Double World Badminton Championships bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu is looking to bag a hat-trick this time around at the prestigious annual event which will be held in Jakarta from August 10 to 16. The 20-year-old Sindhu is the only Indian to have two Worlds medals in her kitty, having clinched a bronze each in 2013 […]
The Indian junior hockey team will look to make a positive start in the Volvo International Under-21 Tournament when it faces Germany here on Saturday. After claiming the Sultan of Johor Cup title, India, coached by Harendra Singh, are confident of continuing their good work. Later, they beat Australia and New Zealand in the Test […]
In a bid to revamp footballing structure in the country keeping in mind the under-17 World Cup, the All India Football Federation on Monday said it would along with FIFA empower the six selected state associations further. The big event is slated to be staged in six venues – Kochi, Delhi, Mumbai, Guwahati, Goa and […]
Former Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) president Pashupatinath Roy died on Monday following cardiac arrest at a nursing home here, a sports official said. He was was 76. Roy, popularly known as P.N. Roy, is survived by his wife, a daughter and two grand daughters. Roy ran the West Bengal Billiards Association as […]
The 42-year-old Indian tennis ace Leander Paes once again defied his age to clinch the mixed doubles crown with Swiss partner Martina Hingis at Wimbledon here, thereby claiming his 16th Grand Slam title. Seeded seventh, Paes and Hingis joined hands one more time to completely thrash Austrian-Hungarian fifth seeds Alexander Peya and Timea Babos 6-1, […]
Record breaker Mithali Raj reaches landmark feat of 5,000 runs India batters and New Zealand bowlers rise in latest player rankings Although India claimed the overall spoils 3-2 in the five-match series, it is New Zealand who has moved up two places to joint fourth in the ICC Women’s Championship table following its 2-1 win […]
With New Delhi set to host 54 African heads of state and government and their large entourages this October, a giant indoor stadium built for the Asian Games in 1982 will play host to this grand conclave. According to top officials dealing with the preparations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself is pretty much happy with […]
A new world-class road cycling event which will attract thousands of people to the Snowy Mountains has been secured by the NSW Government. Exclusive to NSW, the L’Etape Australia by Le Tour de France is the renowned race for amateurs under the banner of the world’s most prestigious cycle event. L’Etape Australia will take […]
If the Indian women’s hockey team can justifiably take pride in qualifying for the Rio Olympics, the men can continue to gloat over the fact that they were the first to make it to the Games, giving them two extra years to prepare for the mega event. Call it the liberal qualification system or what […]
Suspended Indian female boxer L. Sarita Devi on Saturday said she has moved on from the demoralising one-year ban that was imposed on her and says she is training hard to come back strong and win more medals for the country. Sarita was banned by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) last year in December after […]