New Delhi: Doubles specialist coach Flandy Limpele believes that the men’s pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty can deliver India’s first doubles medal at Tokyo Olympics...
New Delhi: Indian tennis icon Leander Paes has announced that he will bring the curtains down on his illustrious career in 2020, which will be his...
Tokyo: Tokyo Olympic organisers and government officials are preparing for everything, including an earthquake taking place during next year’s games. They ran a simulation disaster drill...
Lausanne: An official linked to the World Anti-Doping Agency has said Russia can participate in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup despite receiving a four-year ban...
Moscow: The head of Russia’s anti-doping agency has said that his country had “no chance” of winning an appeal against a four-year international sporting ban he...
New Delhi: Dope-tainted woman boxer Neeraj Phogat was on Thursday dropped from the Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) while archer Deepika Kumari was included...
Tokyo: Construction of the 1.4 billion main Tokyo Olympic venue has officially completed, constructors said on Saturday, and is set to fight excessive heat with nature-inspired...
London: Mo Farah announced on Friday he was targeting a return to the track to compete in the 10,000 metres at next year’s Olympic Games. The...
New Delhi: Decorated Indian boxer Vikas Krishan has made his first breakthrough in the amateur circuit since putting his professional career on hold by getting selected...
Lucknow: Cue sport ace Pankaj Advani stormed into the semifinal of the All India Open Billiards Championship. The 23-time World billiards and snooker champion comfortably beat...
Jalandhar: World Championships bronze-medallist Vinesh Phogat and Olympic medal winner Sakshi Malik will be the star attractions among women in the 2019 Senior National Wrestling Championships,...
Bangkok: Indian archer Atanu Das clinched a bronze in the men’s recurve individual event of the Asian Championships here on Tuesday. Das, competing as a neutral...
Montreal: A key World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) panel has recommended Russia be barred from all sporting competition for four years after accusing Moscow of falsifying laboratory...
New Delhi: Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has pulled out of the upcoming Premier Badminton League to prepare herself for the next international season. The 29-year-old...
New Delhi: Rani Rampal’s strike might have earned the India a ticket to Tokyo Olympics but coach Sjoerd Marijne insists that the women’s hockey team doesn’t...
New Delhi: India will incur the International Olympic Committee’s wrath and might even be suspended if it goes ahead with administrative reforms enshrined in the Draft...
Mumbai: Maharashtra cueist Arantxa Sanchis added another feather in her cap when she clinched a bronze medal in the women’s competition of the IBSF Snooker Championships...
Doha: The seasoned Tejaswini Sawant secured India’s 12th Olympic quota in shooting by qualifying for the final of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at...
New Delhi: Sweden’s Thomas Dennerby has been appointed head coach of the Indian women’s team for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, bringing with him plenty of...
Doha: Chinki Yadav kept alive India’s hopes of securing the second Olympic quota in women’s 25m Pistol, clinging to fifth place in the first round qualification...
London: Two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams, regarded as the pathfinder for women’s boxing, is to retire because of fears about her sight, the Briton announced. The...
Paris: India’s top doubles player Rohan Bopanna advanced to the quarterfinals of the Paris Master with partner Denis Shapovalov but his compatriot Divij Sharan made a...
Bhubaneswar: The Indian men’s hockey team will have to guard against complacency when it takes on lower-ranked Russia, while a tricky contest awaits their female counterparts...
New Delhi: Former junior world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen has written to the Sports minister Kiren Rijiju, demanding a trial bout against the celebrated MC Mary...
Abu Dhabi: West Indies’ big-hitting all-rounder Andre Russell on Wednesday reckoned that the advent of T10 format could help cricket become part of the Olympics. Russell,...
Mumbai: Veteran Leander Paes says if he is still able to withstand the rigours of the physically demanding ATP tour, the credit goes to legendary Martina...
Stuttgart: US gymnastics queen Simone Biles equalled the all-time record of 23 medals at world championships with the 17th world title of her career in the...
New Delhi: Gaurika Bishnoi’s reaction was worth watching when asked to comment on golf’s inclusion in the Olympics. The Indian professional golfer excitedly said, “For me,...
Stuttgart (Germany): Medal is too far-fetched a thought and Indian gymnasts, sans an injured Dipa Karmakar, will face an uphill task when they begin their campaign...
New Delhi: World Championship silver medallist wrestler Deepak Punia has jumped to world number one position in 86kg but Bajrang Punia lost the top rank in the...
Jamshedpur: Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Thursday exuded confidence that Indian shuttlers will put up a good show at the Tokyo Olympics, bettering their...
Doha: Medal is too far-fetched a thought and even hopes of making the finals seem barely believable as India enter the World Athletics Championship without two...
New Delhi: South Korean badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun, who played a pivotal role in PV Sindhu‘s march to the world title recently, has resigned as...
New Delhi: An Olympic berth already secured, World championship bronze medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat says she has unfinished business to attend to in 2020 Tokyo. The...
Incheon (Korea): World champion PV Sindhu will seek to quickly get over the disappointment of an early exit in the China Open when she resumes her...
New Delhi: The sports ministry has decided to create 20 National Centres of Excellence (NCE) with top-of-the-line coaches will train athletes in the developmental group keeping...
Changzhou (China): Reigning world champion P V Sindhu sailed into the pre-quarterfinals with a convincing win over former Olympic gold-medallist Li Xuerui but Saina Nehwal crashed...
Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan): A reality check awaits India’s top wrestlers at the World Championships where they will chase not only glory but also Tokyo Olympics qualification, here...
New Delhi: World Championship silver medallist Anjum Moudgil won the women’s 50m rifle prone title in the National Shooting Trials (T6) here on Thursday. Tarun Yadav...
New Delhi: The celebrated MC Mary Kom, young shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal and shuttler Sai Praneeth were among 12 top sportspersons who were included in the...
