Hope GCL makes big impact on chess like IPL did on cricket: Arjun...
London, 11 Sep: Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi hopes the Global Chess League will have a transformative effect on the sport similar to the revolutionary...
When I bat at Nos 7 and 8, I consider myself tailender: Iftikhar
Faisalabad, 9 Sep: Pakistan’s white ball specialist Iftikhar Ahmed at times has "felt like a tailender" when the team management has asked him to...
Indian women’s compound team wins historic gold in World Archery C’ships
Berlin, 4 Aug: The Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur on Friday created history by winning the...
Fine with whatever surfaces we get: Surya plays down Ekana pitch controversy
Ahmedabad, 31 Jan: India's T20 vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday played down the Ekana Stadium pitch controversy, saying the wicket doesn't matter a lot...
Jaismine, Arundhati ease into quarters at Women’s National Boxing C’ships
Greater Noida, 24 Dec: Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine (60kg) and former youth world champion Arundhati Choudhary (66kg) notched up identical 5-0 wins to...
ISL: Bengaluru FC return to winning ways with 1-0 win over Jamshedpur FC
Bengaluru, 16 Dec: Bengaluru FC started life under new head coach Gerard Zaragoza on a positive note as they defeated Jamshedpur FC 1-0 in...
Rublev beats Dimitrov to advance to Shanghai Masters final against Hurkacz
SHANGHAI, 14 Oct: Seventh-ranked Andrey Rublev had mixed feelings after advancing to the final of the Shanghai Masters by beating Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (7),...
Gukesh stuns former world championship challenger Shirov as India B clinch fifth win in...
Mamallapuram, 2 Aug: Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh continued his brilliant run to stun former World Championship Challenger Alexei Shirov as India 'B' shocked...
Venus Williams beaten by Swiss teenager Celine Naef in 1st match since January hamstring...
Denbosch, 13 Jun: Seven-time major champion Venus Williams lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January, succumbing to 17-year-old Celine...
Sainyam gives India golden start to Junior Shooting World Cup
Suhl, 3 Jun: Chandigarh youngster Sainyam gave India a golden start to the ISSF Junior World Cup Junior here on Saturday by finishing atop...
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Japanese government extends virus emergency to eight more regions after Games...
Tokyo, Aug 25 (AFP): Japan's government on Wednesday decided to extend a virus state of emergency to eight more regions, a day after the...
Alcaraz advances to the fourth round at the Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI, 9 Oct: Carlos Alcaraz had to rally from a break down in the first set to beat 30th-seeded Daniel Evans 7-6 (1), 6-4...
PSG star Neymar to miss 6-8 weeks with ankle injury
Paris, France, Nov 30 (AFP): Neymar is expected to be sidelined for between six and eight weeks after sustaining ligament damage to his left...
Beijing Winter Olympics: Japan government officials to miss February event
Tokyo, Dec 24 (AFP): Japan will not send government representatives to February's Beijing Olympics, Tokyo said Friday, as it called on China to respect...
Norway Chess: Anand loses to Mamedyarov; Carlsen surges ahead
Stavanger, 10 Jun: Indian maestro Viswanathan Anand's campaign at the Norway Chess tournament suffered a setback after losing to Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the...
DC win humdinger despite Richa heroics, go on top of table
New Delhi, 10 Mar: Richa Ghosh hit two monstrous sixes but paid the price for her poor fitness as Delhi Capitals found her short...
Hurkacz beats Rublev to claim Shanghai Masters title
Shanghai, 15 Oct: Hubert Hurkacz claimed his second Masters title in a dramatic final at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, saving a match point...
Shreyas Iyer powers India to series win against Sri Lanka
DHARAMSALA, India , Feb 26 (AP) — Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten 74 off 44 balls as India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets...
Neeraj figures in list of Diamond League Meeting competitors
New Delhi, 17 Aug: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who pulled out of the recent Commonwealth Games due to a minor injury, figured...
We are playing good hockey but also struggling at times, says Harmanpreet
London, 31 May: India men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh feels his side is playing good hockey but only in patches and this will have...