India to host FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters event

Hyderabad (IANS) The first ever FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters event in the country, Hyderabad Masters is scheduled to begin here on September 22, it was announced on Tuesday.

Hyderabad Masters is the seventh stage of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour and…

Hamilton gets surprise win in F1 Italian GP, extends lead over Vettel

Monza (Italy), Sep 2 (IANS) British driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes earned a surprise victory on Sunday at the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, while his main title rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari came fourth.

Starting from the third spot,…

Pujara ton helps India take lead, Moeen stars with ball for England

Southampton, Sep 1 (IANS) Top-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara produced a magnificent unbeaten 132 to help India post 273 in the first innings and take a 27-run lead on day 2 of the fourth Test at Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

At…

Asiad 2018: Amit bags gold in men's boxing

Jakarta, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian boxer Amit Panghal clinched gold in the men's light fly (49kg) boxing competition at the 2018 Asian Games here on Saturday.

The 22-year-old defeated Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov by a split decision in…

After Asiad fiasco, Leander axed from Davis Cup squad

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Days after backing out of the ongoing Asian Games squad at the last moment, veteran Leander Paes was on Tuesday dropped from the Indian Davis Cup squad for the World Group away tie against Serbia scheduled from September 14…

Asiad 2018: Saina loses semi-final, settles for bronze

Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) Ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal had to settle for the bronze after suffering a straight games defeat in her women's singles semi-final clash at the 2018 Asian Games here on Monday. The 28-year-old Indian lost 17-21,…

Javelin thrower Neeraj wins Asiad gold

Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) Reigning Asian champion Neeraj Chopra created a new national record on his way to the men's javelin gold at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday.

Neeraj threw 88.06 meters in his third attempt…

Asiad 2018: Anu, Murmu in women's 400m hurdles final

Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) India's Anu Raghavan and Jauna Murmu qualified for the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the 2018 Asian Games here on Sunday.

Anu took a time of 56.77 seconds to finish at the third place in Heat 2, while Jauna…

Nadal offers support for controversial Davis Cup overhaul

New York, Aug 25 (IANS) Spanish world number 1 Rafael Nadal has expressed support for the recent overhaul of the Davis Cup, men's tennis' premier international team competition.

The 32-year-old superstar on Friday told reporters in…

Asiad 2018: Indian rowers win quadruple sculls gold

Jakarta, Aug 24 (IANS) Indian rowers Sawarn Singh, Dattu Bhokanal, Om Prakash and Sukhmeet Singh came up with a superb performance to win gold in the men's quadruple sculls category at the 18th Asian Games here on Friday.

This is only the…