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Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal rolls on; company apologizes

February 02, 2023 8:01 pm

Takeshi Natsuno, president of the Japanese entertainment company Kadokawa, bowed deeply with two other executives to show remorse in a news conference. He said the company “seriously betrayed public trust.”

There has been change in perception about women's hockey after Olympic performance: India players

March 08, 2022 5:40 pm

India ended at fourth place in the Tokyo Games women's hockey after losing to Great Britain in the bronze medal play-off last year.

For Indian shooters, gold but no glitter

October 12, 2021 1:12 pm

Indian shooters top medal table at junior worlds but misleading results, rankings and Tokyo debacle call for realism

Staying in the moment helped us in Tokyo Olympics: Udita

September 15, 2021 1:23 pm

The Hisar-born player is currently part of the 25-member senior women's core probable group for the national camp in SAI, Bengaluru

Dream come true: Neeraj Chopra takes 'parents on their first flight', shares photos

September 14, 2021 8:27 pm

Last month in an Instagram post, Neeraj had said that he has decided to take some time off. He also said that he will come back in 2022 to compete in the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games

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'It's a new beginning for Indian hockey': Dilpreet Singh on Olympic bronze medal

September 08, 2021 1:09 pm

Ever since his grand outing in the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2017 where the India Colts won the Bronze Medal, Dilpreet's career has soared to new heights

Sjoerd Marijne: 'We did something bigger than winning a medal, we created a legacy. Will be connected to India my whole life'

August 30, 2021 2:49 pm

Sjoerd Marijne took over the women’s hockey team in 2017, after they finished 12th out of 12 teams at Rio Olympics. In four-and-a-half years, he turned around the team’s fortunes and brought them closer than ever to an Olympic medal.

The Perseverance Games: Surreal Olympics approach their end

August 07, 2021 10:23 pm

Imperfect but not impossible, these Olympics - willed into existence despite a pandemic that sparked worldwide skepticism and hard-wired opposition from Japan's own citizens - just might go down as the Games that changed sports for good.

Haryana CM announces Rs 4 crore for Ravi Dahiya, Rs 2.5 crore each for Surender Kumar and Sumit Walmiki

August 05, 2021 7:53 pm

While the state government will offer a Class-I government job to wrestler Ravi Dahiya, Class-II government jobs shall be offered to the two hockey players

Behind Olympic hockey success, Odisha’s support over the years

August 03, 2021 6:21 am

When in 2018, the state government decided to sponsor the Indian national hockey teams (men/women, junior/senior) for a tenure of five years, replacing Sahara, it was the first time that a state government had decided to sponsor a national team. The government had pledged Rs 150 crore for the purpose.