New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu were conferred with the country’s highest sporting honour — Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award — by President Ram…
Changzhou (China), Sep 21 (IANS) India’s singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu lost their respective matches to crash out of the $1 million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament here on Friday. In…
Changzhou (China), Sep 20 (IANS) India’s singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu advanced while mixed doubles and men’s doubles pairs bowed out of the $1 million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament here…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Thursday approved the names of Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu for the country’s highest sporting honour — Rajiv Gandhi Khel…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Wednesday doled out a cash incentive of Rs 1.6 crore to its 32 member associations for developing the sport…
Changzhou (China), Sep 18 (IANS) Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals while her compatriot Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the opening round at the $1 million China Open World Tour…
Madrid, Sep 16 (IANS) Spain’s Carolina Marin, Olympic champion and three-time badminton world champion, won the Japan Open women’s singles title on Sunday with a victory over Japanese player Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 17-21, 21-11. Marin,…
Tokyo, Sep 15 (IANS) Japanese shuttler Kento Momota on Saturday defeated top seed Viktor Axelsen in straight games to reach the final of the Japan Open, where he faces Thailand’s Khosit Phetpradab. The reigning world…
Tokyo, Sep 14 (IANS) India’s campaign in the Japan Open badminton tournament ended with a loss by men’s singles player Kidambi Srikanth in the quarter-finals stage here on Friday. Seventh seed Srikanth lost to Korea’s…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu are the only Indians in the top-10 of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) singles rankings, released on Thursday. Srikanth, who suffered a shocking…
By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A record medals tally along with matching the largest ever gold medal haul, success in little known sports and disappointments in wrestling, boxing and kabaddi were the…
Barcelona, Sep 1 (IANS) Spain’s Beatriz Corrales fell short in her bid to win the Barcelona Spain Masters badminton tournament, losing 21-17, 21-15 in quarter-finals to Japan’s Minatsu Mitani. Corrales gained a 8-5 lead, but…
By Gaurav Sharma New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Experienced shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa said in order to improve the standards of Indian doubles teams, academy coaches should pay attention to every format rather than focussing solely…
Jakarta, Aug 28 (IANS) Four-lap runner Manjit Singh turned out to be India’s sole gold medallist on Tuesday, a day on which it lost two compound archery team finals and P.V. Sindhu gold-medal match, while…
Jakarta, Aug 28 (IANS) Indian star shuttler P.V. Sindhu had to settle for a historic silver after going down in straight games in the women’s singles final at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday….
Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal, along with three silver medals in athletics, continued success stories of P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal and the men’s table tennis team’s first-ever medal…
Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) India outclassed Thailand 5-0 in the final Pool B match in the women’s hockey competition at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday. Rani (37th, 46th, 56th minutes) scored a hat-trick…
Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) Star Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu created history as she stormed into the women’s single badminton final at the 2018 Asian Games here on Monday but her compatriot Saina Nehwal had to…
Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) Ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal had to settle for the bronze after suffering a straight games defeat in her women’s single semi-final clash at the 2018 Asian Games here on Monday….
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) Indian sprinters Muhammed Anas, Hima Das and Dutee Chand claimed silver medals, while two rare silver medals in equestrian and two bronze medals in the bridge event soared India’s medal tally…