Nikhat, Manisha advance to pre-quarterfinals of Women’s World Boxing Championships
New Delhi, 19 Mar: Star Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen out-punched Algeria's Boualam Roumaysa to secure a pre-quarterfinal berth in the Women's World Championships here...
Mental block broken and internal demons defeated, Bajrang ready to shed defensive approach
New Delhi, 20 Jun: It's 8'o clock in the morning and one by one, all the wrestlers sneak out of training hall after the...
Wimbledon : Ramkumar Ramanathan, Yuki Bhambri knocked out in first round qualifying matches
LONDON, 21 Jun: India's singles players yet again failed to cross the qualifying hurdle at the Grand Slam stage as both Ramkumar Ramanathan and...
Age-group wrestling nationals postponed, state bodies need more time to field teams
New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) The Under-15 and Under-20 National Wrestling Championship, scheduled to be held in Gwalior this month has been postponed after...
Junior Men’s Asia Cup Hockey: India emerge champions, beat Pakistan 2-1 in final
Salalah (Oman), 1 Jun: India's junior men's hockey team maintained its continental supremacy as it beat arch-rivals Pakistan 2-1 to emerge Asia Cup champions...
Djokovic says no hard feelings over Australian deportation
Adelaide, 29 Dec: Novak Djokovic has reiterated his earlier comments that he bears no hard feelings on his return to Australia after his visa...
Boxing’s exclusion from Olympics will cause loss of focus and direction among kids:...
New Delhi, 19 Oct: Legendary American pugilist Roy Jones Jr feels boxing's exclusion from the Olympics will lead to countries like India losing hope...
Young Linthoi Chanambam wins historic judo gold
NEW DELHI, 26 Aug: India's Linthoi Chanambam claimed a historic gold at the World Cadet Judo Championship in Sarajevo, becoming the first from the...
Bangladesh trounces Afghanistan by 546 runs for its biggest ever test victory
MIRPUR, 17 Jun: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 546 runs on Saturday to record its biggest ever test victory in terms of runs.
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Aakarshi Kashyap wins women’s singles title in Uganda International Challenge
New Delhi, 26 Feb: Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap beat compatriot Shruti Mundada in the final to clinch the women's singles title at Uganda International...
Specialised camp for dragflickers, goalies ahead of hockey WC
New Delhi, 12 Dec: Hosts India will undergo a week-long specialised dragflick and goalkeeping camp from Wednesday at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru as...
New Zealand A to tour India in August-September, Australia likely in November
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The India 'A' side is set to get its first assignment in over eight months with New Zealand and,...
Iniesta says goodbye to old friends at Barcelona in friendly in Tokyo
TOKYO, 6 Jun: Andres Iniesta said goodbye to old friends as he played for his Japanese club Vissel Kobe against his former club Barcelona...
Hope my journey inspires young girls to pursue their dreams: Mithali
New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) The first woman cricketer to be conferred with the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Mithali Raj on...
Asian Championships: Jeremy wins silver in snatch but fails to complete his event
JINJU (Korea), 7 May: Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga won a silver in snatch but could not get an overall total as he failed to...
Indian women’s 10m air rifle team bags silver; Ramita win individual bronze
Hangzhou, 24 Sep: The experienced trio of Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal and Ashi Chouksey's bagged the women's team silver while Ramita also clinched an...
Didn’t know how to come back after loss but now motivated for ultimate prize:...
New Delhi, 13 Dec: Rohit Sharma had no clue if he would ever get over the disappointment of the World Cup final defeat but...
Gukesh finishes joint second in Masters, Mendonca wins Challenger
Wijk aan zee, 29 Jan: Grandmaster D Gukesh endured a heartbreak in the final tie-breaker against Wei Yi of China and had to be...
Sameer, Kiran, Ashmita enter main draw of Thailand Open
Bangkok, 30 May: Indian shuttlers Sameer Verma, Kiran George and Ashmita Chaliha notched up straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the qualifying round...
Serie A: Cagliari stay in drop zone after draw with 10-man Fiorentina
Milan, Jan 23 (AFP): Cagliari missed the chance to climb out of the Serie A relegation zone on Sunday after drawing 1-1 with 10-man...