Santosh Trophy is good platform to grab attention of big clubs: IM Vijayan
Mallapuram, 26 Apr: IM Vijayan catapulted into instant stardom with his exploits in Santosh Trophy more than 30 years ago and the legendary former...
Winners would have remained same without fans’ participation: FIH CEO on Indians sweeping hockey...
Lausanne, 11 Oct: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) will create a task force to work on its global awards selection process that caused "anger"...
India win two bronze on Day 3 of Asian cycling meet
New Delhi, 20 Jun: India enjoyed a successful outing at the Asian Track Cycling Championship with two bronze medals here on Monday.
Ronaldo Singh bagged...
“Djokovic knew the rules” Nadal short on sympathy for World No.1
Melbourne, Jan 6 (AP) Rafa Nadal appeared to be short on sympathy for Novak Djokovic on Thursday as he shared his thoughts on his...
Srikanth loses; Unnati Hooda, Priyanshi, Kiran win at Syed Modi International
Lucknow, 29 Nov: India's Kidambi Srikanth bowed out with a straight-game loss in the opening round but young Unnati Hooda shocked compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap...
WFI blames it on Punam, claims lifter competed with injury
Birmingham, 2 Aug: Indian Weightlifting Feder-ation (IWLF) president Sahdev Yadav on Tuesday claimed that Punam Yadav competed despite "not being fully fit", lashing out...
Australian Open 2022: Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck tests positive for COVID-19
Melbourne, Australia, Jan 23 (AFP): Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck Sunday became the second player to test positive for COVID-19 at the Australian Open, saying...
Hadn’t thought that I’d score so many hundreds and runs: Virat
New Delhi, 31 Oct: On the verge of equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record number of ODI centuries, star India batter Virat Kohli on Tuesday said...
Surfers from Brazil and Australia win final Olympic qualifier in warm and windy Puerto...
ARECIBO, Puerto Rico, 3 Mar (AP) — Top surfers Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Sally Fitzgibbons of Australia won the final qualifier for the...
Ruturaj played a remarkable innings, says CSK coach Stephen Fleming
Dubai, Sep 20 (PTI) Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has lavished praise on young opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, saying he absorbed the pressure and...
Nishikori wins in Montreal for first victory in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament since...
MONTREAL, 7 Aug: Kei Nishikori rallied to beat Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of National Bank Open, earning...
Winter Olympics 2022: China says new COVID-19 variant Omicron will ‘lead to challenges’
Beijing, China, Nov 30 (AFP): China warned Tuesday that the fast-spreading Omicron COVID-19 variant would cause challenges in hosting next February's Winter Olympics in...
Fitness woes keep Hetmyer out as Windies name squad for T20Is against India
St John's, 31 Jan: The big-hitting Shimron Hetmyer remained unavailable due to fitness issues as the West Indies named a 16-member squad for the...
Netherlands shock West Indies in super over thriller
Harare, 26 Jun: All-rounder Logan van Beek's super over heroics powered Netherlands to a famous win over the West Indies, who suffered their second...
Pak hockey team fails to qualify for Olympics, former players say it’s depressing
Karachi, 22 Jan: Pakistan's embattled men's hockey team has failed to qualify for the Olympic Games for a third consecu-tive time after losing its...
Premier League: Watford hire Claudio Ranieri to replace sacked Xisco Munoz as manager
London, Oct 4 (AFP) Watford have appointed Claudio Ranieri as their new manager, the Premier League club announced on Monday.
Ranieri, who led Leicester to...
How the greed of 60 marks lured Sreejesh to hockey
New Delhi, 10 Oct: A "flat-footed" athlete, PR Sreejesh had a specific aim in his mind when he decided to become a hockey player...
Experimental India to face plucky Thailand in Women’s Asia Cup
Sylhet, 9 Oct: With a semifinal berth already sealed, India will look to continue experimenting with their playing XI when they take on a...
Shooting Nationals: Bhavesh Shekhawat claims gold, Vijay Kumar finishes fourth
New Delhi, England, Nov 28 (PTI): Rajasthan's Bhavesh Shekhawat sealed his first title by winning the men's 25m rapid fire pistol gold at the...
Deepika, Mumtaz shine as India beat Poland 5-4 in FIH Hockey5s Women’s WC
MUSCAT, 24 Jan: Deepika Soreng and Mumtaz Khan scored a brace each as the Indian women’s hockey team eked out a narrow 5-4 win...