BHOPAL: Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world Miguel de Cerventes. Out of all the scars, the one in the head can be the scariest. Merciless and invisible, they can flirt and play peek-a-boo with destiny; it can torment, tear one apart or tease with your emotions. It can drive one to desperation too. There is no discrimination between a king and a pauper nor a champion and an upstart too. Shooter Anjum Moudgil reflected on those harrowing times whe

Louisville: Golf world number one Scottie Scheffler was handcuffed and arrested by police early Friday after allegedly dragging a police officer with his car while trying to avoid traffic controls outside the PGA Championship at Valhalla. In one of the strangest scenes ever at a major tournament, Scheffler was taken into custody by police, booked with a mugshot taken in an orange jumpsuit, released, then taken back to the course for breakfast and practice before finally teeing off in the second

CHENNAI: A petition filed by a rifle shooter, contesting her non-inclusion to participate in the shooting Olympic Selection Trials, was dismissed by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. The Delhi High Court upheld the Paris 2024 Olympic Selection Policy formulated by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), the governing body of the sport in the country. The development is a relief for the shooters, who are currently part of trials as there were concerns about the validity of the trials due

BHUBANESWAR: Amid the hullabaloo of Neeraj Chopra at the Kalinga Stadium on Wednesday, one can be forgiven for missing DP Manus performance in the same event. The lanky javelin thrower, back from a stint in South Africa, looked relaxed in his run-up. The stadium was chanting Neerajs name but Manu was the first thrower of the event. Yet, when he ran and threw the javelin, there was balance and poise. The spear flew to 82.06m. This remained the best mark until Neeraj overhauled it. Neeraj managed

CHENNAI: Indian boxing is in danger of losing an Olympic quota spot. One of the quota earners is allegedly facing sanctions from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) due to a whereabouts violation, which has led to the predicament. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI), the governing body of the sport in the country, has been grappling for some time to remedy the situation. The issue had first come to light after the Asian Games. The whereabouts period under scrutiny is reportedly from April 2022

CHENNAI: Multiple CWG medallist A Sharath Kamal and world No. 24 Manika Batra will spearhead the team events of Indian men and women challenges, respectively, at the Paris Olympics in what will be the first-ever participation of the squads at the Games. The senior selection committee of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) picked a six-member squad (three in each section) as per the Olympic norms, besides naming the individuals who would compete in the singles events. Achanta Sharath Kama

BHUBANESWAR: It was about 11 pm on Wednesday. Neeraj Chopra was still in the warm-up area for a photo shoot, understood to do with the Olympics kit. He completed his event at around 8 pm. In fact, he did not want to take any risks and passed the final two rounds. It helped that he was the leader at this stage. Yet more than three hours after his event, he was there shooting. Along with him were other international athletes. He was competing in India for the first time after his Olympic gold in T

BHUBANESWAR: A drizzle brought the temperature down by the time events at the National Federation Athletics Championships began in the evening. The weather cleared but the gloom was visible. There were no records. That included the long-jump pit where national record holder Jeswin Aldrin was participating. There was gloom because he could not cross 8m. He finished at 7.99m but it was enough to fetch him the gold. Arya S jumped 7.83m for silver while Muhammed Anees Yahiya, whose personal best sta

CHENNAI: Anish Bhanwala is in a happy space at the moment. The proficient pistol shooter from the country has elevated his game in the last one year or so. That lift in confidence was evident during the ongoing Olympic Shooting Trials (OST) as he put up some rich scores to practically seal a spot in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol team for the upcoming Paris Olympics. With an average tally of 585.3 across four trials held at two venues (Delhi and Bhopal), Anish, who signed off with a second-plac

BHUBANESWAR: Indian javelin thrower and local star Kishore Jena started his 2024 season with 76.31m and finished in 9th place at the Doha Diamond League 2024 on Friday. However, Jena is confident of doing well at the Kalinga Stadium in front of the home crowd in the javelin throw final of the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition 2024 on Wednesday. In my first diamond league I could not make the podium finish. But I was excited to get a chance to fight against many of the top thr

BHUBANESWAR: Reality hits you hard when you least expect it. Tuesday was one such day. At the playing or the warm-up arena, Neeraj Chopra was discussed in every conversation. Perspective changed after a conversation with an amicable cabbie. The name Neeraj definitely is famous but the craft he practices? While on the way to the Kalinga Stadium for the third day of the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition, the discussion with the cabbie naturally veered towards athletics. The conversa