DUTEE CHAND, ANNU RANI, MOHD ANAS MAY NOT GO TO TOKYO

June 18, 2021

If Indian athlete Tejinder Pal Singh Toor makes a stellar performance of 20.92m in shotput, Javelin thrower Annu Rani reaches the finals of the World Championship, Mohammad Anas becomes successful to reach the final of the Rio Olympics after Milkha Singh and KM Binu in the 400 meters race and Dutee...

PRAVEEN RANA REVEALS WHEN SUSHIL KUMAR AND HIS ‘GANG’ BEAT HIS BROTHER

June 16, 2021

Wrestler Praveen Rana regrets the fact that no action has been taken on the FIR lodged against Sushil’s supporters in an incident about three-and-a-half years ago. A fight broke out between two groups during the trials for Commonwealth Games in 2018. Sushil Kumar had just defeated Praveen Rana in a...

Bad boys or vicious crooks?

June 7, 2021

Do you know that 92 Olympians have been convicted for criminal acts so far? Out of whom 33 are Olympic medalists. Now the 34th name going to be added in this list is of India’s all-time great wrestler Sushil Kumar, a wrestler who was once an icon of Indian sports...

GENDER GAP KEEPS NARROWING AS THE RACE GETS LONGER

June 4, 2021

If an American study is to be believed, women are better in the longer race and there is a less difference in the timings. In other words, a gender gap keeps narrowing. Men finish the 5,000m race in 17.9 percent less time than women. But in a marathon, this difference...

Sushil’s criminal links expose wrestling’s dark, dirty secret

May 26, 2021

With the arrest of wrestler Sushil Kumar, questions are being asked how an Olympic medalist suddenly became the “bad boy” of Indian sports, with links to the mafia, despite Kumar getting a lot of respect and money. Even Abhinav Bindra did not get as much name, fame and money by...

The rise and big fall of Sushil Kumar

May 24, 2021

A player who has been the role model of a large sports community, who has been the only player in the country to win two Olympic medals in an individual event, who has been India’s only world champion of wrestling and who has been a turning point in Indian wrestling...

Eight Olympics-bound wrestlers all set to be trained in Poland

May 18, 2021

Eight Indian wrestlers, who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, will be trained in Poland. According to sources from the Wrestling Federation of India, the visa process is currently underway in this direction. Until the visa is ready, these players will continue to train as per their schedule. This time...

India gearing up to play two teams at the same time

May 15, 2021

BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly has started a new tradition by announcing a tour to Sri Lanka. Now one team will be on a tour of England and the other team will be seen playing limited overs cricket in SL. This will allow a large talent pool in India to showcase...

SUMIT MALIK BECOMES 7TH WRESTLER TO QUALIFY FOR TOKYO OLYMPICS

May 8, 2021

Seven Indian wrestlers participated in the last Olympic Games at Rio. Two participated in free-style, two in Greco-Roman and three in the women’s category. With Sumit Malik qualifying in the 125 kg FS category yesterday, this number has succeeded in matching the number of seven wrestlers participating in Rio. The...

IPL’S BUBBLE BREACH RAISES MYRIAD QUESTIONS

May 5, 2021

Only 29 matches of the IPL have been played so far and owing to the postponement, BCCI is expecting a loss of around Rs. 2300 to 2500 crores. However, the Governing Council has been forced to take the right steps keeping in mind the interests of the players and the...