Sports
PM meets India’s Paralympic medallists, congratulates them on record haul
New Delh i(TIP)- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met India’s trailblazing Paralympians at his residence on Thursday, September 12, to congratulate them for their record-smashing haul of 29 medals at the recently-concluded Paris Games. In a […]
Hockey Asian Champions Trophy: India beat Korea 3-1 to continue unbeaten run
Hulunbuir (TIP)- Defending champions India remained unbeaten in the Asian Champions Trophy as it registered its fourth consecutive victory with a 3-1 win against Korea here at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, China […]
Ronaldo creates history, becomes first to breach one billion barrier on social media
Since his career began, Cristiano Ronaldo has been known to break records on and off the field. The Portugal star has once again scripted history, becoming the first individual to reach one billion followers on […]
Bangladesh make history, sweep Test series in Pak
Bangladesh cruised to a six-wicket victory in the second Test against Pakistan to complete a 2-0 series sweep and provide a healing touch to a nation recovering from a political upheaval. Chasing 185 for victory, […]
Messi left off list of contenders for Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi may be considered by many as the greatest soccer player of all time, but the Argentina star was omitted from the list of nominations to win this year’s Ballon d’Or award — the […]
Paris Paralympics: India hit 25-medal mark with judoka Kapil Parmar’s bronze
Kapil Parmar, a visually impaired judo athlete, made history by becoming India’s first Paralympic medallist in judo, securing a bronze in the men’s 60kg (J1) category. Parmar, 24, dominated his opponent, Brazil’s Elielton de Oliveira, […]
Why did India return from Paris with 16 and not 18 hockey Olympians?
While fervor, gaiety, celebrations, and felicitations to mark back-to-back bronze medal triumphs in the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Games are almost nearing their end, at least two members of the Indian hockey squad must have […]
Shiv Chanderpaul-A batsman for all seasons
By Albert Baldeo “Chanderpaul, eyes focused like a laser on the ball from run up to the moment he demolishes it with his trademark pull/sweep, raises his bat, and kisses the pitch as the ball […]
Four Indian women wrestlers become U17 world champions
In a sparkling show by India’s women wrestlers at the Under-17 World Championships, four grapplers annexed the titles in Amman (Jordan) on August 22, and at least two more are in gold medal contention. Aditi […]
Three Indian-origin girls named in Australia’s U19 women’s squad
Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday, August 22, announced their squad for the upcoming Women’s Under-19 Tri-series involving New Zealand and Sri Lanka, set to take place from September 19 in Brisbane. The Youth Selection Panel […]
Women’s T20 World Cup moved out of Bangladesh
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today moved the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup from Bangladesh to the UAE, saying it “wasn’t feasible” to conduct the event there after governments of a number of participating countries […]
Neeraj Chopra finishes 2nd in Lausanne Diamond League
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League as he recovered in time to produce a season’s best effort of 89.49m in his last attempt on Thursday, August 22. The […]
Cricket: T10 is all set to make its debut in Mississauga
T10, the latest and shortest version of instant cricket, will make its debut in Canada later this month. This time, girls and women in colorful clothing will take to the field in the first-ever major […]
Curtain closes on Paris 2024 as Olympic flame passes to Los Angeles
CAS postpones verdict on Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic silver medal appeal further, next update on August 16 The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) postponed the verdict on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for a joint […]
Contrasting retirements of Vinesh and Sreejesh see culmination of the Indian campaign in the Paris Olympic Games
Lanky goalkeeper from Kerala, PR Sreejesh, chose an opportune moment to say goodbye to competitive hockey. His heroics helped India to win back-to-back- bronze medals in Olympic hockey. For India, it was India’s fourth bronze […]
Nadeem-Neeraj javelin rivalry can pave the way for sports bonhomie between India and Pakistan Wrestler Aman gets sixth medal for India
On Thursday, August 8, Neeraj Chopra’s second throw did the magic for him. An 89.45m long second throw helped him achieve the second position on the podium. His other five throws were all adjudged as […]
Prabhjot is honored by AIPS, the world’ sports journalist body, for covering 10 Olympic Games
Prabhjot Singh is one of the sports journalists honored by AIPS , the world’s journalist body for covering 10 Olympics . Congratulations to Prabhjot Singh and all others who have been honored for their feat.
India win back-to-back Olympic hockey bronze medals
Prabhjot Singh, a senior sports journalist, in his career spanning 40 years, has witnessed, and reported on six summer Olympic games, one winter Olympic games, seven World Cups in Hockey, FIFA World Cup in 2006, […]
India lends a helping hand to France in holding an incident-free Olympic Games
By Prabhjot Singh PARIS (TIP): India’s avowed policy of fighting global terrorism collectively is corroborated by the deployment of a section of its specially-trained men and canine squads in Paris, the host city of the […]
