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Talented shuttler B Sai Praneeth and Olympian rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal were among the six new athletes selected Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme. (Photo: AP / PTI)

B Sai Praneeth, Dattu Bhokanal among 6 selected for Rahul Dravid...

This project comprises 20 elite athletes and 14 from the previous term have been retained.

24 April 2017 2:04 PM IST

Man Kaur clocked one minute 14 seconds as a small crowd cheered her on ending a mere 64.42 seconds off Usain Bolts 100m world record set in 2009. (Photo: AFP)

Age is just a number! 101-year-old Man Kaur wins World Masters Games...

This was 17th gold medal in the Indian athlete's remarkable late-blooming career.

24 April 2017 11:36 AM IST

Sachin Tendulkar

Happy birthday master blaster

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating his birthday on April 24.

24 April 2017 12:37 AM IST

Girls sprinters in action during their 100 meters semifinal round of the National Youth Athletics Championship at the G.M.C Balayogi Stadium at Gachibowli in Hyderabad on Friday.

Gurvindervir steals the show

Tamil Nadu javelin thrower N. Hemamalini unleashed the spear to 44.03m to retain the numero uno position.

24 April 2017 12:03 AM IST

Shumaila Javed has pleaded with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to look into the matter. (Photo: ANI/ Twitter)

National-level netball player gives birth to girl child, gets triple...

In yet another instance, a 22-year-old woman Afrin, from Shahjahanpur was divorced by her husband via a Facebook post.

23 April 2017 5:48 PM IST

Samriddhi Ghosh

Samriddhi Ghosh hopes to emulate Dipa Karmakar

Dipa Karmakar's fourth-place finish at the Rio Olympics inspired young Samriddhi Ghosh to concentrate on gymnastics.

23 April 2017 7:09 AM IST

Although she has been allowed to wear the hijab in USA, Amaiya Zafar still has to convince AIBA, in order to compete in international competitions while wearing the headgear. (Photo: AFP)

US Muslim teen wins right to box competitively in hijab

16-year-old Amaiya Zafar from the Minneapolis suburb of Oakdale was turned away from a fight in Florida in the fall.

22 April 2017 11:32 AM IST

Archer Vennam Jyothi Surekha from Vijayawada has been selected to participate in the World Cup stage-2 competitions to be held in Turkey from May 16 to 21. (Photo: DC)

Vennam Jyoti Surekha finds a place in Indian Team for World Archery

Jyoti Surekha has scored 16.5 points out of 21 in the selections held at Yamuna Sports Complex in New Delhi.

22 April 2017 7:54 AM IST

Trivandrum Golf Course. (Photo: DC)

Trivandrum Golf Course eyes international tourists

Sports Authority sanctions Rs 26 crore for upgradation.

22 April 2017 6:49 AM IST

V.V.S. Laxman and his wife Sailaja

VVS Laxman's busier after retirement'

VVS Laxman and his wife Sailaja talk about giving back to the society, cricket and family.

21 April 2017 12:00 AM IST

Antonina Krivoshapkas ban means she is likely to be stripped of 4x400 gold and individual 400 bronze medals from the 2013 world championships, though the IAAF did not immediately confirm this. (Photo: AFP)

5 Russians banned for doping at Olympics, track worlds

Antonina Krivoshapka and Yevgenia Kolodko had previously been stripped of those medals by the International Olympic...

19 April 2017 5:24 PM IST

Rupinder Pal Singh

Jugraj's presence a plus, says Rupinder Pal Singh

India prepare for the upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia.

19 April 2017 7:03 AM IST