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With eight months left for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the stadium for the mega sporting event was opened for media on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

Tokyo 2020: Olympic stadium officially opened

The Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9, 2020.

16 Dec 2019 7:40 PM IST

Anand (from left), Aruna Anand, Ubilava Anands first trainer Mauricio Perera and Nieves (extreme right) in this file photo from 2000, celebrate Ubilavas surprise birthday at their home in Madrid.

Abundant joy: Chess whiz Viswanathan Anand opens up on life

Anand has travelled to 64 countries and has over 10 passports filled with stamps from places he has been to.

16 Dec 2019 1:51 AM 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)

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

Earlier in the week, the chair of the British Olympic Association called for -'the fullest possible sanctions to be...

14 Dec 2019 11:41 AM IST

Hyderabads 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 Hyderabadâ€™s Mazda

Mazda swept all the trophies at stake to return with 18 of them!

13 Dec 2019 1:06 AM IST

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 IST

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 IST

Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddins son Mohammad Asaduddin tied the knot with Sania Mirzas sister Anam Mirza on Wednesday in a pompous affair in Hyderabad. (Photo: Instagram)

Mohammad Azharuddin-'s son Asad marries Sania Mirza-'s sister Anam;...

Soon after the marriage, Instagram was flooded with photos and videos from the ceremony.

12 Dec 2019 4:46 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand, who turns 50 next month, missed the Grand Chess tour finale by a whisker. (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...

11 Dec 2019 12:55 PM IST

Sportsperson should have been ideal choice for NADA brand ambassdor:...

Suniel Shetty was on Tuesday unveiled as the brand ambassador of NADA.

11 Dec 2019 11:51 AM IST

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has been invited to the wedding reception of Mohammad Azharuddins son Mohammed Asaduddin and Sania Mirzas sister - Anam Mirza. (Photo: PTI/Instagram)

Mohammad Azharuddin invites Telanaga CM to his son-'s wedding...

The Hyderabad Cricket Association-'s (HCA) president Azaharuddin and India-'s tennis star Mirza formally met Chief...

10 Dec 2019 6:50 PM IST

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...

ABP is the monitoring of selected biological parameters over time that may indirectly reveal effects of doping on the...

10 Dec 2019 4:25 PM IST

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 touches 300 medal mark

The south-east mega sports event which is being held in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur of Nepal will conclude today,...

10 Dec 2019 3:53 PM IST