PKL 8: Bengal Warriors plotting comeback after humiliating defeat

Bengaluru (IANS) Bottom-placed team Puneri Paltan and defending champions Bengal Warriors will hope to make a comeback when they take on Tamil Thalaivas and Patna Pirates respectively, on Day 10 of Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 here on Friday.

Puneri…

SA v IND, 1st Test: India breach Fortress Centurion with 113-run win over South Africa

Centurion (IANS) India signed off 2021 with a 113-run win over South Africa in the first Test at SuperSport Park here on Thursday. The win is also Indias first-ever Test victory at the venue, which is largely considered to be a fortress for South…

Hockey India names 60 players for senior women national camp

New Delhi (IANS) Hockey India has named 60 players for the senior women's national camp which starts from Monday at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru.

The players have been selected based on their performance at the recently held…

AIFF suspends FC Goa player Jorge Ortiz for two matches

New Delhi (IANS) FC Goa player Jorge Ortiz has been handed a two-match suspension and fined Rs. 50,000 by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Disciplinary Committee on Monday.

Ortiz was found guilty of a serious violation after being charged…

'83' trailer lights up Burj Khalifa: Ranveer overwhelmed, Kapil gets emotional

Mumbai (IANS) Bollywood sensations Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone along with cricket legends Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Mohinder Amarnath, who were present in Dubai for the final leg of promotions for the upcoming sports epic '83',…

AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 will galvanise the masses, inspire young girls: AIFF

New Delhi (IANS) All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary Kushal Das on Saturday said that the upcoming AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 will galvanise the masses, spread awareness about the women's game in the country and inspire…

Asian Champions Trophy hockey: India beat arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1

Dhaka (IANS) Indian men's hockey team on Friday registered a hard-fought 3-1 win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy here at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium.

Harmanpreet Singh opened the scoring, allowing India to…

Badminton Worlds: Sindhu storms into quarters, Arujun-Kapila ousted

Huelva (Spain) (IANS) India's PV Sindhu has stormed into the women's singles quarter-finals here on Thursday, beating Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in straight sets.

Playing an early morning match at the Palacio de los Deportes…

Seher Atwal takes slender lead in 15th Leg of WPGT

Kolkata (IANS) Seher Atwal, who had a breakthrough win earlier this year, took a slender one-shot lead in the first round of the 15th and final leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.

Seher, who missed making…

Big shock in Badminton Worlds as world No. 1 Axelsen crashes out

Madrid (IANS) There was a big surprise in the BWF World Badminton Championships in Huelva, southern Spain when world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen was knocked out of the competition by Singapore's Loh Kean Yew.

Things seemed to be running to the…