2018 Commonwealth Games

Women in sports: How Simranjit Kaur, Swapna Barman and Dipika Pallikal defied poverty, misfortune and gender inequality

Three Indian women and their battle past hardships in the form of poverty, gender inequality and lack of support from sports federations, to emerge the victor

BWF French Open 2019: PV Sindhu eases past Michelle Li in first round, Subhankar Dey knocks out Tommy Sugiarto in upset win

Since claiming her maiden World Championships title in August, Sindhu has looked awfully out-of-form as she had failed to cross the second round in three tournaments

Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij denies disrespecting athletes after Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat slam cut in prize money

Haryana athletes and wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat were extremely critical of Haryana government and state sports minister Anil Vij for reduced cash prize.

Shooting's exclusion from 2022 Commonwealth Games programme likely to dent India's medal tally in Birmingham

Shooting was left out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games programme dealing a big blow to India which won 16 medals at the 2018 edition in Gold Coast.

After 2018 Commonwealth Games heartbreak, race walker KT Irfan's career back on track with Tokyo Olympics berth

The wounds of the ouster from the Commonwealth Games last year are yet to heal. But KT Irfan's performance at the Asian Race Walking Championship held in Japan this Sunday has given his career a new lease of life.

Year in review 2018: With 2020 Tokyo Olympics in sight, javelin star Neeraj Chopra looks to build on past success

Fame and adulation can be tough to handle for most twenty-year-olds but his family is happy that Neeraj has managed to shrug off the distractions targeting an Olympic medal with a monk-like dedication.

Teenage shooter Manu Bhaker aiming to secure 2020 Tokyo Olympics quota spot after fruitful 2018

Having left her mark in almost all the top events, the 16-year-old Manu Bhaker is now focussed on making the cut for the Tokyo Games.

Wrestling World Championship: Bajrang Punia one bout away from first gold medal after tense semi-final win

Bajrang Punia had come into the event as one of the strong medal contenders and has continued with his red-hot form this season.

India's brilliant performance in CWG 2018 has provided platform for Table Tennis to grow, says ITTF CEO

India delivered its best performance in TT at the CWG, bagging a record haul of eight medals, including an unprecedented gold in the women's team and singles event. The star of the stellar campaign was Manika Batra, who ended with four medals including two gold.

Leaving table tennis players stranded at airport not just an insult to Indian sport but indicative of attitude towards athletes

The truly sad part of this grotesque incident is that there is no apology, no explanation on why a representation of a country was not given priority (a contingent of MPs on a junket would never have been offloaded), not even a tweet from Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Sushma Swaraj.