Vinesh Phogat enters 53kg final of Ukraine wrestling event

New Delhi (IANS) Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat on Saturday reached the women's 53kg category final of the XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial competition in Kiev, Ukraine, the Sports Authority…

IOC confirms Brisbane as preferred host for 2032 Olympics

Paris (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has narrowed down on Australian city Brisbane as its preferred candidate to host the 2032 Olympic Games.

India was among the many countries that expressed interest in hosting the Olympics…

Indian Grand Prix athletics: Dutee, Hima Das win sprints

Patiala (IANS) Assam's sprint prodigy Hima Das won the women's 200m race while Odisha's Dutee Chand dominated 100m in the second leg of the Indian Grand Prix meet at Patiala's National Institute of Sports here on Thursday.

Hima's…

Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium

Ahmedabad (IANS) The Sardar Patel (Gujarat) Stadium in Motera near Ahmedabad was on Wednesday renamed as the Narendra Modi Stadium. The stadium, popularly known as the Motera Stadium was recently re-opened after extensive renovation which increased…

3rd Test: England reduced to 81/4, India take upper hand (Tea)

Ahmedabad (IANS) Spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin and fast bowler Ishant Sharma struck early as India reduced England to 81/4 at the end of the first session of the day-night third Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.

Ishant,…

Ankita wins her 1st WTA title with doubles crown at Phillip Island

Melbourne (IANS) India's Ankita Raina and her Russian partner Kamilla Rakhimova on Friday won the Phillip Island Trophy WTA 250 tennis tournament in Melbourne. The pair beat Russia's Anna Blinkova and Anastasia Potapova 2-6, 6-4, 10-7. This…

Morris becomes IPL's highest ever paid player with Rs.16.25 cr

Chennai (IANS) South Africa's Chris Morris on Thursday fetched the highest ever bid of Rs 16.25 crore in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) as Rajasthan Royals (RR) picked the pace-bowling all-rounder at a player auction after intense…

2nd Test: India beat England by 317 runs, level series 1-1

Chennai (IANS) Debutant left-arm spinner Axar Patel's five-wicket haul in England's second innings hastened India's 317-run win in the second Test on Tuesday at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, and it helped the host level the four-match series…

2nd Test: Ashwin's 106 helps India set 482-run target for England

Chennai (IANS) Star all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday scored his fifth Test century to help India set a mammoth 482-run target for England on Day Three of the second Test here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Ashwin scored 106 runs off…

2nd Test: Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 80 takes India to 106/3 at lunch

Chennai (IANS) Rohit Sharma scored a rapid 80 off 78 deliveries (13x4s, 1x6) to take India to 106 for three wickets at lunch on the first day of the second Test, on Saturday.

On a pitch that aided turn from very early and on which left-arm…