Boxing Nationals: World champion Saweety Boora, Pooja Rani advance to pre-quarters

Greater Noida, 23 Dec: The experienced duo of Saweety Boora and Pooja Rani cruised into the pre-quarterfinals with contrasting wins on the second day...

Benzema bids Real Madrid adios at clubhouse ceremony

MADRID, 6 Jun: Karim Benzema officially bid farewell to Real Madrid on Tuesday, saying he wanted to end his career with the club but...

Another year, another set of medals; Mirabai continues to rule Indian weightlifting

NEW DELHI, 27 Dec: The legend of Mirabai Chanu continued to grow as she added a second World Championships medal to her much-decorated trophy...

England keep faith in Bairstow for 4th Ashes test

MANCHESTER, 11 Jul: England moved early to show its faith in Jonny Bairstow on Tuesday by keeping the wicketkeeper for the fourth Ashes test...

SAFF Championship: India eye ninth title

Bengaluru, 3 Jul: Defending champions India would look to preserve a proud record and add a ninth title to their shelf when they face...

World Wrestling Championships: Indian wrestler Pinki into bronze medal play-off after losing 55kg semi-final...

Oslo, Oct 4 (PTI): Indian wrestler Pinki nearly pinned her German rival Nina Hemmer before losing the heart-stopping 55kg semi-final 6-8 to miss out...

Injured Ibrahimovic like a caged lion: Milan coach Pioli

ROME, 8 Feb: Zlatan Ibrahimovic is like a caged lion as he fights to regain fitness, but the Swede will be unavailable for AC...

Ashwin is a quality bowler but we have tools to counter him: Smith

Nagpur, 7 Feb: Australia vice-captain Steve Smith may have done a week's simulation of Ravichadran Ashwin's doppleganger Mahesh Pithiya but he is not overthinking...

Formula 1: Questions arise over safety of Spa circuit’s iconic Raidillon-Eau Rouge stretch after...

Spa-Francorchamps, Aug 29 (PTI): Questions were being asked on Saturday over the safety of Spa's iconic Raidillon-Eau Rouge stretch after a second heart-stopping, high-speed...

Swiss skier Nufer gets breakout World Cup downhill win at 30

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — If Swiss skier Priska Nufer was going to have a breakout success at age 30, it surely was going to...

Lovlina books Paris Olympics ticket; Preeti, Narender sign off with bronze

Hangzhou, 3 Oct: World champion Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) locked an Olympic quota for herself by moving into the final while Preeti Pawar (54kg) and...

BWF World Tour Finals relocated from Guangzhou to Bangkok due to COVID-19

New Delhi, 15 Nov: The upcoming BWF World Tour Finals have been shifted from Guangzhou to Bangkok due to COVID-19 and will begin on...

Learning death overs bowling skills from Bravo: Deshpande

Chennai, 4 Apr: Chennai Super Kings medium-pacer Tushar Deshpande has said bowling during the death overs was not an easy skill and he was...

Brilliant Bumrah swings it in favour of India after Jaiswal double ton

Visakhapatnam, 3 Feb: Jasprit Bumrah put up a special exhibition of reverse swing on a flat deck after Yashasvi Jaiswal's maiden double hundred to...

Ndicka heads Frankurt to win over Union Berlin in added time

FRANKFURT, Germany , England, Nov 28 (AP) — Evan Ndicka headed the winning goal in added time to give Eintracht Frankfurt a 2-1 win...

COVID-19 outbreak at SAI Bengaluru; 33 test positive including 16 hockey players

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (PTI): Sixteen members of the senior men's hockey team were among the 33 COVID-19 cases detected on Friday at the Sports...

National Sports Awards: Devendra Jhajharia, Venkatesh Prasad named in selection committee

New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI: Three-time Paralympic medal-winning javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad, and ex-world champion boxer L Sarita Devi have...

I would have probably got Shami instead of Harshal Patel: Kris Srikkanth

New Delhi, 12 Sep: Former India captain Kris Srikkanth on Monday said experienced pacer Mohammad Shami should have been a part of the 15-member...

After Australian Open furore, Novak Djokovic starts his season in Dubai

Dubai, Feb 21 (AFP): Novak Djokovic's season, derailed in January when he was deported from Australia, finally starts on Monday in Dubai with the...

Shami faces online abuse: former cricketers and politicians offer support, condemn attack

Dubai, 25 Oct: Former and current India stars such as Sachin Tendulkar, along with some political bigwigs, extended their support to pacer Mohammad Shami...