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Force India's owner Vijay Mallya has confirmed that he still expects India to host a grand prix in 2011 as his country has avoided the worst of the credit crunch.

There were fears that plans for the circuit near New Delhi would have to be shelved in light of the current global economic crisis. more

Despite being anointed India's national game, hockey lags far behind cricket and other games in the popularity stakes. When Indian sportspersons are rapidly asserting themselves in the world stage, India's hockey fortune is plummeting to an abyss in the international fora. During the heydays of Indian hockey, the national team called the shots in major sporting events, annihilating opponents with utter disdain. But gradually things took a turn for the worse with the Indian team failing to keep pace with vastly improving European rivals. more

Cricket was brought to the Indian sub-continent by the British. There are references to cricket having being played in India in the early parts of the 18th century. By the beginning of the 19th century the game was being played in the cities of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. The presidency matches began in 1892-93 between Parsis and Europeans and the tournament became the Bombay Triangular, with the Hindus fielding a team in 1907-08, the Ranji Trophy began in 1935.India played its first official Test against England in 1932. more

Kabaddi is origin from the historic battle of Mahabharatha, where the chakravyuha formation was very much in vogue. This formation, in concentric circles surrounded the solitary enemy, and only skilled warriors knew how to break the formation and return unscathed. This is the essence of kabaddi, to face the entire opposition alone, conquer them, and return safely. more