Rani Rampal named women's hockey captain for Olympics

New Delhi (IANS) Hockey India (HI) on Monday named veteran striker Rani Rampal as the captain of the 16-member Indian women's hockey squad that will compete at the next month's Tokyo Olympic Games.

Defender Deep Grace Ekka and seasoned…

Karthik leaves fans entertained on commentary-box debut

Southampton (IANS) India cricketer Dinesh Karthik's stint in the commentary box during the second day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and New Zealand saw him pull a fast one on fellow commentator and former England skipper…

Milkha Singh: The 'Flying Sikh' no one could catch

New Delhi (IANS) A glimpse into the stupendous athletics career of legendary Milkha Singh, who passed away on Friday aged 91, can be had from this mind boggling fact: his 400 metres Indian national record stood for 38 years and the 400m Asian record…

Punishment for cheating junior chess players will be decided by Central Council: AICF

Chennai (IANS) Stripping them of their national titles, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) Central Council will decide on further punishments for the chess players who had cheated during the online age group national championships, said the Secretary.

The infamy of timeless Tests

Ageas Bowl (Southampton) (IANS) In the period between the two World Wars, there arose a concept of timeless cricket Tests. In other words, matches played to a finish without any time restrictions.

The most infamous and longest of these was…

Djokovic gifts his racquet to a young boy after French Open win

Paris (IANS) After winning the French Open title here on Sunday, world No.1 Novak Djokovic chose a young, vociferous fan to gift his racquet with which he had defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece.

After Djokovic defeated Tsitsipas in a five-set…

The best and most beautiful match in Paris: Djokovic

Paris (IANS) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic called Friday's semi-final, in which he consigned 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal to only his third defeat in 108 matches at Roland Garros, the best and the most beautiful game he has played in…

India has the right mix of youth and experience: Midfielder Lilima

Bengaluru (IANS) India women's hockey team midfielder Lilima Minz feels the core group, currently preparing for the Olympics, has the right mix of youth and experience which is 'crucial to give the team direction in difficult situations'.

Vinesh enters final of Poland Ranking Series wrestling

Warsaw (IANS) India's Vinesh Phogat won two bouts on Friday to enter the 53kg freestyle final of the Poland Ranking Series wrestling. She will face Khrystyna Bereza of Ukraine in the final.

Vinesh defeated Russia's Ekaterina Poleshchuk…

Ethiopian Gidey breaks 10,000m world record

Hengelo (The Netherlands) (IANS) Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey clocked 29 minutes 01.3 seconds to break the women's 10,000-metre world record by five seconds during the Ethiopian athletics trials here on Tuesday night.

"I expected to…