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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann today felicitated the players of the state, with cash prize worth Rs 1 crore (each), who were part of the Bronze medal winning Indian Hockey team in the recently concluded Paris Olympics…

KOLKATA: Violence erupted outside Salt Lake stadium after the derby match of the Durand Cup was cancelled. The supporters went outside the stadium and claimed that they did not get any prior information about the cancellation of the match…

NEW DELHI: Celebrated wrestler Vinesh Phogat received a grand welcome on her return to the country with hundreds of supporters gathering outside the IGI airport, showing immense solidarity with her here on Saturday. Stars such as Bajrang…

NEW DELHI: General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), on Friday felicitated Indian Army sportspersons for their remarkable accomplishments at the Paris Olympics 2024. This event is part of the Indian Army's ongoing long-term…

WARSAW: Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Friday that his country will strive to host the Summer Olympics for the first time, with a particular eye on the Games in 2040 and 2044. Tusk was speaking at a sports field in Karczew,…

LONDON: Mikel Arteta reportedly hired a group of pickpockets to teach his Arsenal stars a valuable lesson and is now planning to steal the Premier League title from Manchester City. Arteta's side suffered an agonising end to last season…

CHENNAI: As Neeraj Chopra's javelin soared through the Parisian night sky in the final, it wasn't hard to wonder why that performance was a one-off in athletics. That Chopra has come to symbolise excellence isn't a surprise; he has shown…

NEW DELHI: The Indian paralympic contingent was on Friday accorded a grand send-off ahead of the Paris Games scheduled to be held from August 28 to September 8. The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and Sports Authority of India (SAI)…

NEW DELHI: Lakshya Sen revealed how his phone was taken away by strict coach Prakash Padukone, hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh talked about his team's thrilling run while everyone shared a good laugh on the air conditioning woes in Paris…

LONDON: West Ham signed Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka in a deal worth a reported £15 million ($19 million) on Tuesday. Wan-Bissaka agreed a seven-year contract with the Hammers after spending five years at Old Trafford.…

Paris: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has postponed the decision on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification at the Paris Olympics yet again. The new deadline for the decision is 9.30 pm (IST) on August…

U.S. topped the medal tally with 126 medals followed by China with 91 medals and Japan with 45.

The stories of Khelif and Lin are not unique. Whenever "gender eligibility testing" is used, it is more often than not against women athletes of colour.

Netizens reacted against the woman's behaviour, calling it inappropriate and debated how it would have been a bigger issue if the roles were reversed.

Hungary opened an 8-6 lead on Daniel Angyal's goal with 3:22 left. But the U.S. rallied with man-up goals by Alex Bowen and Hannes Daube.

The complaint was filed with a special unit in the Paris prosecutor's office for combating online hate speech, alleging 'aggravated cyber-harassment' targeting Khelif, lawyer Nabil Boudi said.

There was a feeling of emptiness as the grandest sporting show on the planet ended on Sunday.

Lin completed her domination of her division Saturday night, following Imane Khelif's lead a day earlier by giving a glittering response to the intense scrutiny faced by both fighters inside the ring.