Sometimes it’s nice to revisit the good old memories. Back in 1980, I embarked on my first Olympics as a 21-year-old. Naturally, I was excited to be in the Games village in Moscow and soak in every bit of it. As we entered the village, we were awestruck. People cheered for us and with the…
All India Football Federation will onboard the new coach for the Indian Men’s National team by the end of July, federation president Kalyan Chaubey said on Thursday. In a statement, AIFF said that it had received a total of 291 applications from all over the world, before the window for applying for the post ended…
John Stones said on Thursday that he hopes Jude Bellingham will be available for England’s Euro 2024 showdown with Switzerland as the Real Madrid star awaits a verdict on his controversial goal celebration. Governing body UEFA could ban Bellingham after he was filmed mimicking a crotch grab while apparently looking towards Slovakia’s bench after his…
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team, who clinched the T20 World Cup, celebrated their triumph with a grand victory parade in Mumbai. During the open bus procession, the players donned specially designed jerseys that prominently displayed the word ‘CHAMPIONS‘ in bold lettering on the front.In addition to the celebratory text, the jerseys also showcased two…
The dream of every athlete is to win a medal at the Olympics. I also dreamt and lived it in my first appearance at the Olympics in 1964. At 18, I was the squad’s youngest member, and we regained the gold lost to Pakistan in Rome, in 1964. Tokyo was special. The next, in Mexico,…
Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji are scheduled to play together in the ATP Tour events in Hamburg and Umag on clay in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics in Roland Garros. The two have also been sanctioned suitable support along with their coach M Balachandran and physio Rebecca Van Orshagen for the two…
She was one of those regulars being mentored by London Olympics bronze medallist Gagan Narang. And, Gagan always believed in his trainee Elavenil Valarivan’s immense potential and now is apparently optimistic of the gifted shooter’s chances. The 24-year-old Elavenil, coached by Neha Chavan, will be competing in the Paris Olympics in women’s 10m air rifle…
NEW DELHI: The champion Indian cricket team got a water cannon salute at the Mumbai airport upon their arrival in the maximum city on Thursday evening.The team, earlier in the day, landed in Delhi from Barbados and then met Prime Minister Narendra Modi before leaving for Mumbai for their victory parade. Team’s victory parade was…
The 1964 Tokyo Olympics was crucial for Indian hockey. After losing the gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics and the Asian Games golds in 1958 (Tokyo) and 1962 (Jakarta) to Pakistan, India aimed to reclaim its top position. To prepare, the team toured New Zealand before the Olympics. After visiting Malaysia, we travelled to…
HAMBURG, Germany Dutch-born Ferdi Kadioglu is excited at the prospect of going up against the country of his birth when the Netherlands meet Turkey in the European Championship quarterfinals in Berlin on Saturday, but Orkun Kokcu will miss the experience. Kadioglu was born in Arnhem and his father is from Turkey, but he played for…
