India hockey player Varun Kumar accused of rape, booked under POCSO act

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Arjuna award-winning Indian hockey player Varun Kumar was on Tuesday booked under the stringent POCSO act by the Bengaluru...

Sharma finishes 14th at Dutch Open

Cromvoirt, 30 May: India's Shubhankar Sharma completed a good week, laced with 18 birdies, with a Tied-14th finish at the Dutch Open on the...

India U-17 women’s team loses to Sweden

New Delhi, 26 Sep: The India U-17 women's team suffered a 1-3 defeat against Sweden in its first match of the exposure tour in...

David Attenborough”s Colorful Impact on Wimbledon and Tennis: Yellow Balls

London, Jul 2 (AP) British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough's visit to Wimbledon provided a vivid reminder of his impact on the sport: yellow...

Cyclist Ronaldo scripts history, becomes first Indian to win silver in Asian c’ships

New Delhi, 22 Jun: Ronaldo Singh on Wednesday scripted history as he became the first Indian cyclist to win a silver in a continental...

India qualify for WTC Final, win Border-Gavaskar Trophy for 4th consecutive time

Ahmedabad, 13 Mar: On an uneventful day of cricket, India qualified for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for...

Sports fraternity hails Chopra gold

NEW DELHI, 28 Aug: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar led the sporting fraternity in applauding the country's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's gold medal-winning feat...

PCB unsure but ICC ‘confident’ Pakistan will travel to India for ODI World...

New Delhi/Karachi, 27 Jun: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still apprehensive about sending its team to India for the ODI World Cup but...

Jayaprakash re-elected national swimming federation president

Chennai,21 May (PTI): RN Jayaprakash was on Sunday unanimously re-elected president of the Swimming Federation of India while Monal Chokshi will be the general...

Despite washout against Canada, India wind up T20 WC group stage positively

Lauderhill, 15 Jun: Inclement weather hindered India’s hopes of reinforcing their preparation for Super Eight through a match against Canada here on Saturday, but...

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...

Need to create more scoring opportunities, admits hockey captain Harmanpreet

New Delhi, 17 Jun: Men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh on Saturday admitted India will have to focus on conceding fewer goals from the...

Bundesliga: Marco Reus Double Helps Borussia Dortmund Trim Bayern Munich’s Lead At The Top

BERLIN, FEb 13 (AP): Marco Reus defied the boos of the home crowd with two goals against Union Berlin on Sunday, as Borussia Dortmund...

Deepti, Richa shine as India beat West Indies by 6 wickets

Cape Town, 15 Feb: Deepti Sharma shone with the ball before Richa Ghosh led India to a six-wicket win over West Indies in their...

Manisha wins BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award; Prannoy, Bhagat miss out

New Delhi, 6 Dec: Young Indian shuttler Manisha Ramadass has claimed the BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award for her stellar run...

Thanks to plenty of firsts and proven performers, India emerges as Paralympic power in...

Paris, Sep 8 (PTI) Differently-abled but exceptionally resolute, India's para-athletes would look back at their Paralympics campaign with pride as most of the established...

Qatar opens Mideast’s first World Cup before leaders, fans

AL KHOR (Qatar), 20 Nov: Qatar on Sunday opened the Middle East's first FIFA World Cup before global leaders and football fans who have...

Way we batted in first ODI, it was perfect: Suryakumar Yadav

Ahmedabad, 8 Feb: India showed a lot of intent while chasing 176 in the first ODI against West Indies and going forward the team...

Women’s Boxing: Simranjit, Pooja headline national championship field

Hisar, Oct 20 (PTI) Olympians Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Pooja Rani (81kg) headline a strong field for the National Women's Boxing Championship, which will...

India shouldn’t feel need to justify run-out by lying about warnings: Heather Knight

New Delhi, 26 Sep: England skipper Heather Knight, who is currently recovering from a hip surgery, has accused the Indian women's team of "lying"...