India's Parul Chaudhary wins 3000m steeplechase gold at New York athletics meet

Mumbai (IANS) Indian distance runner Parul Chaudhary gave another glimpse of her superb form in the run-up to the Asian Games by winning the 3000m steeplechase title in Track Night meet in New York.

Parul clocked 9 minutes 41.88 seconds to…

Hockey: Indian women put up a solid show, hold Australia 1-1 in third test match

Adelaide (IANS) World No. 8 India women's team put up a brilliant show to hold World No.3 Australia 1-1 in the third match of their three-match bilateral series here, coming back from a goal down to hold the hosts to a draw on Sunday.

With…

Archery World Cup: Prathamesh wins compound individual gold; Jyothi-Ojas top mixed team event

Shanghai (China) (IANS) Indian archer Prathamesh Jawkar won the Individual Men's Compound gold medal while Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale combined to clinch the Compound Mixed Team crown at the Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 2, here…

Federation Cup athletics: Jyothi Yarraji wins second gold in 200m; Rohit Yadav bags javelin gold

Ranchi (IANS) For the second consecutive day Andhra Pradesh's 23-year-old 100m hurdles specialist Jyothi Yarraji hogged the limelight at the 26th National Federation Cup Athletics Championship, claiming a gold medal in the women's 200m here…

Next Gen Cup will help us improve ourselves: Bengaluru FC's Sharon Padattil

New Delhi (IANS) Goalkeeper Sharon Padattil, who is displaying his worth while plying his trade for the Bengaluru FC youth team in the ongoing Premier League Next Generation Cup, feels that the tournament will help them in gaining more experience…

India drawn alongside Korea, Thailand, Iran in AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2

New Delhi (IANS) The India U-17 football team has been drawn in Group A of the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2, alongside South Korea, Thailand, and Iran, after the official draw ceremony was held at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur,…

Hockey: Indian women go down fighting 2-4 against Australia in opening test

Adelaide (IANS) The Indian women's hockey fought back from a two-goal deficit and reduced the margin through Sangita Kumari but Australia scored two more goals in the second half to emerge 4-2 winner in the opening match of the four-match bilateral…

Govt approves foreign training, competition trips of four Olympic sailors

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has approved the proposal towards the foreign training & competitions of four Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) sailors from May till September 2023.

The four Olympic sailors…

Odisha FC appoint former ISL winner Sergio Lobera as new head coach

New Delhi (IANS) Odisha FC on Wednesday appointed former Indian Super League (ISL) League Shield and title winner Sergio Lobera as their new head coach.

The Spaniard, who has coached FC Goa and Mumbai City FC in the past, will look to guide…

Reyan, Dondapati selected for Asian Junior Athletics Championship camp

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Talented sprinters Reyan Basha and Dondapati Mrutyam Jayaram have been selected to take part in the 2023 Asian Junior Athletics Championship camp, which will be held in NSSC, Bengaluru.

Both Reyan and Dondapati train at the…