Rupinder Pal Singh. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Hockey became one of the multiple prominent sports to be axed from the 2026 Commonwealth Games as hosts Glasgow focused on cutting costs. The Scottish city, which had staged the Games in 2014, stepped in at a late stage after the Victorian government in Australia abandoned…
India men’s hockey team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Image: Hockey India/X In a major blow to India’s medal hopes at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the organisers have dropped sports such as hockey, cricket, wrestling, badminton, squash and table tennis, among others, from the programme.The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) confirmed on…
NEW DELHI: In a major blow to India’s medal chances at the Commonwealth Games, the organisers of the 2026 edition of the multisport event in Glasgow on Monday confirmed the exclusion of hockey, badminton, table tennis, shooting and wrestling among prominent sports from the Games’ programme. Women’s cricket – which had made its debut in…
JIND: International wrestler Vinesh Phogat has changed her avatar to that of a “rustic bahu” while seeking votes as the Congress candidate from Haryana’s Julana assembly seat. To appeal to the traditional sensibilities of rural voters, the wrestler-turned-politician can be seen seeking votes with her head covered with a ‘chunni’, as is the norm in…
