Over Rs 5 cr spent under TOPS on Tokyo-bound shooters

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Tuesday reiterated its support to the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes, saying that it has all along "realised Indias dream at the Olympic Games through athlete-centric development".

The…

Gritty India women concede late goal, lose Uzbekistan friendly

Tashkent (IANS) The India women's football team fought till the final moments of the game before conceding an 87th-minute goal to go down to Uzbekistan in the first friendly at the AGMK Stadium in Tashkent on Monday.

While India also had…

Rana tests positive, undergoes quarantine: Report

New Delhi (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman Nitish Rana has tested positive for Covid-19 and is undergoing quarantine at the team hotel in Mumbai.

The 26-year-old batsman, who made 352 runs in 14 matches during the Indian Premier League…

Rabindra to race in European GT4 Championship

Bengaluru (IANS) India's Akhil Rabindra on Wednesday announced that he will be racing in the 2021 European GT4 Championship for AGS Events Racing team. Rabindra will be the only Indian driver in the championship this season.

The 24-year-old…

3rd ODI: India hang on to win by 7 runs, clinch series 2-1

Pune (IANS) India survived a scare from England all-rounder Sam Curran (95 not out off 83 balls) as they managed to beat England by a slender 7-run margin in the third and final One-day International here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium…

Shooting WC: India win gold in men's, women's team trap

New Delhi (IANS) India won gold in both the men's and women's trap events at the shooting World Cup here on Sunday.

Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Shreyasi Singh won the women's title while Kynan Chenai, Prithviraj Tondaiman…

Tendulkar tests positive for Covid, family negative

Mumbai (IANS) Former India batsman and captain Sachin Tendulkar has tested positive for Covid-19.

The world's highest run-getter in Test cricket and ODI cricket shared the information on his twitter handle on Saturday.

"I have been…

England offer BCCI, IPL franchises share in The Hundred pie

New Delhi (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is reportedly luring Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises by offering them stakes in The Hundred, an innovative league starting this July in England.

According to a report published…

Junior women academies' hockey: MP side storms into semis

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy, Sports Authority of India (SAI) Academy, and Amritsar's Khalsa Hockey Academy won their respective quarter-final matches on Tuesday to advance…

All England Open badminton: Sindhu, Sen sail into quarter-finals

Birmingham (IANS) World champion and fifth seed P.V. Sindhu on Thursday sailed into the women's singles quarter-finals of the All England Open badminton with a quick 21-8, 21-8 win against Line Christophersen of Denmark in a Round of 16 match…