I competed in Lausanne with fitness concerns: Neeraj Chopra

New Delhi, 3 Jul: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Monday admitted that he was in a quandary whether to go full throttle in Lausanne...

Aishwary Tomar wins 50m rifle 3P gold in Asian Shooting C’ships

New Delhi, 1 Nov: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions individual event and helped India...

Dubai to host inaugural Global Chess League

Dubai, 3 May (PTI): The world's largest and first franchise-based chess league will be held in Dubai from June 21-July 2, it was announced...

Martin Guptill suffers toe injury, doubtful for India clash

Sharjah, 27 Oct: Experienced opener Martin Guptill has been rendered a doubtful starter for New Zealand's Super 12 match against India on Sunday after...

Mirabai Chanu defends 49kg title, gives India first gold of 2022 CWG

Birmingham, 30 Jul: Mirabai Chanu bossed the 49kg field as expected to defend her Commonwealth Games title and give India the first gold medal...

LaLiga: Barcelona in negotiation with Qatari club Al-Sadd for Xavi Hernandez’s release

Barcelona, Nov 5 (AP): Barcelona is in negotiations with Qatari club Al-Sadd to seek Xavi Hernandez’s release so that the former star can return...

Sports ministry suspends newly-elected WFI for not following rules

NEW DELHI, 24 Dec: The sports ministry on Sunday suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) till further orders after the newly-elected body made...

Root leads England past New Zealand in 1st test at Lord’s

LONDON, 5 Jun: Former captain Joe Root gave his successor Ben Stokes the perfect start to his reign at Lord’s, carrying England to victory...

World C’ship: Sarita stuns world champ before making semifinals along with Anshu

Oslo, 6 Oct: Seasoned Indian wrestler Sarita Mor shocked defending champion Linda Morais en route to the semifinals while Anshu Malik too advanced to...

Gill sizzles as Titans begin IPL title defence with five-win over CSK

Ahmedabad, 31 Mar: Shubman Gill eclipsed Ruturaj Gaikwad's high-quality knock with a dazzling half-century as Gujarat Titans began their title defence with a convincing...

Yarraji set to be first Indian 100m hurdler in Olympics as WA updates list...

New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Jyothi Yarraji is set to be the first Indian 100m hurdler to compete in the Olympics while shot putter...

IPL: Porel, Stubbs & bowlers keep DC’s slim playoff hopes alive; RR qualify

New Delhi, 14 May: Commanding fifties from Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs was complemented by a clinical bowling effort as Delhi Capitals kept their...

Andy Murray wins 2nd straight grass-court title on Challenger tour ahead of Wimbledon

Nottingham, 18 Jun: Andy Murray added a second consecutive grass-court title on the ATP Challenger Tour on Sunday as the two-time Wimbledon champion continues...

India’s Olympic bid: Ahmedabad’s Sardar Patel complex to be venue, says Shah

Ahmedabad, Dec 24 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday expressed hope the 2036 Olympics will be held in the Sardar Patel complex...

Manika Batra stars in India’s win over Hungary at World Championships

Busan, 18 Feb: Manika Batra won both her singles matches as the Indian women's team edged out Hungary 3-2 for its first win of...

Satwik and Chirag at career-best in BWF world rankings

NEW DELHI, 20 Dec: The Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached a career-best world number five while HS Prannoy regained...

IPL: Tewatia, Shami steer Gujarat Titans to five-wicket win on IPL debut

Mumbai, 28 Mar: Rahul Tewatia blasted an impactful 40 off 24 balls after Mohammad Shami's sensational new ball spell to set up a five-wicket...

‘Everyone knows about Dhoni, hope people know about us too’

Birmingham, 1 Aug: Mahendra Singh Dhoni put Ranchi on the world map but belonging to the same city, India's first ever lawn bowls medallists...

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...

Verstappen wins French GP as Leclerc crashes, Hamilton 2nd

LE CASTELLET, France, jul 24 (AP) — Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix on Sunday after Charles Leclerc crashed out while leading, a...