Barbora sets up fourth-round clash with world No. 1 Ashleigh

London (IANS) French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic booked a spot in the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 7-6(1), 3-6, 7-5 win over Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova.

Barbora will take on world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty,…

The making of world's youngest chess GM Abhimanyu Mishra

Chennai (IANS) Even as the chess world is raising a toast for the 12-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra, an Indian origin American for becoming the youngest GM in the world, there are two Tamil Nadu connections and a Maharashtra connection for that achievement.

Jhajharia wins Paralympic berth with world record

New Delhi (IANS) Devendra Jhajharia, the 2016 Rio Paralympic champion in men's F-46 javelin throw category, improved his world record on way to winning berth for the Tokyo Paralympic Games during the two-day national selection trials that concluded…

Chess ace Koneru Humpy's name proposed for Rajiv Khel Ratna

Mumbai (IANS) The name of Koneru Humpy, India's best woman chess player ever and reigning women's World Rapid Chess Championship champion, has been proposed for the highest sports accolade of the country.

On Thursday, the All India…

Wimbledon: Alize shows fifth seed Bianca the door in opening round

London (IANS) France's world No. 58 Alize Cornet caused a major upset when she beat world No. 7 Bianca Andreescu of Canada 6-2, 6-1 in their delayed first-round match at Wimbledon in one hour and 22 minutes on Wednesday.

This is the second…

Tour de France spectator flees France after causing crash

Paris (IANS) A Tour de France spectator, who held out a banner to relay a message to her grandparents during the first round of Tour de France but instead caused a big crash after a cyclist ran into it, is believed to have fled France to escape punitive…

Archery World Cup: Das, Deepika win mixed recurve team gold

Paris (IANS) India's husband-wife duo Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari won gold medal in the mixed recurve team event at the archery World Cup Stage 3 here on Sunday.

Das and Deepika combined well to score a 5-3 win over the Netherlands to…

Calls for Human Rights Commission to probe Aus swimmer's allegations

Canberra (IANS) Swimming Australia (SA) has said it is "deeply concerned" over allegations of abuse and mistreatment within the sport.

Nine Entertainment newspaper reported on Friday that six former swimmers have come forward with complaints…

World No.3 Simona Halep withdraws from Wimbledon

London (IANS) Defending Wimbledon women's champion Simona Halep of Romania on Friday announced her withdrawn from this year's Wimbledon due a calf injury.

"It is with great sadness that I'm announcing my withdrawal from The Championships…

Denis Shapovalov pulls out of Olympics due to Covid fears

Tokyo (IANS) World No. 14 men's tennis player, Denis Shapovalov of Canada, has pulled out of Tokyo Olympics citing "safety reasons" due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Making his announcement on Twitter on Tuesday, the 22-year-old Shapovalov…