Teenager Rune knocks out Tsitsipas to make French Open quarter-finals
PARIS, 30 May: Teenager Holger Rune became the first Danish man to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Monday when he shocked world number...
Learning death overs bowling skills from Bravo: Deshpande
Chennai, 4 Apr: Chennai Super Kings medium-pacer Tushar Deshpande has said bowling during the death overs was not an easy skill and he was...
Ekta Pradeep Dey improves women’s 3000m steeplechase junior national record
Lucknow, Mar 10 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh’s Ekta Pradeep Dey set the women’s 3,000m steeplechase national record while also breaching the Asian U-20 qualifying time...
Katie Taylor worries loss of Olympic boxing would be ‘huge blow’ to the sport
LONDON , 17 May (AP) — Katie Taylor had Olympic dreams long before she became one of the faces of women’s professional boxing.
The Irish...
Satwik-Chirag triumph a fillip for doubles in Olympic qualification year
New Delhi, 19 Jun: In their own words, the Thomas Cup triumph will remain their greatest accomplishment until an Olympic medal comes along. Then...
Swiss Open: India’s Satwik-Chirag defeat China’s Xinag Yu-Tan Qiang to win title
Basel, 26 Mar: Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty capped off their impressive campaign with a title win, beating China’s...
Hyderabad FC holds NorthEast United FC to 2-2 draw
Hyderabad, 4 Mar: Hyderabad FC struck twice late in the second half to hold NorthEast United FC to a 2-2 draw at the Gachibowli...
SA20 is blessed to have six of the strongest IPL franchises: Graeme Smith
New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith feels the expertise of six of the strongest IPL franchises has contributed to...
Durand Cup: Rajasthan United FC, Chennaiyin FC qualify for quarterfinals, Mohun Bagan ousted
Kolkata, 5 Sep: Rajasthan United FC (RUFC) and Chennaiyin FC qualified for the quarterfinals with contrasting 2-0 wins at the Durand Cup on Monday.
Youssef...
Federer set to miss Wimbledon, won’t play Australian Open
Geneva, Nov 17 (AP) Roger Federer does not expect to return from his latest knee surgery in time for Wimbledon next June, the tennis...
India eye outright win against Korea to book Asia Cup final berth
Jakarta, 30 May: Defending champions India would look for an outright win against South Korea in their final Super 4 round-robin league match to...
Bengal women’s team enters UTT Senior Nationals quarters
Panchkula, 17 Dec: West Bengal women entered the UTT Senior Nationals and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships quarterfinals defeating Haryana 3-1 despite a fighting performance...
Messi evokes Maradona comparisons on road to World Cup final
DOHA, 14 Dec: The blue-and-white wall of Argentina fans launched into another rendition of their World Cup anthem as fulltime approached at Lusail Stadium.
“Maradona,”...
Odisha FC humble Mohun Bagan 5-2 in AFC Cup
Kolkata, 27 Nov: A dominant Odisha FC humiliated reigning ISL champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant 5-2 in their high-scoring penultimate Group D clash of...
Playing under great leaders will help me a lot in this IPL: Gill on...
Ahmedabad, 29 Nov: India opener Shubman Gill feels the experience of playing under "great leaders" in the India setup will help him a lot...
Medvedev beats Djere in 3 sets to reach Halle quarterfinals, Jarry upsets Tsitsipas
HALLE, 21 Jun: Daniil Medvedev continued building momentum after recent setbacks as he moved into the quarterfinals of the Halle Open on Wednesday, beating...
From J&K battlefield to Paralympics bronze: Sema’s inspirational journey through hardships
Paris, 7 Sep: On a quiet October day in 2002, a young soldier’s dreams were shattered in a heartbeat in the volatile terrain of...
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...
PKL: Sumit’s ‘High Five’ gives UP Yoddhas essential victory against U Mumba
Delhi, 3 Feb: Sumit came up with some fine raids, also complemented by Gagana Gowda and Mahipal, which resulted in UP Yoddhas' crucial 38-23...
China hits out at Biden for considering boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Beijing, Nov 19 (PTI) China on Friday lashed out at US President Joe Biden for considering a diplomatic boycott of the forthcoming Winter Olympic Games...