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Shooting: Swapnil Kusale earns India’s third Paris Olympics quota place
Kolhapur: City shooter Swapnil Kusale, who finished fourth in ISSF Shooting World Championships in men's 50m Rifle 3 position event, has earned a 2024 Paris Olympic quota place for India.
Swapnil became third shooter to bag an Olympic…
BCCI hasn’t approached Centre over Pakistan travel: Roger Binny
Bengaluru: New BCCI President Roger Binny on Thursday said the premier cricket body has not approached the central government to get a clearance from the Union Home Ministry to travel to Pakistan to participate in 2023 Asia Cup.
However,…
Ireland move into Super 12s, WI crash out of T20 WC
Hobart: Ireland moved through to the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and sent two-time champions West Indies crashing out with a dominant nine-wicket triumph over the Caribbean side here on Friday.
It was an impressive team…
A Star-studded line-up for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 draw
Zurich (Switzerland): Two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion Carli Lloyd headlines a star-studded line-up of FIFA Legends at the Draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 in Auckland/Tamaki Makaurau on Saturday.…
Golfer Gaganjeet leads in penultimate round of Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational
Chandigarh: Indian star Gaganjeet Bhullar shot a solid four-under 68 on Saturday to lead by one shot at 14-under 202 and emerge as top contender after the penultimate round of Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational being played here at the…
Suryakumar Yadav’s red-hot form reminds me of AB Deviliers: Dale Steyn
Kolkata: Suryakumar Yadav’s emergence as a stalwart in the Indian batting line-up was clearly on show when the Men in Blue squared off against Australia and South Africa in the bilateral series.
As India look to end the wait of winning the…
Jansen replaces Pretorius in SA T20 WC squad
Johannesburg: Marco Jansen has been named as the replacement for all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius in the South Africa ICC T20 World Cup squad.
Pretorius, who has played an important role with both bat and ball for South Africa in recent years,…
Discus thrower Kamalpreet faces 3-year ban for doping
Laussane: Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been banned for three years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Wednesday.
"The AIU has banned Kamalpreet Kaur of India for 3 years for the Presence/Use of a…
Deepti ranks career-best 3rd position in T20I ranking
Dubai: India’s Deepti Sharma has reached career-best positions among bowlers and all-rounders in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after some fine performances over the past week in the Asia Cup being played in Sylhet, Bangladesh.…
India suffer 0-8 loss to USA in the maiden match in World Cup U-17 women’s champs
Bhubaneswar: Host India on debut in the Women World Cup Football championship under-17 on Tuesday suffered 0-8 loss to title aspirants USA in the opening play in the Group A at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday.
Virtually in one-way…
Spinners help India Win series 2-1
New Delhi: Headlined by Kuldeep Yadav’s four-wicket haul India beat South Africa by seven wickets in the third ODI to seal the series 2-1 here at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.
An impressive show from the bowlers bundled out South Africa…
India to script history while playing against USA in FIFA World Cup U17
Bhubaneswar: As debutant India will take on USA in the opener of the FIFA U17 Women's World Cup here on Tuesday, the other Asian nations, like China and Japan have geared up to challenge European and South American football power houses,…
Women’s Asia Cup: India beat Thailand by 9 wickets
Sylhet (Bangladesh: India registered a nine-wicket win over Thailand in the Women's T20 Asia Cup in the last league stage match here at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
The spin trio of Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana and…
Iyer, Ishan help India level ODI series 1-1 comfortably
Ranchi: A swashbuckling century by Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan's 93 helped India to pocket the must-win second ODI match against South Africa by seven wickets here on Sunday.
Iyer smashed an unbeaten 113 off 111 balls and Ishan hit 93…
16 Indians in fray for FIA Rally Star Asia-Pacific final
Chennai: In all 16 Indians will participate in the FIA Rally Star Asia-Pacific Final which will be held over three days from tomorrow at the Madras International Circuit, about 40 km from here.
The home contingent includes Wild Cards for…
Indian suffer early losses, fail to chase 249 runs in 40 overs
Sanju Samson scores 86 off 63 balls as top order batsmen fail miserably
Sreejesh, Savita voted Goalkeeper of the Year in FIH awards
Laussane: Ace Indian hockey goalkeepers PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been awarded the Goalkeeper of the Year at the FIH Star Awards in the women’s and men’s categories respectively for their outstanding performance in important events…
J&K Sports Council comes tough on defunct sports bodies
Jammu: To ensure that the interests of the players in various disciplines would not be allowed to be jeopardized due to callousness of defunct sports entities, the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council has tightened noose over non-functional…
Women’s T20 WC 2023 schedule released by ICC
Cape Town: India will begin 2023 ICC Women T20 World Cup campaign against arch-rival Pakistan as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the match schedule for the biggest women’s sporting event in Africa here on Monday.
The…
PGTI Players Championship to get underway from Oct. 4
Panchkula: Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) will be staging PGTI Players Championship 2022 from October 4 to 7. The tournament carries a prize purse of Rs. 50 lakhs.
The Pro-Am event will be held on October 8.
The PGTI Players…