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Indian Boxing Team Doctor Tests Positive for Covid-19, Athletes to be Retested
14 Jul 2020
The positive test caps a disastrous week for the boxing federation which had decided to resume a training camp at the NIS, Patiala. Ever since announcing resumption various issues have dogged them,…
Aaryanshi Mohan
Sanjita Chanu: What Happened With Me Was Wrong, Should Not Happen to Anyone Else
30 Jun 2020
Administrative errors, irregularities in sample numbers and laid back attitude, cost Sanjita Chanu more than 2 years of her weightlifting career. Now, back in the clear, the weightlifter is…
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Throwback to India’s Football Glory Days with Subhas Bhowmick and Supriyo Goswami (420 Grams S-2, Ep.34)
04 May 2020
420 Grams takes a trip back to the time when the Indian football team was one of the best side’s in Asia.
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The Dark Farce of Indian Kabaddi
21 Sep 2018
The Delhi High Court's order, as interpreted by the petitioners against the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), mandated that the Asian Games teams (men and women) would play against two…
Vivek Mukherji
The Manika Batra Secret: What Makes the Indian a Giant killer in World TT
21 Sep 2018
Manika Batra, India’s highest ranked women’s table tennis player, looks set to storm a sport dominated by Chinese, Japanese and Korean players. Having already scalped some big names en route historic…
Leslie Xavier
In the Throes of a Power Struggle, Indian Kabaddi Gets a New Pro League
19 Sep 2018
The new Indo International Premier Kabaddi League (IIPKL) plans to build a credible alternative to the popular Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) based on its assessment of the potential in the country. But…
Leslie Xavier
Selection Farce and Missing Asian Games Teams: Indian Kabaddi Hits New Low
16 Sep 2018
The present tense of kabaddi in India can be likened to a script of a soap opera. With the Pro Kabaddi League having become a lucrative proposition a battle for control over the sport has put the…
Leslie Xavier
MR Poovamma: Beating Team With Fastest 400m Runner in the World Makes Relay Gold Special
31 Aug 2018
MR Poovamma, spearhead and senior most member of the Asian Games gold medal winning Indian 4x400 Women’s relay team (which included Hima Das, Saritaben Gayakwad and VK Vismaya), explains the future…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Indian Men’s Hockey Still in Bronze Age, Women on Cusp of History at Asian Games
31 Aug 2018
Indian men’s hockey team’s poor game management cost it the semifinal against Malaysia, while the Rani Rampal-led women’s side will play Japan for the Asian Games gold medal and Olympic qualification
Leslie Xavier
Could Selection Rob India's Chance for Gold in Asian Games Women’s 4x400 Relay?
30 Aug 2018
Formidable opponents aside, the Athletics’ Federation of India’s power play, a strange rule regarding selection and limited time to perfect the quartet could see India miss out on the top prize in…