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Ahmedabad, Oct 1 (IANS) The 43rd National U-15 Open and 34th National U-15 Girls Chess Championships got underway at the Rajpath Club here on Sunday. The championships, to go on till October 9, will see…

Budapest, Oct 1 (IANS) Nine countries have been suspended from weightlifting for a year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The decision by the IWF followed the retesting of anti-doping samples from the 2008 and…

Chennai, Sep 30 (IANS) Jaipur Pink Panthers rode on a solid performance to beat Tamil Thalaivas 27-26 in Inter Zone Challenge Week of the fifth Pro Kabaddi League here on Friday. In what was a…

Chennai, Sep 29 (IANS) In a battle of heavyweights in the Inter Zone Challenge Week of the fifth Pro Kabaddi Season, Gujarat Fortunegiants edged past Patna Pirates 30-29 here on Friday. Parvesh Bhainswal and Abozar…

Chennai, Sep 29 (IANS) Skipper Deepak Hooda helped Puneri Paltan outplay hosts Tamil Thalaivas 33-20 in the Inter-Zone match of the fifth Pro-Kabaddi League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indore Stadium here on Friday. Deepak (six…

London, Sep 29 (IANS) Britain’s Culture Secretary Karen Bradley announced on Friday that the government has endorsed Birmingham as its official nomination to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The decision comes just three weeks after…

Isle of Man, Sep 29 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Harika Dronavalli bounced back from two successive defeats to edge past English GM Javanko Houska in the sixth round of the Isle of Man International chess…

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Telugu Titans scored an impressive 44-22 victory as they inflicted eighth consecutive defeat on Dabang Delhi in an inter zone clash of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) here on Thursday….

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Kashiling Adake’s terrific 17-point raiding performance saw U Mumba beat Bengaluru Bulls 42-30 in inter-zone challenge contest of Pro Kabaddi season 5 at the Thyagaraj stadium here on Thursday. Adake…

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Despite proving her mettle at international platforms, climbing world champion Shauna Coxsey said she still has a lot of room for improvement. Shauna, who bagged the women’s title at the…

Isle of Man (UK), Sep 28 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Harika Dronavalli fought valiantly but lost to Hungarian GM and WGM Anna Rudolf in the fifth round of the Isle of Man International chess tournament….

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Telugu Titans rode on an outstanding raiding performance by Rahul Chaudhari to beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 41-34 in Inter-Zone contest of the Pro Kabaddi League season 5 at the Thyagraj…

Paris, Sep 27 (IANS) The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has provisionally suspended the WADA accreditation of the National Anti-Doping Organization of France in Chatenay-Malabry, suburb of Paris, due to “analytical issues” self-reported by the Laboratory….

Isle of Man (UK), Sep 27 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Harika Dronavalli suffered a defeat against French Grand Master Laurent Fressinet after toiling it out for a massive 76 moves in the fourth round of…

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Captain Ajay Thakur produced a remarkable performance in the last five minutes as Tamil Thalaivas pulled off a miraculous victory to beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 35-34 in the fifth edition of…

Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), Sep 26 (IANS) Indian chess players Tania Sachdev and Padmini Rout settled for bronze in the Womens Rapid Team event at the Asian Indoor Games here on Tuesday. In the semi-final of the…

By Gaurav Sharma New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Para-swimmer Niranjan Mukundan, who has won for India numerous medals at international competitions, reckons a little more support from the government could do wonders for the lives…