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Institute a mechanism to deal with sexual harassment cases in sports

India and its athletes deserve a more psychologically safe environment to sharpen their skills in their quest to bring glory to the country

Dominant Novak Djokovic rolls on, Americans savour banner day at Australian Open

A year after being deported from the country on the eve of the Grand Slam, Djokovic sent the last Australian packing with a 6-2 6-1 6-2 demolition of Alex de Minaur at a floodlit Rod Laver Arena.

Mary Kom to head 5-member panel to probe sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief

The panel led by the boxing legend will over the next month look into allegations leveled by wrestlers, sports minister Anurag Thakur has said

Australian Open 2023: Andy Murray, out and about

Andy Murray’s flourish at the Australian Open may not be significant beyond the tournament. He may have the mental strength to deal with the best, but his body needs to hold up through two weeks of any Grand Slam.

Australian Open: Sania loses in women's doubles, Jeevan-Balaji duo also ousted

Mirza and her Kazakh partner Anna Danilina, seeded eighth, lost to Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck and Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina in a clash lasting little over two hours.

Vinesh Phogat's accusation against WFI chief is the latest in a long history of abuse in sports

According to a Rajya Sabha reply on 28 July 2022, there have been 30 complaints of sexual harassment against the coaching authority and staff of the Sports Authority of India between 2017 and 2022.

WFI's emergency general council meeting in Ayodhya called off

The ministry Saturday said it has directed the WFI to suspend "all ongoing activities with immediate effect", including the Ranking Tournament in Gonda, UP, the federation president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's stronghold.

Iga Swiatek knocked out of Australian Open by Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina

Kazakhstan's Rybakina advanced to the quarter-finals of the season's opening Grand Slam for the first time with an impressive display against the misfiring Pole.

Sports Ministry suspends WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar

The ministry also cancelled the Open championship, which was to begin in Sharan's UP stronghold of Gonda.

ICC falls prey to online scam, loses close to $2.5million: Report

"The route used by fraudsters to commit the financial scam was Business E-mail Compromise (BEC), also known as e-mail account compromise, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) describes as 'one of the most financially damaging online crimes'," the report stated.

IOA forms seven-member committee to probe allegations against WFI chief

This comes after the agitating wrestlers had earlier in the day reached out to the IOA, demanding formation of an enquiry committee to probe the allegations against Singh, a day after threatening to lodge multiple FIRs against the WFI chief.

December 2022: In South America, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Brazil and Argentina, archrivals on the football pitch, experienced two different sets of overwhelming emotions in December

Watch: Amitabh Bachchan meets Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mbappe at PSG vs Saudi All-Stars match

Amitabh Bachchan shook hands with all players of Paris Saint Germain and Saudi All-Stars and spoke to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the match.

Photos: Andy Murray beats Thanasi Kokkinakis in late-night Australian Open epic

Australian Open: The Melbourne match on January 20 was the longest the former world No. 1 played in his career.

In Pant, KL Rahul and SKY, India has got awesome players: Daryl Mitchell

In his short international career, New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell, as an all-rounder (bowls medium pace), has been impressive across formats for his country. Moneycontrol recently spoke to the Kiwi all-rounder on his heroes, philosophy, and favorite Indian players.

MC Explains | What is WFI, why are Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and other wrestlers staging protest

The WFI, which promotes wrestling in the country, is facing a firestorm of criticism as the country's top wrestlers, including Olympians, accuse its president of sexually harassing women players

Shubman Gill's sensational double hundred powers India to 349/8 against New Zealand

Gill oozed class in his special 208 off 149 balls and batted through the innings with not much support from the other end. Skipper Rohit Sharma's 34 off 38 was the second-best score of the innings.

Shubman Gill fastest Indian to complete 1000 ODI runs

Gill, who made his ODI debut in January 2019, also became the joint second-fastest to 1000 runs in terms of innings alongside Imam Ul Haq of Pakistan.

Dutee Chand tests positive for prohibited substances

In a letter addressed to Dutee, the AAF notification said, "I do hereby inform you that your sample A was tested at the NDTL (National Dope Testing Laboratory) in accordance with the procedure set out in WADA's (World Anti-Doping Agency) International Standard of Laboratories and was returned adverse analytical findings as details given below."

Rafael Nadal, injured defending champion, bows out of Australian Open

The 22-times Grand Slam champion appeared to suffer a strain in his left hip area while running for a backhand in the second set at Rod Laver Arena and after attention from a trainer, took an off-court medical time-out when trailing 6-4 5-3 at Rod Laver Arena.

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