Would like to have breakfast with Serena Williams: Sindhu

Hyderabad (IANS) Badminton star and 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu said that she would like to have breakfast with tennis legend Serena Williams because of her "jovial" and "friendly" nature.

In response to a question on which…

Ankita Raina advances to 2nd round of French Open qualifiers

Paris (IANS) India's ace woman tennis player Ankita Raina defeated Australian Arina Rodionova 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in first round of French Open qualifiers and will face Greet Minnen of Belgium in second round on Wednesday.

Ankita lost the first…

BCCI says it will donate 2000 oxygen concentrators

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian cricket board on Monday said it would donate oxygen concentrators to help fight the raging second wave of Covid-19 -- months after the pandemic crippled the country.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)…

Leclerc out of Monaco GP with gearbox failure

Monte Carlo (IANS) Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is out of the Monaco Grand Prix due to problems with his car's gearbox that arose from a crash during qualifying for the premier Formula 1 race.

"RACE UPDATE: Charles will not start the race…

Cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics: ICC bets on Indian subcontinent fans

New Delhi (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has cited the Indian subcontinent's enormous cricket reach, 92 per cent of the one billion global cricket audience, in its push for the sport's inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in…

Two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil arrested near Jalandhar

New Delhi (IANS) India's two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who was on the run for over a fortnight for alleged links with the murder of former international wrestler Sagar Dhankar, was arrested by Delhi Police on Saturday, according to…

Indian boxing contingent lands in Dubai for Asian Championships

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian boxing contingent, led by Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal and six-time world champion MC Mary Kom, landed in Dubai on Saturday to compete in the ASBC Asian Championships from May 24.

Posting pictures of the…

Taekwondo team misses Oly qualifiers due to goof-up by IOA body

New Delhi (IANS) India's four-member taekwondo squad missed an Asian Olympic qualifying tournament in Jordan due to lack of awareness of a 14-day quarantine rule. The two-day tournament concluded on Saturday in Amman.

"The taekwondo team…

SAI approves Rs 20.21 lakh grant for Vinesh's trip to Europe

New Delhi (IANS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday approved a grant of Rs 20.21 lakh for Olympic-bound woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat to train in Europe.

Vinesh secured Olympic berth in women's 53 kg…

WTC final between India and NZ likely to be attended by crowd

Southampton (IANS) Encouraged by presence of crowd in the ongoing match against Leicestershire at Rose Bowl, host county Hampshire looks set to welcome crowd during the World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and New Zealand which is scheduled…