


Cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been appointed the India ambassador of Italian luxury sports watchmaker Panerai.


Dhoni to endorse luxury sports watch brand in India


A probe has been launched into allegations that black players in Chelseas youth system during the 1980s and 1990s were subjected to a "racist bullying culture" from staff members.


Probe launched into alleged racist abuse in Chelsea youth set-up


Having created history by claiming a record sixth title at the women's World Championships, legendary boxer M.C Mary Kom is determined to fulfil a life long dream by winning a gold at the 2020 Olympics.


After record 6th world title, Mary Kom determined to win Olympic gold (IANS Interview)


Film fraternity members led by megastar Amitabh Bachchan extended hearty congratulations to P.V. Sindhu on her historic win at the season finale at the BWF World Tour Finals 2018 badminton tournament in Guangzhou, China, on Sunday.


Film fraternity hails P.V. Sindhu for historic win


Film fraternity members led by megastar Amitabh Bachchan extended hearty congratulations to P.V. Sindhu on her historical win at the season finale at the BWF World Tour Finals 2018 badminton tournament in Guangzhou, China, on Sunday.


Film fraternity hails P.V. Sindhu for historical win


Once they were playing with weapons and unleashing a reign of terror by killing people in Andhra-Odisha border areas. But now, some have found their love for hockey.


Surrendered Maoists enjoy hockey in Odisha


Terming the ongoing FIH World Cup "very tough", legendary full-back and former India hockey skipper Dilip Tirkey has praised the home sides performance in the showpiece event.


I would rate it as a very tough World Cup: Tirkey


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday handed over the tricolour flag to Arunima Sinha, marking the beginning of her expedition to Mount Vinson, Antarctica.


PM hands over tricolour to divyang mountaineer


As nearly 200 countries entered the second week of their crucial climate negotiations here, the sports sector and the UN Climate Change on Tuesday jointly launched the Sports for Climate Action Framework to drive climate awareness and action.


Now, sports a unifying tool for climate action


Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood on Monday said organising events like Men's Hockey World Cup in the subcontinent would help India and Pakistan regain the past glory in the sport.


Hope India, Pakistan will regain glory in hockey: Pak envoy


One must not belittle the present day singers for using "auto-tuning", as there is a great demand for it among the audience, says popular Bollywood singer Shaan (Shantanu Mukherjee).


Human ears prefer 'auto-tuning' of voices today: Shaan


Hardik Pandya's back injury is keeping him off the field. And, naturally, the national team cricketer says his priority is get fully fit and play for the country again.

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