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Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom and Nikhat Zareen will clash in the 51kg category finals of the womens boxing trials for next years Olympic Qualifiers after claiming unanimous victories in their respective first-round bouts here on Friday. (Photo: Twitter)

Mary Kom vs Nikhat Zareen in finals of trials for Olympic Qualifiers

Zareen had kicked up a storm a few weeks ago by demanding a trial against iconic six-time world champion MC Mary Kom.

27 Dec 2019 7:30 PM IST

Criticism of the World Anti-Doping Agencys 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)

Russia challenges WADA doping ban

Ganus also said he had sent a letter to WADA informing the anti-doping of his personal stance.

27 Dec 2019 5:03 PM IST

Himanshu Jain (left) tries to make a play at the final of the Telangana State Snooker Championship played in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Himashu Jain snooker champion

Himanshu playing an attacking game took the first frame 82-12.

27 Dec 2019 2:37 AM IST

Indian athletics two biggest stars - Neeraj Chopra and Hima Das - were largely sidelined due to injuries, leaving the sport with very little to celebrate and mired in doping and age fraud controversies in yet another barren year in terms of global medals. (Photo:File)

Athletics 2019: Controversies hog limelight; injuries hamper Neeraj...

Athletics also became the third dirtiest sport in the country, behind bodybuilding and weightlifting, with nearly 20...

26 Dec 2019 3:43 PM IST

The Indian women wrestler Geeta Phogat and her husband Pawan Kumar welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday. (Photo:instagram)

Geeta Phogat gives birth to baby boy

The two got married on January 29, 2017, in Haryana.

25 Dec 2019 1:15 PM IST

Indian ace boxer and five-time world championship MC Mary Kom said she is eyeing a medal in 2020 Tokyo Olympic. (Photo: AFP)

MC Mary Kom aims medal in Tokyo Olympics

The 36-year-old boxer bagged a bronze medal in 51kg category of Women-'s World Boxing Championships 2019 back in...

24 Dec 2019 7:30 PM IST

â€˜BFI did not tell Nikhat to skip Nationalsâ€™

Nikhat said she is disappointed because the BFI had assured her the spot if she fared well against Mary Kom on December...

24 Dec 2019 4:41 AM IST

Indian badminton player Jwala Gutta on Monday requested all the Indian sportspersons to come out and condemn violence. (Photo: File)

Jwala Gutta urges Indian sportspersons to -'come out and condemn...

Gutta took to Twitter and posted a video where she called all the country-'s sportsperson as -'peace ambassadors-'.

23 Dec 2019 2:54 PM IST

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif on Friday said that the root cause of the unrest over citizenship law should be found out and the government needs to engage with the aggrieved people to find a solution to the problem. (Photo: ANI)

-'Let-'s address root cause of unrest over citizenship law-': Mohammad...

Kaif had tweeted from his handle that he condemns the violence and said that the root cause of the unrest should be...

20 Dec 2019 5:47 PM IST

Criticism of the World Anti-Doping Agencys 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)

Global sport doping cases up 13% in 2017: WADA

The Montreal-based agency reported 1,804 Anti-Doping Rule Violations for 2017, a rise from 1,595 in 2016.

20 Dec 2019 12:33 PM IST

2020 Tokyos Olympic tickets continue to be very hard to find Â- particularly in Japan. (Photo: Twitter/ Tokyo 2020)

Latest Tokyo Olympic ticket lottery: 1M offered; 23M sought

Organizers on Wednesday said there were 23 million tickets requested in the latest lottery for Japan residents only.

18 Dec 2019 2:32 PM IST

Deepa Malik said that the country needs to create role-models in the Para games so that we can attract more and more concerned people to the Paralympic sports. (Photo: Twitter)

-'We need to create role models in Paralympic sports-': Deepa Malik

She also said that the college students that are protesting over the CAA are utilising their energy in the wrong...

17 Dec 2019 9:41 AM IST