Khelo India women's league 2024-25 edition to begin with wushu in Karnataka

New Delhi (IANS) The 2024-25 edition of the Khelo India women's league kicks off with the South Zone wushu league in Bagalkot, Karnataka on June 10.

A total of 300 athletes will be participating across sub-junior, junior and senior categories…

Elite Pro Basketball League announce Collegiate Slam Showdown from June 14

Mumbai (IANS) The Elite Pro Basketball League, in collaboration with the Elite Women's Pro Basketball League, announced the launch of the Collegiate Slam Showdown, an open basketball tournament for university students across India, starting from…

ISSF World Cup: Sarabjot opens India’s account in Munich with gold medal

New Delhi (IANS) Sarabjot Singh opened India’s account at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Munich (Germany), with a gold medal in the men’s 10m Air Pistol event. The 22-year-old Indian shot 242.7…

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa loses to Carlsen in Rd-8; Vaishali wins

Stavanger (Norway) (IANS) Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa lost to world number one Magnus Carlsen in Armageddon game in round eight of the Norway Chess tournament on Tuesday.
 

The win saw Carlsen extending his lead to a full…

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa defeats reigning world champion Liren in Armageddon, Vaishali loses

Stavanger (Norway) (IANS) Round 7 of the Norway Chess tournament witnessed gripping matches with tense moments that significantly impacted the standings as India's prodigy R Praggnanandhaa scored another upset by defeating world champion Ding…

Norway Chess: Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali suffer loses in Rd-6; Carlsen leads in classical games

Stavanger (Norway) (IANS) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa suffered a loss at the hands of Alireza Firouzja in the Armageddon tiebreaker in Round six of the Norway Chess, here at SpareBank 1 SR-Bank. 

In the battle of the youngsters, Alireza Firouzja…

ISSF World Cup: Esha Singh in final, Ramita finishes sixth in Munich

New Delhi (IANS) Esha Singh reached the final of the Women’s 25M Pistol, even as Ramita Jindal finished sixth in the Women’s 10M Air Rifle on competition Day Two of the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol…

Boxing World Qualifiers: Amit Panghal clinches fifth Paris Olympic quota for India

Bangkok (IANS) 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal earned a unanimous 5:0 verdict against China’s Liu Chuang in the 51kg quarterfinals of the Boxing World Qualifiers to become the fifth Indian boxer to earn a Paris Olympic quota on…

Two of the three bids to host the World Chess Championship is from India

Chennai (IANS) The All India Chess Federation (AICF), Tamil Nadu government and Singapore Chess Federation  have submitted their bids to host the World Chess Championship, said a senior official of FIDE or International Chess Federation. 

The…

Rathika Seelan bows out in QF of Hong Kong PSA Challenge squash

Hong Kong (IANS) India’s Rathika Suthanthira Seelan went down to Malaysian third seed Sehveetrraa Kumar in the quarterfinals of the USD 6000 Hong Kong PSA Challenge Cup – 4th leg. 

Sixth-seeded Rathika, lost 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 to a higher-ranked…