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Amidst call to boycott 2020 Beijing Winter Olympics, Canada says it would warn athletes against publicly criticising China

Due to China's decision to arbitrarily detain two Canadian nationals, there have been growing calls for boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Remembering Major Dhyan Chand: The Indian hockey wizard who stood up to Adolf Hitler

Hitler had offered Major Dhyan Chand to join the German army after the 1936 Olympics, but the hockey legend had declined the offer

Never said I wanted to sell BMW car to fund my training, I do not have resources to maintain luxury cars: Dutee Chand clarifies

Dutee Chand's post announcing her car on sale was presented as if she is struggling with financial problems to fund her training. However, Dutee has clarified that her training is funded by the govt of Odisha and KIIT University.

Hockey legend and three-time Olympic gold-medal winner Balbir Singh Sr passes away at 95

Hockey legend Balbir Singh Dosanjh aka Balbir Singh Sr died at the age of 95 years in Chandigarh after battling pulmonary illness since past two years.

Coronavirus outbreak: Olympics 2020 may get postponed, IOC and Japan’s PM share concerns while Canada, Australia pull out of the event

The Canadian Olympic Committee informed IOC that it would not send its athletes to Olympics 2020 unless the games are postponed to 2021.

India Today refers to country’s ace badminton coach Pullela Gopichand as “little known”, social media schools the media group

India Today trolled on Twitter for saying that badminton coach Pullela Gopichand is little known

Portable Mosques arranged for Muslim athletes and supporters during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The "mobile mosque" will host a 48-square-meter prayer room on the back of a parked truck.

Government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 inspired me to join politics: Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt as he joins BJP

Yogeshwar Dutt has stated that the BJP government' bold decision to the abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir inspired him to take this crucial decision of joining politics.

Differently abled athletes create history in Abu Dhabi: Best ever tally of 368 medals won in Special Olympics

This was India’s ninth appearance at the event, which takes place every two years. With a vision of treating all athletes equally, the Special Olympics event offers a chance to individuals with not just physical but also intellectual disabilities to compete in any sport.

Dear Shekhar Gupta, Abhinav Bindra is right, India doesn’t have just one world class athlete

It makes for a catchy line to promote a TV show but it is far from the truth.

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