Russians return at judo world championships, Ukraine boycotts

DOHA, 7 May: Russians returned to international judo competition on Sunday for the first time in nearly a year at the world championships as...

National Games will help in building formidable hockey team for Paris Olympics: Graham...

Rajkot, 11 Oct: Indian men's hockey team chief coach Graham Reid was impressed with the high level of competition at the ongoing 36th National...

Kiran George, Lakshya Sen enter second round; HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth exit in Indonesia...

JAKARTA, 24 Jan: Lakshya Sen and Kiran George advanced to the second round but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth made early exits after suffering...

Prajnesh keen to regain title at Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger

BENGALURU, 2 Feb: Prajnesh Gunneswaran is keen to regain the Bengaluru Open title which he won in the 2018 as the Karnataka State Lawn...

Premier League: Manchester United’s Victor Lindelof undergoing tests after breathing problems in match

Manchester, Dec 14 (AFP): Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof was undergoing “precautionary investigations” after suffering breathing difficulties during an English Premier League game, the...

Indian woman rider completes tough Equestrian World Endurance Championship

Thiruvananthapuram, 3 Sep: Nida Anjum Chelat, a 21-year-old rider, became the first Indian to complete the gruelling Equestrian World Endurance Championship for juniors and...

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,...

FIH Pro League: Indian women’s team looks to address grey areas against USA ahead...

Rotterdam, 20 Jun: With the World Cup just over 10 days away, the Indian women's hockey team would look to utilise its last FIH...

Manika and Archana win women’s doubles title in Slovenia

LASKO (Slovenia), Nov 7 (PTI): India's Manika Batra and Archana Kamath tasted their first major success as a pair by winning the women's doubles...

Manika Batra Becomes First Indian Woman To Reach Asian Cup TT Semifinals

Bangkok (Thailand), Nov 18 (PTI): Star paddler Manika Batra on Friday became the first Indian woman to reach the semifinals of the Asian Cup...

Olympic-style torch to mark beginning of 44th Chess Olympiad

Chennai, 7 Jun: For the first time ever an Olympic-style torch relay will be conducted ahead of the 44th Chess Olympiad, slated to be...

Srikanth, Treesa-Gayatri enter second round of Denmark Open

Odense, 18 Oct: Former champion Kidambi Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus to progress to the second...

Bibiano Fernandes announces 23-member India squad for AFC U-17 Asian Cup

NEW DELHI, 30 May: After a fruitful preparatory tour of Europe, India U-17 men’s national team head coach Bibiano Fernandes on Tuesday announced a...

Hasaranga’s 4/20 helps RCB beat KKR by three wickets

Navi Mumbai, 30 Mar: Royal Challengers Bangalore batters overcame some nervy moments after leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga spun his way to a four-wicket haul to...

Bubble life tough but not worse than lives of soldiers in sub-zero temperature, says...

MUMBAI, 7 Feb: Top sporting stars have often expressed apprehensions about prolonged stay in a bio-bubble and though India footballer Sandesh Jhingan agrees with...

Skipper Rahul needs game time; team new challenge in remaining ODIs

Harare, 19 Aug: Skipper KL Rahul would hope to get some valuable batting time as the Indian team is expected to recalibrate its goals...

Return of the legends: Devendro, Suranjoy back in Indian boxing team, as coaches

New Delhi, 11 Oct: Commonwealth Games medal-winners M Suranjoy Singh and L Devendro Singh, whose stellar boxing careers were cut short by injuries, have...

Billie Jean King Cup Finals prize money rises to USD 9.6 million, equal to...

Seville, 6 Nov: The Billie Jean King Cup Finals will offer a record total of USD 9.6 million in prize money, including USD 2.4...

Oliver Bierhoff becomes latest German football figure to oppose biennial World Cup proposal

Berlin, Oct 6 (AFP): German FA director Oliver Bierhoff on Wednesday said he is opposed to the controversial idea of staging a World Cup...

FTX Crypto Cup: Praggnanandhaa beats Carlsen in final round but loses out on top...

Miami, 22 Aug: Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa produced a superb performance, winning three straight games including two in the blitz tie-breaks to outwit...