F1 champ Max Verstappen, sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah get top Laureus awards

Sevilla (IANS) Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was on Monday announced Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, while Jamaican sprinter and winner of three gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Elaine Thompson-Herah was named the Laureus…

31 teams to vie for honours in Hockey India Junior Men Academy National Championship

Jamshedpur (IANS) A total of 31 teams will slug it out for top honours in the second Hockey India Junior Men Academy National Championship 2022, which is set to begin from Wednesday at the Naval Tata Hockey Academy, Jamshedpur.

After eight…

Saurabh Chaudhary wins three gold medals in National Shooting trials

New Delhi (IANS) Former world number one and Tokyo Olympics finalist Saurabh Chaudhary of Uttar Pradesh swept the Men's 50M Pistol trials at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range winning three gold medals and a silver across the senior and junior categories.

National race walking: Ramandeep Kaur, Juned Khan rewrite National Records in 35km race

Ranchi (IANS) Juned Khan of Haryana and Ramandeep Kaur of Punjab rewrote the men and women's 35km race walking National Records respectively when winning top honours in the ninth Indian Open Race Walking Competition here on Sunday.

The…

Deepak Chahar might lose all of his Rs 14 crore for the IPL 2022 season because of injury

Mumbai (IANS) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pace bowler Deepak Chahar could lose a major chunk of his IPL money -- perhaps all of the Rs 14 crore he got in the IPL mega auction -- if the latest injury setback keeps him out of IPL 2022 for the entire season.

India's 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa wins Reykjavik Open chess tournament

Reykjavik (Iceland) (IANS) Young Indian Grandmaster (GM) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa added to his growing stature as World's top upcoming chess star by winning the Reykjavik Open chess tournament with a victory against compatriot D Gukesh in the…

Security cover in CSK reason behind my fearless unbeaten 95 v RCB: Shivam Dube

Mumbai (IANS) Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) star of the 23-run victory over in-form Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Shivam Dube, attributed his fearless knock of unbeaten 95 (46 balls) to the "security" provided by the team management during his…

FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: Gritty India to take on England in bronze medal match

Potchefstroom (South Africa) (IANS) After losing the semifinal to the Netherlands 0-3, the Indian are now focused on their all-important bronze medal match against England on Tuesday in the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup.

The Salima…

Korea Open: India's campaign ends with Sindhu, Srikanth's loss in semifinal

Suncheon (South Korea) (IANS) India's campaign at the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 came to an end on Saturday after the country's top shuttlers -- PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth -- lost their respective semifinal matches at the…

UEFA Champions League: Liverpool thrash Benfica; City overcome Atletico 1-0

Lisbon (IANS) Premier League giants Liverpool have one foot in the UEFA Champions League semifinal after they defeated Portuguese club Benfica 3-1 in the quarterfinal first leg at Estadio da Luz here on Wednesday (IST).

Ibrahima Konate's…