The Indian women's hockey team edged USA 6-5 on aggregate to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.

The Indian women's hockey team, who have never won an Olympic medal, will give it their all, says captain Rani Rampal.

India make their debut at FIH Pro League against the Netherlands on January 18 and 19 at the Kalinga Stadium.

Balbir Singh Khullar, a part of India's 1968 Olympics bronze-winning team, passed away at the age of 77.

Former Indian hockey captain Viren Rasquinha came up with the idea of an obstacle course to keep her daughter occupied as well as fit during the coronavirus-lockdown.

The International Hockey Federation celebrated the United Nations International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, asserting the message of unity and support has never been more relevant with the world is facing a health crisis due to coronavirus pandemic.

SV Sunil's wife Nisha and their one-year old daughter Shanvita are just 20km away from the SAI Centre in Bengaluru, where he is training woith the Indian hockey team.

Mandeep Singh said that the Indian men's hockey team is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics after the initial disappointment of postponement.

Salima Tete said there was a lot of scope improvement for the Indian women's hockey team in the one year before the Tokyo Olympics.

Hockey India condoled the demise of Pandanda Kuttappa, a legendary figure in the region of Coorg who gave the sport the world famous Kuttani, family hockey tournament.

As wildlife enthusiasts around the world celebrate World Snake Day, we take a look at 5 times authors turned snakes into memorable literary characters

In this deeply passionate, and angry memoir, titled 'Caste Matters', writer and academic activist Suraj Yengde peels the layers of the deep-rooted caste system in India to show you how this impenetrable social divide has for centuries crushed human lives and is very similar to other forms of oppression, such as race, class and gender.

Joseph Conrad passed away on August 3, 1924 and left behind a rich heritage in terms of works, which have often transcended the pages of books and have found new life in varied media.

In the last decade, detective Borei Gowda has appeared in two of Nair's books -- Cut Like Wound (2012) and Chain of Custody (2016) and have already won a strong fan base among crime fiction lovers in the country.

Chen died of lung cancer on December 17, his wife, Dr Sun-Ling Chen, told a publication on Tuesday from the family's home in Temecula, California.

On the novelist’s 54th birthday, here is a look at some of his works that have made it to Hollywood films.

Vichhoda moves through the bylanes of Kashmir and reaches corruption-ridden small towns of Pakistan to seek humanity in the most unexpected places.

Lockdown could possibly be the best time to get yourself a book and start reading. What better occasion than World Book Day 2020?

Alphonso Davies, who started his life in a refugee camp in Ghana, said it would be disastrous if coronavirus reaches any of the world's many refugee camps.

The case against Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Jerome Valcke relates to alleged criminal mismanagement, incitement to criminal mismanagement, falsifying documents and corruption.

Jordan Henderson praised FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi for his pace and said that the sublime free kick the Argentine scored in the Champions League against Liverpool left him speechless.

Standard Liege have approached Marouane Fellaini to follow compatriot Axel Witsel to invest money in the Belgian club.

Italy suspended Serie A on March 9 as part of a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus epidemic.

Real Kashmir FC head coach David Robertson have been told to be on standby by the British High Commission for he and his family to go bck to Scotland.

Chuni Goswami, PK Banerjee and Tulsidas Balaram are one of India's most famous trios to step onto a football pitch.

In accordance with the government Covid-19 shutdown laws, MLS has given a green signal to players to begin working out individually on team outdoor training fields.

As David Beckham celebrates turning 45, here's a look at his relationship with his wife Victoria and kids.

A look at some of the most memorable goals David Beckham has scored over the span of his brilliant career.

Cesc Fabregas took to Twitter to remind Tottenham Hotspur fans about Leicester City winning the Premier League title.

FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani said moving the entire European football season to a calendar year as a reaction to the coronavirus.

Rafael da Silva spoke about Rio Ferdinand's leadership qualities and revealed how he used to shout at Cristiano Ronaldo.

The stranded foreigners of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan will leave for home on Tuesday from Delhi.

The Spanish Cup final between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao was originally scheduled for April 18 in Seville at the Olympic Stadium, known as La Cartuja.

Barry Bennell is said to have sexually abused kids when he was working Manchester City as a scout and coach of their 'feeder teams'.

Italian sports minister said the pressure to resume football was quite incomprehensible in the eyes of millions of Italians.

Max Verstappen of Red Bull broke Mercedes' ten-win streak this year with a close win over Charles Leclerc to seal the deal at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo was sent to the back of starting grid as he breached F1 rule when he exceeded his energy recovery power limit.

Honda's Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly, along with with Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon have all have been handed grid penalties after being given new engines for the Russian Grand Prix.

Sunday's race at the Japanese Grand Prix is also under threat because of the 'violent' nature of Typhoon Hagibis.

Mercedes won a record sixth straight constructors title after Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton finished on podium at Japanese GP.

Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg, who had finished sixth and 10th respectively, were disqualified from the Japanese Grand Prix after Renault was punished for breaching regulations over brakes.

While Apple is yet to confirm, reports suggest that a new update for the new AirPods Pro is rolling out.

Mercedes's new Dual-Axis Steering system will be effectively ruled out after indications of a change in the technical regulations.

The original 2020 calendar had a record 22 races but the season has yet to start with the first eight postponed or cancelled and more likely to be called off due to coronavirus.

Daniel Ricciardo in a Instagram Q&A talked about what he was doing to pass the time waiting for a coronavirus ravaged season to start.

Stirling Moss died on Sunday aged 90 following a long illness.

Teams normally take most of August off, but that period has now been freed up to give Formula One room to reschedule a string of races postponed due to the new coronavirus.

Footballers and cricketers join Formula One regulars for the Formula One Esports Virtual Grand Prix at the rendered Interlagos Circuit.

Formula One legend Ayrton Senna died in a horrific crash on this day in 1994

A delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Sri Lanka's main Tamil party, met the prime minister on Monday for a separate discussion on the prisoners issue after attending an all-party meeting convened by Mahinda Rajapaksa.