Reliance Jio on Friday announced a five-year partnership with Star India to stream cricket matches featuring India.


Reliance Jio, Star India tie up to stream cricket matches on JioTV


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Grammy and Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman, along with celebrated lyricist-poet Gulzar, has created the official song for Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.


Rahman, Gulzar create official song for Men's Hockey World Cup


Under its recently launched Play and Progress scheme, the Delhi government on Thursday announced incentives of up to Rs three lakh per annum for school-level sports talent.


School-level sports talent to get Rs 3 lakh incentive from Delhi government


Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday felicitated and handed over Rs 1-crore cheque to Divij Sharan, who won India a gold medal in the mens doubles tennis event at the 18th Asian Games, an official said.


Kejriwal felicitates Diviji Sharan


She remembers the time when some of her seniors gave statements that she can't play badminton but that made Jwala Gutta more determined and she went on to win both Junior and Senior Nationals in the same year.


Opinionated women not easily accepted in our country: Jwala Gutta (IANS Interview)


The incredible story of Dutee Chand, who rose from abject poverty to become one of Indias biggest sprinting stars, will be brought alive in the form of a book, whose title hasn't been announced so far.


Now, a book on sprinter Dutee Chand (Lead, correcting intro)


The incredible story of Dutee Chand, who rose from abject poverty to become one of Indias biggest sprinting stars, will be brought alive in the form of a book titled "Story so far".


Now, a book on sprinter Dutee Chand


Ever since she was a kid, Hima Das woke up every morning before the crack of dawn and would go to the local grazing ground in a remote Assam village. With no proper gear or even a playground, she practiced running at this grazing ground, around 50 metres from her house, before the villagers let their cattle loose post sunrise.


How India's sports stars overcame tough personal odds to achieve success (IANS Special Series)


The Manipur government has increased the cash awards to sportspersons who bring laurels to the state from international events.


Manipur hikes cash awards for sportspersons


Oscar Pistorius was celebrated as a poster boy by many after he became the only double amputee to enter summer Olympics in London in 2012 and went on to win the 400m gold at Paralympics the same year at the same venue.


Questions on Pistorius' legacy will remain even after the series: Director


South Korea is considering making a proposal to North Korea for co-hosting the 2032 Summer Olympics Games, the country's sports minister said on Wednesday.


S. Korea to propose co-hosting 2032 Olympics with North: Sports minister


The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to reconsider the quantum of punishment to former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu as he had been let off with a fine of just Rs 1,000 for causing simple injury in a 30-year-old road-rage case.


SC to reconsider fine punishment to Sidhu in road-rage case


Asian Games gold medallist heptathlete Swapna Barman will travel to Mumbai around September 24 to undergo a series of medical tests which will determine whether she requires a surgery.


Swapna to travel to Mumbai for medical treatment


Bappi Lahiri has composed a jingle to welcome legendary boxer Mike Tyson to India. The celebrated music director says it is a perfect Bollywood way to greet the boxing legend.


Bappi Lahiri makes jingle for Mike Tyson


Born in Khandra in Panipat, Haryana, to a farmer's family, Asian javelin throw champion and the new poster boy of Indian athletics, Neeraj Chopra, says his struggle to give the best to his family as a young boy and achieve his goals motivated him to reach where he had.


My struggling days motivate me to reach new heights: Neeraj Chopra (IANS Interview)


Asian javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra made India proud by winning Gold at the international podium. To celebrate his victory, Gatorade organised an event here where the sports drink brand welcomed its ambassador with actress Mandira Bedi.


Neeraj Chopra victory at Asian games celebrated at an event


Software major Infosys on Monday said it has signed a three-year deal to digitize the software tools of Tennis Australia to offer rich experiences of its sporting events to fans worldwide.


Infosys to digitize Tennis Australia's software tools


Samsung Electronics Co. and HARMAN International on Monday refreshed its JBL earphones line-up with four devices and also roped in Olympics medallist and badminton ace PV Sindhu as brand ambassador for its new range of sports earphones in India.


HARMAN refreshes JBL earphones line-up, ropes in PV Sindhu


From digging wells to selling onions to working in a petrol pump to representing India at the Rio Olympics while his mother was in a coma, India's rowing star Dattu Baban Bhokanal has overcome every obstacle in life before winning the gold medal as part of India's quadruple scull team at the recently-concluded Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.


Epic saga: How India's rowing-star Dattu overcame poverty to win gold (Sports Feature)


Kerala cricketer Sanju Samson announced on Sunday that he is set to marry his college classmate in December.


Cricketer Sanju Samson to wed in December


The Haryana government will carry out development work on priority in the villages of the winners of sports medals in the Asian Games and the Olympics, a minister said on Saturday.

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