Jaipur rout U Mumba in Pro Kabaddi League
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Jaipur Pink Panthers crushed U Mumba 39-36 as the latter suffered their fourth defeat in the fifth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) here on Friday. Jasvir Singh scored 10…
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TISS honours Narang’s foundation
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) The Gagan Narang Sports Promotion Foundation (GNSPF) has been honoured by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) for outstanding work in the field of mentoring and coaching at the TISS…
Wrestlers continue to disapoint at World Wrestling Championships
Paris, Aug 24 (IANS) India continued to disappoint at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships with the women grapplers crashing out of their respective weight categories here on Thursday. Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik (60…
PKL: U.P. Yoddha end home leg with solitary win vs Titans
Lucknow, Aug 24 (IANS) After four consecutive losses and a draw, hosts U.P. Yoddha finally managed to register a 25-23 win against Telugu Titans in the final match of the Lucknow leg of the Pro…
Para-athletes still treated differently in India: Swimming coach Karmakar
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IANS) India’s Rio Paralympics swimming team coach Prasanta Karmakar on Thursday said the attitude towards para-athletes has not changed despite their rich haul of medals last year. India recorded their best performance…
London to host 2018 table tennis team World Cup
London, Aug 24 (IANS) The 2018 ITTF Team World Cup will be held in London from February 22 to 25 next year, the world table tennis governing body announced. The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)…
Surfing festival to begin on Friday
Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) The fifth edition of the Covelong Point Surf, Music and Yoga Festival is all set to begin here on Friday. The surfing festival will include top surfers from India, Sri Lanka,…
Australian Olympic Committee chief rubbishes calls to resign
Canberra, Aug 24 (IANS) Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates on Thursday rejected calls for his resignation, after an independent review of the organisation found its culture was “out of step” with “Olympic ideals”….
UP Yoddha hold Tamil Thalaivas in nail-biting PKL-5 clash
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Hosts UP Yoddha finally managed to break their four-match losing streak, holding Tamil Thailavas 33-33 in a nail-biting Zone B clash of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 5 at the…
Haryana pip Delhi in close PKL contest
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) Haryana Steelers pipped Dabang Delhi 27-25 in a Zone A contest of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 5 at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday. The match…
Medal drought continues on Day 3 for India at Wrestling Worlds
Paris, Aug 23 (IANS) For the third consecutive day, none of the Indian wrestlers impressed as all four players — Lalita, Pooja Dhanda, Shilpi, Pooja — lost their respective matches to bow out of the…
Deepan wins National Challengers Chess meet
Ahmedabad, Aug 23 (IANS) Deepan Chakkravarthy of Railways, with 10.5 points, defeated teammate Swapnil Dhopade in the final round to win the 55th National Challengers Chess Championship at the Karnavati Club here on Wednesday. Dhopade,…
This is the best phase of Indian TT in recent years: Soumyajit
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Ace Indian paddler Soumyajit Ghosh, who along with G. Sathiyan came close to toppling the top-seeded Japanese duo of Jin Uda and Maharu Yoshimura only to end with a silver in…
PKL-5: Bengal Warriors pip UP Yoddha in close contest
Lucknow, Aug 22 (IANS) Hosts UP Yoddha succumbed to their fourth straight loss in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 5 after narrowly going down 31-32 to Bengal Warriors at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor…
Bengaluru Buddies, Chennai Strikers win in Cue Masters League
Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Bengaluru Buddies and Chennai Strikers inched closer to the semi-finals in the Indian Cue Masters League here on Tuesday. The Buddies, led by an animated Darren Morgan, had to beat not…
PKL 5: Gujarat beat Pune to maintain unbeaten run
Lucknow, Aug 22 (IANS) Gujarat Fortunegiants stretched their unbeaten run to seven matches after beating Puneri Paltan 35-21 in a Zone A contest of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 5 at the Babu Banarasi…
Another poor day for India at Wrestling Worlds
Paris, Aug 22 (IANS) It was another day of dismal performances by the Indian wrestlers as all four players — Gyanendra, Ravindar, Harpreet and Naveen — lost their respective matches to bow out of the…
Australia upbeat despite poor show at Swimming Worlds
Canberra, Aug 22 (IANS) Australia last month produced its worst performance at a World Swimming Championships in 35 years but the sport’s officials on Tuesday remained positive about the future, saying the swimming team’s focus…
Sports Literacy Mission launched
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) In a bid to promote sports in the country, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) named ‘Sports: A Way Of Life’ on Tuesday launched a Sports Literacy Mission in the presence of…
Dhopade, Deepan, Laxman in race for National Chess Championship
Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Deepan Chakravarthy and R.R. Laxman produced emphatic victories in the penultimate round to stay close with leader Swapnil Dhopade of Railways in the 55th National Challengers Chess Championship at Karnavati Club…