Sports Ministry sanctions 303 athletes, 143 coaches and support staff for upcoming Asian Para Games

New Delhi (IANS) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has sanctioned a total of 303 sportspersons across 17 sporting disciplines for participation in the Asian Para Games, scheduled from October 22 to 28 in Hangzhou, China.

The ministry…

IOC Session gives final nod to 6-nation cricket competition in Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028

Mumbai (IANS) Cricket in the Twenty20 format will return to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1900 when Los Angeles hosts the mega event in 2028.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday gave its final approval for the inclusion…

Shanghai Masters: Bopanna and Ebden pair finishes runner-up, set for ATP Finals team debut

Shanghai (IANS) Indian ace tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Australian men's doubles partner Matthew Ebden finish as runner-up at the Shanghai Masters after losing to Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos 7-5, 2-6, 7-10…

Boxing's future still in doubt, IOC EB okays weightlifting, modern pentathlon for 2028 Olympic Games

Mumbai (IANS) Boxing's inclusion in the sports programme in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 is still uncertain even as the Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the inclusion of weightlifting and modern…

IOC to host training camp for Refugee Olympic Team in Normandy

Geneva (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the historic town of Bayeux in Normandy, France, will be the place to host the IOC Refugee Olympic Team and a pre-Games Training Camp will be held ahead of the Olympic Games Paris…

Hockey India announce 20-member team for Women's Asian Champions Trophy

New Delhi (IANS) Hockey India on Wednesday announced the 20-member women's team for the prestigious Women's Asian Champions Trophy, set to take place from October 27 to November 5 in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

India, which recently claimed…

J&K taekwondo player Danish Manzoor signs contract with Bulgarian combat sports tech company

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Taekwondo team athlete Danish Manzoor of Jammu & Kashmir, signed a contract with a Bulgarian-based Combat Sports tech Company Fight Scout.

The duration of the contract will be one year starting from November, 2023 and…

Winning debut for Sai Sanjay in his first GT Cars race weekend in England

Snetterton (UK) (IANS) Indian racing star Sai Sanjay made his international debut winning a race in the GT Cup Championship 300 finale here on Tuesday, at the GTH class.

During the weekend, Sai won two races and finished P2 in the second feature…

Satwik-Chirag conquers number 1 spot in BWF Men’s Doubles ranking

New Delhi (IANS) India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty jumped up two spots to achieve their best-ever career-high rank of World No. 1 in the latest BWF World Rankings on Tuesday.

The Indian duo sealed the…

Jammu & Kashmir win National Physical Disability T20 Cricket Championship

Udaipur (IANS) Jammu & Kashmir's state physical disability team won the 3rd edition of the National Physical Disability T20 Cricket Championship 2023, beating Mumbai by 35 runs in the final.