Carolina Marin enters China Open final

Changzhou (China) (IANS) Reigning Olympic champion shuttler Carolina Marin on Saturday advanced to the final of the China Open after securing a hard-fought win over Japan's Sayaka Takahashi.

The Spaniard came from behind to a register a…

Job is not done yet: Bibiano cautions Indian colts

Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (IANS) India U-16 football head coach Bibiano Fernandes believes that even though the team has defeated Turkmenistan and Bahrain in the ongoing AFC Qualifiers, "the job is not done yet" as they face Uzbekistan on Sunday.

Manpreet Singh to lead Indian men's hockey team in Belgium

New Delhi (IANS) Mid-fielder Manpreet Singh will lead the Indian men's hockey team in their upcoming tour of Belgium from September 26 to October 3.

Hockey India on Friday announced the 20-member squad in which it named defender Harmanpreet…

Hima Das ruled out of World Championships

New Delhi (IANS) Ace sprinter Hima Das will not be participating in the upcoming World Championships 2019 due to a back injury.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday took to Twitter to provide the information and said: "Unfortunately…

Satwik-Chirag bow out of China Open

Changzhou (China) (IANS) The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out of the ongoing China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament after suffering a straight-game loss to Japan's Takeshi Kamura and Keigo…

Punia, Ravi seal Tokyo berths, to fight for bronze on Friday

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhastan) (IANS) Ace Indian grapplers Bajrang Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya on Thursday secured two quotas for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after entering the semi-finals of their respective events at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships.…

Saina Nehwal crashes out of China Open

Changzhou (China) (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the ongoing China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament on Wednesday after suffering a crushing defeat to Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the opening round.

Pant, Dhawan & Saini confirm availability for Vijay Hazare

New Delhi (IANS) India players Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan and Navdeep Saini have confirmed their availability for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The move comes as a big boost for Delhi going into the tournament which will be played from September 24 to…

Shooter Heena Sidhu slams Malala on Kashmir tweet

New Delhi (IANS) Since the time the Indian government abrogated Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, not only various politicians but also celebrities from both sides of the border have expressed themselves on social media…

Swapna Barman gears up for 2020 Olympics

New Delhi (IANSlife) Arjuna Award winner Swapna Barman, who became India's first heptathlete to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in 2018, is gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and plans to work on her strategy.

"Practice for…