Athletics: India's Jyothi wins silver; Amlan Borgohain bags bronze in Finland

Jyvaskyla (Finland) (IANS) Indian athletes continued to shine in European meets in the run-up to this year's Asian Games in China as Jyothi Yarraji won silver and Amlan Borgohain bagged bronze in the Jyvaskyla Motonet GP 2023 athletics meet here.

Intercontinental Cup: 'We'll do everything possible to win the tournament', says Stimac ahead of opener against Mongolia

Bhubaneswar (IANS) A day ahead of their Intercontinental Cup 2023 campaign opener against Mongolia, India senior men's national football team coach Igor Stimac on Thursday said that they are expecting to win the tournament and will do everything…

Junior World Cup Shooting: India bag two more gold medals at Suhl

New Delhi (IANS) India picked up two more gold, besides other minor medals at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Junior in Suhl, Germany, cementing their spot on the top of the medal tally.

Amanpreet Singh…

Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia at Minister Anurag Thakur's residence for talks

New Delhi (IANS) Protesting wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik arrived at the residence of Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday.

Sakshi came along with her husband Satyawart Kadian, an Arjuna awardee. Olympian Vinesh Phogat…

Make woman WFI chief, scrap FIRs against us: Wrestlers to Anurag Thakur

New Delhi (IANS) Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik have made four demands to Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, including the appointment of a woman WFI chief and scrapping of police FIRs against them, sources said.

"They demanded free and…

'Govt has asked for time till June 15; we are hopeful of justice', says Bajrang Punia

New Delhi (IANS) After a lengthy meeting with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, wrestler Bajrang Punia said on Wednesday that the government has asked for time till June 15 to give the status of the investigation against Wrestling Federation of…

KSSM Shooting Championship: Rahi Sarnobat clinches gold

Bhopal (IANS) Olympian and reigning Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat is back with a bang in the domestic circuit, winning the women's 25m Pistol gold at the 21st Kumar Surendra Singh Memorial (KSSM) Shooting championship, here.

Rahi,…

Singapore Open: Sindhu, Prannoy crash out in opener; Srikanth moves to second round

Kallang (Singapore) (IANS) Ace Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and H.S. Prannoy crashed out of the Singapore Open 2023 badminton tournament after suffering losses in their respective first round matches while Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round,…

Women's Jr Asia Cup: India register thrilling 2-1 win against Malaysia

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team came from behind to defeat Malaysia 2-1 in their second game of the Women's Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan on Monday.

After Dian Nazeri (6') scored…

Rugby India kicks off its National championships

Mumbai (IANS) The 8th Junior and 10th Senior Rugby National Championships are all set to kick off on Monday with 27 states and over 1500 athletes vying for the top spots in the juniors and seniors category.

The championship starts with the…