New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) In a move to bring together leading manufacturers, dealers, and buyers of sports products from across the world, Indian Exhibition Services in collaboration with Indian Trade Fair Academy on Thursday…
By Debayan Mukherjeee Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) Under no illusions about the enormity of his task at the Asian Games as coach to Indian gymnastics’ golden girl Dipa Karmakar, Bishweshwar Nandi said the “first target”…
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Street chess — a popular sport in western countries — got a leg-up in the city on Wednesday, with the formal unveiling of the Gariahat Chess Club under the bustling Gariahat…
Nanchang, Aug 8 (IANS) Home favourite Ding Junhui lost to Robert Milkins 5-4, failing to make it to the last 16 of the 2018 Snooker World Open in Yunshan County, Jiangxi Province on Wednesday. “I…
By Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Once trapped in the administrative mess where the physiotherapist was dropped from the contingent for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, the Cycling Federation of India (CFI) is…
Vienna, Aug 7 (IANS) Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda on Tuesday said that he would battle for pole position, ahead of an upcoming race in Austria. The four-time MotoGP champion finished third…
Nanchang (China), Aug 7 (IANS) Defending champion Ding Junhui survived a tough test at the Snooker World Open, beating his compatriot Yuan Sijun 5-3 on Tuesday. Ding lost the first two frames but broke back…
Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) South Africa fielding great Jonty Rhodes on Tuesday confirmed his participation in the sixth edition of the annual Covelong Point Surf Music Yoga festival to be held at Kovalam from August…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) In a move to avoid the winter smog and pollution in the national capital, the second edition of Saksham Pedal Delhi has been advanced to October 7. Organised by Petroleum…
Krakow, Aug 7 (IANS) Colombian cyclist Alvaro Hodeg, from the Quick-Step team, won the third stage of the Tour of Poland, held between here and Zabrze, after covering the 140 kilometres of the route in…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Monday launched the Rugby World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour in India, welcoming the Webb Ellis Cup to the capital. This is the coveted trophy’s…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The city of Kolkata will be the venue for the next event of the ‘CuppaSchoola’ karate tournament, run by the Indian Professional Karate Council (IPKC) and the Boutspro Ultimate Karate…
Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) China on Monday announced its squad for the 18th Asian Games, to be held in Indonesia later this month, with 631 out of the 845 competitors lacking any Asiad or Olympic…
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Young Swastika Ghosh annexed a medal in the Hang Seng Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open table tennis meet, claiming the bronze in the junior girls doubles along with Singapores…
Jakarta, Aug 5 (IANS) The Indonesian capital of Jakarta held a mass event on Sunday to welcome the upcoming Asian Games with the participation of 65,000 people including the president, ministers and senior officials in…
Jakarta, Aug 4 (IANS) The Asian Games flame reached Palembang on Saturday, the co-host of the Games along with Jakarta, before moving on to its next destinations of Banten and West Java provinces prior to…
Coimbatore, Aug 3 (IANS) Achanta Sharath Kamal, long-time poster boy of Indian table tennis, upstaged teammate G. Sathiyan to be the highest world ranked Indian at No.33, it was revealed on Friday. Thus, Sharath, 36,…
Dehradun, Aug 3 (IANS) Dabang Delhi Kabaddi Club on Friday announced the start of its grassroots programme with the launch of an Inter-school Kabaddi Championship here. Hosted by Summer Valley school, the school-level tournament is…
Bengaluru, Aug 2 (IANS) The fifth round of the 3×3 Basketball League (3BL) will take place here on August 11 and 12. The current standings have Delhi Hoopers in the first place, followed by Ahmedabad…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In a welcome move for players representing the Railways, the ministry has announced a new policy under which the sportspersons who won a position/medal in Olympics and those who have…