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Olympian footballer Chandan Singh Rawat passes away

Former footballer Chandan Singh Rawat, who was part of the 1951 Asian Games gold winning squad, passed away in Darjeeling Thursday.

Liberhan bows out of Romania ITF

India's Tushar Liberhan lost out in straight sets to Croatian Kristijan Mesaros in the second round of the $10,000 ITF tournament at Romania.10:02 PM on July 25

IOA courts controversy over Olympic support staff

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) hardly had any problem in picking the competitors for the Beijing Olympic Games as most of them qualified on merit, but it is caught in a cleft stick while finalising the backup staff.8:32 PM on July 25

Dhoni nominated for Khel Ratna

The Indian cricket board has recommended one-day international and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.8:32 PM on July 25

Indian shooters eyeing Beijing glory

Hockey was seen as a medal prospect for years at the Olympics. Now aficionados of shooting are looking at it in the same way, with the Beijing Games set to open Aug 8.1:30 PM on July 25

Vishnu Vardhan out of Georgia ITF

India's Vishnu Vardhan lost in the quarter-finals of the $15,000 ITF tournament at Georgia, going down in straight sets to Ukrainian Denys Molchanov.10:01 PM on July 24

Mithun's soccer association triggers war in CAB

Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty's foray into local soccer has become an election issue in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), with the dissidents owing allegiance to former president Jagmohan Dalmiya demanding action against an affiliate unit close to the ruling group for getting associated with the Indian Cricket League (ICL).9:03 PM on July 24

Mithun's soccer foray becomes cricket body poll issue

Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty's foray into local soccer has become an election issue in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), with the dissidents owing allegiance to Jagmohan Dalmiya demanding action against an affiliate unit close to the ruling group for getting associated with the Indian Cricket League (ICL).9:01 PM on July 24

Weightlifter Harpreet banned for testing positive

The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Thursday banned Harpreet Singh, who tested positive for a banned substance nandrolone.9:01 PM on July 24

Court appoints observer for CAB polls

A city court Thursday appointed retired justice Santosh Kumar Fouzdar as a neutral observer to oversee Tuesday's Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) elections.9:00 PM on July 24

Saina moves to 15th in singles rankings

Saina Nehwal's preparation for the Beijing Games received a shot in the arm as she moved up two places to career best 15th in the latest women's singles rankings released by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) Thursday.6:32 PM on July 24

Mithun Chakraborty ventures into soccer now

Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty's Indian Cricket League (ICL) team Royal Bengal Tigers Wednesday signed a five-year sponsorship agreement with Kolkata's first division soccer club Howrah Union.10:30 PM on July 23

Commonwealth Youth Games' baton relay to begin in Delhi

The Youth Baton Relay of the third Commonwealth Youth Games will be flagged off from the North Campus of the Delhi University Aug 1 and will tour 199 cities in nine states before arriving in Pune on the inaugural day of day of the event Oct 12.8:33 PM on July 23

Chhattisgarh to get first cricket stadium by August

Chhattisgarh's first cricket stadium, with a seating capacity of 60,000, will be ready by August, state Sports Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said here Wednesday.4:03 PM on July 23

Ahmedabad stadium may get Rs.100 mn makeover

With Indian Cricket League (ICL) eyeing the Sardar Patel Stadium here, civic authorities in this Gujarat city are likely to ask the sports body to spend Rs.100 million on its facelift, officials said Wednesday.1:30 PM on July 23