Indian athletes shine in Vietnam Pickleball Open Cup 2025, claim seven medals

Mumbai (IANS) Indian athletes came up with an outstanding performance to bring home seven medals -- two gold, three silver, and two bronze -- in the Vietnam Pickleball Open Cup being played in Ho Chi Minh City, the All India Pickleball Association…

Champions League: Arsenal oust holders Madrid to qualify for semis after 16 years

Madrid (IANS) Arsenal completed a 5-1 aggregate win over holders Real Madrid to end their 16-year wait for a Champions League semifinal appearance, setting up a match against high-flying French champions Paris Saint-Germain. 

Bukayo Saka missed…

Calance Open: Tapendra Ghai takes four-shot lead in Round 3

New Delhi (IANS) Gurugram's Tapendra Ghai produced the day’s best score of eight-under 62 to build an imposing four-shot lead in round three of the Rs 1 crore Calance Open being played at the Qutab Golf Course.

The 29-year-old Ghai (64-67-62),…

Shooting: Suruchi stuns Manu to win back-to-back World Cup gold

Peru (IANS) The Jhajjar girls Suruchi and Manu Bhaker, were on the rampage at the Las Palmas shooting range, the former picking up back-to-back World Cup golds stunning the double Olympic medallist pistol shooter Manu, who took the silver.

Taking…

India face Canada, Nigeria in seven-nation race to host 2030 Commonwealth Games

New Delhi (IANS) India’s ambition to host the centennial edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030 faces tough competition as Commonwealth Sport has officially confirmed receiving expressions of interest (EOIs) from seven nations and territories across…

Satwik-Chirag return as BAI names 14-strong squad for BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2025

New Delhi (IANS) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has announced a 14-member-strong India squad for the BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2025, with the world No. 10 men’s doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty making a return to action…

F1: Oscar Piastri cruises to victory at Bahrain GP

Bahrain (IANS) Oscar Piastri has won his second race of the 2025 Formula 1 season, and cut the gap in the Drivers Championship down to three points behind teammate Lando Norris, after delivering a commanding performance to win the Bahrain Grand Prix. 

Andhra Pradesh win comfortably in Swami Vivekananda U20 Men’s NFC

Narainpur (Chhattisgarh) (IANS) Andhra Pradesh registered a 4-1 win against Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in Group F of the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men's National Football Championship (NFC) 2025, at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground…

IPL 2025: De Kock lauds Narine, Rana after thumping win over CSK

Chennai (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders opener Quinton de Kock lauded all-rounder Sunil Narine and pacer Harshit Rana for their heroics in the side's eight-wicket commanding win over Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk on Friday.

Narine returned…

India finishes second overall in year’s first Shooting World Cup

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian shooting team finished a credible second in the year’s first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as the young trap mixed team pair of Lakshay Sheoran…