La Liga: Barca could win the title in Barcelona Derby in Matchday 34 this weekend

Madrid (Spain) (IANS) Following a week-and-a-half-break, the Spanish La Liga return to action this weekend and a new champion could be crowned on Sunday night.

FC Barcelona enter Matchday 34 holding a huge lead at the top of the standings,…

Chess: Humpy, Harika to lead Indian challenge in 10-player Cairns Cup in June

St Louis (USA) (IANS) Top Indian female Grandmasters (GM) Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika will be among the top contenders in the 10-player as Cairns Cup, an elite-level female chess tournament hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club, returns this…

India to play Mongolia in Intercontinental Cup 2023 opener

New Delhi (IANS) India will take on Mongolia on the opening day of the Intercontinental Cup, which kicks off at the Kalinga Stadium on June 9.

The other two teams in the competition, Lebanon and Vanuatu, will also face each other on the opening…

2023 Asia Road Racing C'ship: Honda Racing India riders head to Malaysia for Round 2

Sepang (Malaysia) (IANS) Almost seven weeks since the first round in Thailand, the Honda Racing India team is all set to raise the stakes higher when the 2023 Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) reaches Malaysia for the second round of the season…

Deepak, Hussamuddin, Nishant eye historic gold for India at IBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2023

Tashkent (IANS) Gaining momentum from their extraordinary campaign, star Indian pugilists Deepak Kumar, Mohammed Hussamuddin, and Nishant Dev will be aiming to clinch a first-ever gold medal for the country as they gear up to compete in the semi-finals…

Shooting World Cup: Divya and Sarabjot win mixed team pistol gold in Baku

New Delhi (IANS) Divya T.S and Sarabjot Singh, emerged third-time lucky as a pair, winning gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Shooting…

Hockey India name 18-member national team for Women's Jr Asia Cup, Preeti to lead

New Delhi (IANS) Hockey India on Wednesday named the 18-member Indian Junior Women's Team for the prestigious Women's Junior Asia Cup 2023 scheduled to begin from 2nd June in Kakamigahara, Japan.

The Indian Junior Women will be up against…

Injured Aditi Chauhan aims to return to action before Olympic qualifiers

New Delhi (IANS) India women's football team goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan, who is recovering from her second Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, is aiming to make a comeback to the field either late this year or early next year ahead of the…

Asia Cup likely to move out of Pakistan, Sri Lanka may host the tournament: Reports

New Delhi (IANS) Asian Cricket Council expected to move the Asia Cup out of Pakistan, which was originally scheduled to host the continental tournament.

Last year, BCCI secretary and ACC chairman Jay Shah had made it clear that the Indian team…

India U17 men's football team gear up for Getafe FC clash

New Delhi (IANS) India U-17 men's team is all set to face Getafe CF U-18 on Wednesday in Otero de Herreros, Segovia, in their fifth practice game in Spain.

After a string of fine performances, in which they played Atletico de Madrid U-17s…