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Leo Xavier
Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 Postponed Amidst Covid-19 Surge in China
06 May 2022
The 2022 Asian Games, which was scheduled to be staged in Hangzhou in September, have been postponed, organisers confirmed on May 6.
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Maria Rebello: She Played Football, Lest We Forget | Indian Women’s Football History Special Series
23 Jan 2022
From playing for India at the Asian Games in 1998, captaining them at the 2001 Asian Championships, to becoming the country's first FIFA panel referee, Rebello's journey in football is the stuff kids…
Jaydeep Basu
Legendary Football Coach Sukhwinder Singh Shifts to Canada for Good
21 May 2021
Sukhwinder Singh, architect of many of India’s famous triumphs at the world stage and creator of an inimitable JCT team has decided to leave India and Indian football, shifting permanently to Canada…
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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…