Sharma makes cut comfortably, lies 19th in Italian Open, Pavon leads field

Rome, Italy (IANS) Indian ace Shubhankar Sharma made the cut with a round of 4-under 67 that included a hole-in-one at the DS Automobiles Italian Open.

The 67 was a welcome round after his 73 in the first round as he comfortably made the cut,…

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra wins Doha Diamond League 2023

Doha (IANS) Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra opened his season by winning the Doha Diamond League 2023 with a best attempt of 88.67m in his first throw, here on Friday.

The Indian javelin thrower registered victory over a field that included…

Asian Weightlifting C'ships: Mirabai Chanu finishes sixth with 194kg combined lift

Jinju (South Korea) (IANS) Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu finished sixth in the 49kg weight category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships, here on Friday.

Chanu, who has a personal best of 88kg (snatch) and 119kg (clean and…

Madrid Open: Swiatek dominates Kudermetova to storm into final against Sabalenka

Madrid (IANS) World No.1 Iga Swiatek came up with another dominant performance to book a maiden entry into the final of the Madrid Open with a comprehensive victory over Veronika Kudermetova.

The Polish tennis player took a commanding lead…

Wrestler Geeta Phogat, husband detained at Delhi's Singhu border

New Delhi (IANS) Wrestler Geeta Phogat, who won India's first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010, was taken into police custody at Singhu border, as per Delhi Police sources.

She, along with her husband Pawan…

World Boxing Championships: Narender storms into pre-quarters, Govind and Deepak also move to next round

Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (IANS) Putting on a commanding display, Narender Berwal registered a stellar victory and advanced to the pre-quarter finals of the IBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2023 while Govind Sahani and Deepak Kumar entered the…

DCW chief at Jantar Mantar again to meet wrestlers

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Thursday morning again reached Jantar Mantar to meet with the protesting wrestlers, after a scuffle broke out between the wrestlers and Delhi Police personnel last night.

2023 Diamond League: Reigning champion Neeraj Chopra returns to action in Doha

Mumbai (IANS) Neeraj Chopra, India's first Olympic gold medallist in track and field and first Indian ever to win a Diamond Trophy, will start the defence of his javelin throw title in the first event of the 2023 Diamond League at the Qatar Sports…

World Boxing: Nishant sails into pre-quarters with a clinical win in 71kg category

Tashkent (IANS) Young Indian pugilist Nishant Dev produced a power-packed performance and recorded a scintillating victory to advance to the pre-quarterfinals of the IBA Men's World Boxing Championships, here on Wednesday.

Facing the 2021…

Chess: WGM Vantika Agrawal rises to India No. 3 rank

New Delhi (IANS) Rising Indian chess player Vantika Agrawal continues to take rapid strides in her career as she achieved career-high rank of India No. 3 in the womens section with a total of 2428 rating points.

The 21-year-old, who was part…