India to play International friendlies against Singapore, Vietnam

New Delhi (IANS) The senior men's Indian football team will be back in action in September, when they play two International friendlies against Singapore and Vietnam.

The Blue Tigers will travel to Vietnam on September 22, and subsequently…

Sony Pictures Networks India extends broadcast deal with ECB till 2028

Mumbai (IANS) Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) on Wednesday announced the extension of its partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for the exclusive television and digital rights for six years till 2028.

The deal will cover…

CWG 2022, badminton: Kidambi Srikanth wins bronze in men's singles; Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand clinch bronze in women's doubles

Birmingham (IANS) World championships silver medallist India's Kidambi Srikanth clinched bronze medal in the men's singles on the penultimate day of Commonwealth Games Badminton action here on Sunday.

The Indian pair of Treesa Jolly…

Lakshya Sen gets India's 20th gold medal after beating Ng Tze Yong in men's singles badminton

Birmingham (IANS) Shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched India's 20th gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after beating Malaysia's Tze Yong NG 19-21, 21-9 and 21-16 in the men's singles final on Monday.

In his debut outing in the multi-nation…

CWG 2022: Boxers Nitu Ghanghas, Amit Panghal clinch gold for India

Birmingham (IANS) Indian boxers Nitu Ghanghas, Amit Panghal clinched the gold medals for the country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games after winning their respective finals in different categories, here on Sunday.

Amit defeated home favourite…

Para-powerlifter Sudhir sets Games record on way to gold in men's heavyweight

Birmingham (IANS) Indian para-powerlifter Sudhir Singh came up with a brilliant effort to claim the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division at the Commonwealth Games here, claiming the country's first medal in powerlifting in Birmingham…

CWG 2022: Luck favours Harjinder Kaur as she wins bronze for India, seventh medal in weightlifting

Birmingham (IANS) Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur claimed a bronze medal in the women's 71 kg competition at the Commonwealth Games here despite not lifting her best in an event in which England's Sarah Davies broke a plethora of records…

CWG 2022: PM congratulates weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning Gold medal

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning Gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "The exceptional @mirabai_chanu makes India…

Sanket Mahadev Sargar wins silver in weightlifting; bags India's first medal in Commonwealth Games 2022

Birmingham (IANS) Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar on Saturday won a silver medal in men's 55kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The 21-year-old managed a total lift of 248kg (113kg in snatch and 135kg in clean &…

We will be going for gold in Commonwealth Games, asserts cricketer Yastika Bhatia

Birmingham (IANS) Young India women's cricket team batter Yastika Bhatia has said the side's preparations for the Commonwealth Games here have been focused entirely on winning gold, adding the girls will concentrate mainly on their strengths…