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Mu says skateboarding and longboarding is not limited to gender, and many of her fans across the country are female. (Photo: AFP)

Female longboarding sensation from China

Longboarder Mu Qing finds online fame skating through the mega-city of Chengdu in southwest China.

8 March 2019 3:40 AM

The medals were unveiled at a ceremony marking the year-to-go countdown until the Tokyo 2020 Games. (Photo: Twitter)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics unveil medals made from old mobile phones; see...

The medals, which will weigh in at between 556 and 450 grams each, are being manufactured from metal extracted from...

25 July 2019 9:02 AM

INR 43 lakhs is good for the opening and closing ceremony, nine days of track and field with luxury seating and sumptuous dining. (Photo: AFP)

Now you can get a ticket to the Olympics at just USD 60000

Tokyo Olympic organizers are offering hospitality packages to Japan residents with prices soaring to 6.35 million yen...

22 Aug 2019 10:10 AM

Captain Harmanpreet Singh (7) set the ball rolling before Shamsher Singh (18), Nilakanta Sharma (22), Gursahibjit Singh (26) and Mandeep Singh (27) scored for India at the Oi Hockey Stadium. (Twitter: Hockey India)

Indian men's hockey team win the final of Olympic Test Event

India's attacking approach in the match paid off as they walked off the pitch as winners of the competition.

21 Aug 2019 6:43 AM

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh put India ahead in the second minute by converting a Penalty Corner, but New Zealand struck back in the last quarter through two well-crafted field goals. (Photo: Twitter/Hockey India)

Indian men's hockey team lose 1-2 to New Zealand in Olympic Test Event

India had made an impressive start to the tournament, thrashing Malaysia 6-0 in their opening match.

19 Aug 2019 5:42 AM

Both Indian Mens and Womens teams left from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Indian hockey teams leave for Olympic Test Event

The event will help in providing good exposure for the team ahead of the Olympic qualifiers in November.

11 Aug 2019 2:30 PM

Dutee Chand is the only Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the 100m race at the global event.

Sprinter Dutee Chand signs two-year deal with German sportswear...

The 23-year-old from Odisha won silver in both 100 and 200 metres sprints at last year's Asian Games in Jakarta.

8 Aug 2019 6:43 AM

With one minute to go, Deepak Punia was trailing 3-6 but pulled off a takedown and then expose move to take a 7-6 lead in the dying moments of the tense bout. (Photo: File)

Deepak Punia qualifies for Tokyo Olympics after beating Colombia's...

In his maiden senior World Championship, Deepak locked the quota after prevailing 7-6 in a tense semifinal against...

21 Sept 2019 10:01 AM

Indias star wrestler Vinesh Phogat (53kg) qualified for the 2020 Olympics after beating fancied American Sarah Hildebrandt in the World Championships here on Wednesday. (Photo: Twitter)

Vinesh Phogat advances to 2020 Olympics

The 25-year-old scored an impressive 8-2 win over the world championship silver medallist to secure her place at the...

18 Sept 2019 7:26 AM

A vendor wears a mask while writing calligraphy for customers in Yokohamas Chinatown, near Tokyo. AP photo

Covid19 threat won't affect Olympic 2020 games

The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally with almost 1,400 deaths in China

14 Feb 2020 3:03 PM

Cliffin Francis, Dona Jacob and Haseeb Ahsan

Cycling from Kochi to Tokyo

Three spirited youngsters are on a 10,000-km cycling expedition from Kochi to Tokyo to cheer the Indian participants in...

11 Feb 2020 7:15 PM

Countdown clock for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been reset. AFP Photo

33 sports vote unanimously on Olympic dates

Initially, everyone had their own ideas, but in the end the prospect of placing the Games earlier in the year became...

31 March 2020 3:34 AM