From Cathy Freeman to the Seine, via the Bird’s Nest – Olympic opening ceremonies in the 21st century

S Kannan in Paris The opening ceremony at a summer Olympics is about capturing the ethos…

Olympic football opener marred by disgraceful crowd scenes in Saint Etienne

Javier Mascherano, Argentine’s football coach at the Paris Olympics, labelled the scenes in Saint Etienne a…

Remembering Flying Sikh Milkha Singh

Milkha Singh lived a full life, literally. Easily the most emotional name which resonates even today…

Olympics and Paris, a journey through the time machine

The Paris Olympics 2024 will mark the city’s third time hosting the Games, following 1900 and…

Vijayveer Sidhu gets India 17th shooting quota for Paris Olympics

Vijayveer Sidhu sealed the 17th shooting quota place for India at the Paris Olympics by entering…

Tough but not impossible for Indian women’s hockey in Olympic qualifiers

The Indian women’s hockey team is very well aware of the pressure of expectation as they…

Savita Punia Exclusive: “We deserve to go to the Olympics”

India’s women’s hockey team start their campaign for Paris 2024 Olympic qualification in Ranchi from January…

Jeremy Lalrinnunga lifts gold on comeback trail

Jeremy Lalrinnunga has begun the process of exorcising some dark memories. He is keen on working…

Neeraj Chopra will climb the podium in Paris Olympics, who will be the others?

Neeraj Chopra will be the first name that springs to everyone’s lips when conversations in the…

Heading into the Olympic year, important to remember that 2023 opened many frontiers for Indian sports, promising bigger feats

The coming year may well turn out to be the year of reckoning for Indian sport,…