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 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…

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.…

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…

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,…

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…

Khushi bags bronze as India's medal tally swells to 15 at Lima Junior Worlds

Lima (IANS) Khushi won bronze in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) in the on-going International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Lima, Peru, taking India’s medal tally to 15, which now includes…

World Jr Mixed Team Badminton: India beat Turkiye to top Group E, to meet Indonesia in quarters

New Delhi (IANS) India successfully quelled a tough challenge from Turkiye in its last Group E clash 110-99 to top the group and secure their quarterfinals berth in the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships in Nanchang, China on Wednesday. Badminton…

India to host inaugural Kho Kho World Cup in 2025

New Delhi (IANS) Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) and the International Kho Kho Federation, have announced that the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup will take place in India in 2025.

The event will witness the participation of 24 countries from…

Government will decide on India's plan for Champion Trophy 2025 to be held in Pakistan: Rajeev Shukla

Kanpur (IANS) With Pakistan gearing up to host the prestigious ICC Champions Trophy in 2025, the spotlight has shifted to India’s participation in the tournament, a question that remains uncertain. The tournament is scheduled to be played from February…