AFI partners with HSBC India to support young women athletes

Mumbai, 29 Aug: Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Monday announced its partnership with HSBC India to support women athletes of the country, especially...

Diksha set to tee off at the Epson Tour in the United States

Longwood, 12 Mar: Diksha Dagar, coming off a pair of top-10 finishes on the Ladies European Tour (LET), has decided to stay on in...

Jaiswal says having played in UAE-like conditions in Oman will help in IPL

Dubai, Sep 7 (PTI) Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal reckons that having played in similar conditions to the UAE during Mumbai's tour of Oman...

Russell was a champion of activism before winning NBA titles

BOSTON , Aug 1 (AP) — Bill Russell never had to find his voice as an activist. He didn’t know any other way but...

Davis Cup: Yuki, Ramkumar put India 2-0 ahead against Denmark with contrasting wins

New Delhi, 4 Mar: Yuki Bhambri returned to Davis Cup action with a commanding win while Ramkumar Ramanathan did not even need his 'A...

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...

Olympics-bound javelin thrower Jena says he was on verge of quitting last year

New Delhi, 16 Jul: Asian Games silver medallist javelin thrower Kishore Jena says he was on verge of quitting the sport in 2023 after...

BAI launches rectification scheme to combat age fraud

MUMBAI, 5 Jun: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Monday announced the launch of a one-time rectification process in order to combat age-related...

National Shooting Championships: Rahi Sarnobat wins women’s 25m pistol event; Manu Bhaker collects bronze

New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI): Reigning Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat stamped her authority in women's 25m pistol event, winning her third successive title...

Harmanpreet only Indian player to get picked in WBBL overseas draft

Melbourne, 3 Sep: Women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur was the only Indian player to get picked in the WBBL overseas draft, being retained by...

Márquez injures hand in crash, Bagnaia wins MotoGP opener

PORTIMAO, Portugal, 26 Mar: Marc Márquez injured his right hand after crashing out of the season-opening Portuguese Moto Grand Prix, which was won by...

Rohit, Kohli should open; hope having seniors work out well for India this time:...

Mumbai, 31 May: Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar says he would have picked a much younger Indian squad for the T20 World Cup since loading...

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton slams ‘over the limit’ Max Verstappen after chaos

Jeddah, Dec 6 (AFP): Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton lashed out at title rival Max Verstappen after Sunday's gripping Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, describing...

ISL: Hyderabad go down fighting against Jamshedpur

HYDERABAD, 18 Feb: Jamshedpur FC scored a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Hyderabad FC in an entertaining Indian Super League (ISL) match at the GMC...

Batters who can go ballistic this T20 World Cup

New Delhi, 18 Oct: One will need long levers to clear the long boundaries in Australia but trust these five men to make a...

We need players with confidence in front of goal: Stimac after India’s Asian Cup...

Al Khor, 24 Jan: India ended their Asian Cup campaign pointless and goal-less, and head coach Igor Stimac admitted that his team needs players...

Bowling unit can do better, says Deepti Sharma after loss to NZ Women in...

Queenstown, 12 Feb: India off-spinner Deepti Sharma on Saturday said the bowling unit could have done a better job after the team went down...

Beth Mooney to lead Gujarat Giants in inaugural WPL, Sneh Rana named her...

Mumbai, 27 Feb: Prolific Australia opener Beth Mooney was on Monday named as captain of the Gujarat Giants for the inaugural season of the...

ACT will be great platform for fringe players: Hockey captain Manpreet Singh

Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (PTI) The upcoming Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka will be a perfect platform for the fringe players to showcase their talent...

Russian athletes set to return in taekwondo at world champs

GENEVA, 3 Apr: Russian athletes are set to compete again in taekwondo at next month’s world championships, the sport’s governing body said Monday. The decision...