Muchova, Sabalenka reach first French Open semifinals

PARIS, 6 Jun: Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Muchova are in the French Open semifinals for the first time. The second-seeded Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-4,...

ISL: Spirited 10-man Chennaiyin FC hold Bengaluru FC

CHENNAI, 14 Oct: Chennaiyin FC and Bengaluru FC played out a 1-1 draw in their Indian Super League match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium...

Final assessment of wrestling squad for Asiad to be made prior to departure: IOA

New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday said the final assessment of the country's wrestling contingent for the upcoming...

Young Indian shuttlers look for glory at Badminton Asia Team championships

Shah Alam, 14 Feb: India's young badminton brigade, led by world championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and in-form Malvika Bansod, will aim to put...

2023 Asia Cup in Pakistan will be 50-over affair, says PCB head Raja

Dubai, Oct 18 (PTI) The 2023 Asia Cup in Pakistan will be a 50-over event with the Asian Cricket Council continuing its tradition of...

Wrestlers Gourav Balian, Deepak progress to semi-finals of junior world championship

Ufa, Aug 16 (PTI): Wrestlers Gourav Balian (79kg) and Deepak (97kg) progressed to the semi-finals of the junior world championship but three other Indians...

You could see that he was going to be around for a while: Dravid...

Dominica, 12 Jul: Virat Kohli was only taking his first strides in Test cricket when India played here last in 2011, but Rahul Dravid,...

Illness ended Jade Carey’s hopes for another floor exercise medal. She could still win...

Paris, Jul 30 (AP) Jade Carey won't get a chance to defend the floor exercise gold medal she won three years ago in Tokyo,...

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Australia, South Korea, Japan complete 1-0 wins

Seoul, South Korea, Sep 8 (AFP): Australia edged Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi on Tuesday to make it two wins out of two in Group...

India can surpass Tokyo Olympics medal tally in athletics at Paris Games: AFI president

Bhubaneswar, 14 May: India have the potential to surpass the single-medal achievement from the Tokyo Olympics in the track and field events at the...

Liverpool refuses to release Salah for World Cup qualifiers

Cairo, 23 Aug: Liverpool has refused to release Mohamed Salah for Egypt's upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of coronavirus restrictions, the country's soccer...

Australian Open: Medvedev, Tsitsipas advance into quarterfinals, Sinner ousts De Minaur

MELBOURNE, 24 Jan: US Open champion Daniil Medvedev has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-5 win...

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...

India Open: Sen, Chirag-Satwik enter final, Sindhu out of title race

  New Delhi, 15 Jan: World championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen progressed to the men's singles summit clash with a thrilling win but it was...

Women’s Boxing: Manju Rani, Nikhat Zareen storm into Nationals’ semis

Hisar, 25 Oct: World championships silver-medallist Manju Rani (48kg) and Asian bronze-winner Nikhat Zareen (52kg) continued their fine form to storm into the semifinals...

Khelo India Youth Games is about pushing your limits: Anurag Thakur

CHENNAI, 22 Dec: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said the Khelo India Youth Games is not just about winning medals but a platform...

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...

Indian Wells 2021: No rush for Emma Raducanu in finding new coach after parting...

Indian Wells, Oct 6 (AFP): British star Emma Raducanu plans to take her time before hiring a new coach as she returns for her...

Jemimah stars in India’s seven-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in Women’s T20 WC

Cape Town, 12 Feb: Experienced batter Jemimah Rodrigues produced a master class of an innings as she and youngster Richa Ghosh held their nerves...

Karunakaran, Hooda lose opening round matches in Denmark Open

Odense, 16 Oct: India's Satish Kumar Karunakaran and Unnati Hooda lost their respective singles opening round matches after the doubles campaign ended at the...