Shooting Nationals: Bhavesh Shekhawat claims gold, Vijay Kumar finishes fourth

New Delhi, England, Nov 28 (PTI): Rajasthan's Bhavesh Shekhawat sealed his first title by winning the men's 25m rapid fire pistol gold at the...

WBC India title: Chennai’s Sabari J defeats Chandigarh’s Akashdeep Singh to win inaugural championship

HyderabadDec 7 (AFP): Chennai's Sabari J became the inaugural winner of the World Boxing Council's (WBC) India welterweight title, defeating the more experienced Akashdeep...

All India Chess Federation announces Indian league in June 2022

New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI): Taking a leaf out of sports like cricket and badminton, the All India Chess Federation on Tuesday announced that...

Hoping Siraj can come out and bowl tomorrow: Ashwin on bowler’s hamstring injury

Johannesburg, Jan 3 (PTI) Mohammed Siraj is tough customer, who will do everything in his might to get back onto the field after sustaining...

Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza out of men’s and women’s doubles

Melbourne, Jan 19 (PTI): Veteran Indian players Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza were knocked out of the men's and women's doubles events of the...

ISL: Record-breaker Ogbeche helps Hyderabad flatten NorthEast United

Fatorda, 31 Jan: Star striker Bartholomew Ogbeche scored a brace on either side of halftime to take him top of the charts in the...

Virat as captain will be the easiest solution for RCB: Agarkar

MUMBAI, 7 Feb: Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar feels if Virat Kohli can take over the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the...

Pakistan FM Qureshi says social media misuse among main drivers of religious intolerance

Islamabad, Feb 16 (PTI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday blamed state policies, inflammatory remarks by public office holders and misuse of...

Hyderabad FC qualify for maiden ISL semifinals with 2-1 win over Kerala

BAMBOLIM, 23 Feb: Hyderabad FC qualified for their maiden semifinals with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Kerala Blasters in an entertaining Indian Super League...

BWF suspends Russia, Belarus athletes from international badminton events

Kuala Lumpur, 1 Mar : The Badminton World Federation on Tuesday suspended athletes and officials of Russia and Belarus from participating at any BWF-sanctioned...

IPL: Punjab Kings stun RCB by five wickets

Navi Mumbai, 27 Mar: Newly-appointed skipper Faf du Plessis' scintillating 57-ball 88 went in vain as Punjab Kings produced a solid batting display to...

Saina decides to skip selection trials for CWG, Asian Games

New Delhi, 12 Apr: Saina Nehwal's chances of defending her title at the Commonwealth Games looks bleak as she has decided to skip the...

BCCI will keep no stone unturned to tap talent from NE region: Jay Shah...

New Delhi, 26 Apr: The National Cricket Academy is organising a camp in Bengaluru to help players from the north eastern states and those...

Root leads England past New Zealand in 1st test at Lord’s

LONDON, 5 Jun: Former captain Joe Root gave his successor Ben Stokes the perfect start to his reign at Lord’s, carrying England to victory...

Verstappen wins in Azerbaijan after Leclerc engine failure

BAKU, Azerbaijan, 12 Jun (AP) — Max Verstappen once again pounced when rival Charles Leclerc faltered in their race for the Formula One title. Verstappen...

Chennai Open chess: Indian IMs Srihari, Nitin among leaders

Chennai, Jun 21 (PTI) Little-known Indian players L R Srihari, S Nitin and Srijit Paul hogged the limelight with wins to be among the...

Australia’s Simon Clarke wins Tour de France stage five

Arenberg, Jul 6 (AFP): Simon Clarke of Israel Premier Tech won stage five of the Tour de France on Wednesday in a photo finish...

After Tokyo high, India now ‘target’ historic Commonwealth Games hockey gold

BENGALURU, 20 Jul: Indian men's hockey team defender Surender Kumar on Wednesday said they are eyeing an unprecedented gold at the upcoming Commonwealth Games,...

Cyclists in hospital after crashing into Commonwealth crowd

LONDON, Jul 31 (AP) — Two riders have been hospitalized and multiple spectators required medical treatment after a crash catapulted an Olympic gold medalist...

I can’t beg people to play for West Indies, says head coach Simmons

Port of Spain, 10 Aug: “I don’t think that I should be begging people to play for the West Indies,” said the team’s dejected...