Gukesh starts as favourite, Praggnanandhaa cynosure of all eyes
Bucharest, 26 Jun: World Championship challenger D Gukesh starts as the favourite to win his first major tournament since the triumph at the Candidates...
Bangladesh trounces Afghanistan by 546 runs for its biggest ever test victory
MIRPUR, 17 Jun: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 546 runs on Saturday to record its biggest ever test victory in terms of runs.
It’s the third...
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...
Nations Cup triumph gives us confidence for Asian Games: Savita
NEW DELHI, 19 Dec: India women's hockey captain Savita Punia is confident her team will produce good results at the Asian Games in Hangzhou...
Sindhu, Prannoy, Srikanth enter pre-quarterfinals at Asian Games
Hangzhou, 3 Oct: Star Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the singles pre-quarterfinals with straight-game wins over their respective...
Hug, De Rozario win NYC Marathon wheelchair races
NEW YORK , Nov 7 (AP) — Madison de Rozario of Australia has won the New York City Marathon women’s wheelchair race, holding off...
Sports Minister refuses to get embroiled in Punia controversy
Bengaluru, 23 Dec: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday refused to involve himself in the boiling controversy over wrestler Bajrang Punia returning his Padma...
Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur suffer £80 million loss due to COVID-19 restrictions
London, Nov 23 (AFP): Tottenham announced pre-tax losses of £80.2 million ($107.7 million) for the financial year ending June 2021 on Tuesday with the...
Asia reworks qualifying format for 48-team World Cup in 2026
BRISBANE, 1 Aug: The Asian Football Confede-ration has confirmed a new qualifying format to factor in its expanded number of direct entries for a...
BCCI invites state units officials for Qualifier 2, IPL final
Mumbai, Sep 29 (PTI) The BCCI has invited the Presidents and the secretaries of its affiliated units to watch the Qualifier 2 and the...
IPL: 4th straight loss for defending champion Chennai
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Abhishek Sharma hit his first Indian Premier League half-century as Sunrisers Hyderabad kept last-place Chennai Super Kings winless after four...
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...
On debut, India drub China 7-1 in Women’s FIH Pro League
Muscat, 31 Jan: Sushila Chanu scored a brace as the Indian women's hockey team made a grand debut at the FIH Pro League, hammering...
2nd ODI: Samson, Thakur fashion India’s five-wicket win over Zimbabwe
Harare, 20 Aug: Sanju Samson produced a responsible unbeaten 43 after a clinical bowling display, led by pacer Shardul Thakur, as India sailed to...
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...
Wriddhiman in Bengal squad for Mushtaq T20s, senior player Goswami surprisingly ignored
Kolkata, Oct 18 (PTI) India's Test specialist Wriddhiman Saha bolstered Bengal's T20 squad with his presence even as selectors overlooked seasoned Shreevats Goswami for...
Paes, Amritraj become first Asian men to be inducted in International Tennis Hall of...
New Delhi, 13 Dec: Former doubles world No. 1 Leander Paes and broadcaster and promoter Vijay Amritraj of India have become the first Asian...
Denied NOCs for playing in foreign leagues, Pakistan cricketers mull ending contract
Lahore, 23 Jan: Some of the top cricketers are contemplating terminating their central contracts with the Pakistan Cricket Board after some were refused NOCs...
Juventus beat Atalanta 2-0 to move second in Serie A
NAPLES (Italy): Juventus moved up to second in Serie A on Sunday after a 2-0 win at fellow Champions League chasers Atalanta, whose fans...
Asia Youth Para Games: Indian shuttlers win 16 medals; Palak, Sanjana, Hardik clinch three...
New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI): Tokyo Paralympian Palak Kohli, Sanjana Kumari and Hardik Makkar secured three medals each as the Indian badminton contingent finished...