ISL: Bengaluru FC sign striker Ashish Jha on two and a half year deal

Bengaluru (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) club Bengaluru FC on Wednesday announced the signing of striker Ashish Jha, who has joined the club on a deal that runs through to the end of the 2024-25 campaign.

The 23-year-old, who most recently…

Racewalkers Ram Baboo, Manju Rani set new national records; breach qualification mark for Asian Games

Ranchi (IANS) Indian race walkers Ram Baboo and Manju Rani set new national records to win the mens and women's 35km races, respectively, to win the gold at the National Open Race Walking Competition 2023, here on Wednesday.

En route to…

Priyanka Goswami, Akashdeep Singh qualify for World Championships, Paris Olympics 20km race walk event

Ranchi (IANS) Tokyo Olympian Priyanka Goswami and Akashdeep Singh qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics and World Athletics Championships 2023 after meeting the qualification mark in the women's and men's 20km race walk, respectively, at the…

Katya Coelho becomes first Indian female iQFoiler to qualify for 2023 Asian Games

Mumbai (IANS) Katya Coelho became the first female IQFoiler to qualify for the Asian Games after winning gold at the third trial in the IQ foil event, a windsurfing class in sailing sport, organised by the Army Yachting node of India.

Katya…

Asian Indoor Athletics Championships: Jyothi Yarraji, Jeswin Aldrin set national records to win silver medals

Astana (Kazakhstan) (IANS) India's Jyothi Yarraji and Jeswin Aldrin continued their national record-breaking spree and won silver medals in women's 60m hurdles and men's long jump, respectively, at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships…

WPL Player Auction: Smriti Mandhana bags INR 3.4 crore deal with Royal Challengers Bangalore

Mumbai (IANS) India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana bagged a huge deal of INR 3.4 crore with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the first set of Womens Premier League (WPL) Player Auction here on Monday.

From a base price of INR 50 lakh,…

Golf: Aditi Ashok finished third in Lalla Meryem Cup but leading the Order of Merit

Rabat (IANS) Indian golfer Aditi Ashok finished third in the Lalla Meryem Cup with an overall score of 7 under. She finished the final round with 1 under (4 Birdie & 1 Bogey).

Despite finishing third on Saturday the Magical Kenya Ladies Open…

Women's Premier League player auction promises start of something big for women's cricket in India

New Delhi (IANS) When Ireland and England will be facing off against each other in their Group 1 match in Womens T20 World Cup at Boland Park in Paarl, cricket enthusiasts will be divided over how to simultaneously follow the action in South Africa…

Hyderabad E Prix: Jaguar's Mitch Evans seals pole position in qualifying

Hyderabad (IANS) Mitch Evans of Jaguar TCS Racing sealed Pole Position for the inaugural Greenko Hyderabad E-Prix by the slimmest of margins -- moving past the DS Penske' Jean-Eric Vergne by just 0.021 seconds after the end of the qualifying race…

1st Test: Rohit hits hundred as India reach 226/5 at Tea on Day 2

Nagpur (IANS) Captain Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant unbeaten century, his ninth hundred in Tests and first since September 2021, to help India reach 226/5 against Australia at tea on the second day of the first Test at the Vidarbha Cricket Association…