CWG-bound sprinter Dhanalakshmi and triple jumper Aishwarya Babu fail dope test

New Delhi, 20 Jul: Commonwealth Games-bound sprinter S Dhanalakshmi and triple jumper Aishwarya Babu were on Wednesday dropped from the Indian team after returning...

French Open runner-up Ruud loses in 2nd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England , Jun 29 (AP) — Yet another of the highest-ranked players on the men’s tour is out of the tournament at Wimbledon....

B Sai Praneeth says he ‘needs a couple of wins’ to regain his confidence...

New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI): Struggling with form and a nagging back issue, India's B Sai Praneeth is desperate to get some wins under...

With Australia, you can’t afford to make mistakes: Mandhana

Dubai, 2 Oct: There are no shortcuts to beating Australia and every team has to give its best if it aspires to overcome the...

IPL in UAE will level playing field for T20 World Cup: Maxwell

Dubai, 15 Sep: Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell believes having the Indian Premier League in the UAE will level the playing field "a fair...

Injured Ibrahimovic like a caged lion: Milan coach Pioli

ROME, 8 Feb: Zlatan Ibrahimovic is like a caged lion as he fights to regain fitness, but the Swede will be unavailable for AC...

Gill sizzles as Titans begin IPL title defence with five-win over CSK

Ahmedabad, 31 Mar: Shubman Gill eclipsed Ruturaj Gaikwad's high-quality knock with a dazzling half-century as Gujarat Titans began their title defence with a convincing...

Gill hits maiden T20I ton as India beat NZ with biggest run margin in...

Ahmedabad, 1 Feb: Shubman Gill smashed a whirlwind unbeaten maiden century in the shortest format as India thrashed New Zealand by 168 runs, their...

Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra wins intercontinental title in US

New Delhi, 29 Jan: Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra won the US-based National Boxing Associa-tion's intercontinental super featherweight title after defeating American Gerardo Esquivel at...

India clinch three medals, including historic women’s doubles bronze at Asian TT C’ships

Astana, 13 Oct: India wrapped up their campaign at the Asian Table Tennis Championships with three medals, including a historic bronze in the women's...

Three bronze are enough; now want to break jinx by winning gold: Lovlina

New Delhi, 10 Mar: Olympic bronze medallist in women's boxing Lovlina Borgohain is confident that her move to a higher weight category will help...

CWG champion Sanjita Chanu slapped with 4-year ban by NADA panel for failing...

NEW DELHI, 4 Apr: Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu has been handed a four-year ban by the National Anti Doping Agency's...

ODIs an opportunity to get ready for T20I series, says India skipper Harmanpreet

Bengaluru, 15 Jun: The Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur said the three-match ODI series against South Africa, beginning here from Sunday, will...

After they spent 13 crore on me, I actually wanted the bidding to stop:...

New Delhi, 14 Feb: Pacer Deepak Chahar "actually wanted" Chennai Super Kings to stop bidding for him after it had hurtled past Rs 13...

World number two Aryna Sabalenka targets maiden Grand Slam in 2022

Adelaide, Australia, 3 Jan (AFP): World number two Aryna Sabalenka said on Monday that she will only consider 2022 a successful year if she...

Six Indians in finals of Asian Youth boxing in Dubai

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Six Indian boxers advanced to the finals of the Asian Youth Championships in Dubai with two of them getting...

Consistency key for Mueller after Germany draw again

Berlin, 8 Jun: Thomas Mueller says Germany must be more consistent and score wins over the top nations if they are to be considered...

Compound mixed team enters semifinal of Asian Archery C’ships

Bangkok, 7 Nov: The Indian duo of Priyansh and Aditi Swami stand one win away from securing a medal by entering the semifinal of...

I-League: Chencho goal gives RoundGlass Punjab crucial 1-0 win against Aizawl

Aizawl, 13 Feb: RoundGlass Punjab got back on level terms with leaders Sreenidi Deccan in the I-League points table after they defeated Aizawl FC...

Dubai to host inaugural Global Chess League

Dubai, 3 May (PTI): The world's largest and first franchise-based chess league will be held in Dubai from June 21-July 2, it was announced...