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Asian Games: Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh to join Indian chess men's team camp

The Asian Games-bound Indian men's chess team, which includes World Cup silver medallist GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa along with three other quarter-finalists, will undergo a four-day tactical camp

My family sacrificed for me to chase my dreams: Hockey player Karthi Selvam

Karthi Selvam, one of star performers for the Indian men's hockey team in the Asian Champions Trophy, feels that he has been able to live up to the expectations of his parents, who sacrificed a lot

Asiad 2023: Whatever command khap gives, I am ready to obey that - Bajrang

All those khap panchayats, all those Chaudhury organisation members who joined in the protest at Jantar Mantar, gather them together, whatever command they give, I am ready to obey that, says Bajrang

WFI suspension: It will hugely impact Asian Games medal prospects - Kartar

Terming the developments as 'sad', Yogeshwar hoped a quick solution could be found to the crisis

WFI suspended! Here's why global wrestling body revoked India's membership

This means Indian grapplers will not compete at the World Championships in Belgrade under the Indian flag.

Sports ministry okays wrestlers Bajrang and Deepak's foreign training

The Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has cleared wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Deepak Punia's proposals to miss the World Championships trials and train abroad till the Asian Games

Asian Games: Ruturaj Gaikwad to lean on lessons from captain cool MS Dhoni

Ruturaj Gaikwad feels leading a side is a complicated affair but he will try to make it simple like his Chennai Super Kings skipper M S Dhoni when he captains India at the Asian Games next month

Sprinter, Asian Games medallist Dutee Chand faces four-year ban for doping

Dutee Chand was tested for selective androgen receptor modulators in December last year. Her ban period will be effective from January 3, 2023. This means she will be out of action till Jan 3, 2027

Difficult to focus on wrestling when sports' future is at stake: Bajrang

After calling off the protest, we wanted to give 100 per cent to training, but how is that possible when we got to know Brijbhushan's people could run the federation again, says Bajrang Punia

Vinesh Phogat out of Asian Games: Timeline of her injuries and achievements

Vinesh's wrestling career has been marred by controversy and injuries.

Asian Games: Wrestler Vinesh pulls out; clears way for Antim's inclusion

The exemption from the Asian Games trials given to Vinesh and Bajrang Punia had created a huge controversy as the wrestling fraternity criticised the decision made by the ad-hoc panel.

India Men's hockey coach Fulton calls ACT triumph big boost for Asian Games

Asian Champions Trophy title triumph will "really count" as India set sights on Asian Games gold in order to secure automatic qualification to the 2024 Paris Olympics, said head coach Craig Fulton

Asian Games: Rani Rampal not picked in probable list of women's hockey team

Just a couple of days after Hockey India appointed her as the coach of India U-17 women's team, former captain Rani Rampal found herself out of the 34-strong list of probables for the Asian Games

Rani Rampal named coach of sub-junior team, but says she isn't retiring

It remains to be seen whether she will find a place in India's squad for the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Asian Games 2023: Spinner Gayakwad sure of India winning Gold in Asiad

The 'Women in Blue' have got a direct qualification to the quarterfinals at the Asian Games based on their ICC T20I rankings.

I'll see how things happen after Asiad: Sreejesh opens up on his retirement

The 35-year-old goalkeeping legend is nearing 300 international matches after making his India debut in 2006

Asiad: Uncertainty over selection of gymnasts causing confusion - GFI chief

In the letter, the GFI president said that "SAI analysis is limited to evaluating the players on the basis of past performance alone."

Paddler Manika Batra loses her kit bag, seeks Jyotiraditya Scindia's help

She was returning from the WTT Contender competition, where she reached the Round of 32 in the women's singles event, in Lima, Peru.

Asian Games 2023: Selection policy 'fair and transparent' - BFI tells HC

The national federation added that the new selection criteria formulated in February were "akin to the policy adopted by many leading boxing nations of the world".

Asian Games 2023: Dipa Karmakar likely to be considered for Indian team

Star Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar is likely to be picked in the Indian contingent for the Asian Games following a request to the Sports Ministry by the Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI)