Indian GM Gukesh wins Sunway Formentera Open chess tournament

Punta Prima, 8 May: Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Sunday emerged champion in the 1st Chessable Sunway Formentera Open 2022 chess tournament here. It was...

Rutuja stuns No 2 seed Valentini in opening round of ITF Women’s Open

Bengaluru, 8 Mar: India's Rutuja Bhosale shocked second seeded Valentini Grammatikopoulou with a remarkable 4-6 6-4 6-0 victory in the singles opening round of...

SAI approves financial assistance of 33 lakh for Asian Games and WC-bound TOPS archers

New Delhi, 13 Apr: The Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Wednesday approved financial assistance of Rs 33.18 lakh for...

Turkish Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton fastest in qualifying but Valtteri Bottas takes pole

Istanbul, 9 Oct (AFP): Lewis Hamilton found a silver lining on Saturday, dominating qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix to minimise the damage from...

Youth World Boxing Championships: Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj and Devika Ghorpade strike gold

New Delhi, 26 Nov (PTI): Indian boxers Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj and Devika Ghorpade lived up to their favourites tag, registering commanding victories to clinch...

Indian compound archers break two U-18 records during ranking round of World Youth Championships

Wroclaw, Aug 10 (PTI): The Indian compound girls and mixed team on Tuesday broke two Under-18 world records during their ranking round of the...

Gaurav enters semis, Shiva bows out of Elorda Cup

Astana, 14 May: India's Gaurav Chauhan moved into the men’s 92+kg semifinals while veteran Shiva Thapa made a first-round exit from the Elorda Cup...

Butler’s block seals Florida State’s OT win over No. 6 Duke

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. , Jan 19 (AP) — Florida State let a late lead evaporate in regulation. Given another chance in overtime, the Seminoles got...

Russell grabs first F1 pole, Verstappen qualifies 10th

BUDAPEST, 30 Jul: George Russell won his first career Formula One pole with a fast final qualifying lap at the Hungarian Grand Prix on...

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Gold-winning Avani Lekhara to be India’s flag bearer at closing ceremony

Tokyo, Sep 4 (PTI): Shooter Avani Lekhara will be the flag bearer of country's contingent during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics on...

Impossible right now but we are not in hurry: new PCB chief Ramiz Raja...

Lahore, 13 Sep: Newly-elected Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja on Monday said resumption of bilateral assignments with India is "impossible right now" and...

After Canada Open triumph, Sen jumps 7 places to be at 12th spot in...

New Delhi, 11 Jul: Riding on his sensational Canada Open win, star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen jumped seven places to occupy the 12th spot...

Ensure fair fights or boxing risks having no future: AIBA boss Kremlev to R&Js...

Belgrade, 25 Oct: International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev has told Referees and Judges for the men's world championship here that a failure...

CWG Badminton: India steamroll Sri Lanka to qualify for knockouts

Birmingham, 30 Jul: India's shuttlers dished out another splendid show to outclass Sri Lanka 5-0 in their second group A match of the mixed...

Jaiswal scores unbeaten 179 to lead India to 336-6 at stumps against England in...

Visakhapatnam, 2 Feb: Yashasvi Jaiswal batted with supreme confidence for an unbeaten 179 off 257 balls that single-handedly drove India to 336 for six...

Winter Olympics 2022: India’s Arif Khan leaves for Beijing Games

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI): Skier Arif Khan, the only athlete representing India at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, left for the Games in...

Max Verstappen wins Italian GP for record 10th straight F1 victory

Monza (Italy), 3 Sep: Runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen secured a record 10th straight win with victory at the Italian Grand Prix on...

Premier League: Chelsea ‘not the favourites’ in hunt for league title, says manager Thomas...

London, Aug 14 (AFP): Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel told his side to hunt down Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool in the fight for...

Swiss Open: Sindhu, Srikanth look to find top form; exhausted Sen opts out

Basel, 21 Mar: All England Championships finalist Lakshya Sen will be missing in action but double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World championships silver...

Indian men’s skeet team shoots gold in Asian C’ship

NEW DELHI, 25 Oct: The Indian men’s trio of Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Khangura and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa won the gold medal...