Badminton Asia C'ships: Sindhu reaches semifinals with win over He Bing Jiao

Manila (Philippines) (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu assured herself of at least a bronze medal at the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships after reaching the semi-final with a win over China's He Bing Jiao in the women's singles quarter-finals,…

IPL 2022: Kuldeep lot calmer in his mind; relying a lot more on stock deliveries, feels WV Raman

Mumbai (IANS) Former India women's cricket team coach WV Raman felt that Delhi Capitals' left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav is looking a lot calmer in his mind and as a result, he is relying a lot on his stock deliveries.

Kuldeep…

KIUG 2021: Ann Mariya topples National record; Jain University stay top of medal table

Bengaluru (IANS) Five games records and one national record were broken on Day five at the Khelo India University Games 2021 here on Wednesday.

Day five at the Khelo India University Games 2021 (KIUG) offered 17 medals across five sports as…

Santosh Trophy is providing a perfect platform for footballers, says IM Vijayan

New Delhi (IANS) Legendary footballer IM Vijayan feels that Santosh Trophy is providing a perfect platform for the players to showcase their talent and get picked up by clubs.

Vijayan, who has himself played in the Santosh Trophy for both West…

F1 champ Max Verstappen, sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah get top Laureus awards

Sevilla (IANS) Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was on Monday announced Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, while Jamaican sprinter and winner of three gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Elaine Thompson-Herah was named the Laureus…

Saurabh Chaudhary wins three gold medals in National Shooting trials

New Delhi (IANS) Former world number one and Tokyo Olympics finalist Saurabh Chaudhary of Uttar Pradesh swept the Men's 50M Pistol trials at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range winning three gold medals and a silver across the senior and junior categories.

31 teams to vie for honours in Hockey India Junior Men Academy National Championship

Jamshedpur (IANS) A total of 31 teams will slug it out for top honours in the second Hockey India Junior Men Academy National Championship 2022, which is set to begin from Wednesday at the Naval Tata Hockey Academy, Jamshedpur.

After eight…

National race walking: Ramandeep Kaur, Juned Khan rewrite National Records in 35km race

Ranchi (IANS) Juned Khan of Haryana and Ramandeep Kaur of Punjab rewrote the men and women's 35km race walking National Records respectively when winning top honours in the ninth Indian Open Race Walking Competition here on Sunday.

The…

Deepak Chahar might lose all of his Rs 14 crore for the IPL 2022 season because of injury

Mumbai (IANS) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pace bowler Deepak Chahar could lose a major chunk of his IPL money -- perhaps all of the Rs 14 crore he got in the IPL mega auction -- if the latest injury setback keeps him out of IPL 2022 for the entire season.

India's 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa wins Reykjavik Open chess tournament

Reykjavik (Iceland) (IANS) Young Indian Grandmaster (GM) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa added to his growing stature as World's top upcoming chess star by winning the Reykjavik Open chess tournament with a victory against compatriot D Gukesh in the…