National Racing C'ship: Tijil Rao, Arya Singh dominate LGB Formula 4 class; double for Arjun Nair in Novice Cup

Coimbatore (IANS) Dark Don Racing boys, Tijil Rao and Arya Singh won a race apiece in the LGB Formula 4 class in the season’s opening round of the 26th National Racing Championship, which got off to a fantastic start at the Kari Motor Speedway circuit…

Govt sanctions 634 athletes to take part in Asian Games

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has sanctioned 634 athletes across 38 sporting disciplines for participation in the upcoming Asian Games, who met the set selection criteria, against the 850 athletes recommended by…

'Proud of Praggnanandhaa', PM Modi praises young GM for runner-up finish in World Cup

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed young Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa for his runner-up finish at the FIDE Chess World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Praggnanandhaa’s sensational run at the prestigious…

World Athletics Championship: Jeswin Aldrin qualifies for long jump final, Sreeshankar fails

Budapest (Hungary) (IANS) India's Jeswin Aldrin has qualified for the final of the Men's long jump while fellow Indian Murali Sreeshankar failed to make it, finishing 22nd overall in the qualifying rounds here on Wednesday.

Jeswin Aldrin…

Coimbatore Open golf: Thangaraja shares lead with rookies Saptak Talwar, Aryan Roopa Anand on day one

Coimbatore (IANS) The seasoned N. Thangaraja of Sri Lanka shared the lead with Indian rookies Saptak Talwar and Aryan Roopa Anand after the first round as the trio posted scores of six-under 66 in the Rs. 1 crore Coimbatore Open 2023, here on Tuesday.

Chess World Cup: 18-yr-old Praggnanandhaa takes lead against Caruana

Chennai (IANS) India’s 18-year-old Grandmaster (GM) R. Praggnanandhaa (ELO 2,707) took lead in the tie-break of FIDE World Cup semifinal by defeating American GM Fabiano Caruana (2,782) at Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday.

After drawing the first…

Shooting World Championship: Sift Kaur Samra bags India's sixth Paris quota Baku

New Delhi (IANS) Sift Kaur Samra won India their sixth quota place for the 2024 Paris Olympics, finishing fifth in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship (All Events) in Baku,…

39th Sub-Jr and 49th Jr National Aquatic: Dominant Karnataka retain overall championship

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Karnataka retained the overall championship title with a total of 119 medals including 50 gold, 47 silver and 27 bronze medals while Maharashtra finished overall second with a total of 54 medals (11 gold, 24 silver, 19 bronze) and…

Arsene Wenger to visit India in October to launch FIFA-AIFF academy, informs AIFF

New Delhi (IANS) The legendary football coach and currently the FIFA Chief of Global Football Development, Arsène Wenger, is likely to visit India in the second week of October to finalise the setting-up of a central academy in India jointly with…

Hockey India announces 40-Member core probables for sub-junior women’s coaching camp

New Delhi (IANS) Hockey India on Friday announced a significant milestone in the development of grassroots hockey in the country by naming the core probable group for a first-ever sub-junior national camp.

For the first time, a 40-member Women’s…