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Sprinter Dutee Chand tests positive for prohibitive substance, says NADA

Dutee Chand's sample was collected during an out-of-competition testing on Dec 5 at Bhubaneswar

Centre asks wrestling body to respond on sexual harassment charge in 72 hrs

On Wednesday, wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik accused the WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharma of sexual harassment

Shubman Gill's sensational double hundred powers India to 349/8 against NZ

Gill oozed class in his special 208 off 149 balls and batted through the innings with not much support from the other end. Skipper Rohit Sharma's 34 off 38 was the second best score of the innings

Indian women's hockey team registers 5-1 win over S Africa in Cape town

The Indian women's hockey team registered a stellar 5-1 win over South Africa in the first game of the four-match series on Monday in Cape Town South Africa

Virat Kohli's epic 166 fires India to 390/5 against Sri Lanka in final ODI

Before Kohli took over, Gill had played some high quality strokes en route to his second ODI hundred

Hockey WC: Special arrangements made for differently-abled spectators

A differently-abled person can enter the stadium from any gate. We have made it universally accessible for them. The stadium has about 100 seats allocated for them

Hockey World Cup: India begin campaign on a winning note, defeat Spain 2-0

India ended the first quarter with a 1-0 lead over the Spanish team with the hosts penetrating their opponent's box regularly

Hockey fever grips India as Birsa Munda Stadium hosts first int'l game

India coach Graham Reid was in awe of the state-of-the-art stadium

Odisha CM Patnaik inaugurates India's biggest hockey stadium in Rourkela

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, the largest hockey stadium in the country, here.

FIH-certified Rourkela hockey stadium is world's largest: Odisha Govt

Amid a row over the status of Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela among major stadia across the globe, the Odisha government claimed that it is world's largest facility in terms of seating capacity

Hockey World Cup 2023: Australia confident of reclaiming the Cup again

Three-time champions and world no.1 Australia are confident of reclaiming the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup to be jointly hosted by Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29.

Hockey World Cup 2023: German coach's first goal is semis, then win the cup

Two-time champions Germany's first goal is to reach the semifinals of the upcoming FIH men's Hockey World Cup but their ultimate aim is to win their third world title, said head coach Andre Henning.

Hockey World Cup: Spain skipper Iglesias excited to play India in opener

Playing India in India on the opening night of a mega event is the most exciting game and Spain captain Alvaro Iglesias is looking forward to it. The match takes place on the opening day

Hockey World Cup: India forward Abhishek excited, nervous for the big show

A relatively new addition to the Indian team, young forward Abhishek is all set to make an impression at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, starting from January 13.

Hockey World Cup: Wales not here to just make up the numbers, says skipper

"We are here to cause an upset," asserted captain Rupert Shipperley after arriving in Odisha for Wales' first-ever FIH Men's Hockey World Cup.

National Hockey Conclave held Odisha's Konark ahead of World Cup

The members of the hockey fraternity from different states of India came together for the National Hockey Conclave, held at the Eco-Retreat at Konark, Odisha on Tuesday

England rugby great David Duckham passes away at age of 76 years

Duckham won 36 caps for England from 1969-76, initially as a center before going on to make his mark as a dynamic winger who brought flair to an otherwise conservative team

Star India asks BCCI for Rs 130-crore discount in the existing deal

The BCCI top brass deliberated on the two subjects for more than an hour in the emergent meeting of the Apex Council on Monday. It was a virtual meeting

Comeback trail: Sports stars who returned to make a mark after an accident

From Tiger Pataudi to Sandeep Singh, Rishabh Pant has examples to look up to

Two time tennis champion Naomi Osaka withdraws from Australian Open

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka has confirmed she will not play at the Australian Open, adding her name to a growing list of notable withdrawals