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PT Usha set to be elected as IOA chief; first woman occupant of top job

The legendary PT Usha is set to become the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as she emerged as the lone candidate for the top post for the December 10 elections

Youth World Boxing: Ravina strikes gold; India ends campaign with 11 medals

Ravina emerged victorious in her finals bout and added another gold to India's total medal tally of 11 at the IBA Youth Men's and Women's World Boxing Championships 2022 in La Nucia, Spain

Govers slams hat-trick, Australia beats India 7-4 in second hockey Test

India could play well only in patches as Blake Govers slammed a brilliant hat-trick to guide Australia to a dominating 7-4 win in the high-scoring second hockey Test here on Sunday

PT Usha to contest for Indian Olympic Association president's post

Legendary track and field star of India PT Usha will contest for the president's post in the upcoming Indian Olympic Association (IOA) elections

Govt to establish dietary supplements testing labs: Sports Secretary

Many sports persons, after failing dope tests, have claimed that they ingested prohibited substances 'inadvertently' through dietary supplements

Cheteshwar Pujara, Umesh Yadav added to India A squad for Bangladesh tour

Pujara and Yadav have been added to India A squad for the Bangladesh tour ahead of the national team's two-match Test series next month

Denmark reignites European dispute with FIFA at World Cup

It was an unprecedented dispute at a World Cup pitting FIFA against players on the day of preparing for one of the biggest games in their careers

Fifa World Cup 2022: Japan gets two late goals to beat Germany 2-1

Germany was playing at the World Cup for the first time since its shocking group-stage exit as defending champion in 2018

Youth World Boxing C'ships: 4 more medals confirmed, India's tally at 11

Youth Asian champions Muskan, Tamanna and two other Indian pugilists posted dominating victories to reach the semi-final at the International Boxing Association (IBA)

US Prez Biden urges American World Cup team to 'let's go shock 'em all'

You keep trusting in one another, play as hard as you can, and for you and your families, your teammates and the whole country's rooting for you," Biden went on

'I feel a bit empty': Sebastian Vettel after final F1 race of his career

Numerous events were held to commemorate Vettel's final race, including a track run on Saturday night that the four-time world champion organised for spectators of all skill levels.

Big victory for me, will continue hardwork: Batra after Bronze at Asian Cup

The ace paddler shared a message on Twitter labelling the achievement as a big victory for her and thanked the fans for lending her their unwavering support

Sports min approves foreign training camps for Neeraj, 3 other athletes

Star javelin thrower Neeraj, along with coach Klaus Bartonietz and physiotherapist Ishaan Marwaha, would be training at Loughborough for 63 days and are set to leave for the UK later this week

Sourav Ganguly roots for sports as part of education to improve life skills

The former cricketer urged everybody to "come together to ensure that all children are in school and continue learning"

Manika Batra first Indian woman to reach ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup semifinals

World number 44 Manika beat Chen 4-3 (6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9) in the women's singles quarterfinals

Formula One to launch new racing series 'F1 Academy' for female drivers

The series, to be known as the F1 Academy, will be subsidized by F1 and is likely to be a support series for one weekend of the F1 season

Sports TV broadcasting garnered revenue of Rs 9,500 crore in FY22: Report

This is a significant margin in terms of the consumers of sport, indicating that TV broadcasting still remains the number one channel in providing content to viewers

Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022: 'Sports should not be politicised', says Macron

Qatar won the hosting rights for this year's tournament in a Fifa vote in 2010

TV sports market likely to reach Rs 9,830 crore by FY26, says report

The overall TV sports market was estimated at Rs 7,050 crore in FY21

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest year-end ATP world number 1

Alcaraz soared from number 32 to the top of this sport's mountain on September 12, which is also the biggest jump to number one in 50 editions