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Graham Reid, the Olympic medal-winner former Australian player, is the latest entrant in the Indian Hockey scenario. Reid has been appointed as the new chief coach of the India Men’s Hockey team. Reid has been handed a contract till the end of 2020, which can be extended depending on his …

To promote happiness, health and well-being among professional and budding Badminton players, Pulella Gopichand Badminton Academy has entered into collaboration with IIT Kharagpur. The engineering institute has signed an MoU with PGBA to carry out joint training and research in the area of the happiness and well-being of players. The …

Athletes from Australia and the rest of Oceania have been invited to compete at the 2022 Asian Games to be held at Hangzhou in China. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) extended an invitation to the Australian athletes at the Asian Games in selected sports which will have their qualification …

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 …

The Khelo India programme was launched by the Government of India with a vision to showcase the tremendous potential of Indian sportsperson, mainly in the grassroot level, by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country. The first edition of Khelo India Youth Games was hosted at …

Things are getting brighter for Indian sports. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has submitted a formal expression of interest to bid for the 2032 Olympic Games and is set to approach the government for support. India informally showed interest in hosting the 32nd edition of the quadrennial sporting extravaganza earlier …

In an exceptional development, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has decided to hand out central contracts to Indian wrestlers only to become the second federation after the Indian cricket board (BCCI) to offer central contract to its players. The decision was taken after a meeting in New Delhi which …

Two years after para shuttler Raj Kumar was denied the Arjuna award, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore bestowed him with the honour following the Delhi High Court verdict. Raj Kumar who had won a gold medal in the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in England was …

As reported earlier, the Delhi High Court had ordered a trial match between the national team and the players who were not selected for the Asian Games to clear the selection controversy. But the Kabaddi trials conducted by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) turned out to be a …

Nothing is well in Indian Kabaddi. The Ameteur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) is facing a tough time as the Delhi High Court has appointed an Administrator to oversee the selection of players in the Men’s and Women’s team for the Asian Games. The Delhi apex court has decided to …