NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker has clarified that Jaspal Rana will continue to be her coach despite his recent appointment as the High Performance trainer for the pistol discipline by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI). Rana, a four-time Asian Games gold medallist, had a fallout with Manu before the Tokyo…
Dipa Karmakar (Instagram Photo) NEW DELHI: “You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I’ll rise,” wrote American poet Maya Angelou in her timeless work Still I Rise. Doesn’t it look as if Dipa Karmakar, undoubtedly the brightest name in Indian gymnastics, is the protagonist in Angelou’s verses? From battling…
NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medalist shuttler PV Sindhu, who recently clinched the title at the Syed Modi International tournament in Lucknow, is set to get married on December 22 in Udaipur.Sindhu will tie the knot with Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai — an executive director at Posidex Technologies.“The two families knew each other but it was…
NEW DELHI: Babita Phogat recently made a surprising revelation regarding the earnings her family received from the blockbuster film “Dangal“. The movie, which was based on the real-life story of the Phogat family, earned approximately Rs 2,000 crore worldwide. However, Babita disclosed that her family only received Rs 1 crore as compensation.In an interview with…
Arjun Babuta (Getty Images) Indian shooter Arjun Babuta narrowly missed out on securing a medal in the men’s 10m air rifle final, finishing fourth at the Paris Olympics. Babuta scored 208.4 points, just 1.4 points short of the bronze medal. Croatia’s Miran Maricic took third place with 209.8 points.Babuta started strong, shooting a 10.7 and…
Hardik Singh with his bronze medal from the Paris Olympics. (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: Indian hockey midfielder Hardik Singh criticized the quality of his bronze medal he won from the Paris 2024 Olympics. Hardik shared his concerns about the medal’s condition on the Oversharing With The Jhumroo podcast. He humorously questioned its authenticity, saying, “The…
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the 36th All India Advocates’ Cricket Tournament at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday. During the event, CM Yogi was seen playing cricket and engaging with the participants. Addressing the gathered advocates, he highlighted the importance of teamwork in sports and said, “Sports instil…
Hockey India League (HIL Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian hockey has been on an upswing, especially after the men’s team’s back-to-back medal-winning campaigns in the Olympics and the recent title triumph in the Asian Champions trophy. Given hockey’s growing popularity, Hockey India (HI), the sports national federation, has revived its Hockey India League (HIL) after a…
The India vs Pakistan hockey encounters over the last decade may not have produced the same flair and intensity on the pitch, but it remains one of the most sellable face-offs in the sport. While hockey has reached a nadir in Pakistan, India have made giant strides in the last five years, highlighted by the…
NEW DELHI: Mahavir Singh Phogat, the uncle of Vinesh Phogat and a former wrestling coach, stated that since Vinesh entered politics, his daughter Sangeeta Phogat will now carry on his dream because he has already started preparing her for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.The spouse of Sangeeta, wrestler Bajrang Punia, who won bronze in the…
