Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: Pressure on both India, USA in opener; hosts bank on crowd support

Ranchi (IANS) Two days before the Makar Sankranti festival when the sun transitions into Capricorn heralding the northward movement of the planet, the Indian women's hockey steps into the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Hockey Stadium here on Saturday…

Australian Open: Sumit Nagal enters Grand Slam main draw after 3 years

Melbourne (IANS) India Sumit Nagal made his way through to the Australian Open men’s singles main draw after beating Alex Molcan of Slovakia 6-4, 6-4 in the final round of the qualifiers here on Friday.

Nagal, currently 139th in the singles…

Malaysia Open: India singles challenge ends with exit of Srikanth, Satwik-Chirag and Ashwini-Tanisha storm into quarters

Kuala Lumpur (IANS) Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth was ousted in the men's singles second round after getting down in straight games to Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long on Thursday.

Kidambi Srikanth ignited the Indian spirits with a thrilling…

Rhythm Sangwan secures record 16th Olympic quota in Shooting

Jakarta (IANS) Rhythm Sangwan nailed a record 16th Paris 2024 Olympics quota place for Indian in Shooting, winning bronze in the women’s 25m pistol, at the on-going Asia Olympic Qualification Rifle/Pistol here on Thursday.

The qualification…

Pegula fends off lucky loser Pera to make Adelaide quarterfinals

Adelaide (IANS) In an all-American clash at the Adelaide International on Wednesday, No.2 seed Jessica Pegula fended off lucky loser Bernarda Pera 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to enter the quarterfinals.

Pegula needed 2 hours and 12 minutes to battle back…

Sindhu, Prannoy to lead Indian challenge at Badminton Asia Team Championships

New Delhi (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World No. 8 Prannoy HS will spearhead a strong Indian squad at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 slated to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia from February 13-19.

The team event…

Golf: Always an honour to play for India, says Avani Prashant ahead of top event in Australia

New Delhi (IANS) On the eve of the Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship, to be held in Australia from January 9, Avani Prashant, the only Indian woman golfer to be ranked in the world top 50, said it is always an honour for her to represent…

Anahat finishes runner-up at 2024 British Junior Open squash

Birmingham (IANS) India’s Anahat Singh finished runner-up in the girls’ under-17 category at the British Junior Open squash 2024 held at the University of Birmingham.

A rising Indian star went down to Egyptian second seed Nadien Elhammamy 11-7,…

IWL 2023-24: Gokulam Kerala thrash Sports Odisha 8-0 to continue their revival

Kozhikode (Kerala) (IANS) Defending champions Gokulam Kerala FC maintained their chances of winning the title again as they thrashed Sports Odisha 8-0 in the Indian Women's League (IWL) 2023-24 at the EMS Corporation Stadium on Saturday.

Though…

Khelo India Western Open Talent Hunt Boxing: Around 400 women boxers competing at different age groups

Pune (IANS) A total estimated of 400 women’s boxers are competing at the Khelo India REC Western Open Talent Hunt Boxing Program, currently under way at the Army Sports Institute.

The estimated 400 competitors are categorized into Elite, Youth,…