BENGALURU: Decorated with 31 international and 86 national medals, Aaron D’Souza holds 37 national swimming records. But when it comes to the Olympics, national records probably don’t matter — what does is that extra mile, and extra effort swimmers need to put in to represent India on the world’s grandestRead More

RIO DE JANEIRO: India’s Jitu Rai finished sixth in the men’s 50m pistol event on the fifth day of the lnternational Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) being held at the Olympic Shooting Centre here. Jitu, who is the world number one in the event, qualified for the finalsRead More

CHENNAI: P Kashyap has always walked a tightrope when it comes to injuries. Every high has inevitably ended with a low, or vice versa. Hip, shoulder, calf, abdomen and now knee, the list of injuries that have halted his progress seem endless. By his own admission, Kashyap is not asRead More

KOCHI: When Dipa Karmakar’s name was included on the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, everyone thought it to be just another gesture to encourage her. Not too many believed she would qualify for the Olympics. After all, she was struggling from an ankle injury. Barely fourteen months ago, even coach BisweshwarRead More

CHENNAI: A day after creating history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, Dipa Karmakar clinched gold in vaults at the test event of the Rio Games on Monday. Dipa, who already created history at the Commonwealth Games by winning bronze, scored 14.833 points asRead More

BERLIN: Tennis is going through “tricky” times amid the swirling “rumours” of doping and betting, concedes Novak Djokovic but the World No.1 says he would not question the sport’s integrity till the time concrete evidence is presented to prove wrongdoing. The Serbian star, who won his third Laureus Sportsperson ofRead More

The Fox hunt is on. The Tottenham Hotspur lions – Harry Kane had taken to social media to post an image of a pride of the big cats on the prowl – are chasing their prey. They scent them and this really could be some run-in after all. This resounding,Read More

MOHALI: Having notched up their first victory against Pune Supergiants, an upbeat Kings XI Punjab face the all-round might of two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League cricket tournament encounter, here tomorrow. While KKR have four points from three games with two wins under their belt, KingsRead More

HYDERABAD: It’s official. Dipa Karmakar, the gymnast from Tripura, is going to the Rio Olympics. This will be the first time an Indian gymnast represents the nation at the quadrennial extravaganza. “We are extremely delighted that Dipa will represent the country. It is a matter of pride that such aRead More

CHENNAI: Two weekends ago, it was the U-16 boys’ who qualified for the Junior Davis Cup Finals for the first time in five years. Then, it was the girls’ turn to follow suit last week by unlocking a Junior Fed Cup Finals berth on Thursday. Credit should go to MahakRead More