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Women's hockey team captain Ritu Rani allegedly dropped from Olympics squad

The Indian women's team has qualified for the Olympics for the first time in 36 years since 1980, under Ritu's leadership

Dangal wrestling is no longer a poor man's sport

In a wrestling renaissance, traditional pehalwans are amassing healthy returns by taking part in dangals

A sporty weekend

A terrific line-up of events lies ahead for sports lovers

Chess (#1208)

Sourav Ganguly turns 44, Twitterati wishes 'Dada' on his birthday

The former maverick skipper had made a memorable Test debut with a century at Lord's in 1996, went on to claim 11 wins from 28 away Tests, a record by any Indian captain

Wimbledon: Sania-Martina knocked out in quarters

The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair was knocked out by fifth seeds Hungary's Timea Babos and Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova 2-6, 4-6 in just 68 minutes

Any intruding aircraft will be shot down during Olympics: Brazil

At the request of the regional government of Rio, 3,000 more soldiers have been added to the initial figure of 38,000

Troubled Rio hits one month countdown to Olympics

Authorities will deploy 85,000 police backed by soldiers on Rio's streets. That's twice as many as used in the 2012 London Olympics

Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat one win away from Olympic qualification

The 24-year-old Neeraj (69kg) defeated Greece's Dimitrios Poulikos Tsagkrakos 3-0 and will be up against second-seeded German Arajik Marutjan

Olympians Association of India launched

The OAI is directly affiliated to the World Olympians Association under the International Olympic Committee

Coming days will decide how we shape up as Test unit: Kohli

With Team India geared up for their busiest Test season comprising 17 five-day games

Mercedes boss warns of 'team orders' after another Hamilton-Rosberg collision

After they crashed into one another again at the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg last evening

ICC okays rule change in LBW calls, defers Test shake up

According to the change, the size of the zone inside which half the ball needs to hit for a Not Out decision to be reversed to Out will increase

PM to meet Rio Olympics-bound athletes tomorrow

More than 100 athletes from India have qualified in 13 sporting disciplines for the Rio Olympics

England prepared to cancel B'desh tour after foreigner killings

The team is due to arrive in Bangladesh on September 30 for a month-long tour

Push that pedal

Cycling enthusiasts tell the author how to make one's riding experience count

Chess (#1207)

The chess world is still coming to terms with the details of alleged deals from the Panama Papers

Cricket will be part of 2024 Olympics if Rome wins bid: Italian cricket board

Rome is bidding to host the 2024 Summer Games alongside Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest

Newsmaker: Anil Kumble

Taking a Jumbo leap

Ravi Shastri vs Sourav Ganguly: All you need to know about the war of words

It seems that it was Shastri's suggestion, directed at Ganguly, that really hit a spot