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PR Sreejesh aspires to be Indian hockey team's chief coach by 2036

Sreejesh, who will be featuring in his fourth Olympics this year, refused to believe that the upcoming edition in Paris could be his last outing in the sporting extravaganza

Lifter Achinta Sheuli caught entering women's hostel at night, expelled

The disciplinary breach occurred on Thursday night. The 22-year-old, who competes in the men's 73kg weight class, was caught by security personnel, who made a video of the lifter

Lakshya Sen signs off with creditable semifinal finish at All England

Christie will now face fellow Indonesian Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in Sunday's final.

All England Championships: World number one pair Satwik-Chirag exit

Satwik and Chirag on Thursday night lost 16-21 15-21 against the Indonesians, who were champions here in 2022

Paddy Upton to strengthen Indian men's hockey team for Paris Olympics

Upton, who played a role in India winning the 2011 Cricket World Cup, will be a part of the support staff of the country's men's hockey team in Paris

FIH Hockey Rankings: Indian men slip to 4th, women's team ranked 9th

India (2761) had directly qualified for the Paris Olympics through an Asian Games gold last year and didn't need to play in the recently-concluded Olympic Qualifiers

Lakshya's Paris hopes brighten, enters No.15 in Olympic Games qualification

The 22-year-old from Almora had reached a career-best ranking of world number six in November 2022 but saw his rankings plummet to world No. 25 in April last year

All England Open 2024: India's full schedule, live match timings, streaming

The badminton matches of the Indian shuttlers will begin at 3:30 PM IST on March 12. Jio Cinemas will live stream All England Open 2024 matches in India.

Vinesh makes cut for Asian Olympic qualifiers after unprecedented drama

Phogat, who has been at the forefront of an emotionally charged protest against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after accusing him of sexual harassment, defeated Shivani 11-6

Boxer Nishant Dev one win away from securing Paris Olympics 2024 quota

With the qualifying tournament offering four quota places in the men's 71kg weight class, Dev needs to win his quarterfinal on Monday to seal his passage for Paris Games

Drama at wrestling trials: Vinesh does not let bouts start in 2 categories

Vinesh, who had accused former WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment and led a prolonged protest against the BJP MP, turned up at the SAI centre to compete in the 50kg trials

Satwik and Chirag at forefront as Indians chase glory at All England

Prakash Padukone (1980) and Gopichand (2001) were the last Indians to claim the title with Saina Nehwal (2015) and Lakshya Sen (2022) being the only ones to come close when they finished runner-ups.

National Games gold medallist Parvej Khan finishes seventh in USA's NCAA

Khan clocked 4 minutes 03.05 seconds to finish seventh on Saturday, having become the first Indian to qualify for the final of a track event in the NCAA Championships

French Open Badminton: Satwik-Chirag duo sails into final, Lakshya loses

Lakshya Sen's campaign in the tournament ended after he lost to reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. Kunlavut won 20-22, 21-13, 21-11 in an hour and 18 minutes

BCCI triples per match incentive to Rs 45 lakh for playing red-ball format

A Test player, who appears in a possible 10 Tests in a season will be richer by a whopping Rs 4.50 crore as incentive apart from a possible Rs 1.5 crore (15 lakh per game) in usual match fee

Anurag Thakur announces two National Centre of Excellence for women

The NCOE cover 23 focused and priority disciplines where Indian athletes have a chance to win medals in global competitions like the Asian Games and the Olympics

French Open: Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag in semis, Sindhu loses epic battle

Satwik and Chirag, the world No. 1 Indian pair, who had won the title in 2022, cruised into the semifinals with a 21-19 21-13 victory over Thailand's world No. 32 Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren

Nishant Dev enters pre-quarterfinals of World Olympic Boxing Qualifiers

World Championships bronze-medallist Nishant Dev out-punched Georgia's Madiev Eskerkhan to enter the men's 71kg category pre-quarterfinals of the first World Olympic Boxing Qualifiers here.

All games drawn in final round, Praggnanandhaa finishes joint second

R Praggnanandhaa tried hard but had to settle for a draw with David Navara of Czech Republic in the final round of Prague Masters chess tournament that concluded here on Thursday.

WFI to withdraw circular on conducting trials for upcoming events, HC told

Taking note of the statement made by WFI's counsel, Justice Sachin Datta said the trials shall proceed as per the circular issued by the ad-hoc committee supervising the affairs of the WFI