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The rise that has just started needs consistency to keep the graph moving upwards. But the fact is that Indian sport still lags far behind than the West. An eyewitness to this, Sunil Valavalkar writes about how a predominantly new sport is nurtured and grown in the USA which he …

Just some weeks prior to the big Cricket World Cup to be held at England and Wales, another team in Indian colour has set the prologue. India South team beat Team England in the finals of the Street Child Cricket World Cup that was held at the Lord’s. After several …

Breakdancing is one of the four additional sports expected to be included at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris along with Surfing, Sport climbing and Skateboarding. While the three other sports have already been added to the programme for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and invited to return in Paris, Breakdancing …

The Government of India, in its interim budget, before the Lok Sabha polls in mid-2019, has increased the sports budget by Rs 214.20 crore for the financial year 2019-2020. The overall sports budget was increased from Rs 2002.72 in 2018-2019 crore to Rs 2216.92 crore. In the interim budget presented …

Two goals from captain Sunil Chhetri sealed victory for India in the AFC Asian Cup against Thailand at Abu Dhabi. As India registered their first win in the Asian Cup since 1964, living legend Chhetri overtook Lionel Messi to become the second highest-scoring active international player. Playing in his second …

It is time to accept that Pickleball is sure to rule the coming years of sports in India. The way it is being played and promoted, the skill level of Indian players and the professionalism with which international tournaments are organized in India, is commendable to the core. And the …

She proved all over again that why she is regarded as one of the most decorated female boxers of this world. Legendary India boxer Mary Kom beat Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota in the final of the Women’s World Boxing Championship to win the title for an unprecedented sixth time. Before this, …

The AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship returned to India after 12 years as the 10th edition commenced at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Eight new nations from four Confederations are making their debut in this edition of World Boxing. Previously 102 nations from all of the five …

With 15 gold, 24 silver and 33 bronze medals, India recorded the best-ever performance at the Para Asian Games 2018 held in Jakarta. With 72 medals, India outclassed its performance of 2014 when Indian sportsmen won 33 medals (3 gold, 14 silver, 16 bronze). On the last day of the …

Indian para-powerlifter, Manpreet Kaur won a bronze at the 2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Championships. Manpreet lifted a weight of 73kg in 41kg class to become the bronze medallist from her country. But who is this Manpreet Kaur and what is this Para-Powerlifting all about? INTRODUCTION OF PARA-POWERLIFTING IN INDIA …