By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Neeraj Goyat was 12 and yet to consider boxing as a career option when Amir Khan won a silver medal in the lightweight division of the 2004…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday felicitated the Indian archery contingent for their superlative performance at the World Archery Championships held in Hertogenbosh, Netherlands…
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Indian paddlers gave another account of their abilities by winning two bronze medals in the China Junior & Cadet Open played at Taicang, China, late on Sunday night. Manush Shah led…
Tokyo, June 17 (IANS) Recruitment of torch relay runners for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opened on Monday for people of all genders and nationalities. The recruitments will be conducted by four sponsor companies and all…
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) The gruelling fourth edition of the 24-hour Stadium Run, organised by NEB Sports, came to an exhilarating finish here with New Delhis Narender Ram winning in the mens category for the…
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) In August 2018, the Indian men’s table tennis contingent won bronze at the Asian Games in Jakarta, thus ending a 60-year wait for a medal in the…
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A diminishing talent pool is possibly the biggest obstacle that a sport which is not among the most popular ones in a country can face. However, in…
Pune, June 17 (IANS) Joshna Chinappa won a record 17th national squash title after outplaying Tamil Nadu’s Sunayna Kuruvilla in the final. The top seeded Chinappa won the match 11-5, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5 and thus…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) They often say ‘like father, like son’ and in the business of wrestling, there have been many who have followed in their father’s footsteps. This Fathers Day, take a trip…
Madrid, June 16 (IANS) Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome has expressed his gratitude to the Team Ineos fans, reassuring them that he is focusing on recovering well from an accident he recently suffered….
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) The 24-hour Stadium Run, a qualification event for the IAU 24 Hour World Ultra Marathon Championship in France in October, got off to a rousing start at the Mumbai University tracks…
Melbourne, June 14 (IANS) Peter Gilchrist, a former multiple world billiards champion from Singapore, brought Sourav Kothari’s run to a halt at the Pacific International snooker billiards championship played at the Yarraville Club here on…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Athletes at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium were in for a surprise on Friday morning as they were joined by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju for a morning jog. Rijiju was keen…
Melbourne, June 13 (IANS) Reigning world billiards champion Sourav Kothari on Thursday stormed into the final of the Pacific International Billiards here with a thrilling win over Dhvaj Haria. Kothari will now take on multiple…
Madrid, June 13 (IANS) British cyclist Chris Froome could be awarded the 2011 Vuelta a Espa?a after the original winner Jos? Cobo Acebo was retroactively stripped of the title for doping on Thursday. Froome, who…
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Indias Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra were the top choices in the Rs 2 crore Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) 2019, with Chennai Lions and RP-SG Mavericks Kolkata grabbing them in…
Madrid, June 13 (IANS) Four-time Tour de France champion Britain’s Chris Froome continues to be in intensive care at a French hospital in Saint-Etienne following his accident a day back, his team and family said….
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Indian wrestler and Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar recently took a trip to Bali wherein he spent some quality time with his family. The trip was organised by ‘Shoes on Loose’,…
Den Bosch (The Netherlands) June 13 (IANS) The Indian men’s archery team on Wednesday secured the quota for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by entering the quarterfinal of the World Championships with a 5-3 win over…
Paris, June 12 (IANS) British cyclist Chris Froome is likely to miss this year’s Tour de France following a serious crash on Wednesday. The four-time champion was taken to hospital with a reportedly broken femur…
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