Froome on the verge of historic Tour-Vuelta double
Madrid, Sep 10 (IANS) Chris Froome is on the verge of making cycling history after the penultimate stage of the Vuelta de Espana (Tour of Spain) cycle race. The Team Sky rider, who won the…
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U Mumba defeat Patna Pirates in PKL contest
Sonepat (Haryana), Sep 9 (IANS) U Mumba showed remarkable composure in the last five minutes as they registered a comfortable 51-41 win over Patna Pirates in the Inter Zone Challenge Week of the fifth Pro…
Cycling: Belgian De Gendt wins Vuelta’s 19th stage, Froome stays leader
Gijon (Spain), Sep 9 (IANS) Belgian rider Thomas de Gendt made the most of his experience and strength to win the 19th stage of the Vuelta a Espa?a cycling race, while Briton Chris Froome remained…
Patna come back to tie Haryana 41-41 in PKL
Sonipat, Sep 8 (IANS) Patna Pirates came back from the dead to tie their match at 41-41 with Haryana Steelers in an inter-zone clash in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) here on Friday. Pardeep Narwal,…
Kohli, Sanjiv Goenka launch RP-SG Indian sports awards
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) India cricket skipper Virat Kohli and Chairman of RP-SG Group Sanjiv Goenka on Friday launched the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Indian Sports Honours, which is dedicated to reward excellence in the field…
Chess: Harikrishna ousted from FIDE World Cup
Tbilisi (Georgia), Sep 8 (IANS) Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna suffered a defeat at the hands of compatriot S.P. Sethuraman in the tie-breaker games of the second round and exited the FIDE World Cup here on…
Russia hopes for productive cooperation with new IPC chief
Moscow, Sep 8 (IANS) New International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has long been working in the Paralympic movement, so cooperation with him to reinstate the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) must be productive, Russian…
Brazil’s Parsons elected IPC’s new President
Abu Dhabi, Sep 8 (IANS) Andrew Parsons of Brazil was elected the new President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) following one round of voting at the 18th IPC General Assembly here on Friday. IPC…
Chess: Harikrishna to battle it out in tie breaker
Tbilisi (Georgia), Sep 8 (IANS) Indian Grand Master P. Harikrishna settled for a draw against compatriot S.P. Sethuraman after an enthralling encounter in the second classical control game of the second round and led the…
Birmingham is Britain’s choice to host 2022 Commonwealth Games
London, Sep 8 (IANS) Birmingham has been named as the British government’s choice to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The city beat Liverpool in the race to stage the event, after the organising federation started…
PKL-5: Dabang Delhi rally to hold Bengal Warriors 31-31
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) Dabang Delhi came from behind to hold Bengal Warriors to a 31-31 tie in a second inter-zone challenge week tie of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 5 at the Netaji Subhas…
PKL-5: Puneri Paltan clinch 42-37 win over Telegu Titans
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) Telegu Titans staged a miraculous late comeback but eventually failed to recover from their poor start to lose 37-42 against Puneri Paltan in a second inter-zone challenge week tie of the…
Ganemat shines at shotgun World Championship
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS) Ganemat Shekhon was the best placed Indian in the qualifying rounds of the junior women’s skeet at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship (Shotgun) at the Fox Lodge Shooting…
First edition of India Poker Championship Awards on Saturday
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The first edition of the India Poker Championship (IPC) Awards will be held at the Grand Sheraton in Bengaluru on Saturday, it was announced on Thursday. India’s leading poker gaming…
Harikrishna shares spoils with Sethuraman at World Cup chess
Tbilisi (Georgia), Sep 7 Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna had to settle for a draw against fellow countryman S.P. Sethuraman in the first game of the second round at the FIDE chess World Cup. The World…
15th international bridge championship in New Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Tech giants HCL on Thursday announced the 15th International Bridge Championship from September 12 at the JW Marriott Hotel here. The championship is expected to witness 700 players (132 teams)…
PKL-5: U Mumba hand Bengal Warriors second defeat on the trot
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) Bengal Warriors succumbed to their second defeat in as many days as former champions U Mumba beat them 37-31 in a second Inter Zone challenge week meet here at the Netaji…
Delhi come from behind to beat Bengaluru in PKL
Kolkata, Sep 6 (IANS) Dabang Delhi came from behind to beat Bengaluru Bulls 38-30 and log their second consecutive win in a Inter Zone challenge of the Pro-Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Netaji Subhas Chandra…
Memorial to Israeli athletes killed in 1972 Olympic massacre opened
Munich, Sep 6 (IANS) German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his Israeli counterpart Reuvin Rivlin on Wednesday oversaw the inauguration of a memorial here to 11 Israeli athletes and a German policeman killed by a Palestinian…
Harikrishna wins first round of Chess WC, to face compatriot Sethuraman next
Tbilisi (Georgia), Sep 6 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna staved off a staunch challenge from Cuban GM Yuri Gonzalez Vidal, defeating him in the tie-breaker to score three-and-half points to the Cuban’s two-and-half at…