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Champion, coach, and destiny: Mirabai Chanu wants Paris again
New Delhi: For an athlete, invincibility and immortality fade with injury. Every little thing hurts, sometimes more than the injury and even failures. There is a small anecdote that a support staff was narrating about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic…
Indian T20I captain SKY faces Sri Lanka.
NEW DELHI: Big-hitting batter Suryakumar Yadav was on Thursday named captain of the Indian T20 team for the three-match series against Sri Lanka starting July 27.
ODI skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are also included in the 50-over…
Wrestling needs medals now more than ever
CHENNAI : From giving the country its first individual Olympic medallist 72 years ago to being the most consistent discipline at the Games since 2008, wrestling aptly is India's second most successful sport at the quadrennial event after…
Jyothi Yarraji ready to put end to her mother’s enormous struggles
It is her gutsy mother's positive mindset while struggling for sustenance that Yarraji would like to carry when she gets on the starting blocks of her 100m hurdles heats during the Paris Olympics.
Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray could be bidding adieu to tennis
Nadal made sure to refer to the Paris Olympics as “one of the important competitions I would like to be at.”
Jaime Lozano fired as head coach two weeks after Mexico’s Copa America exit
Jaime Lozano fired as head coach two weeks after Mexico's Copa America exit
Aishwary Pratap’s passion for Olympic medal and his academy kids’ dream nearing target
India's medal hope in the upcoming Paris Games set up a shooting academy in his hometown 18 months ago in order to popularise the sport
117 players, 140 support staff cleared by ministry for Paris Olympics
The group of athletes comprises 47 women and 70 men.
India’s Manisha Kalyan joins Greek top-division club PAOK
Kalyan was crucial in Apollon Ladies’ campaign in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons when they won the Cypriot first division back to back.
BCCI’s insolvency plea against Byju’s seeking Rs 158 crore admitted by NCLT
BCCI's insolvency plea against Byju's seeking Rs 158 crore admitted by NCLT
Hardik Pandya to lead India in T20Is against Sri Lanka
The T20Is against Sri Lanka will run from July 27 to 30 in Pallekele, followed by the ODIs from August 2 to 7 in Colombo.
Hsieh and Zielinski win mixed doubles title at Wimbledon
Hsieh has won four Wimbledon doubles titles, including the last three times the Taiwanese played the tournament — in 2019, 2021 and 2023.
Kohli says good luck to India’s Olympic-bound athletes
Most of the Indian competitors are currently training abroad and will head to the French capital from their respective bases.
Cummins to miss Australia’s limited-overs cricket tour to England and Scotland
Mitchell Marsh, who led Australia at the recent T20 World Cup in the United States and Caribbean, will be captain for the tour.
Argentina defeat Colombia 1-0 to win record 16th Copa America
Inter Milan forward Martinez blasted home a 112th-minute strike to settle a dour encounter at the Hard Rock Stadium that saw Argentina captain Lionel Messi exit in tears during the second half after suffering an ankle injury.
India take 2-1 lead over Zimbabwe with all-round show in third T20
Shubman Gill (66 off 49), Yashasvi Jaiswal (36 off 27) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (49 off 28) propelled India to 182 for four after the visitors opted to bat on a fresh pitch.
Djokovic reaches record 13th Wimbledon semifinal
De Minaur, an Australian who was seeded ninth, announced he was pulling out of the tournament hours before he and Djokovic were scheduled to play each other on Centre Court.
Wishes pour in for Gavaskar on 75th birthday
Considered one of the greatest batters to have played the game, the Mumbaikar was the first to reach the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket.
Dravid refuses to take additional bonus of Rs 2.5 crore after T20
The BCCI wanted to repay Dravid for guiding India to the trophy in Barbados by hiking his reward to Rs 5 crore, which is at par with the players.
More learnings ahead of World Cup for Harmanpreet Kaur and Co
The third T20I was the perfect game India were hoping for ahead of the team's departure for the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.