Sports
Fighting the odds to become a champion
Para badminton player Munna Khalid overcame rejection to master the racquet sport while pursuing studies and achieving academic excellence
League for Delhi women cricketers likely to get underway next month
While the WPL gets underway in the national capital from Tuesday, the Delhi cricket body will likely start a league for Capital’s women cricketers
British govt official in Delhi beats pollution with indoor training for marathon
Last weekend in Delhi, Isherwood finished second in half marathon (21km) in 45-55 years category. He clocked 1:19:37
Ready to scale Boston Marathon’s ‘Heartbreak Hill’
Jayanti Thapliyal, a 46-year-old staffer of Indian Defence Account Service, has been balancing work and family responsibilities with passion for running; her commitment paid dividends as she qualified for Boston Marathon in April
Dwarka, the emerging sports hub in the national capital
Many big projects, including India's longest golf course, are coming up in Dwarka, turning it into a mega sporting hub
Delhi Sports School takes off with first batch
As many as 172 athletes are currently receiving training in 10 Olympic discipline at the Delhi government-run facility; it hopes to take in 200 students in the next academic year
World boxing body leaves India’s medallists in the lurch
Women boxers, who won four gold medals at the New Delhi World Boxing Championships, are yet to receive their $1,00,000 prize money; men’s bronze-medallist boxers too wait for their due
Harbinder Singh: The man who set hockey field on fire
The multiple Olympic and Asiad medallist, now 80, is elated on receiving the Padma Shri and recalls his life and career
