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One-upmanship in ring could sound danger bells

Saturday 25 August '07

National boxing championships start today, but brows remain furrowed
Old wine in new bottle: Randhir

Wednesday 22 August '07

It is like the old SD Burman or OP Nayyar versions of musical scores that Anu Malik is re-mixing today to market it in CD format...
Stars get together on awards night

Friday 10 August '07

With D-Day just 20 days away, it was a rehearsal of sorts for the country’s two top sportspersons—Chetan Anand and Subhajit Saha...
And the Khel Ratna goes to Manavjit Sandhu

Thursday 9 August '07

Trap shooter Manvjit Singh Sandhu was adjudged Hero No 1 by the Kapil-Dev led committee which took less than two hours today to finalise the 21 names for this year’s awards.
Indian federation looks at Thai meet for a world stage lift

Tuesday 7 August '07

After throwing their weight behind the international federation, most dope-tainted national federations are hoping to reap the benefit...
Kapil Dev to lead awards committees

Tuesday 31 July '07

Even as the BCCI is trying to boot out former India captain Kapil Dev, the Sports Ministry has bestowed him with the honour of leading this year’s award committees for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
SAI to oversee Universiade trials

Monday 30 July '07

Keeping in line with the new Sports Policy — still at the draft stage — the Sports Ministry is all set to revive university sports...
135 in contention for sports awards

Thursday 26 July '07

Seven shortlisted for Khel Ratna, 65 for Arjuna and 23 for Dronacharya
Under Serbian coach, Indians exude confidence before meet

Wednesday 25 July '07

He may have spent just over a month with the Indian hoopsters at the Bangalore camp. But Aleksander Bucan knows his priorities well.
SAI secy shunted out

Wednesday 25 July '07

Dogged by controversies in a three-year tenure, Sports Authority of India Secretary B K Sinha has been relieved of his responsibilities with the authority.
Carombole: New order means new workshops

Tuesday 24 July '07

When Dharmender Lilly won the first ever national Carombole Championship way back in 2001, he would have never imagined that the three-ball
Sports Ministry owes Rs 86 lakh to women boxers alone

Thursday 19 July '07

A Day after Union Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar handed over a cheque of Rs 1.75 lakh to ace Nagaland archer Chekrovolu Swuro...
Now Ministry wants sportspersons as a part of Teams Wing

Wednesday 18 July '07

The sporting fraternity’s grievance about SAI is finally being addressed
WFI fraud puts wrestlers on the mat

Friday 13 July '07

That the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is grappling with an acute financial problem is no news. The news is, it has to pay for the sins of the previous regime.
Government proposes more money for top medals

Wednesday 11 July '07

Incentives may double for Asian Games and similar events, less for Olympics
Rathore’s target in sight now

Friday 6 July '07

Beijing medal is the current mission for Athens silver-winner
Cue to a Crucible of hope for Indians

Wednesday 4 July '07

The green baize sport is set to get an academy in Hyderabad, a la the one in Sheffield’s famous theatre
Another babu hurdle in IABF route

Saturday 30 June '07

With its coffers empty and a cap on overdraft, it was natural for the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) to look elsewhere for pursuing its Olympics goal. Fortunately...
Shooters wilt, even as Rs 25 lakh paid to the ministry lies unused

Thursday 28 June '07

Naveen Jindal has been pursuing his passion since he was a 15-year-old. Yet, till today, neither he nor any Indian for that matter has been able to achieve success — no skeet medal...
No foreign coaches for lifters, so projections diluted

Wednesday 27 June '07

IWF secy says he sent the Egyptian coach a couple of messages soon after the sanction, but the feedback wasn’t positive, with demands increasing
Asians-only meet mooted

Tuesday 26 June '07

Tourneys will enable lowly ranked players to travel and pick up points
Lily’s ‘bad miss’ of a big title

Saturday 23 June '07

It was the 14th rack, and Dharminder Singh Lily was angling for his black in the final of the Guinness 9-Ball Pool Tour in Genting Highlands, Malaysia.
Geethu now in Women’s NBA sight

Friday 22 June '07

Women's basketball standards seem to have hit an all-time high. And on an Indian talent hunt, even the revered American basketball league just might find a treasure.
Merchant choked on a huge booty

Thursday 21 June '07

Yasin Merchant could have killed three birds with one shot: a third Asian snooker title, a berth in the Asian squad to compete in the Hong Kong
Six medals from Beijing Games is the target

Wednesday 20 June '07

SAI ready with blueprint and over Rs 19 crore, and all the help that is needed
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