Diamond League: Avinash Sable breaks own national record for 8th time; finishes creditable 5th

New Delhi, Jun 6 (AFP): India's Avinash Sable finished a creditable fifth during the prestigious Diamond League Meet and also in the process shattered...

Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania seal last three spots for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022...

New Delhi, Jun 6 (AFP): Morocco, Nigeria and Tanzania claimed the final three spots to complete the lineup for the FIFA U-17 Women's World...

Indonesia Open: Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap pull out of tournament

Jakarta, Jun 6 (AFP): Star badminton couple Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap, along with India's recent Thomas Cup hero HS Prannoy, made late pullouts...

Arjun Erigaisi upbeat about India’s chances in chess Olympiad

Chennai, Jun 6 (AFP): Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, who has seen his stock rise in the past few months, is upbeat about India's chances in...

AICF unanimously supports Viswanathan Anand’s candidature for FIDE Deputy President: Interim Secretary

New Delhi, Jun 6 (AFP): All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Sunday said it supports five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand's candidature for the position...

FIH Hockey 5s: Indian men’s team emerges champions, beats Poland 6-4 in final

Lausanne, 5 Jun: A magnificent India made a stunning comeback from being three-goal down to beat Poland 6-4 in a pulsating final to clinch...

French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal wins 14th Roland Garros and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam

Paris, 5 Jun: Rafael Nadal won a 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday with a straight-sets rout of Casper...

Root leads England past New Zealand in 1st test at Lord’s

LONDON, 5 Jun: Former captain Joe Root gave his successor Ben Stokes the perfect start to his reign at Lord’s, carrying England to victory...

Khelo India Youth Games: Daughters of farm labourers make up most of Andhra kabaddi...

Panchkula, 5 Jun: Weightlifter Kajol Sargar, who is the daughter of a tea vendor, became the first gold medallist at the Khelo India Youth...

Bajrang claims bronze in Almaty, maiden international gold at senior level for Aman

Almaty, 5 Jun: Bajrang Punia got his act together to claim a bronze medal after ultra-defensive tactics resulted in his opening-round defeat even as...

Need to give football players the right exposure: Baichung Bhutia

Shillong, 30 May: Former India captain Baichung Bhutia on Monday said the football scenario in the country is changing quite a lot and the...

Teenager Rune knocks out Tsitsipas to make French Open quarter-finals

PARIS, 30 May: Teenager Holger Rune became the first Danish man to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Monday when he shocked world number...

India eye outright win against Korea to book Asia Cup final berth

Jakarta, 30 May: Defending champions India would look for an outright win against South Korea in their final Super 4 round-robin league match to...

Wanted to be flag-bearer of how my team would function, says ‘Captain’ Hardik

Ahmedabad, 30 May: Minutes after the final was over, Hardik Pandya was quietly caressing the IPL trophy flap as one of the BCCI employees...

Sharma finishes 14th at Dutch Open

Cromvoirt, 30 May: India's Shubhankar Sharma completed a good week, laced with 18 birdies, with a Tied-14th finish at the Dutch Open on the...

Taijul fined 25 percent of match fees for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Dubai, May 25 (PTI) Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the...

Maiden Grand Slam main draw win for Ramkumar, moves to French Open 2nd round...

Paris, May 25 (PTI) Indian tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan cherished his first ever main draw win at a Grand Slam as he combined with...

With Mbappé staying, PSG lays first brick in rebuilding

PARIS, 23 May: Kylian Mbappé’s decision to reject Real Madrid and commit to Paris Saint-Germain for three more seasons marks the start of a...

Motera, not Eden, is my home, says Bengal’s Saha

Kolkata, 23 May: The hurt and disillusionment was palpable as a disgruntled India wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha on Monday called the Motera Stadium his new...

County stint will keep me in good stead when we face England: Pujara

New Delhi, 23 May: Back in national team for the Edgbaston Test after scoring a bagful of runs in County cricket, Cheteshwar Pujara said...