Sindhu, Prannoy enter Swiss Open final
Basel, 26 Mar: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and HS Prannoy made their way to the women's and men's finals respectively at the...
SAFF U-19 Women’s final: India face gritty Bangladesh in summit clash
Dhaka, Feb 7 (PTI) The Indian football team will be out to break a jinx as it takes on hosts Bangladesh in the SAFF...
Federer says return date ‘uncertain’
GENEVA, 13 Aug: Roger Federer said Friday the timing of his return to the courts was still uncertain, just weeks ahead of the US...
England’s World Cup-winning allrounder Moeen Ali retires from international cricket
London, 8 Sep: England allrounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from international cricket, continuing the changing of the guard in the English game...
Law passed to stop doping nets its 1st guilty plea
New York, 8 May: A man charged with providing banned substances to Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare and another athlete pleaded guilty Monday, marking the...
World Cup qualifiers: Germany’s Thomas Mueller unsure how to interact with fans amid pandemic
Berlin, Oct 5 (AFP): Germany forward Thomas Mueller admits finding it hard to know how to interact with fans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I can...
Man United takes ‘appropriate steps’ after Ronaldo interview
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Manchester United has “initiated appropriate steps” in response to Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive interview with Piers Morgan.
The Premier League club’s legal...
Sindhu makes winning return; Srikanth, Sameer too advance at Denmark Open
Odense, 19 Oct: Returning to action after a break, double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu saw off Turkey's Neslihan Yigit in straight games to...
India rises five places to 101 in latest FIFA rankings
New Delhi, 6 Apr: The Indian men's football team on Thursday moved up five places to be at 101st spot in the FIFA rankings,...
Tokyo Paralympics: Swimmer Suyahsh Jadhav disappoints, disqualified for rule violation
Tokyo, Sep 1 (PTI) Indian para swimmer Suyash Jadhav endured a disappointing outing in the men's 100m breaststroke SB7 final of the ongoing Paralympic...
Grand Chess tour: Gukesh holds Caruana; Firouzja consolidates lead
Saint Louis, 27 Aug: Grandmaster D Gukesh played out a hard-fought draw yet again, signing peace with top seed and local favourite Fabiano Caruana,...
Another year, another set of medals; Mirabai continues to rule Indian weightlifting
NEW DELHI, 27 Dec: The legend of Mirabai Chanu continued to grow as she added a second World Championships medal to her much-decorated trophy...
Former BCCI secretary Amitabh Chaudhary no more
Ranchi, Aug 16 (PTI) Amitabh Chaudhary, the former BCCI secretary and president of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) died of heart attack on Tuesday...
Khelo India Youth Games: Daughters of farm labourers make up most of Andhra kabaddi...
Panchkula, 5 Jun: Weightlifter Kajol Sargar, who is the daughter of a tea vendor, became the first gold medallist at the Khelo India Youth...
Manika, Sathiyan seek exemption from national camp ahead of Asian C’ships; face non-selection
New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) India's leading table tennis players G Sathiyan and Manika Batra have sought an exemption from the national federation TTFI...
Weightlifter Lovepreet claims bronze on CWG debut
Birmingham, 3 Aug: India's Lovepreet Singh won a bronze in men's 109 kg to continue the country's medal rush in weightlifting at the Commonwealth...
POEM
Dazzling delights
--- -Kalyan Kumar Dutta
VKV PTC -Banderdewa
Diwali, a festival bright and grand,
Homes adorned, oh, what sight so grand!
Curtains fresh, their beauty unfurled,
Radiant lights, in...
F1: Indian Ravin Jain appointed Ferrari team’s new head of strategy
Maranello (Italy), 23 Feb: Ferrari's long-serving race strategy engineer Ravin Jain has taken over from Spaniard Inaki Rueda as the head of strategy of...
Polina Guryeva, Turkmenistan’s first-ever Olympic medallist, gifted car, apartment, cash for Tokyo 2020 silver
Ashgabat, Aug 21 (AFP): Turkmenistan's first-ever Olympic medallist, weightlifter Polina Guryeva, was gifted an apartment, a car and $50,000 in cash for her exploits...
10 KM world record-holder Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya suspended for suspected doping
MONACO , 17 May (AP) — Kenyan distance runner Rhonex Kipruto, the 10-kilometer road running world record-holder, has been suspended for suspected doping, the...