The doping controversy at the ongoing Kabaddi World Cup is growing wider with every passing day as four more players, including one Indian, on Thursday tested positive for banned substances, taking the list of offenders to a whopping 22. Organising Secretary of the event and former Indian hockey captain, Pargat Singh, said the players have [...]
Hosts India stormed into the semifinals of the ongoing kabaddi World Cup with an easy 51-24 victory over Canada at Doda near here, today. By virtue of this win, India also became the first team in the tournament to have registered victories in all five matches played so far. England and Germany also trounced Australia [...]
On the eighth day of the World Kabaddi Cup being held in Punjab, five more players have tested positive, for doping with this, the total count of tainted players has reached 12. Of the five, two are Canadian players and one each from Italy, Australia and England. In Patiala, Mohammad Alia-bbadi, Deputy of the first [...]
As many as seven players from various teams have tested positive for the use of banned drugs during the first three days of the second Kabaddi World Cup which is underway in Punjab. To ensure a dope free World Cup, the Organising Committee has been collecting random sample of 12 players everyday and sending them [...]
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev today out lashed at the Congress for opposing the staging of the kabaddi World Cup, saying the political party was hell bent on damaging the traditional games of the nation. Talking to reporters at the local sports stadium where World Cup matches were in progress, he said those who were opposing [...]
National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has made foolproof arrangements for ensuring that second World Cup Kabaddi tournament is dope free. On the inaugural day, samples of 12 players from six teams that played at Faridkot yesterday have been taken and sent to National Dope Control Laboratory (NDTL) for thorough investigation. This laboratory, recognised by the [...]
Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan was the show-stealer at the inauguration of the second edition of World Cup Kabaddi here tonight, with the actor saying it was a proud moment for him to see that the game he played in his childhood days had touched such heights. “I have got so much love from Punjab, my [...]
The Kabaddi World Cup began with a lavish opening ceremony in Bathinda last evening. Actor Shah Rukh Khan kickstarted the event with a performance. A total of 14 teams from Canada, Australia, UK, Afghanistan, Germany, Nepal, Pakistan, US, Italy, Argentina, Norway, Spain, Sri Lanka and host India would be vying for the title. On offer [...]
Sukhbir Singh Sarawan will lead the Indian Kabbadi team in the World Kabbadi Cup, being organised by Punjab government from Novermber 1. This was disclosed by secretary general of the organising committee Sikander Singh Maluka. He said that Hardavinder Singh Dulla will be vice captain of the team. As many as fourteen nations are participating [...]
