Indian Open of Surfing: Tamil Nadu surfers dominate day 1, Subramani M. keeps Karnataka’s hopes alive

Mangaluru (IANS) Surfers from Tamil Nadu dominated proceedings on Day One, outplaying surfers from other states and securing fifteen out of sixteen quarterfinal spots in the Men’s Open category. Top scores came from the top-seeded surfers, with the…

Praggnanandhaa's first win over Carlsen in classical chess sends netizens into frenzy

New Delhi, (IANS) After Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated world No. 1 GM Magnus Carlsen for the first time in a classical game during round three of the 2024 Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger, netizens went into a frenzy over the Indian prodigy's…

Norway Chess: Vaishali beats Humpy; Praggnanandhaa loses to Ding Liren in Armageddon

Stavanger (IANS) The Second round of the Norway Chess saw all three classical games ending up in a draw once again as Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Ding Liren won with white in the subsequent Armageddon games to grab 1.5 points each. 

India's…

French Open: Sumit Nagal loses to Khachanov after a two-hour 27-minute battle

Paris (IANS) Top Indian singles player Sumit Nagal suffered a setback as he went down to 18th seed Karen Khachanov in the men's singles first round, ending his maiden entry into the main draw of the clay court major on a losing note in the Franch…

Boxing World Qualifiers: Nishant outclasses Otgonbaatar in two minutes, Abhinash loses a close bout

New Delhi (IANS) Nishant Dev outclassed his Mongolian opponent in just over two minutes in the 71kg second round to reach the pre-quarterfinal stage while Abhinash Jamwal was unlucky to be knocked out in the 63.5kg category at the 2nd Boxing World…

FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet scores hat-trick as Indian men’s hockey team beats Argentina 5-4

Antwerp (Belgium) (IANS) India’s never-say-die attitude came to the fore in their match against Argentina as they won 5-4 in their fourth match of the European leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24.
 

For India, Araijeet Singh Hundal…

Boxing World Qualifiers: Ankushita Boro wins opening round, Abhimanyu Loura's campaign ends

New Delhi (IANS) Former world youth champion Ankushita Boro prevailed over Namuun Monkhor of Mongolia in the 60kg category while Abhimanyu Loura went down against Ireland’s Kelyn Cassidy in the second round of the 80kg weight category in the 2nd Boxing…

Competing in Asian Taekwondo C'ships is a step towards Worlds: Rodali Barua

New Delhi (IANS) Assam's Rodali Barua, who won bronze in Kyorugi Category of the Asian Taekwondo Championship, become a household name in the Indian Martial arts and aspires to go places to become a powerhouse in national and international events.…

Monaco GP: Leclerc topples Piastri to win first home soil title

Monte Carlo (IANS) Scuderia Ferrari Charles Leclerc won his first Monaco Grand Prix on home soil beating McLaren Oscar Piastri in the second position after a huge crash on the opening lap which saw the race stopped, here at the Circuit de Monaco on…

Europe tour: Indian jr. women’s hockey beat Belgium 4-2 in shootout

Antwerp (IANS) The Indian junior women’s hockey team registered an emphatic victory against Belgium, winning the shootout 4-2 after the score was tied 2-2 at the end of regulation time during their Europe tour. 

Kanika Siwach scored an impressive…