Olympics should definitely happen in India, will promote merit in sports: President Murmu
New Delhi, 28 Aug: President Droupadi Murmu feels that India's ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics is a step in the right direction...
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...
Bangladesh secures T20 series with win over England
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 12 Mar: Bangladesh wrapped up the three-match T20 series against England with a game to spare as Mehidy Hasan claimed a career-best...
Nagal enters semis of Chennai Open Challenger
CHENNAI, 17 Feb: India's Sumit Nagal continued his good run in the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tournament, beating Jay Clarke of Great Britain 6-1...
France wins Nations League with late goal from Mbappé
MILAN, 11 Oct: Kylian Mbappé scored late as world champion France came from behind to win the Nations League with a 2-1 victory over...
India qualifies for quarterfinals in men”s hockey with 2-0 win over Ireland
Paris, Jul 30 (PTI) The Indian men's hockey team expectedly beat Ireland despite a few defense lapses to qualify for the quarterfinals of the...
NBA: Stephen Curry embracing roar of crowds in record-breaking 3-pointer quest
Indianapolis, Dec 14 (AP): Stephen Curry hears the roaring crowds everywhere he travels these days.
His pursuit of the NBA's career 3-point record has created...
Ollie Pope defies India with gritty hundred as England make 316/6 on Day 3
Hyderabad, 27 Jan: Ollie Pope transformed the RGI Stadium into a gladiatorial fighting arena with a doughty hundred as England reached 316 for six...
Parmjeet Kumar wins bronze in World Para-Powerlifting Championships
New Delhi, England, Nov 28 (PTI): Parmjeet Kumar on Sunday became the first Indian para-powerlifter to win a medal in World Championships as he...
My next goal is to defend Paralympic gold, also dream of competing at...
NEW DELHI, 27 Feb: Dead chuffed to have equalled Chinese badminton icon Lin Dan's record of five World Championships titles, Indian para shuttler Pramod...
India drawn alongside Malaysia, UAE, Kazakhstan in Asia Mixed Team C’ships
NEW DELHI, 31 Jan: India have been handed a decent draw after being placed alongside Malaysia, UAE, and Kazakhstan in Group B at the...
FINA strips Russia of World Junior Swimming Championships, says no more events in country...
Sydney, Feb 28 (AFP): Swimming's governing body FINA pulled the world junior championships from Russia Monday and said no other events will be held...
Tucker ton fronts Ireland test fightback to lead Bangladesh
MIRPUR, 6 Apr: Lorcan Tucker hit a flawless century on debut as Ireland fought back against Bangladesh to inject life into their one-off test...
Ivashka beats Ymer in Winston-Salem Open for 1st tour title
Winston-Salem, Aug 29 (AP) Ilya Ivashka beat Mikael Ymer 6-0, 6-2 in the Winston-Salem Open to become the first player from Belarus to win...
Shubman should get nod, vice-captains shouldn’t be automatic choice: Shastri
NAGPUR, 8 Feb: Former India coach Ravi Shastri wants in-form batter Shubman Gill to be in the playing XI ahead of vice-captain KL Rahul...
SAI takes cognisance on non-selection of equestrian players for Asiad
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI) The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday took cognisance on the non-selection of Fouaad Mirza, Chirag Khandal and...
Australia’s Simon Clarke wins Tour de France stage five
Arenberg, Jul 6 (AFP): Simon Clarke of Israel Premier Tech won stage five of the Tour de France on Wednesday in a photo finish...
UTT will give us quality match practice ahead of Asian Games, says Sharath Kamal
Pune, 12 Jul: Veteran Indian table tennis player Sharath Kamal on Wednesday that the fourth edition of the Ultimate Table Tennis beginning Thursday would...
Formula One: Nelson Piquet apologises for racist slur towards Lewis Hamilton
Paris, Jun 29 (AFP): Three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet on Wednesday apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton after using a racially offensive term...
Sofia Goggia wins World Cup downhill, closes on season title
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, 26 Feb: Sofia Goggia raced toward another World Cup downhill title with a fifth win in her dominating season on Sunday.
Goggia raced...