Manika Batra climbs three places to reach career-high 33 in ITTF rankings

New Delhi (IANS) Indian star paddler Manika Batra gained three spots in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings to reach a career-best 33rd in women's singles.

Manika's impressive outing at the WTT Contender…

India pacer Renuka Singh Thakur named ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year 2022

Dubai (IANS) India pacer Renuka Singh Thakur was on Wednesday named as the ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year 2022 after she impressed everybody with her magnificent displays of seam and swing bowling, last year.

Renuka got the…

Australian Open: Sabalenka beats Vekic to sail into her first semifinal in Melbourne

Melbourne (IANS) Aryna Sabalenka soared into the first Australian Open semifinal of her career with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Croatian Donna Vekic in the quarterfinal here on Wednesday.

Sabalenka, who had never gone beyond the fourth round of the…

Indian women's hockey team lose 1-3 to Netherlands

Cape Town (IANS) After a strong outing against home team South Africa in a four-match series which the Indian women's hockey team won 3-0, the Savita-led side lost 1-3 to World No.1 Netherlands in a hard-fought match here.

The Indian team…

PVL has produced the most entertaining product in volleyball, says Bengaluru Torpedoes head coach David

Bengaluru (IANS) The second season of the Prime Volleyball League is just around as the second instalment of the unique and exciting league tees-off here February 4.

The Bengaluru Torpedoes will start the second season of the league with a…

Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna pair advances to mixed doubles quarterfinals

Melbourne (IANS) Ace Indian tennis players Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna sailed into the mixed doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open here on Monday.

The Indian pair defeated Japan's Makoto Ninomiya and Uruguay's Ariel Behar 6-4,…

Uzbekistan friendlies crucial for U-17 Asian Cup preparation, believes Bibiano Fernandes

New Delhi (IANS) After hosting a plethora of Hero ISL and Hero I-League matches over the last few years, the Tilak Maidan is now all set to host the India U-17 Men's National Team who will face Uzbekistan U-17s in two Friendlies on Sunday and…

National 4W Racing: Ryan, Dillon, Sai Sanjay notch wins; double for Arjun Narendran, Ritesh Rai in Round 3

Chennai (IANS) Four races and four winners -- that was the outcome in the premier Formula 2000 category while Coimbatore ace Arjun Narendran bagged a double in the Indian Touring Cars class as the third and penultimate round of the MMSC fmsci Indian…

WFI chief to step aside till oversight committee investigates issue, says Anurag Thakur; wrestlers end protest

New Delhi (IANS) Indian wrestlers called off their protest late on Friday evening after a second meeting at the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur's residence in the national capital.

The meeting lasted beyond midnight, following which…

2nd ODI: Indian bowlers' impressive show has New Zealand bundled out for just 108

Raipur (IANS) The Indian bowlers were accurate in their bowling, fetched good swing, turn, bounce, and took sharp return catches in an impressive show to bundle out New Zealand for just 108 in the second ODI at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Cricket…