Jr Women's National Hockey: Jharkhand crowned champions of 14th edition

Ranchi (IANS) Hockey Jharkhand defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh in the final as they were crowned champion after eleven action-packed days at the 14th Hockey India Junior National Championship 2024. Hockey Haryana won the bronze medal after defeating…

Sindhu crashes out of Arctic Open; Aakarshi, Malvika, Kiran George advance

Vantaa (Finland) (IANS) PV Sindhu's first outing at the international stage since the Paris Olympics ended in heartbreak as the two-time medallist crashed out of the Arctic Open 2024 BWF Super 500 badminton tournament on Tuesday. Other women players,…

Jr Women's National Hockey: Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Haryana, Odisha reach semis

Ranchi (IANS) Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Haryana and Hockey Association of Odisha advanced to the semifinals on the 8th day of the 14th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2024 at the Marang Gomke Astro-turf Stadium…

India top Lima Junior Worlds with 24 medals

Lima (IANS) Junior shooters capped off a dominant performance with a gold medal in the men’s 50m pistol team event at the ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, as India topped the medal tally with 13 gold, three silver and eight bronze…

Women's National Chess: Sarayu joins Padmini, Mary Ann as six share lead after Round 5

Karaikudi (T.N.) (IANS) Top-seed Velpula Sarayu of Telangana defeated G. Mallar Arya with black pieces and joined overnight joint-leaders IM Padmini Rout, WIM Priyanka at the top with 4.5 points as six players shared the lead at the end of the 5th…

IBCA World C'ship for Blind: Zsiltzova claims women's crown with a round to spare; Salamon Julia too wins

Bangalore (IANS) Ukraine's Lubov Zsilzova-Lisenko claimed the title in the women's section with eight points from eight rounds of the 12th edition of the IBCA World Junior and World Women Championship for the Blind in Bengaluru on Saturday.…

Women’s T20 WC: Arundhati Reddy picks three as India restrict Pakistan to 105/8

Dubai (IANS) Seam-bowling all-rounder Arundhati Reddy was the pick of bowlers with 3-19 as India restricted Pakistan to 105/8 in the Group A match of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. 

Taking the field…

Asian Youth Archery: Vaishnavi Pawar leads India to silver in U-18 women's recurve event

New Delhi (IANS) Rising Indian archer Vaishnavi Pawar, impressed with her brilliant performance as the Indian team clinched the silver medal in the recurve U-18 women's team category at the 2024 Asian Youth Archery Championship in Taipei City,…

MotoGP 2024: Acosta grabs historic pole as Martin drops to 11th after a late crash in Japanese GP

Suzuka (Japan) (IANS) Rookie rider Pedro Acosta of Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 powered to an incredible pole position at the Grand Prix of Japan, setting a new all-time lap record of 1:43.018 in the qualifying stage on Saturday. 

The rookie sensation…

Men's & women's franchises unveiled as Hockey India League returns after 7-year hiatus

New Delhi (IANS) The Hockey India League (HIL) is set to make a historic comeback after a 7-year hiatus as the men’s and women’s franchises for 2024-25 edition unveiled on Friday.

The HIL 2024-25 will feature eight men’s teams and six women’s…