Para Sports

Deepa Malik confirms retiring from sport in September, says didn’t make news public while running for Indian Paralympic chief

Deepa Malik, the first Indian woman to claim a medal in the Paralympic Games, has retired from active sports, a decision she took before becoming the Paralympic Committee of India President earlier this year but revealed only on Monday.

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza among eight dropped from sports ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme

Sania's exclusion was on expected lines as she is expecting her first child with cricketer husband Shoaib Malik.

Blow for India as two athletes pull out of Commonwealth Games

Indian contingent suffered a jolt on Tuesday with two athletes pulling out of the Commonwealth Games, starting here on Wednesday.