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Pool still out of bounds, swimmer Khade mulls retirement

Khade, at 28 a veteran in the sport, says if the wait continues, he may have to quit. “Might have to consider retiring from swimming,” he tweeted on Sunday.

Hockey teams return to light field training

The teams have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics to be held next year and were stuck at the SAI centre after national camps were suspended because of the lockdown.

FIH inks deal to bring hockey to fan’s phones

Hockey lovers can access match videos, results, scores and even archival material on a special app and website

Equestrian star Mirza set for first competition after lockdown

The event is being touted as a kickoff to the process of putting the sport back on the rails before they resume the remaining part of the qualifying schedule for the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

‘Saw Balbir Singh cry like a child after defeat to Pakistan’

While he admired many things about Balbir Singh—his polite ways with the players, his man management skills and the vast knowledge of the game—Ashok Kumar will never forget the day he saw the three-time Olympic gold medallist cry like a child.

The world is facing this crisis, so everybody will start from scratch: Graham Reid

The coach is looking forward to getting the players back on the turf once the restrictions are lifted.

Jagsighaanbir Singh ready for the big leap

Jagshaanbir, the 19-year-old from Jalandhar in Punjab, was part of the first batch of the NBA Academy India and one of the biggest talents to come out of the country in recent times.

IOC creates $800mn fund to tackle financial consequences of Olympics postponement

The news was given out by IOC President Thomas Bach said on Thursday.

Para athletes brace for rough ride

Japan begins Herculean task of shifting Olympics

Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president said that a lot of sacrifices, financial included, would need to be made while rescheduling the Games deferred this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bach seeks time for answers

Tokyo Olympics: Questions swirl as IOC chief Thomas Bach seeks time

A former Olympic fencer, Bach said that a lot of sacrifices, financial included, would need to be made while rescheduling the Games deferred this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Olympic simulation to keep hockey team battle ready

The Indian team can afford to do so, because all 32 players in the national set up were already into the third week of a four-week training camp when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.

Sharath Kamal ends decade long title drought, clinches Oman Open

Sharath Kamal defeated the top seed Marcos Freitas from Portugal 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 3-11, 17-15 to win Oman Open title.

Coronavirus outbreak: India Women’s hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne cancels trip home on way to airport

The 45-year-old was supposed to travel to the Netherlands on Friday night for a week during a brief break of the national camp of the women’s hockey team. However, now his trip to the family stands cancelled.

Rowers wait over fate of Olympic qualifiers in coronavirus-hit Korea

Five Indian rowers, two support staff, two coaches and an attendant for para rowers are scheduled to participate in the Asian Olympic qualifiers.

Rowers wait over fate of Olympic qualifiers in coronavirus-hit Korea

Five Indian rowers, two support staff, two coaches and an attendant for para rowers are scheduled to participate in the Asian Olympic qualifiers.

Vivek Sagar Prasad named 2019’s rising star of international men’s hockey

Vivek polled 50 per cent of all National Association votes, 23 per cent media votes, 15.1 per cent fans/players votes for a combination of 34.5 per cent votes.

Pak rider’s ‘Azad Kashmir’ horse likely to run into Tokyo 2020 row

According to a horse database maintained by the international equestrian federation (FEI), Usman bought a 12-year-old bay-colt named “Here-to-Stay” from Belinda Isbister of Australia in April 2019, and renamed him Azad Kashmir.

Two-year ban on rower Dattu Bhokanal lifted

The RFI had banned Bhokanal, who was a member of the men’s quadruple sculls team that won gold at 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, for pulling out of the single sculls race midway earlier in the Games.

Chess star Koneru Humpy opens up on comeback and Moscow title win

On the comeback trail after a two-year sabbatical after the birth of her daughter, Humpy accepts she has had a great start in her “second innings” but will not be running after tournaments and titles like earlier.

Humpy goes from prodigy to world champion, two decades on

The second highest-ranked player in women’s chess for over a decade, Humpy struggled a bit initially when she returned to the circuit in 2018 but has found her groove this year, making a brilliant start in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix.

‘World title felt like a burden at one point’ - Viswanathan Anand

In Mumbai for the reading of his book Mind Masters organised by ‘Fincare’ of which he is a brand ambassador, Anand discussed his chess journey.

Trailblazer basketball player Satnam Singh Bhamara disputes dope charge against him

The 23-year-old Punjab cager has failed an out-of-competition test conducted in Bangalore by the National Anti-Doping Agency during the preparatory camp for the South Asian Games.

Lower-ranked teams also tough: Graham Reid

Coach feels no competition at the end of ongoing camp has provided team with opportunity to focus on strength, conditioning

Hockey rankings process changed

The winner and loser in a match can gain or drop anything between 10 to 200 points, which will be calculated by an algorithm based on the Elo rating system, which is a method for calculating points based on the relative skill levels of the competitors.

Grand Chess Tour: Anand stays on course for finale

Anand, seventh in the GCT standings before the Bucharest event—sixth of the seven events leading up to the finale—with 24 points from three events, got eight points with Armenia’s Aronian and Russia’s Karjakin taking 11 each.

Tokyo qualification sealed, India hockey teams now look to iron out flaws

The men eased past Russia while women made things tough for themselves against an enterprising United States before clinching the double-leg FIH Olympic Qualifiers.

Indian men’s hockey team sweep aside Russia, seal Tokyo spot

The men had won Friday’s first match of the two-leg contest 4-2 and the margin was reduced even before the hosts had settled down. Russia continued to be on the offensive.​

Rani Rampal’s late strike seals India women’s Olympic berth

The solitary goal, scored by skipper Rani Rampal in the 48th minute, was crucial as it broke the deadlock and helped India clinch the qualifier 6-5 on aggregate, leaving United States, who played their hearts out on Saturday, devastated.