Story PageHockey: Indian women eye series-levelling win against Australia in second Test

Adelaide, May 19 (PTI) Their tour off to a disappointing start, the Indian women's hockey players will look to lift their all-round game to...

India and Pakistan to renew football rivalry after five years, clubbed in same group...

New Delhi, 17 (PTI): India and Pakistan are set to renew their football rivalry after nearly five years as the two neighbouring countries have...

Novak Djokovic loses to Holger Rune, again, this time at Italian Open

ROME, 17 May (AP) — Twenty-year-old Danish player Holger Rune recorded his second victory over Novak Djokovic in little more than six months, beating...

10 KM world record-holder Rhonex Kipruto of Kenya suspended for suspected doping

MONACO , 17 May (AP) — Kenyan distance runner Rhonex Kipruto, the 10-kilometer road running world record-holder, has been suspended for suspected doping, the...

Formula One’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix canceled because of deadly floods in Italy

IMOLA, Italy , 17 May (AP) — This weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in northern Italy was canceled Wednesday because of deadly floods in the...

Katie Taylor worries loss of Olympic boxing would be ‘huge blow’ to the sport

LONDON , 17 May (AP) — Katie Taylor had Olympic dreams long before she became one of the faces of women’s professional boxing. The Irish...

Four Evenepoel teammates leave Giro after testing positive for COVID

BRUSSELS , 17 May (AP) — Four teammates of world champion Remco Evenepoel tested positive for the coronavirus and followed the Soudal Quick-Step leader...

Sudeva Delhi FC retracts, decides not to appoint tainted Alex Ambrose as coach

New Delhi, 17 May (PTI): Sudeva Delhi FC on Wednesday decided not to go ahead with the appointment of Alex Ambrose as its head...

Selection Trials: 15 wrestlers in various categories picked for U-17 and U-23 Asian C’ships

New Delhi, 17 May (PTI): Fifteen wrestlers were on Wednesday picked to represent India in the upcoming U-17 and U-23 Asian Championships in Kyrgyzstan...

Sergio Lobera appointed Odisha FC head coach on two-year deal

Bhubaneshwar, 17 May (PTI): Spain's Sergio Lobera, who has been associated with FC Goa and Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League in...

Alcaraz’s 12-match winning streak ends with loss to qualifier at Italian Open

ROME, 15 May (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz’s 12-match winning streak came to an unexpected end when he was beaten by 135th-ranked Hungarian qualifier Fabian...

IOC puts trust at risk by seeking ways to allow Russia to compete at...

BRUSSELS, 15 May (AP) — The European Union’s presidency urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from next year’s Paris...

ICC’s revenue distribution model is flawed but no one will challenge it: England skipper...

London, 15 May (PTI): Former England captain Michael Atherton has criticised the International Cricket Council's proposed profit-sharing model for the next four-year cycle (2024-2027)...

Ranchi, 15 May (PTI): Uttar Pradesh's Gulveer Singh booked his ticket to the upcoming Asian Athletics Championships by winning the men's 10,000m gold on...

Duroflex announces Virat Kohli as new brand ambassador

Hyderabad, 15 May (PTI): Hyderabad, May 15 (PTI): Sleep solutions provider Duroflex on Monday announced cricket icon Virat Kohli as its new brand ambassador...

India knocked out of Sudirman Cup, lose to Malaysia in 2nd Group C match

Suzhou, 15 May (PTI): India were knocked out of the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament after going down meekly to Malaysia in the second Group...

Macron vows to build back factories, boost France’s economy shaken by pension protests

DUNKIRK, France, 15 May: Building factories to boost job creation and make France more independent — that’s President Emmanuel Macron’s ambition for the French...

Djokovic overcomes mid-match lapse to beat Dimitrov at Italian Open; Swiatek wins

ROME, 14 May: Novak Djokovic’s clay-court game is still a work in progress. The 22-time Grand Slam champion had to overcome a mid-match lapse before...

IOA’s decision to take charge of WFI is first step in our fight for...

New Delhi, 14 May: The protesting wrestlers on Sunday termed the Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) decision to take charge of all the activities of...

Brentford beats West Ham 2-0 in the Premier League

LONDON, 14 May: Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa struck as Brentford cruised to a 2-0 win against West Ham in the Premier League on...