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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Nairobi, Sep 6 (IANS) Embattled National Olympic Committee-Kenya (NOCK) has set September 29 as the date for fresh polls with retired distance running icon, Paul Tergat, who looked set to ascend to the chairmanship unopposed,…
By Gaurav Sharma New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) With India’s doubles badminton struggling at the international level, star women’s doubles player Ashwini Ponnappa, who has paired up with N. Sikki Reddy, is confident of reversing…
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 6 (IANS) The chairman of Brazil’s Olympic committee coordinated the payment of bribes to secure the award of the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, prosecutors said. Carlos Arthur Nuzman was…
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Haryana Steelers snapped Bengal Warriors’ three-match unbeaten run at home with a 36-29 victory in a second Inter Zone Pro Kabaddi Challenge here at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium…
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Two-time champions Patna Pirates rode Pardeep Narwal’s superlative show to brush aside an off-colour Jaipur Pink Panthers 47-21 in a lopsided second Inter Zone Pro Kabaddi Challenge here at the Netaji…
Sonepat (Haryana), Sep 5 (IANS) Rio Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik will sing the National Anthem on the inaugural day of the Haryana leg of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Motilal Nehru…
Pune, Sep 5 (IANS) Puneri Paltan on Tuesday announced the opening of online ticket sales for their home leg of Pro Kabaddi League, scheduled from October 13 to 20. Tickets for the matches are priced…
Tbilisi (Georgia), Sep 5 (IANS) Indian Grand Master P. Harikrishna recuperated quickly from the opening game loss with a win over GM Yuri Gonzalez Vidal in the second game and take the tie into the…
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) D.P.S Megacity emerged victorious in the final match of the Pro Kabaddi juniors against Future Hope School with a 45-34 victory here on Monday. D.P.S Megacity went on an unbeaten run…