India’s new ‘Fab Four’ bowls over fans with historic gold

Birmingham, 2 Aug: The Indian women lawn bowls team bagged a historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, an unheralded quartet pulling...

Asia reworks qualifying format for 48-team World Cup in 2026

BRISBANE, 1 Aug: The Asian Football Confede-ration has confirmed a new qualifying format to factor in its expanded number of direct entries for a...

‘Everyone knows about Dhoni, hope people know about us too’

Birmingham, 1 Aug: Mahendra Singh Dhoni put Ranchi on the world map but belonging to the same city, India's first ever lawn bowls medallists...

India play out 4-4 draw against England in men’s hockey

Birmingham, 1 Aug: India squandered a three-goal advantage and were held to a 4-4 draw by hosts England in their second Pool B match...

Judoka Shushila wins silver in women’ 48kg, Vijay gets bronze

Coventry, 1 Aug: Indian judokas L Shushila Devi and Vijay Kumar Yadav signed off with a silver and a bronze medal in women's 48kg...

End of the beginning: England wants Euro win to lead to more

LONDON, Aug 1 (AP) — In soccer-mad England, which sees itself as the home of the world’s game, women and girls finally have a...

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...

English swimmer Peaty eyes ‘reset’ after surprise defeat

BIRMINGHAM, England , Aug 1 (AP) — Champion swimmer Adam Peaty is planning a reset after the Commonwealth Games in hopes of regaining his...

Van Vleuten wins women’s Tour de France for 1st time

PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France, jul 31 (AP) — Veteran rider Annemiek van Vleuten won the women’s Tour de France for the first time...

Garcia wins Poland Open to claim her 9th WTA title

WARSAW, Poland, Jul 31 (AP) — Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia defeated Ana Bogdan 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Poland Open for her ninth...

Spin and win: Verstappen rallies to eighth win of F1 season

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Jul 31 (AP) — Formula One champion Max Verstappen overcame a spin and his worst starting spot of the season to win...

Cyclists in hospital after crashing into Commonwealth crowd

LONDON, Jul 31 (AP) — Two riders have been hospitalized and multiple spectators required medical treatment after a crash catapulted an Olympic gold medalist...

Russell grabs first F1 pole, Verstappen qualifies 10th

BUDAPEST, 30 Jul: George Russell won his first career Formula One pole with a fast final qualifying lap at the Hungarian Grand Prix on...

Rahul injured again, Chahar, Sundar make comeback to ODI fold

New Delhi, 30 Jul: Senior opener KL Rahul has been left out of the India squad which will travel to Zimbabwe for an ODI...

Chess Olympiad: Red-hot India ‘B’ thrash Estonia 4-0

Mamallapuram, 30 Jul: India 'B' blanked Estonia 4-0 in the second round of the Open section in the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Saturday...

CWG Badminton: India steamroll Sri Lanka to qualify for knockouts

Birmingham, 30 Jul: India's shuttlers dished out another splendid show to outclass Sri Lanka 5-0 in their second group A match of the mixed...

Mirabai Chanu defends 49kg title, gives India first gold of 2022 CWG

Birmingham, 30 Jul: Mirabai Chanu bossed the 49kg field as expected to defend her Commonwealth Games title and give India the first gold medal...

Pakistan 89-1 at stumps in 2nd test against Sri Lanka

GALLE, 27 Jul: Sri Lanka’s hopes of winning the second cricket test took a hit as Pakistan reached 89-1 in its second innings at...

Just want to be best version of myself in CWG, says Srikanth

New Delhi, 27 Jul: In a career spanning over a decade, Kidambi Srikanth has seen it all. The highs of four Superseries titles in a...

Not thinking of Australia as yet, focussing on group matches: Manpreet

Birmingham, 27 Jul; A maiden gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is the ultimate goal but Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh...