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Criticism of the World Anti-Doping Agency's sanctions against Russia mushroomed with a rebuke from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee coming on the heels of the outraged resignation of a member of the WADA athlete committee. (Photo: WADA Website)

Criticism mounts on WADA decision to ban Russia from all sporting events

Earlier in the week, the chair of the British Olympic Association called for 'the fullest possible sanctions to be taken against Russia.'
14 Dec 2019 11:41 AM
Hyderabad’s Mazdayar Vatcha pilots his Maruti Esteem to a win at the Kolkata Autocross. Inset: Mazdayar poses with his trophies accumulated over the weekend.

Clutch of trophies for Hyderabad’s Mazda

Mazda swept all the trophies at stake to return with 18 of them!
13 Dec 2019 1:06 AM
Raja Rithvik poses with the chess board in this file photo.

Raja Rithvik makes a big move

Earns first GM Norm, is two steps away from becoming Grand Master.
13 Dec 2019 1:04 AM
The second edition of the Tennis Premier League, which starts in Mumbai, looks like a star-studded affair, with at least four of the eight teams in the league co-owned by film stars.

In Tennis Premier League poster, owners get priority!

The latest poster of the Tennis Premier League, has faces of the celebrity team owners.
13 Dec 2019 12:00 AM
Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin's son Mohammad Asaduddin tied the knot with Sania Mirza's sister Anam Mirza on Wednesday in a pompous affair in Hyderabad. (Photo: Instagram)

Mohammad Azharuddin's son Asad marries Sania Mirza's sister Anam; see pics and videos

Soon after the marriage, Instagram was flooded with photos and videos from the ceremony.
12 Dec 2019 4:46 PM
Viswanathan Anand, India's torchbearer in chess and the country's first-ever Grand Master, has inspired a legion of players including the city-based R Praggnanandhaa. (Photo: File)

Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand turns 50

A book 'Mind Master', penned by Anand along with sports writer Susan Ninan is being released to coincide with his birthday.
11 Dec 2019 12:55 PM
India's top doubles player Jwala Gutta feels the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) should have appointed a sportsperson as its brand ambassador instead of Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty. (Photo:PTI/Twitter)

Sportsperson should have been ideal choice for NADA brand ambassdor: Jwala Gutta

Suniel Shetty was on Tuesday unveiled as the brand ambassador of NADA.
11 Dec 2019 11:51 AM
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has been invited to the wedding reception of Mohammad Azharuddin's son Mohammed Asaduddin and Sania Mirza's sister - Anam Mirza. (Photo: PTI/Instagram)

Mohammad Azharuddin invites Telanaga CM to his son's wedding reception; see pics

The Hyderabad Cricket Association's (HCA) president Azaharuddin and India's tennis star Mirza formally met Chief Minister Rao.
10 Dec 2019 6:50 PM
The National Anti-Doping Agency has started an ambitious Athlete Biological Passport programme which will cover Olympic-bound sportspersons for now before extending to other elite, national and state level athletes, its Director General Navin Agarwal said on Tuesday. (Photo:Screengrab/YouTube)

NADA begins Athlete Biological Passport programme, 1st target Olympic-bound athletes

ABP is the monitoring of selected biological parameters over time that may indirectly reveal effects of doping on the body.
10 Dec 2019 4:25 PM
As the South Asian Games 2019 comes to a closure, India remained on top in the medal tally of the 13th edition. (Photo: ANI)

South Asian Games 2019: India touches 300 medal mark

The south-east mega sports event which is being held in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur of Nepal will conclude today, December 11.
10 Dec 2019 3:53 PM
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that clean sports is on the agenda of the government and they are creating awareness on the important issue of doping (Photo:DC)

Clean sports is our agenda: Sports minister Kiren Rijiju

WADA on Monday handed a 4-year ban to Russia from participating and hosting major sporting events over its involvement in a doping scandal.
10 Dec 2019 3:07 PM
As the South Asian Games 2019 comes to a closure, India remained on top in the medal tally of the 13th edition of the games on Monday. (Photo: ANI)

South Asian Games 2019: India remain on top of medal tally on penultimate day

The south-east mega sports event which is being held in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur of Nepal will conclude today, December 11.
10 Dec 2019 2:00 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow had grounds to appeal a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to bar Russia from major sporting events, a move he said violated the Olympic charter. (Photo: AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin says they will appeal against 4-year sports ban

Russia was banned from the world’s top sporting events for four years earlier on Monday, including the next summer and winter Olympics.
10 Dec 2019 1:17 PM
Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty was appointed as the brand ambassador of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Tuesday. (Photo: File)

National Anti-Doping Agency appoints Suniel Shetty as brand ambassador

NADA along with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recently conducted anti-doping awareness workshops for all footballers.
10 Dec 2019 12:45 PM
Former professional wrestler-actor Dave Bautista will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. (Photo:WWE Twitter)

WWE nominates Dave Bautista into its Hall of fame

The ceremony for the ex WWE Superstar will be held at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay, Florida, as part of WrestleMania week on April 2, 2020.
10 Dec 2019 12:29 PM
The head of Russia's anti-doping agency said Monday that his country had 'no chance' of winning an appeal against a four-year international sporting ban he said was a tragedy for clean athletes. (Photo: AFP)

Russia anti-doping chief says 'no chance' of winning ban appeal

RUSADA's supervisory board is set to meet on December 19 to take a decision on whether to appeal the ban, he said.
09 Dec 2019 7:41 PM
Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday assured that the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will not affect the sportspersons mainly shooters. (Photo: ANI)

Amit Shah says Arms Ammendment Bill 2019 won't affect sportspersons

The Lok Sabha passed the bill which seeks to increase punishment for illegally making or selling prohibited arms and ammunition.
09 Dec 2019 7:11 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with the Sports Ministry officials over India's preparation for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The meeting was held last month and the details have come out now. (Photo: File)

PM Narendra Modi met Sports Ministry officials over Tokyo Olympics preparation

Modi headed the meeting at his residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, on November 20.
09 Dec 2019 5:52 PM
Russia would be banned for four years from the Olympic and Paralympic Summer and Winter Games. That rules an official Russian team out of Tokyo 2020 and the Beijing Winter Olympics of 2022. (Photo: AFP)

What does the four-year ban on Russia mean for them

It is likely to present more difficulties for Russian athletes wanting to compete on the world stage.
09 Dec 2019 4:51 PM
Russia was banned from the Olympics and world championships in a range of sports for four years on Monday after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ruled to punish it for manipulating laboratory data, a WADA spokesman said. (Photo: Twitter)

Russia banned from world sports for 4 years over doping scandal

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) unanimously declared a blanket ban on Russia.
09 Dec 2019 4:12 PM

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Criticism mounts on WADA decision to ban Russia from all sporting events

Criticism of the World Anti-Doping Agency's sanctions against Russia mushroomed with a rebuke from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee coming on the heels of the outraged resignation of a member of the WADA athlete committee. (Photo: WADA Website)

Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand turns 50

Viswanathan Anand, India's torchbearer in chess and the country's first-ever Grand Master, has inspired a legion of players including the city-based R Praggnanandhaa. (Photo: File)

Sportsperson should have been ideal choice for NADA brand ambassdor: Jwala Gutta

India's top doubles player Jwala Gutta feels the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) should have appointed a sportsperson as its brand ambassador instead of Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty. (Photo:PTI/Twitter)

Mohammad Azharuddin invites Telanaga CM to his son's wedding reception; see pics

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has been invited to the wedding reception of Mohammad Azharuddin's son Mohammed Asaduddin and Sania Mirza's sister - Anam Mirza. (Photo: PTI/Instagram)
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Watch the festival of Guruparab unfold spectacularly in a series of pictures taken by two young photographers from the Delhi University Photography Club (DUPC) who travelled to Amritsar, and captured these pictures on their Samsung Galaxy S10 plus, as part of the #IndiaonGalaxy series. (Photo Credits: Ammar and Aryan Bhatia, Delhi University Photography Club)

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Feast your eyes on these samples shot on the iPhone 11 Pro Max during the auspicious festival of Dussehra, showcasing the phone's varying capabilities. (Photo: Rohit Vora- @rohit_apf)

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