Rica Roy
Rica Roy is NDTV's Sports Editor. She is an award-winning journalist with professional experience of over 20 years across Print, Broadcast and Digital.
Rica has covered all major sporting fixtures in the last two decades, including Cricket World Cups, Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games.
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The Real Virat Kohli And The Real Reason He Quit
There were rumblings about his retirement over the weekend. But most believed that Virat Kohli would go to England for the five-Test tour in June.
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Centre Asks Indian Olympic Association To Form Panel To Run Wrestling Body
Indian Olympic Association: The Sports Ministry has asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to form a temporary panel to run the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), whose newly elected management has been suspended amid a row with wrestlers.
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Wrestler Bajrang Punia Says He Is Returning His Padma Shri To PM Amid Row
Bajrang Punia said on Friday that he has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will be returning his Padma Shri.
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18 Brij Bhushan Singh Supporters File Nomination For Wrestling Body Polls
Outgoing Wrestling Federation of India Chief and six-time BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been accused of trying to control the federation through proxies, as 18 of his supporters today filed nominations for the upcoming WFI elections.
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"Wrestling Chief To Step Aside Till Probe Over": Minister On #MeToo Charge
BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will step aside from India's wrestling body for four weeks during which an oversight committee will look into allegations of sexual harassment against him, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur told reporters Friday.
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"Sourav Ganguly Being Deprived": Mamata Banerjee Makes An Appeal To PM
Mamata Banerjee today said Sourav Ganguly, who has been replaced as the Indian cricket board chairman, "had been deprived" and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send him to the ICC (International Cricket Council).
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Sourav Ganguly Posts On New "Chapter", Then Ends Speculation
Hours after dropping a bombshell tweet in which he said he was "planning to start something to help people", Sourav Ganguly announced this evening that he has launched a worldwide education app, ending speculation.
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On Hijab Row, Boxing Champ Nikhat Zareen's Pro-Choice Strike
The controversy surrounding the hijab - the headscarf worn by some Muslim women - sprouted in Karnataka late last year after some right-wing groups objected to girls attending classes wearing hijabs.
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"Wasn't Aware Of Timing, Protocol": Suresh Raina On Mumbai Nightclub Raid
Cricketer Suresh Raina's management team has said he "wasn't aware of local timings and protocols" after he was found among 34 people at a nightclub in Mumbai, allegedly in violation of safety rules amid the pandemic. Cases have been filed against 27 people, including Mr Raina, singer Guru Randhawa and seven employees of the nightclub. Bollywood ce...
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After Waiting Over 6 Hours, Arvind Kejriwal Files Nomination For Delhi Polls
Over six hours. That is how long it was for Arvind Kejriwal as he waited his turn on the last day for the filing of nominations for the Delhi election as a large number of independent candidates beat him to the election office.
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2 JNU Students Jumped From 1st Floor To Escape Mob, Suffered Fractures
As a masked mob attacked students and teachers at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) with iron rods, sledgehammers and glass bottles on Sunday night, the Sabarmati hostel saw the worst of the attack. Two terrified students even jumped off the first floor to escape the attackers, fracturing their legs in the process.
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Nearly 300 Flights Reportedly Delayed Due To Fog In Delhi, Many Trains Late
Delhi and its adjoining areas woke up to a thick blanket of fog this morning that hit road, rail and air traffic and led to the loss of six lives. Six persons, two of them children, were drowned as a car ran into a canal in Greater Noida near Delhi, presumably because of the fog, officials said. As many as 21 Delhi-bound planes had to be diverted, ...
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Sourav Ganguly's Latest Response To Protests Against Citizenship Act
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Friday appealed for peace as protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act gathered steam across the country.
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After Delhi Fire Tragedy, A Desperate Search To Find Friends, Family
Forty-three people have been reported to be killed after the fire broke out at the factory at 5 am today. Doctors at the hospital confirmed smoke inhalation as the primary cause of the death.
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This New App Aims To Fight Patriarchy On Digital Streets
Young girls and women came together at Delhi's Miranda College on Saturday to wage a battle against patriarchy. Aiding their fight is a new ally - Smashboard, which is "an alternative social media network with special features for people of all genders fighting patriarchy".
