7 months ago
They have a blueprint for Indian football
New Delhi, July 21 - Only five of the 40-odd applicants for the two key posts in the All India Football Federation - appear to have the right credentials. All of them have a vision and a blueprint to pull Indian football from the abyss it finds itself in. A couple of former footballers and top administrators have applied, some for the top post of the secretary-general and couple of others for th ... read more

7 months ago
Vijender, Akhil to lead India's challenge at World Boxing Championships
New Delhi, July 18 - Olympic bronze medallist Vijender and Akhil Kumar will spearhead India's challenge in the World Boxing Championships to be held in Milan Sep 1-12. Nine boxers were selected after trials at the National Institute of Sports - in Patiala. The selection committee decided against sending boxers in the 69 kg and +91 kg categories after they felt that India's chances are slim in th ... read more

1 year ago
Indian badminton scaling new heights with Saina
New Delhi, Dec 5 - Indian badminton has been in the news since Saina Nehwal became the first shuttler to figure in an Olympic Games quarterfinal. Saina followed it up with good performances in the international circuit and the 18-year-old from Hyderabad was suitably rewarded as she cracked the top-10 of the world ranking in women's singles this week. It is a huge achievement for someone who star ... read more

1 year ago
200 athletes selected for 2010 Commonwealth Games training
New Delhi, Dec 4 - International training will be provided to 200 athletes to prepare them for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The sports ministry in consultation with the Amateur Athletics Federation of India - Thursday approved the names of the 200 athletes -- 116 men and 84 women. Names of 38 coaches were also approved and the AAFI has been directed to look for a foreign coach, a sports ministry ... read more

1 year ago
Olympic hockey order: India should have been there
As China celebrates its emergence as the world's leading sports power, judging by the 51 gold medals it has won at the Beijing Olympic Games, India also has reason for some cheer, with three of its athletes winning medals, including the historic gold medal of Abhinav Bindra which could be well be beginning of a long awaited sporting renaissance in the country. All in all, Asian countries have bet ... read more

2 years ago
Indian Grand Prix athletics in Patiala
New Delhi, Feb 7 - The 15-event Indian Grand Prix athletics meet will begin Feb 21 at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala as a part of the Athletics Federation of India's - domestic calendar for this year. The National Federation Cup - will be held at T.T. Nagar Stadium in Bhopal from Feb 26, AFI announced here Thursday. Events for Grand Prix: Men: 400 metres, 800m, 1500m, 5,000m, 50 km ... read more

Srinagar | 2 years ago
First woman cricket coach for men's team of Kashmir University
Srinagar, Sep.5 -: Saikina Yusuf of Kashmir is training budding male cricketers at Kashmir University, setting an example for women in the state to dare to dream big in a men's world. Yusuf holds the distinction of being the first woman cricketer to have qualified from the National Institute of Sports -. Sakina took up the job to train university students a year ago, and since then, has been moti ... read more

Patiala | 2 years ago
Top India athletes in action at Grand Prix
Patiala, May 1 - Fresh after a training camp in South Africa, a host of top national athletes will be in action in the season opener Indian athletics Grand Prix - meet at the National Institute of Sports -, here starting Wednesday.The event will also help the athletes to meet the qualifying mark for the forthcoming Asian and World Athletics Championship.On site and off site rivalry between Seema A ... read more

2 years ago
Professors named Fulbright scholars
Two Kent State faculty have been awarded Fulbright scholarships for 2007-2008. Associate Professor of Exercise Science Dr. Michael Kalinski will study and teach in India, and Professor of Geology Dr. Daniel Holm will conduct research in Poland. Fulbright grants are made to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanc ... read more

Patna | 3 years ago
Once a kho kho captain, today a labourer
Patna, Feb 18 - He once captained the Bihar kho kho team, but Rajendra Kewat today works as a daily wage labourer.Kewat, who is in his 40s and is a graduate, has been unemployed for over a decade despite having brought glory to his state.'I was forced to work as a labourer to earn a living for myself and my mother,' said the former sportsman who lives in the Bind block of Nalanda district, about 1 ... read more