Soccer project tracking social media abuse identifies 300 people from World Cup posts

GENEVA, 18 Jun: A project using artificial intelligence to track social media abuse aimed at players at the 2022 World Cup identified more than...

Sakshi and Babita engage in war of words over wrestlers’ protest against WFI chief

New Delhi, 18 Jun: In an ugly war of words, Sakshi Malik accused former wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat of siding with the...

Shaili says she can break her mentor Anju Bobby George’s national record this year

Bhubaneswar, 18 Jun: She is just 19 and two years into the senior circuit, but Shaili Singh is already India's number one woman long...

WTT Contender: Harmeet enters semifinals beating world No. 26 Peng

LAGOS, 17 Jun: Indian paddler Harmeet Desai continued his giant-killing spree at the WTT Contender by entering the semifinals, beating China's world No. 26...

Need to create more scoring opportunities, admits hockey captain Harmanpreet

New Delhi, 17 Jun: Men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh on Saturday admitted India will have to focus on conceding fewer goals from the...

Tiafoe to play Struff in Stuttgart final after beating Fucsovics

STUTTGART, 17 Jun: Frances Tiafoe will contest his first grass-court final after the American player outlasted Marton Fucsovics in a marathon Stuttgart Open tiebreak...

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...

Indonesia Open: Satwik-Chirag pair enters final, Prannoy exits in semis

Jakarta, 17 Jun: India's crack doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fought hard to advance to the final, but it was curtains...

Squash World Cup: India off to flying start, beat Hong Kong 4-0

CHENNAI, 13 Jun: Second-seeded India began their campaign in the SDAT WSF Squash World Cup here on Tuesday with a 4-0 win over Hong...

Venus Williams beaten by Swiss teenager Celine Naef in 1st match since January hamstring...

Denbosch, 13 Jun: Seven-time major champion Venus Williams lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January, succumbing to 17-year-old Celine...

Rani Rampal’s inspiring words behind Neelam’s success in Junior Asia Cup

NEW DELHI, 13 Jun: 'Believe in yourself' -- these words from former India captain Rani Rampal seem to have had a transformational effect on...

Rohit likely to lead in Caribbean but not certain to remain Test captain...

New Delhi, 13 Jun: There is no imminent threat to Rohit Sharma's Test captaincy but the stylish Mumbaikar will need to rake up some...

Bangladesh not fazed by ‘unknown’ Afghanistan ahead of one-off test

MIRPUR, 13 Jun: Bangladesh players have been urged to forget about the mystery Afghanistan side and focus on their strengths for their one-off test...

AIFF secretary general wants restructuring of I-League to ensure survival of smaller clubs

New Delhi, 13 Jun: All India Football Federation (AIFF) secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran "personally" feels that the I-League needs restructuring so that smaller clubs...

Wrestlers suspend protest till Jun 15 after meeting Thakur; WFI elections to be held...

New Delhi, 7 Jun: The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday agreed to suspend their agitation till June 15 after the government assured them of filing...

India win two gold on concluding day to finish third at Asian U20 Athletics...

Yecheon, 7 Jun: The Indian women's 4x400m relay team and 1500m runner Laxita Vinod Sandila won a gold medal each to help the country...

Coco Gauff is 0-7 against No. 1 Iga Swiatek after losing to her...

PARIS, 7 Jun: This felt like a game Coco Gauff simply needed to claim if she intended to finally win a set, let alone...

Head onslaught rattles India on opening day

LONDON, 7 Jun: Travis Head struck like a tornado with a counter-attacking hundred that left an out-of-sorts Indian attack bereft of ideas as Australia...

Muchova, Sabalenka reach first French Open semifinals

PARIS, 6 Jun: Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Muchova are in the French Open semifinals for the first time. The second-seeded Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-4,...

Selection trials priority over WFI elections: PT Usha

Sonepat, 6 Jun: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P T Usha on Tuesday justified the delay in holding the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)...