Primary reason why I got Khel Ratna is playing for 19 years: Chhetri

New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) The first footballer to be conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Indian maestro Sunil Chhetri on...

Gambhir is a shrewd tactician, will make a good coach for Indian team: Lalchand...

Mumbai, 4 Jun: Former India coach Lalchand Rajput says Gautam Gambhir is the right candidate to take Indian cricket forward since he is a...

Pandya to lead Indian T20 squad in New Zealand; Dhawan named captain for ODIs

Adelaide, 31 Oct: All-rounder Hardik Pandya was on Monday named India's captain for the three-match T20I series in New Zealand, starting November 18, while...

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...

All England Championships: Treesa-Gayatri sign off at semifinal stage

Birmingham, 18 Mar: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand's sensational run came to an end as the Indian pair signed off with a second successive...

Olympic medal effect: Mirabai already seeing heightened interest in weightlifting

New Delhi, 13 Aug: Star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has observed a heightened interest in the power sport since her silver medal-winning feat at the...

World Boxing C’ships: Nishant enters pre-quarters with statement victory

Tashkent, 3 May (PTI): Young Indian boxer Nishant Dev produced a power-packed performance, recording a scintillating 5-0 victory over 2021 World Championships bronze medallist...

Padres rally for 4 in 9th, beat Dodgers 4-2 to avoid sweep

LOS ANGELES , Jul 4 (AP) — Even in the monotony of a long season, Padres manager Bob Melvin knows some results are more...

India will be serious challenger for 2024 T20 World Cup title: Ravi Shastri

Mumbai, 27 Nov: Former head coach Ravi Shastri firmly believes that India will be a "serious challenger" in the next year's T20 World Cup...

Coco Gauff beats Emma Raducanu in Australia ‘with maturity’

MELBOURNE, 18 Jan: Might be easy to forget, perhaps, that Coco Gauff is still just 18. After all, she's been winning Grand Slam matches...

Klinsmann opines on World Cup exits of Brazil and England

DOHA, 12 Dec: Missed penalty kicks cost both Brazil and England in their World Cup quarterfinal losses, and FIFA analyst Jurgen Klinsmann shared his...

BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy in pre-quarterfinals of tournament

Huelva, Dec 15 (PTI): India's HS Prannoy registered a straight-game win over Daren Liew of Malaysia to reach the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World...

Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa to spearhead Indian challenge in Grand Swiss

Isle of Man, 24 Oct: Young Grandmasters D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa will lead the Indian challenge in the year's strongest open aptly titled,...

I-League season to resume on 3 March, two months after suspension due to COVID-19...

Kolkata, Feb 1 (PTI): The I-League season will resume on 3 March, two months after it was suspended due to COVID-19 outbreak inside its...

PKL: Gujarat Giants beat Bengal Warriors 34-25

BENGALURU, 1 feb: Gujarat Giants beat defending champions Bengal Warriors 34-25 in a Pro Kabaddi League match on Tuesday. Ajay Kumar picked nine points and...

Chess: Indian men held to 2-2 draw; women rout Mongolia in round five

Hangzhou, 3 Oct: The top-seeded Indian men's team was held to a 2-2 draw by Iran in the fifth round of the Asian Games...

Tiafoe ends Nadal’s 22-match Slam streak in US Open 4th Rd

NEW YORK 6 Sep: Frances Tiafoe’s vision was blurry from the tears. He was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was...

Kohli helps India to 5-run win over B’desh at T20 WCup

ADELAIDE, 2 Nov: India moved in sight of the T20 World Cup semifinals by beating Bangladesh by five runs in a rain-affected thriller on...

Srikanth, Lakshya bow out of French Open Badminton

RENNES, 25 Oct: India’s ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen bowed out of the French Open Super 750 tournament after losing their respective...

Verstappen tops rainy final practice at Spanish GP, ignores team orders to go faster

MONTMELO, Spain, 3 Jun: Max Verstappen made it a sweep of fastest lap times in all three practice sessions at the Spanish Grand Prix...