New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday gave away the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to former India hockey team captain Sardar Singh and Paralympics double gold medallist and world…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Tech giants HCL on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) to extend support for Indian athletes participating in the Olympics. Under the MoU, HCL…
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) India’s batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday called upon the countrymen to dedicate National Sports Day to all the sportswomen who have made the nation proud. The National Sports Day…
Zagreb, Aug 29 (IANS) Double world and Olympic champion, 27-year-old Croatian discus thrower Sandra Perkovic said she is against the proposition of the European Athletics Federation to abolish all the records set before 2005. The…
Kampala, Aug 29 (IANS) Uganda Boxing Federation President Kenneth Gimugu said they are going to lodge a complaint with the International Boxing Association (AIBA) after it failed to include their key boxer in the draws…
Budapest, Aug 29 (IANS) Japan swept the two gold medals contested on the opening day of the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships here. Funa Tonaki defeated Urantsetseg Munkhbat from Mongolia in the final of the…
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) More than 300 athletes, children, and students with disabilities walked for the welfare of para-athletes at the Civilian Welfare Foundation’s organised event here on Monday. The walk for Paralympics is organised…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday launched a sports talent search portal to spot the best talent from the young population of the country at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) franchise Bengal Warriors on Monday roped in Rooter as its official fan engagement partner, a statement said. Rooter is a real-time fan engagement app. Till now,…
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) All-round efforts helped Bengal Warriors beat Bengaluru Bulls 32-26 in the fifth edition of the Pro-Kabaddi League (PKL) here on Sunday. Surjeet Singh scored eight tackle points for Bengal while Rohit…
Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) Navin Kumar and Ramesh Hannuman won the Novice (Under 12) and Juniors (17 to 22 Years) Categories while Ajeesh Ali defended his title in the Groms Category (Under 16) of the…
Las Vegas, Aug 27 (IANS) Floyd Mayweather Jr. extended his career record to 50 unbeaten bouts here when he defeated Conor McGregor, the Irish mixed martial arts fighter making his boxing debut. In a highly…
Hamburg, Aug 27 (IANS) Kavinder Singh Bisht joined India’s Amit Phangal and Gaurav Bidhuri to advance to the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s 52kg category at the 19th World Boxing Championships here on Saturday. Bisht beat…
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Monu Goyat scored 11 points as the raider inspired Patna Pirates to a crushing 35-24 win over Tamil Thalaivas in a Zone B contest of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) here…
Paris, Aug 26 (IANS) The Indian campaign at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships ended in bitter disappointment on Saturday with freestyle grapplers Bajrang Punia (65kg), Praveen Rana (74kg), Amit Dhankar (70kg) and Satyawart Kadiyan (97)…
By Veturi Srivatsa The National Sports Awards will be presented by President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday amid the glitter and dignity attached to the function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The names of award winners, picked…
Spa (Belgium), Aug 26 (IANS) German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel has signed a new contract to remain with Scuderia Ferrari until the end of 2020, the Italian team said. Ferrari made the announcement at…
Greater Noida, Aug 26 (IANS) Top seeded Saurav Ghoshal and Joshna Chinappa defeated their respective opponents to win the men’s and women’s singles titles at the 74th National Squash Championships at the Shiv Nadar University…
Hamburg, Aug 26 (IANS) Amit Phangal and Gaurav Bidhuri gave India a good start by advancing to the pre-quarterfinals of their respective weight categories at the 19th World Boxing Championships here. Amit got the better…
Paris, Aug 25 (IANS) India’s poor show at the World Wrestling Championships continued on Friday with Sandeep Tomar (57kg), Harphool Gulia (61kg), Deepak (86kg) and Sumit Malik (125kg) biting the dust in their respective weight…