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Moscow Olympic gold medallist hockey player Ravinder Pal Singh succumbs to COVID-19

Singh was admitted at the Vivekananda Hospital on 24 April after contracting the deadly virus.

BCCI to hold AGM on 24 December; two new IPL franchises, appointment of ICC representative among key discussion points

Also on the agenda is the election of a new vice-president. As per norm, the BCCI has sent a 23-point agenda to all affiliated units 21 days prior to the holding of the AGM.

India will be in top-10 at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

Rijiju added that steps like enhancing the skill sets of Indian coaches, removal of Rs 2-lakh salary cap for coaches and extension of coaching tenures will bring positive changes in the system.

Finishing among top 10 in 2028 Olympic medal tally ambitious, but not impossible, says sports minister Kiren Rijiju

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday feels finishing among top 10 countries in the medals tally of 2028 Olympics is definitely "ambitious but not impossible" and the government has already initiated efforts to realise the goal.

Mumbai Marathon 2020 commentator Tim Hutchings calls for Nike’s controversial Vaporfly shoes to be outlawed

Mumbai Marathon 2020 commentator Tim Hutchings, who competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, wants Nike’s Vaporfly shoes to be given the boot.

Paris awarded 2024 Olympics while Los Angeles named as hosts for 2028 Games

The 2024 Games will mark the third time Paris has staged the Olympics, coming exactly 100 years after they last hosted the Games. Since then, France had made three unsuccessful bids for the Olympics.

Maxwell Trevor, India's one-time star cyclist, and a career beset by misfortune

In any other sport, Maxwell would have easily won the Arjuna Award. He was India's best men’s cyclist for a full decade and in the top four in Asia.

India should dare to host the 2024 Olympics

India has the engineering and financial skills to make possible grand projects.