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The IOC members took the decision at the 138th session in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: olympics.com/ioc)

IOC elects Brisbane as host of 2032 Olympics

The IOC Executive Board (EB) had in June decided to propose Brisbane for hosting the 2032 Olympics

21 Jul 2021 2:23 PM

Chess has almost always been portrayed in popular media as a game of men. (Photo: PTI)

The Game of The Queen: 5 iconic women chess champions

June 20th of every year is celebrated as the International Chess Day

20 Jul 2021 3:56 PM

Atheletes during a ceremony to see off the first batch of Indian athletes as they leave for Tokyo to participate in the Olympics, in New Delhi. (PTI)

COVID scare at Olympics: 3 athletes test positive, 2 staying at Olympic Village

The development comes a day after a non-athlete at the Village tested positive for the dreaded virus

18 Jul 2021 10:18 AM

A flight attendant walks by a large display of Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Narita International Airport Thursday. (Photo: AP)

IOA names Security Attache B K Sinha as Press Attache of India's Olympic contingent

Sinha is a former Haryana DGP and also a recipient of the President's Police Medal

16 Jul 2021 11:15 AM

Explainer: How will the virus emergency affects the Olympics?

A look at the state of emergency in Japan and how it will affect the Olympics.

12 Jul 2021 6:26 PM

Tokyo-bound shuttlers PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth, Chirag Shetty, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy being felicitated. (Photo: Twitter/Khelo India)

Telangana Sports Minister felicitates Tokyo-bound shuttlers

Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Siva M Meyyanathan also distributed Rs 5 lakh cash award to the Olympic-bound athletes from the state

10 Jul 2021 1:01 PM

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard. (www.givemesport.com)

The Laurel Hubbard controversy: Transwomen vs women in sport

Should transwomen compete with women? Should intersex sport be a separate category?

10 Jul 2021 11:39 AM

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike with the Olympic flame during the unveiling ceremony in Tokyo on July 9, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo for no-spectator relay

Tokyo 2020 organisers and government officials on Thursday night announced their decision to bar fans from Olympic events

09 Jul 2021 9:14 AM

India's new Sports Minister Anurag Thakur speaks in Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. (Photo: LSTV/PTI)

Anurag Thakur takes charge as sports minister

He comes into office at a time when the nation's athletes are in the final stage of their preparations for the Olympic Games from July 23

08 Jul 2021 5:36 PM

India's Vikas Krishan (right) fights United States' Errol Spence during a men's welterweight 69-kg preliminary boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (Photo: AP)

Crores spent on me, no longer indisciplined and reliant on luck: Boxer Vikas Krishan

The Haryana-boxer has been a medal contender for India almost every time he has stepped into the ring

08 Jul 2021 4:09 PM

A man wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks at pre-opened Main Press Center (MPC) for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Big Site on July 2, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP /Eugene Hoshiko)

VIPs allowed at Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, but no fans: report

Fans would be locked out as organisers rethink attendance limits as concerns grow over rising virus cases in Tokyo

06 Jul 2021 10:34 AM

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who qualified for Tokyo Olympics. (DC File Photo)

Sports Ministry seeks MEA assistance to complete vaccination of 7 overseas athletes

It is likely that the Indians athletes and the support staff will get their second doses in the Indian missions in those countries

05 Jul 2021 6:59 PM

Mary Kom, a six-time world champion and an Olympic bronze-medallist, was chosen by the BFI selection panel based on her gold medal-winning performances at the India Open and a subsequent tournament in Indonesia. (Photo: PTI)

Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India's flag bearers at Tokyo Games opening ceremony

05 Jul 2021 6:27 PM

Aditi Ashok finishes T-47th at Volunteers of America Classic

The Indian golfer carded a one-under 71 in the final round to sign off tied 47th at the Volunteers of America Classic

05 Jul 2021 5:53 PM

Tokyo Games still weigh limits on fans

Officials say that more than 80% of athletes and support staff will be vaccinated

05 Jul 2021 4:31 PM

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of Netherlands jumps out of his car after winning the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Max Verstappen wins Austrian Grand Prix, Hamilton fourth

Verstappen has now moved to 182 points in the standings, 32 clear of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton

04 Jul 2021 10:47 PM

Brook Lopez (right) and Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks celebrate against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Finals in Milwaukee. (Photo: AFP) .

Bucks oust Hawks to face Phoenix in NBA Finals

Milwaukee will now face the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns in the finals which begin on Tuesday

04 Jul 2021 5:33 PM

Aditi Ashok poses after receiving the Hero Women's Indian Open Golf trophy. (Photo: AP)

Aditi Ashok keeps alive chances of weekend action

The Indian, who shot 71 in the first round, added a similar 71 in the second, with three birdies and as many bogeys

03 Jul 2021 5:59 PM

While the cost for the shooting championship was to be met largely by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the archery event was supposed to be funded solely by the Indian government. (AFP Photo)

2022 Commonwealth shooting and archery in India cancelled due to COVID threat

The decision was taken by the Commonwealth Games India (CGI) Executive Board with the support of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)

02 Jul 2021 3:33 PM

35-year-old Jhajharia is the only Indian para-athlete to have won two gold medals in the Paralympics, the earlier one being the gold medal he won in 2004 Athens. (Photo: PTI)

Aiming for 68m in Tokyo Paralympics, Jhajharia wants to break the world record again

Devendra Jhajharia is India's greatest Paralympian, having won the gold in the 2004 and 2016 Games, both with record breaking throws,

01 Jul 2021 7:42 PM

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