New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Newly appointed Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Monday emphasised that the environment of his ministry has to change, saying the sportspersons should be treated as the only VIPs in…
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Bengal Warriors extended their unbeaten home run to three games by beating wooden-spooners Tamil Thalaivas 29-25 in a Zone B Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) match at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose…
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Jaipur Pink Panthers avenged their defeat at the hands of table-toppers Gujarat Fortunegiants in their first meeting with a clinical 31-25 victory in a Zone A Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) tie…
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The sporting fraternity on Sunday welcomed the appointment of Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, 2002 Olympics silver medal-winning shooter, as Sports Minister. Rathore, a Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker from Rajasthan, replaced Vijay…
Hamburg, Sep 3 (IANS) International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Ching Kuo Wo has promised to witness the Women’s Youth World Boxing Championship to be held in Guwahati in November. “This is a huge boost for…
Budapest, Sep 3 (IANS) China, Japan and France were the best on the sixth day of the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships, with their competitors splitting the gold medals in women’s over-78 kg, men’s 100…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) The year 2017 has been “special” for seasoned golfer S.S.P. Chawrasia. But by the end of next year, Chawrasia, who was honoured with the Arjuna Award recently, wants…
Monza (Italy), Sep 3 (IANS) British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a three-time Formula One world champion, secured pole position for the 2017 Italian Grand Prix in a rain-plagued qualifying session at Monza. It was a…
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Bengal Warriors and UP Yoddha played out a 26-26 draw in a Pro Kakabaddi tie here on Saturday. Nitin Tomar scored 10 points for UP Yoddha whereas Maninder Singh scored eight…
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Prashanth Kumar produced a spectacular raiding performance as Haryana Steelers defeated Gujarat Fortunegiants 42-36 here on Saturday. Kumar scored 14 points as Steelers came back strongly in the second half to…
Budapest, Sep 2 (IANS) The President of the Hungarian Swimming Association (MUSZ) Gusztav Bienerth was removed from his post during an extraordinary assembly of MUSZ here. Of the 200 members of the extraordinary assembly, 153…
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Stunning two-time champions Patna Pirates, Bengal Warriors came back from the dead and scripted a thrilling 41-38 win to go top of Zone of B in a Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)…
Moscow, Sep 1 (IANS) Yury Ganus has been appointed the Director General of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada), Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov said. “A session of the founding parties of Rusada with…
Hamburg (Germany), Aug 31 (IANS) Indian youngster Gaurav Bidhuri went down 0-5 to Duke Ragan of USA in the semi-finals of the bantamweight (56 kilogram) category at the World Boxing Championship here on Thursday. Bidhuri,…
Pesaro (Italy), Aug 31 (IANS) Two-time Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva believes the fact that she has been chosen the ambassador for the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and the ambassador for the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)…
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Captain Anup Kumar and raider Shrikant Jadhav combined to score 14 points as hosts U Mumba defeated Haryana Steelers 38-32 in a Zone A clash of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Grand Delhi Sportive amateur cycling championship will take place from the Track and Trail Store in Lajpat Nagar here on September 3. The competition will comprise an 88 km…
Hamburg (Germany), Aug 29 (IANS) Young pugilist Gaurav Bidhuri confirmed a medal for India at the AIBA World Boxing Championships by storming into the semi-finals of the bantamweight (56kg) categorty here on Tuesday. The 24-year-old…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The third edition of the Inter-State Table Tennis State Championships was launched here on Tuesday. Close to 4,000 boys and girls will compete over the next three days in 22…
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) The organisers of Pro Kabaddi Season 5 have postponed the matches scheduled for Tuesday in the wake of ceaseless rains in the city over the past two days. “The match-ups between…