Golfers Shankar Das, Travis Smyth share the lead at The DGC Open

New Delhi (IANS) Kolkata's Shankar Das and Australian Travis Smyth made the most of their morning starts to hold the day one lead at 5-under par 67 in the inaugural The DGC Open at the Delhi Golf Club on Thursday.

With the wind picking…

FINA bans Russian & Belarusian athletes from competing at 2022 Worlds

Lausanne (Switzerland) (IANS) After Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov announced his withdrawal from the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, FINA, the world body of swimming sport, officially announced on Wednesday that all Russian and Belarusian athletes…

Women's World Cup: Bangladesh captain Nigar hails Indian spinner Sneh Rana

Hamilton (IANS) Bangladesh Women's cricket team captain Nigar Sultana on Tuesday lavished praise on Sneh Rana, saying the Indian spinner used the conditions very well.

Rana was brilliant with the ball finishing with four wickets that broke…

Delhi Divas win 3BL Women's Basketball League title

Chandigarh (IANS) Indian national team player Raspreet Sidhu-led Delhi Divas won the coveted trophy of the 3BL Women's Basketball League 2022 after defeating Kochi Stars here on Monday.

The two favourites in the competition - defending…

All England Open: Lakshya Sen beats Lee Zii Jia, storms into final

Birmingham (IANS) World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen reached the final of the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships after beating Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 in the semifinal, here on Saturday.

Sen opened…

Moto GP: Quartararo bounces back to bag pole position in Indonesia

Lombok (Indonesia) (IANS) Reigning World Champion Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha will start first on the grid in a Moto GP race for the first time since the 2021 Catalan GP, after grabbing the pole position in a dramatic qualifying session for Pertamina…

Tokyo gold has motivated me to do even better, says Neeraj Chopra

London (IANS) India's first winner of a track and field gold medal in Olympic Games, Neeraj Chopra has declared his ambitious targets for 2022, which include challenging for his first ever World Championship title, defending his Commonwealth Games…

Nadal beats big-serving Opelka, to meet Kyrgios in quarter-finals at Indian Wells

Indian Wells (USA) (IANS) Rafael Nadal survived a bombardment of big serves by Reilly Opelka at the BNP Paribas Open as he extended his perfect start to the ATP Tour season to 18-0.

With his back against the wall, the Spaniard blunted 6 feet…

Cradle of Indian chess Chennai to host Chess Olympiad

Chennai (IANS) The cradle of Indian chess Chennai will be the venue for the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held during July-August this year.

The venue will be the convention centre at the Four Points by Sheraton, located in the Mahabalipuram area,…

International kabaddi player shot dead in Punjab

Chandigarh (IANS) International kabbadi player Sandeep Singh from Nangal Ambiyan village was shot dead by assailants during a match at Malian village in Jalandhar district on Monday.

At least 20 bullets were pumped into his head and chest.…