Friday 14 August '09
Three years ago, when India emerged as the leading contingent with four gold, one silver and three bronze medals at the 2006 Women Boxing Championships....Thursday 30 July '09
Almost a decade ago, a young Baljeet Singh Dadhwal visited the Chandigarh Hockey Academy with his father Sarabjeet Singh.Tuesday
21 July '09Jugraj Singh knows a thing or two about making a comeback after a career-threatening injury. And according to him, India goalkeeper Baljit Singh Dadhwal’s mental strength...Saturday
18 July '09In 2005, a teenaged Manpreet Singh ran away from his village to his uncle’s house in Pathankot to take part in an Army recruitment drive....Friday
17 July '09While National Institute of Sports, Patiala, is host to any number of sportspersons at any given point of time, early mornings are generally quiet by an outsider’s standards.Wednesday
15 July '09Jeev Milkha has pulled out of British Open due to a nagging rib injury two days before the year’s third Major gets underway at Turnberry, Scotland.Sunday
21 June '09The boys from Bhiwani brought boxing to the forefront with their performance in Beijing, giving hope to a new breed of Indian sportsmen dreaming of making a mark at the biggest stage. After Suranjoy Singh’s surprise gold in the Asian Boxing Championships last week, Nitin Sharma traces the story of the changing face of the sport in the country....Sunday
21 June '09Of the many tales that 1982 Delhi Asian Games gold medallist Kaur Singh has to tell, the one from right after the 1971 Indo-Pak war....Sunday
14 June '09Suranjoy Singh’s first experience with boxing was out of chance. His superior in the Indian Navy was on vacation...Saturday
13 June '09As an officer in the Indian Navy, one of the daily duties of Suranjoy Singh is to make up a list of matters pertaining to order and discipline in the unit.Friday
12 June '09Exactly a month after he made a comeback into international boxing, Vijender Singh assured himself of a medal in the Asian Boxing Championships...Thursday
11 June '09Ronjan Sodhi matched his personal best by shooting 194 in the double trap event at the ISSF World Cup in Minsk...Monday
1 June '09Having lost the last few tournaments in penultimate rounds despite strong starts, Jeev slipped again and had to be satisfied with a tied fifth.Thursday
28 May '09In its two seasons, the IPL has provided a launch pad to quite a few fledgling careers and Pragyan Ojha’s name deserves a special mention.Thursday
30 April '09Young shooter Asher Noria pocketed his second medal in an international competition in style, winning the double trap gold medal....Thursday
23 April '09Shooter Vijay Kumar Sharma hasn't forgotten meeting then national champion Jaspal Rana back in 1997. A high school student with only Rs 50 in his pocket....Wednesday
22 April '09The last time Heena Sidhu won an international medal was in Munich this January, Heena’s last event as a junior.....Friday
17 April '09As the only woman athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal in an event open to both men and women, Zhang Shan’s name stands out.Wednesday
15 April '09Indian goalkeeper Baljeet Singh Dadwal has now set his sight on the Asia Cup scheduled for next month.Thursday
2 April '09Gaurav Ghei made history in 1997 by being the first Indian to qualify for the British Open.Tuesday
17 March '09As 20-year-old Gaganjeet Bhullar became the youngest winner on the PGTI Tour after winning the PGTI Players' Championship on Sunday...Tuesday
17 March '09After another solid week as he inexorably climbs up the world rankings, Jeev is looking beyond his 4th place finish at World Golf Championship.Wednesday
11 March '09For a country which has won a third of its total Olympic medals in boxing, Kazakhstan can easily boast of being a powerhouse in the sport....Monday
9 March '09Jyoti Randhawa put on a flawless round at Thailand Open on Sunday that gave him his first international title in more than 16 months.Thursday
5 March '09Just as Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh acknowledges fans, someone in the crowd points out...
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