New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated P.V. Sindhu for winning the bronze medal in badminton at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The Prime Minister also spoke to Sindhu. Congratulating Sindhu, President Kovind tweeted: “P V Sindhu becomes the first Indian […]

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Haryana boxers produced remarkable performances to conclude their campaign with 10 gold medals at the Junior Girls National Championships at the Delhi Public School in Sonipat on Sunday. With a total of 13 medals, including three silver, Haryana also emerged as the top team at the championships and extended their […]

Dhaka, Aug 1 (IANS) The Bangladesh cricket team has not played Australia a lot in any form of cricket so it is looking with a lot of interest at the first-ever Twenty20 International series between the two teams, hoping for a boost ahead of the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh’s head coach Russell Domingo said that […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Neisi Patricia Dajomes Barrera of Ecuador dominated the women’s 76kg classification at the Olympic Games on Sunday, winning gold by a huge margin of 14kg, ahead of American Katherine Nye. The bronze medal went to Mexican Aremi Fuentes Zavala, who tallied 245kg. Barrera, the bronze medallist at the 2019 World Championships, […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) On the first day of individual gymnastics events at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, four gold medals went to athletes from four different countries while China’s Xiao Ruoteng bagged his third medal. Xiao, who had won a bronze in men’s team all-around and silver in individual all-around, took bronze in the […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian shuttler PV Sindhu said that she had to switch off her emotions to do well in the bronze-medal match against He Bingjiao on Sunday. Sindhu won 21-13, 21-15 against the left-handed He to clinch the bronze medal, a day after losing in straight games to Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese […]

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) India’s only individual gold medallist at the Olympic Games, rifle marksman Abhinav Bindra complimented badminton player PV Sindhu on her achievement of becoming the first woman sportsperson from the country to win two Olympic medals, saying it was a “rare” accomplishment and that the “next generation of athletes are lucky […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) With a brilliant performance from a young team that lived like a family during the pandemic and played as a single unit in Tokyo, India made it to the medal round of the Olympic Games men’s hockey tournament after a gap of 41 years, beating Great Britain 3-1 in the quarterfinals […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won the women’s singles bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday defeating China’s He Bingjiao 21-13, 21-15 at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza to add a second medal to India’s tally at the Games. With Sindhu’s bronze, India have now equalled their tally of 2016 Rio […]

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday congratulated shuttler PV Sindhu for winning the bronze medal in the women’s singles badminton at the Tokyo Olympics. “Big congratulations to PV Sindhu for winning the second medal for India,” Gandhi tweeted. Sindhu defeated China’s He Bingjao 21-13, 21-15 at the Musashino Forest Sports […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Former Navy man Sanjeev Rajput, now into his third Olympics, and young Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who is on his Olympic debut, will look to bring cheers to the Indian shooting contingent in Tokyo, when they compete in the men’s 50m Rifle 3 positions qualification round, at the Asaka Shooting range […]

By B ShrikantMumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) They had set the ball rolling for India when women’s hockey made its Olympics debut at Moscow in 1980 and two members of that team feel that India had a good chance against Australia if they tighten up their game and capitalise on their chances. Eliza Nelson and Selma […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) German tennis player Alexander Zverev beat Karen Khachanov of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 6-3, 6-1 to clinch the gold medal in the men’s singles tennis final of the Tokyo Olympics at the Ariake Tennis Park on Sunday. The 24-year-old Zverev, yet to win a Grand Slam, was in imperious form […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Xander Schauffele of the United States won the men’s golf gold at the Tokyo Olympics with 18-under-par 266 on Sunday at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. Schauffele said grabbing the Olympic gold medal is the biggest win of his career. “I really wanted to win for my […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) India’s Fouaad Mirza has dropped down to the 22nd spot in the standings after the cross-country stage of the three-day eventing discipline at the Tokyo Olympics equestrian competitions on Sunday. In eventing, a competitor has to complete three events — dressage, cross-country run and show jumping — with minimum penalty points […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian women’s hockey team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne believes the onus will be on Australia, heading into the quarterfinal clash on Monday, adding that his side was in “good rhythm” ahead of the knockout match. The Indian women’s team has made history by entering the knockout stages of the Olympics for […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Two-time NBA champion and two-time Olympics gold medallist Kevin Durant has now scored the most points for the United States in the Olympics. Durant, who plays for the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA, scored 23 points in the Team USA’s 119-84 win against the Czech Republic on Saturday, taking his points […]

London, Aug 1 (IANS) England spinner Jack Leach said on Sunday that Ben Stokes has shown courage and bravery to prioritise his mental health. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday announced that all-rounder Stokes will be taking an indefinite break from the game to ‘prioritise mental wellbeing and to rest his left […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Top seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova earned Czech Republic’s first gold medal in women’s doubles with a straight-sets victory over Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic at the Olympics on Sunday. Barbora, the French Open singles and doubles champion this year, and Katerina defeated the Belinda-Viktorija pair 7-5, 6-1, in […]

Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Two-time Indian Super League (ISL) champions Chennaiyin FC (CFC) have signed Mirlan Murzaev on a one-year deal ahead of the new season, which begins later this year. The forward becomes the first Kyrgyz player to feature in India’s top football league. The striker is the second international recruit for the Chennai-based […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team meets Australia in the Olympic Games hockey quarterfinals here on Monday and the girls can play without any pressure as they have already made history by entering the knockout stages of the Olympics for the first time. The team had left Indian shores for Tokyo with […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) A French super heavyweight boxer sat on a ringside protest for nearly an hour after being disqualified for headbutting at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Mourad Aliev was disqualified with four seconds left in the second round against Frazer Clarke of Great Britain for headbutt in the quarterfinal bout at the […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Caeleb Dressel of the United States made himself the most successful swimmer in Tokyo, with five gold from the six events he featured in as the swimming competitions concluded here on Sunday. In the first race in the morning, Dressel won his fourth gold at the Olympics, triumphing in the men’s […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Australian Emma McKeon’s success in the pool left the world in awe of the 27-year-old athlete on Sunday as she became the most successful swimmer from her country at the Olympics, winning a whopping seven medals, including four gold and three bronze, in Tokyo. On Sunday, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian boxer Satish Kumar lost to world No. 1 Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals of the men’s super-heavyweight boxing at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Satish put up a brave front but lost the bout by a unanimous decision. Satish was the first boxer from his category in India […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) The withdrawal of Simone Biles from the floor exercise final in women’s artistic gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics has caused some anger amongst the fans on social media. “Simone has withdrawn from the event final for floor (on Monday) and will make a decision on beam later this week. Either way, […]

Kochi, Aug 1 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters FC have signed Bosnia and Herzegovina central defender Enes Sipovic ahead of the 2021/22 Indian Super League (ISL) season. The towering defender joins the club after a one-year stint with ISL side Chennaiyin FC. After advancing through the youth ranks of Bosnian Club Zeljeznicar […]

Washington DC, Aug 1 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal will begin his tune-up for the US Open in August-September with the Citi Open — an ATP 500 hard-court tournament — which commences here on Monday. After having skipped Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics the world No. 3 begins his quest for an 89th tour-level title as […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Star American gymnast Simone Biles on Sunday pulled out of the floor exercise final, scheduled for Monday, after having opted out of the vault and uneven bars finals in artistic gymnastics a day earlier. USA Gymnastics tweeted early on Sunday that, “Simone has withdrawn from the event final for floor and […]

Sydney, Aug 1 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday appointed former skipper George Bailey as chairman of the national selection panel to replace the retiring Trevor Hohns. CA’s executive general manager, high performance and national teams, Ben Oliver, said the search had begun for a third panel member to join Bailey and head coach Justin […]

Tokyo, Aug 1 (IANS) Caeleb Dressel of the United States won his fourth gold at the Tokyo Olympics triumphing in the men’s 50m freestyle here on Sunday. The reigning world champion touched home in an Olympic record time of 21.07 seconds, 0.48 seconds before Florent Manaudou of France. Bruno Fratus of Brazil took a bronze […]

By Anjum ChopraVictory is something sportspersons always yearn for. They engulf themselves in the process of achieving it at all cost. Be it a club level match or a world championship, the process and routines for preparations remain the same for champions. World Cups, Olympics are such pinnacles of international competition that every sportsperson dreams […]

Guyana, Aug 1 (IANS) Nicholas Pooran’s unbeaten 62 off 33 deliveries went in vain as Pakistan held on to win the second T20 International by seven runs here on Saturday. The win gave Pakistan 1-0 lead in the five-match series after the first game produced no result. Pakistan made 157/8 in 20 overs and restricted […]

Guyana, July 31 (IANS) West Indies fast bowler Jason Holder captured four wickets to restrict Pakistan to 157 for eight wickets in 20 overs in the second T20 International at Providence Stadium here on Saturday. For Pakistan, captain Babar Azam top scored with 51 off 40 balls while Mohammad Rizwan smashed 46 off 36 balls. […]

Leeds, July 31 (IANS) Indian batswoman Jemimah Rodrigues, who lit up The Hundred with an unbeaten 92 and 60 in her first two matches for Northern Superchargers Women, had a rare failure when she fell for 14 against Oval Invicibles Women on Saturday. Jemimah scored three boundaries in her 10-ball knock, and fell off a […]

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) If you’ve been following the Olympic action, here’s what you should be watching on TV from the early hours of Sunday, August 1. Badminton5:00 p.m. Women’s singles Bronze Medal Match — PV Sindhu v He Bing Jiao Hockey5:30 p.m. Men’s Quarter-finals — India v Great Britain Golf4:11 a.m. Men’s Round […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Qatar’s Fares El-Bakh on Saturday set a new Olympic record by lifting a total of 402kg in a dominant performance that fetched him gold in the men’s 96kg weightlifting the Olympic Games. Venezuelan Keydomar Giovanni Vallenilla Sanchez was closest behind El-Bakh to earn silver (387kg) while Anton Pliesnoi, competing for Georgia, […]

Providence (Guyana), July 31 (IANS) Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan scored 46 runs off 36 balls against West Indies in the second T20 on Saturday to set a world record for most runs in a calendar year in T20 International cricket. Rizwan, a wicketkeeper-batsman, now has 752 runs in 14 innings of 15 matches at an average […]

Chester-le-Street (Durham), July 31 (IANS) Standing outside the crease while batting and showing more respect to bowlers than one does in other countries will be important in England, said India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. “As a cricketer when you have to play around the world, you have to keep something in mind… when you come to […]

Sonipat, July 31 (IANS) Services boxers warded off a strong challenge from Haryana to clinch the title in the Junior Boys National Championships here at the Delhi Public School on Saturday. Services finished at the top position with 64 points as they won five gold, four silver and two bronze, while Haryana secured the second […]

By B ShrikantMumbai, July 31 (IANS) When the Indian team takes on Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics on Sunday, they have to be careful of three things — convert penalty corners, defend strongly and attack incisively. Olympians Merwyn Fernandez and Joaquim Carvalho have picked these three crucial […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) No.9 seed Belinda Bencic won Switzerland’s third Olympic tennis gold with a nail-biting 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 defeat of the unseeded Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in two hours and 30 minutes on Saturday. Previously, Marc Rosset had won gold in men’s singles at Barcelona 1992 and Roger Federer and Stan […]

Nottingham, July 31 (IANS) Ben Stokes’s decision to pull out of the Test series against India due to mental health concerns and fractured finger may hurt England since he is their ace all-rounder. However, the home side still has more options than India in that department. Even as India’s pace bowling all-rounder option in Hardik […]

Chennai, July 31 (IANS) Five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand will lead the Indian team in the second online chess Olympiad to be held from September 8 to 15, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) said. Anand replaces Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, who had led the gold medal winning Indian team last year. India had won […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) World No.6 Elina Svitolina won the Olympic bronze medal in women’s singles, rallying from 1-4 down in the final set to defeat Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina, 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 and win Ukraine’s first-ever Olympic tennis medal on Saturday. Playing in her second Olympics, Elina’s determination was the story of her bronze-medal run. […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team made a historic entry into the quarterfinals, finishing fourth in Pool A after Ireland were beaten 2-0 by Great Britain in the final league match on Saturday. India had defeated South Africa 4-3 in their last league match early in the day but their passage to […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) 2016 Rio Olympics champion Elaine Thompson-Herah led the way for an all-Jamaican sweep of the podium in the women’s 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. In the Olympic Stadium, Elaine, the defending champion, clinched the gold medal with a new Olympic record of 10.61 seconds. Her compatriots, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) India’s hopes of winning a gold medal in badminton and seeing PV Sindhu go one better than her silver won at the 2016 Olympic Games were dashed after the sixth seed lost in straight games to Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu-Ying 18-21, 12-21 on Saturday. The Indian ace, who lost in the […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) The Manpreet Singh-led Indian men’s hockey team will aim to get past Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games on Sunday and secure a last-four berth, which has eluded them since the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games where the team led by V. Baskaran had won the eighth gold medal […]

Lahore, July 31 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday showed its displeasure over reports of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) calling multiple ICC Members and forcing them to withdraw their retired cricketers from the Kashmir Premier League (KPL). The PCB also said that the BCCI has once again breached […]

Chandigarh, July 31 (IANS) Centenarian sprinter Mann Kaur, who started her athletic career at the age of 93 and set a record by becoming the world’s fastest centenarian at the American Masters Games in 2016, died at a private hospital near Chandigarh on Saturday. She was 105 years old and was suffering from cancer. Kaur, […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) India’s gold medal hopes in women’s singles badminton went up in smoke after PV Sindhu lost her semifinal to Tai Tzu-Ying in straight games 18-21, 12-21 here on Saturday. Sindhu, who is the Rio Olympics silver-medallist and world champion, will now compete with China’s He Bing Jiao for the bronze medal. […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Indian boxer Pooja Rani lost her quarterfinal bout in women’s middleweight category to second seed and 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist Li Qian of China by unanimous decision on Saturday. Throughout the bout, Li never gave up the upper hand and ended up winning 5-0 to go through to the semifinals […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Hours after losing a tough men’s singles bronze-medal match to Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia withdrew from the mixed doubles bronze-medal match at the Olympics due to a left shoulder injury. What could have been a mouth-watering clash between two world No. 1s and reigning […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic lost the bronze-medal match in men’s singles at the Olympics, bowing out to Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4, 6-7 (8-6), 6-3 at the Ariake Tennis Park on Saturday. Djokovic had arrived in Tokyo trying to become the first man to have a Golden Slam. He had […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) A picture of two top Australian women swimmers hugging after they won the gold and bronze respectively at the Tokyo Olympic Games has gone viral with thousands of fans on social media saying it was one of the most beautiful moments of the quadrennial showpiece. Kaylee McKeown won her second gold […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Nina Christen of Switzerland won her maiden Olympic Games gold with a victory in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions here on Saturday. Taking a 10m air rifle bronze a week ago, the 27-year-old set an Olympic record of 463.9 points for the gold, improving the previous mark held by German Barbara […]

Colombo, July 31 (IANS) Sri Lankan all-rounder Isuru Udana has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on Saturday. The reason behind his abrupt departure from international cricket was not known. The 33-year-old had recently featured in the limited-overs series against India. He played in the first ODI followed by the first two […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Forward Vandana Katariya scored a hat-trick as the Indian women’s hockey team struggled to put it across South Africa 4-3 in their final Group A match in the Tokyo Olympics women’s hockey competition, keeping alive their hopes of reaching the quarterfinals for the first time. India will now hope that Ireland, […]

Georgetown (Guyana), July 31 (IANS) Pakistan batsman Azam Khan has been ruled out of the second and third T20Is against West Indies after sustaining a head injury in a training session. “A neurosurgeon has recommended an observation period of 24 hours. He will then be reassessed on Monday. His availability for the final T20I will […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Star American gymnast Simone Biles has opted out of the vault and uneven bars finals in artistic gymnastics to be held on Sunday at the Tokyo Olympics. The 24-year-old is still not ready to compete as she is dealing with ‘the twisties’, as per her Instagram stories on Friday. Twisties are […]

Dubai, July 31 (IANS) South Africa will tour Sri Lanka for a men’s limited-overs series in September, with the teams set to clash in three ODIs and as many T20Is. The tour will run from September 2-14, with all matches set to be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The ODIs will run […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned from the women’s 100m semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics after an out-of-competition doping test returned a positive result. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said it has provisionally suspended Blessings with immediate effect after a sample collected from the sprinter tested positive for human growth […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Britain won their second swimming team gold in the mixed 4x100m medley relay at the Tokyo Olympic Games in a world record time here on Saturday. Coming from behind to clock 3:37.58 for the top prize, British swimmers Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin joined efforts to slice […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Patiala-born 25-year-old Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur came up with a scintillating performance to secure her place in the final at the Tokyo Olympic Games even as the more experienced and Asian Games gold medallist Seema Punia bowed out with a 16th-place finish in the qualifying stages on Saturday. The first […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Boxer Amit Panghal, the world No. 1 in men’s 52kg, crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics, losing to Yuberjen Herney Martinez Rivas of Colombia in a Round-of-16 bout on Saturday. Panghal, India’s biggest hope in this section, lost 5-0 on points, starting the day on a disappointing note for boxing after […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Caeleb Dressel of the United States rewrote his own world record to win the men’s 100m butterfly gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Touching home in 49.45 seconds, the two-time world champion in the event cut 0.05 seconds off his previous 49.50 mark to claim his third gold in Tokyo […]

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) The 2020 Olympic Games are the most restricted sporting event ever in the world, as the Olympic village probably is the most tested community in the world, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has claimed. With the Tokyo 2020 reaching the halfway mark on Friday, the IOC chief expressed his […]

Vijayawada, July 31 (IANS) A railway employee, K.V. Koteswara Rao, from the South Central Railway (SCR) zones Vijayawada division contributed his bit as a masseur, dietician and personal cook in grooming Mirabai Chanu, Indias weight lifting silver medallist in the Tokyo Olympics. “In 2018, during Indian national weightlifting camp at Patiala, he (Rao) met Chanu,” […]

Southampton, July 30 (IANS) Indian opener Shafali Verma scored 22 off 20 deliveries but her side Birmingham Phoenix Women lost to Southern Brave women by eight wickets in The Hundred competition here on Friday. Shafali’s fellow Indian opener, Smriti Mandhana, faced the new ball for the opposition but scored only five. Shafali hit three boundaries […]

Colombo, July 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday slapped one year ban from international cricket on three national cricketers — Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella — who were found guilty of violating the Covid-19 safety guidelines during the team’s tour to England last month. The three top order batsmen were also […]

Colombo, July 30 (IANS) Sri Lankan cricketers Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis and Niroshan Dickwella have been suspended from international cricket for one year and domestic cricket for six months besides being fined 1 crore Sri Lankan rupees for breaching Covid-19 safety guidelines, instructions & regulations of the team management during the tour of England. “The […]

London, July 30 (IANS) England all-rounder Ben Stokes has withdrawn from the Test squad for the forthcoming series against India due to concerns over his mental health and injured finger, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday. The Test series begins on August 4 in Nottingham. “Stokes has withdrawn from England’s Test […]

Jaipur, July 30 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals have followed the footsteps of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and bought a majority stake in a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise, Barbados Tridents. The Tridents will now be known as Barbados Royals. “We are delighted to acquire a majority stake in the Barbados CPL franchise. We are extremely grateful […]

Tokyo, July 30 (IANS) Eight-time champions India will take on Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics men’s hockey tournament on Sunday while 2004 champions Australia will meet the Netherlands in the biggest clash of the last-eight stage. Argentina will play Germany in another quarterfinal while Belgium will meet Spain in the last […]

Tokyo, July 30 (IANS) China’s Ma Long on Friday became the first male table tennis player to win back-to-back Olympic singles titles after outclassing world No.1 and teammate Fan Zhendong 4-2 in the final here on Friday. Ma won the duel 11-4, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7 in front of International Olympic Committee president Thomas […]

London, July 30 (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has promised to discuss the possibility of having players accompany their wives and partners on tour of Australia for the Ashes series which begins on December 8. “With player and management’s welfare paramount, the ECB will discuss planning and operational requirements with Cricket Australia […]

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Two-time Khelo India Youth Games champion Mahi Raghav made her way into the 63kg final defeating Rajasthan’s Nikita in the Junior Girls National Boxing Championships at the Delhi Public School in Sonipat on Friday. Mahi, who clinched back-to-back gold medals at Khelo India Youth Games in 2019 and 2020, had […]

By Archana SharmaJaipur, July 30 (IANS) At a time when there are big stories of sport heroes being shared for marking their presence in the Olympics, the chroniclers for some reason are missing out on Mehar Chand Dhawan, who served in Ajmer’s Mayo College as the athletic supervisor and who did make some impression in […]

Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Reigning Indian Super League (ISL) champions Mumbai City FC on Friday signed 37-year-old Spanish striker Igor Angulo on a one-year contract. The experienced striker was one of the vital cogs for fellow ISL club FC Goa, helping them to the playoffs in the 2020/21 season. He scored 14 goals in 21 […]

Georgetown (Guyana), July 30 (IANS) Vaccinated fans will be able to watch the last three T20 matches of the four-game series between West Indies and Pakistan at the Guyana National Stadium, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced. The matches will be played on Saturday (July 31), Sunday (August 1) and Tuesday (August 3). “The Government […]

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) MS Dhoni’s hairstyles have made more waves than any other Indian sportsperson’s. The former India and current Chennai Super Kings captain is set to unleash his faux-hawk haircut when the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 resumes in the United Arab Emirates in September. Hair stylist Aalim Hakim on Friday posted […]

London, July 30 (IANS) Premier League club Manchester United have confirmed that England footballer Marcus Rashford will undergo surgery on his left shoulder. The operation means that the forward will miss the start of the upcoming season. Rashford was due to report for pre-season training with United on Monday after having three weeks of holiday […]

St John’s (Antigua), July 30 (IANS) The forthcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will feature smart ball, which has an advanced core that registers multiple and minute data points. This will be the first time any professional cricket league will use this ball which has been developed by Kookaburra. “The Kookaburra Smart Ball looks, feels and […]

Tokyo, July 30 (IANS) Russian shooter Vitalina Batsarashkina defeated Kim Min-jung of South Korea in a shoot-off to win the women’s 25m pistol gold at the Asaka Shooting Range here on Friday, even as India’s Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat got eliminated in qualification, finishing 15th and 32nd respectively. Both Vitalina and Kim had 38 […]

Tokyo, July 30 (IANS) PV Sindhu, the 2016 Olympics silver medallist and reigning world champion, quelled a superb fightback by Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi to win in straight games and reach the semi-finals in women’s singles badminton competition at the Olympic Games on Friday. Sindhu seeded sixth here, beat fourth seed Akane 21-13, 22-20 in 56 […]

Tokyo, July 30 (IANS) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia cannot achieve a “Golden Slam” now after losing to Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the men’s singles semifinals at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Friday. Djokovic, who was aiming to become the first tennis player to win all four Grand Slams and Olympic Games […]

Tokyo, July 30 (IANS) Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain has firmed her sights on going beyond a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The 23-year-old was assured of bagging a medal after defeating former world champion Chen Nien-Chin of Chinese Taipei 4-1 to enter the semifinals of the welterweight category. She is now in line to […]

Bhubaneswar, July 30 (IANS) Odisha FC on Friday announce the signing of Spanish attacking midfielder Javi Hernandez ahead of the eighth edition of the Indian Super League (ISL). Hernandez has an experience of playing 37 matches in the ISL and even scored two goals in the final of the 2019-20 season against Chennaiyin FC. He […]

Tokyo, July 30 (IANS) M.C. Mary Kom, the six-time world champion and 2012 Olympic bronze-medallist, bowed out of Tokyo Olympics gracefully though in disbelief after losing to Colombia’s Ingrit Valencia in a closely-contested pre-quarter final bout on Thursday. The 38-year-old forced her hand up as soon as the referee raised Ingrit’s and in a show […]

Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) Jordanian taekwondoka Julyana Al-Sadeq may not have been able to get past the pre-quarter finals, but she is the one from her sport making waves instead of the gold medallists, notably the Croat Matea Jelic and the Russian Maksim Khramtcov, or even her compatriot Saleh ElSharabaty, who got a silver. The […]

Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) The Netherlands’ 2-2 draw with Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics has caused upheaval in the FIH Rankings with India moving up to the third spot ahead of the Dutch. India has defeated Spain and Olympic champions Argentina in their last two matches in Group A while the Netherlands beat Canada […]

Colombo, July 29 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to bat in the third T20 International against Sri Lanka here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Thursday. The match is the series-decider since both teams have won one match each. India won the first match on Sunday by 38 runs while Sri Lanka won […]

Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) China broke the world record to win women’s 4x200m freestyle relay at Tokyo Olympics here on Thursday. Team China clocked seven minutes and 40.33 seconds, 1.17 faster than the previous record of 7:41.50 held by the Australians. The United States finished second in 7:40.73, thanks to a fast 200m from six-time […]

Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Former India pacer Vinay Kumar was appointed as talent scout for IPL franchise Mumbai Indians on Thursday. Vinay is the latest addition to the talent scout division of the defending champions, which also includes Parthiv Patel in its ranks. In a first-class career spanning 17 years, Vinay has taken 504 wickets […]

Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) Star American gymnast Simone Biles expressed gratitude for the “outpouring love and support” received since her withdrawal from women’s individual all-around final in artistic gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health. “The outpouring love and support I’ve received has made me realise I’m more than my accomplishments […]

Barbados, July 29 (IANS) The first T20I between West Indies and Pakistan in Barbados was abandoned after non-stop rain ensured the chase never got a chance to start. Earlier, rain had first delayed the start of the match just after the national anthems were played. Eventually, the match was reduced to a nine-over shootout once […]

Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) Midway through the first game against Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, coach Park Tae-sang told India’s PV Sindhu that she was rushing with her defence and should be more patient. Sindhu, silver medallist at the Rio Olympics five years ago, changed her tactics and scored points at […]

Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) Dropped from the mixed team competition after a below-par performance in the ranking round, Indias Atanu Das came up with a brilliant performance, scoring well under pressure to stun South Koreas 2012 gold medallist Oh Jinhyek to reach the pre-quarterfinal stage in mens individual archery at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. […]

Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) India scored twice in the last two minutes to beat Rio Olympics gold medallist Argentina 3-1 in a Group A preliminary league match at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. India have cemented their hold on the second spot with a match against hosts Japan to go. This win has assured India […]

Tokyo, July 29 (IANS) India’s PV Sindhu has reached the women’s singles quarterfinals, beating Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt 21-15, 21-13 at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Playing aggressive and deceptive shots that kept her opponent on the run throughout the match, Sindhu outplayed Mia in just 41 minutes. Mia, who was ranked 11th in the world […]

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Indian Railways on Wednesday announced that its players who would be winning the Gold medal at Tokyo Olympics would get Rs 3 crore special cash reward to boost the morale of the players. A Railway Ministry spokesperson said that continuing with its affluent sports legacy, Indian Railways’ sportspersons are […]

Colombo, July 29 (IANS) A below-strength India, who were forced to make seven changes in the XI after nine players were ruled out due to Covid-related issues, stretched Sri Lanka before losing by four wickets in the last over of the second T20 International here on Wednesday night. India, who were asked to bat, had […]

Colombo, July 28 (IANS) A depleted India, who were forced to make seven changes in the XI after nine players were ruled out due to Covid-related issues, stretched Sri Lanka before losing by four wickets in the last over of the second T20 International here on Wednesday night. India had made 132/5 at the R […]

Tokyo, July 28 (IANS) Primoz Roglic of Slovenia won gold in the cycling road men’s individual time trial at the Olympic Games here on Wednesday. The 31-year-old cyclist finished the hilly 44.2km course in a time of 55 minutes and 04.19 seconds to take the gold, reports Xinhua. Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands snatched the […]

Tokyo, July 28 (IANS) World No.1 shuttler Kento Momota was on Wednesday unexpectedly knocked out of men’s singles competition after losing to South Korea’s world No.38 Heo Kwang-hee 2-0 in a group stage tie of the Olympic Games here. Though the Japanese star and top seed had beaten Timothy Lam of the USA in straight […]

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) If you’ve been following the Olympic action, here’s what you should be watching on TV from the early hours of Thursday, July 29. Archery 7:31 a.m. Men’s Individual 1/32 Eliminations: Atanu Das v. Yu-Cheng Deng (Chinese Taipei); 8:10 a.m. Men’s Individual 1/16 Eliminations: Atanu Das v. TBC (TBC if athlete […]

London, July 27 (IANS) Former England pace bowler Mike Hendrick, who took 26 of his 87 Test wickets against India during the 1974 and 1979 series and held the world record for most Test wickets without a five-wicket haul, died on Tuesday. He was 72. Hendrick, who took 770 wickets in 267 first-class matches and […]

Tokyo, July 26 (IANS) Japan’s Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito won the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Japan in table tennis here on Monday, after overcoming reigning world champions Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen of China in a seven-set thrilling final of the mixed doubles event. Upset with the second-place finish, Liu burst into tears […]

Colombo, July 25 (IANS) Suryakumar Yadav’s 50 (off 34 balls) and skipper Shikhar Dhawan’s 46 (off 36 balls) helped India score 164/5 in 20 overs in the first T20 International here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday. The two batsmen’s knocks kept India steady in the face of some disciplined Sri Lankan bowling that […]

Tokyo, July 25 (IANS) Top golfers Jon Rahm, the 2021 US Open champion, and Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 US Open champion, have tested positive for Covid-19 and have withdrawn from the ongoing Olympic Games. The pullout of Spain’s Rahm, who is the world No. 1 golfer, and USA’s DeChambeau, the world No. 6, will deplete […]

Kabul, July 24 (IANS) Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against Pakistan has been moved to Sri Lanka after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) expressed unwillingness to play host due to forthcoming assignments in the country. UAE will host the remainder of the now suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 matches from September 19 to October 14 […]

Colombo, July 24 (IANS) Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar (3/54) and left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya (2/34), who were making their ODI debut, put in spirited performances but could not stop Sri Lanka from winning the third and final ODI against India here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday. The Shikhar Dhawan-led side, however, won the series […]

Tokyo, July 22 (IANS) Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has kept a low profile toward the debate about who’s the greatest tennis player in history before kicking off his Tokyo Olympic campaign. The world men’s No. 1 has swept three Grand Slams so far this year, and is in a good position to achieve a […]

Tokyo, July 22 (IANS) Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal will face Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin in the opening round of the men’s singles event at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Nagal, who qualified for the Olympics last week after a large number of withdrawals, has been pitted against the Uzbek, ranked 197 in the world, in the […]

Tokyo, July 22 (IANS) The Olympic Games, beginning on Friday, is the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza but in the Japanese capital, which is the host city, there is clear lack of enthusiasm. According to media reports, the local public is largely indifferent which is understandable, considering that the Games are being held in the times […]

Chester-le-Street (Durham), July 21 (IANS) Recalled England opener Haseeb Hameed scored a fighting century to help County Select XI reach 220/9 at stumps on the second day of the warm-up match against the touring Indian Test team. The right-handed Hameed scored 112 off 246 balls and took his side to a respectable score after they […]

Colombo, July 20 (IANS) Pace bowler Deepak Chahar hammered 69 off 82 deliveries and shared an unbeaten 84-run partnership for the eighth wicket to bring India back from the dead and win the second One-day International by three wickets and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Sri Lanka had made 275/9 in […]

Berlin, July 20 (IANS) Skateboarding is a perfect metaphor for life, says Lilly Stoephasius, Germany’s youngest athlete competing at the Tokyo Olympic Games. “Skateboarding teaches you to get up again after you have failed. It teaches you determination and perseverance,” the 14-year-old said. It might be no surprise that the Berlin-born athlete is fond of […]

Tokyo, July 19 (IANS) The cardboard beds that the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have provided in the Games Village have divided sportspersons in Tokyo with one group terming them “anti-sex” while other approving them as sturdy and good for the environment as they are recyclable. Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan filmed himself jumping […]

Tokyo, July 19 (IANS) Luis de la Fuente, the Spanish football team coach, says he is under “no pressure” ahead of his side’s first game against Egypt on Thursday at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Spain go into the Games as clear favourite for a medal with players such as Unai Simon, Mikel Oyarzabal, Mikel Merino, […]

Harare, July 19 (IANS) The T20 International series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe has been advanced due to the challenges faced by the tour’s broadcast company, the Zimbabwe Cricket announced on Monday. “@ZimCricketv and @BCBtigers have agreed to bring forward their T20I series. The matches will now be played on 22, 23 and 25 July at […]

Leeds, July 18 (IANS) A fine all-round performance by man of the match Moeen Ali helped England beat Pakistan by 45 runs in the Second T20I here on Sunday, Ali plundered 38 runs off 16 deliveries to help England reach a challenging 200 in 20 overs. The seasoned spinner then claimed two wickets for 32 […]

Colombo, July 18 (IANS) A good bowling and batting display helped Shikhar Dhawan’s India thrash hosts Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series here on Sunday. The team coached by Rahul Dravid was called a “second-string side” by Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga before the start of […]

Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) Indian rowers, led by chief national coach Ismail Baig, had a lengthy first practice session at the Sea Forest Waterway (Central Breakwater) in Tokyo Bay, on Sunday. Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh, who will participate in men’s lightweight double scull, had reached Tokyo on Saturday morning and set up their […]

Hyderabad, July 18 (IANS) The Indian women’s doubles combination of multiple-time Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina had its final practice for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games here on Sunday. The duo trained at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy in Hyderabad before they leave for Japan. Sania, who had a protected ranking of […]

Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Coming from a rural background and from a poor family, India’s top wrestler Bajrang Punia is against food wastage and has recently come out in support of German footballer Mesut Ozil for doing the same. Bajrang, who is India’s best hope for a medal in wrestling at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, […]

Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) The third batch of China’s Olympic delegation, composed of athletes in shooting, gymnastics, tennis, taekwondo, badminton, hockey and boxing, arrived here on Sunday, five days before the 32nd Summer Olympic Games begin. Gymnastics is one of China’s traditional strengths. However, despite a “golden” history, Chinese gymnasts failed to win a gold […]

Dubai, July 18 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday inducted its newest member countries — Mongolia, Tajikistan and Switzerland — at its 78th Annual General Meeting. The meeting, which was conducted virtually, welcomed Mongolia and Tajikistan as the 22nd and 23rd members of the Asia region, while Switzerland is Europe’s 35th member, with […]

Colombo, July 18 (IANS) India restricted hosts Sri Lanka to a modest 262 for nine wickets in the first ODI here on Sunday. Deepak Chahar (2/37), Yuzvendra Chahal (2/52) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/48) played a key role in preventing the hosts from capitalising on playing first and posting an imposing total. The new-look Sri Lanka […]

Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) The 15 athletes of the Indian Olympic shooting squad, have settled down well after their arrival at the Tokyo 2020 Games village on the Harumi waterfront district on Saturday, and are looking forward to their first training session on Monday at the Asaka Shooting range. The athletes and seven support staff […]

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Reigning world champion Gitika dished out a solid performance in the opening round of the women’s 48kg at the Youth National Boxing Championships, dominating her opponent Payal Zala from Gujarat as the referee stopped the contest in the first round on Sunday. The tournament, being organised at Delhi Public School, […]

Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set up a 24-hour helpline, called ‘Mentally Fit Helpline’, for athletes competing in Tokyo to help them overcome stress and anxiety due to bio-bubble life at the Games. A joint initiative of the IOC and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the helpline will be available […]

Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) Two South African footballers — right-back Thabiso Monyane and mid-fielder Kamohelo Mahlatsi — have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus inside the Olympic Village on Sunday. Earlier, the video analyst accompanying the South African team, Mario Masha, had tested positive on arrival at the airport in Tokyo. The rest of the […]

Doha, July 18 (IANS) Members of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Refugee Team — who had gathered here for a ‘welcome experience’ and whose departure for the Games was delayed due to a Covid scare — have been cleared to board the flight to Tokyo. Twenty-six athletes, 16 coaches and 10 officials will be travelling […]

Dubai, July 18 (IANS) Ireland cricketer Josh Little has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee while his team-mates, Mark Adair and Harry Tector, have been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct in separate incidents during the third match of their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League […]

Colombo, July 18 (IANS) India’s middle-order batsman Sanju Samson was on Sunday ruled out of the opening One-day International against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium due to a sprained ligament in his knee. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Sunday that, “Sanju Samson sprained a […]

Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) As the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games is approaching, all eyes are on how the Games will be safely and successfully held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. For overseas Olympians, the efforts to keep them safe start at the Narita International Airport, Japan’s major gateway, as they are […]

Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) In a first major controversy to break out before the Tokyo Olympics have begun, a German football team player was allegedly racially abused during a warmup games against Honduras, and the country’s Olympic coach, Stefan Kuntz, asked his team to leave the ground with five minutes remaining in the match. Both […]

Colombo, July 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka have won the toss and opted to bat in the first One-day International against India at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka said after the toss that the ideal history of batting first at the venue prompted him to take the call. […]

Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) ATK Mohun Bagan’s (ATKMB) Irish midfielder Carl McHugh believes there is a lot to play for in the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) season after finishing runners-up to Mumbai City FC last season. ATKMB are due to play in the AFC Cup soon, and then later in the year they will […]

London, July 18 (IANS) After a spate of high-profile withdrawals, a revised list of tennis players that includes the likes of world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev, has been announced for the Tokyo Olympics. Stefanos Tsitsipas, who lost the French Open final to Serbia’s Djokovic, will hope to bring […]

By Niharika RainaNew Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Akani Simbine, the fastest man from South Africa, has consistently reached the 100m finals in international meets, only for the podium to elude him. The Tokyo Olympics offers him the opportunity to make the leap from a finalist to a medallist. Growing up in Gauteng, Simbine used to […]

By Niharika RainaNew Delhi, July 18 (IANS) As the question of who will fill in Usain Bolt’s ample shoes at the Tokyo Olympics rises with the Games a few days away, an incident from Rio comes to mind. During the 2016 Rio Olympics, there was a picture from the 200m men’s semi-final which gave birth […]

Tokyo, July 17 (IANS) Along with providing security and guarding against Covid-19, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) also has to ensure that the Olympic Games are secured against corruption. With the IOC launching massive efforts to reach billions of people, the increased broadcast and digital output will also attract unscrupulous elements to the Games. The […]

Rome, July 17 (IANS) Olivier Giroud has completed his move from Chelsea to AC Milan, the Italian Serie A giants confirmed on Saturday. The French hitman will wear NO. 9 jersey next season,it said. Having spent his youth career with Grenoble, Giroud made his transfer to Arsenal in the summer of 2012, before a move […]

Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) India’s chances for medals in the next month’s Tokyo Paralympic Games got a boost with the country getting to field two more para-shuttlers after both got through based on bipartite quotas. Para-badminton is making its Paralympic debut in the Tokyo 2020 Games starting on August 24. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) […]

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Leander Paes, winner of multiple Grand Slam titles, has said it will take a while before India can win an Olympic medal in tennis. “It is going to be a while before we win another medal in tennis,” said Paes, who won a bronze at Atlanta 1996, India’s only Olympic […]

Nairobi, July 14 (IANS) Kenyan sprinter and two-time Olympian Alphas Kishoiyan has been banned for four years by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) for the presence of prohibited substance, nandrolone, in his system. Kishoiyan, 26, a two-time African championships silver medallist who also competed for Kenya at the Beijing 2015 World Championships, will be […]

Gandhinagar July 14 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Wednesday announced a financial aid of Rs 10 lakh each of the six women players participating in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which commence on July 23. In the entire history of the state, this is the first time that six women players from it […]

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Indian cricket team will play two tough away series at the start of their 2021-2023 World Test Championship 2 (WTC) campaign, beginning with a five-Test series in England from August 4 and then in South Africa, also this year. However, beyond that India will have it a bit easy […]

Birmingham, July 14 (IANS) Till about a week back, England batsman James Vince didn’t know whether he would even play for his country. But as luck would have it, he came on the big stage and his fine century helped his side defeat Pakistan by three wickets to make a clean sweep of the three-match […]

Dublin, July 14 (IANS) Ireland cricket team skipper Andy Balbirnie said after his side’s 43-run victory over South Africa in the second ODI that due to lack of opportunities, the boys are more determined when facing big opponents and it brings out the best in his team. Ireland shocked South Africa on Tuesday with the […]

Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Joni Kauko, the central midfielder who represented Finland in Euro 2020 and joined Indian Super League (ISL) soon after their campaign ended, has set himself a target for his inaugural season in India. ISL’s biggest signing so far wants to help his new club ATK Mohun Bagan win the title in […]

Bengaluru, 10 July (IANS) Woman hockey forward Navneet Kaur says she would lead from the front at the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, her first appearance at the world’s biggest sports extravaganza. The 25-year-old player said that playing at the Olympics has been a dream for her and that she would leave no stone unturned to […]

By Niharika RainaNew Delhi, July 10 (IANS) They are the youngest pair to take part in the men’s doubles event at Tokyo Olympics. As No 10 in the world rankings, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have all reasons to feel confident and show what the exuberance of youth can do at the biggest stage. The […]

Rio de Janeiro, July 10 (IANS) As much as both managers tried not to discuss it, the recent tournament history of Copa America finalists Brazil and Argentina is a study in contrast. Argentina will be aiming to win their first major title since the 1993 Copa America when they battle for glory at Rio de […]

London, July 10 (IANS) World No 1 Novak Djokovic outplayed 10th seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada in straight sets to reach the mens singles final of the Wimbledon Championship here on Friday. Serbia’s Djokovic came up with another clinical performance as he moved one step closer to winning his sixth Wimbledon crown. He defeated Shapovalov […]

St John’s (Antigua), July 8 (IANS) Left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell, left-handed opener Shimron Hetmyer and all-rounder Roston Chase have earned recall to West Indies ODI squad for the series against Australia this month. The ODIs will be played on July 20, 22 and 24 with all three matches scheduled as day-night encounters. The series […]

Auckland, July 6 (IANS) The New Zealand cricket team will carry the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) trophy — the mace — on a week-long, nationwide tour later this month. The Kiwis, led by Kane Williamson, had beaten India in the WTC final by eight wickets last month to be crowned as the best Test […]

Colombo, July 6 (IANS) The Indian team, touring Sri Lanka for the limited-overs series, played an intra-squad T20 match here on Monday with Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s team beating Shikhar Dhawan’s side. While the team led by Bhuvneshwar took field in practice kit, the one led by Dhawan played in the official uniform of India limited-overs teams. […]

Berlin, July 5 (IANS) Bayern Munich can defend its 2020 Champions League title, said former German star footballer Oliver Kahn after taking office as the club’s new CEO on Monday. The 51-year-old successor of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, on his first official working day in office, called the Bavarians’ current squad competitive enough to win the most […]

Old Trafford, July 5 (IANS) England pace bowler James Anderson reached 1,000 first-class wickets on Tuesday as he picked seven for 19 for Lancashire against Kent in a County Championship match here. The 38-year-old, who has picked 617 Test wickets and is just three wickets short of surpassing Anil Kumble (619 wickets) and becoming the […]

London, July 5 (IANS) Former champion Angelique Kerber of Germany and eighth-seed Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic joined top seed Ashleigh Barty in the women’s singles quarter-finals at the Wimbledon Championships on a day Tunisias Ons Jabeur continued her fairytale run with an upset win over Iga Swiatek. Angelique, ranked 25th here, outplayed American teenager […]

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Seven Indian sportspersons, including javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who are training abroad are awaiting COVID-19 vaccination ahead of this month’s Tokyo Olympics. These athletes are in camps in various countries and their vaccination has not been possible because of different regulations there. They have to get vaccinated before the Tokyo […]

Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Ombudsman on Sunday ordered that Mohammed Azharuddin would continue to be its president, after setting aside a resolution by five office-bearers of the association that had ‘suspended him last month. The ruling of the HCA Ombudsman, retired justice Deepak Verma, came on a complaint filed by […]

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India’s leading women’s 400m runner MR Poovamma has quit the national camp in Patiala due to an injury, said a source late on Sunday evening. “Due to an injury Poovamma didn’t compete in the final selection trials held for today [Sunday] here in Patiala to select two female athletes for […]

Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) With the eighth edition of the Indian Super League scheduled to kick-off on November 19, the clubs are continuing to strengthen their squads, resulting in a lot of activity in the transfer market. With each club allowed to sign a maximum of six foreigners in the squad including a compulsory Asian-origin […]

London, July 4 (IANS) The focus will be on two debutantes standing tall in women’s singles — British girl Emma Raducanu and Liudmila Samsonova of Russia — when action resumes on Monday at the Wimbledon Championships. Though all three of them have done exceedingly well in their maiden campaign at the world’s most prestigious tennis […]

Bristol, July 4 (IANS) The third and final ODI between England and Sri Lanka was abandoned without a result because of heavy rains on Sunday. Though Sri Lanka were bundled out for a paltry 166 in 41.1 overs, they managed to avoid the embarrassment of a clean sweep as the weather dashed the home team’s […]

Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) An untimely and unfortunate internet outage halted a brilliant run by India’s Dronavalli Harika as she lost to Chinese legend Hou Yifan in the final of the Womens Speed Chess Championship on Saturday. In this online tournament in which contestants play three rounds of games with decreasing time-limit, Harika led 4-2 […]

Worcester, July 3 (IANS) Indian women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj became the top run-getter in international cricket across all formats, surpassing former England batter Charlotte Edwards, here on Saturday. The 38-year-old Mithali struck a boundary over England pace bowler Natalie Sciver’s head when on 11 to go past the 10,273 runs scored by Charlotte. […]

Tokyo, July 2 (IANS) Organisers of the Tokyo Olympic Games said here on Friday that it was still possible that the postponed Games would be held without spectators because of the worsening COVID-19 situation. “It’s still unclear what the COVID-19 situation will look like since it changes from day to day, but the organising committee […]

Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Young Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj has trained like a “madman”, without any break for 15-odd months as he chased the ‘A’ standard qualification mark in the 100m backstroke for a confirmed berth in the Tokyo Olympic Games. He achieved that on Wednesday when his berth was confirmed. With just over 22 […]

London, July 1 (IANS) The Wimbledon campaign of unseeded Japanese Kei Nishikori came to a premature end on Thursday with his defeat to Jordan Thompson of Australia in the second round. World No. 53 Nishikori, a two-time quarter-finalist here in 2018 and 2019, lost to Thompson in four sets, 5-6, 4-6, 7-5, 3-6. The seasoned […]

London, June 30 (IANS) France’s world No. 58 Alize Cornet caused a major upset when she beat world No. 7 Bianca Andreescu of Canada 6-2, 6-1 in their delayed first-round match at Wimbledon in one hour and 22 minutes on Wednesday. This is the second time in three weeks that Alize has beaten the 21-year-old […]

Tokyo, June 30 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach will arrive in Japan on July 8, just over two weeks before the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics. The IOC announced on its official website that Bach will go to Tokyo fully vaccinated and follow the playbooks’ guidelines to ensure that the Games are […]

Kochi, June 30 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters FC’s new Serbian head coach Ivan Vukomanovic said on Wednesday that youth was the core of every club’s identity, and he would do his best to help them become better players during his stint. The 43-year-old Vukomanovic, who joined earlier this month to become […]

London, June 29 (IANS) Riding on goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane, England defeated Germany 2-0 in a Round of 16 match at the European Football Championship — Euro 2020 — to advance to the quarter-finals here on Tuesday. Sterling scored in the 75th minute, converting a a low cross from Luke Shaw. Kane […]

Chester-le-Street, June 29 (IANS) Pace bowlers Chris Woakes (4/18) and David Willey (3/44) ran through Sri Lankan batting line-up before Joe Root scored unbeaten 79 off 87 balls to help England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the first ODI here on Tuesday. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 185 in 42.3 overs after England […]

Taunton, June 29 (IANS) Indian women’s cricket team will look to avoid a series loss against England when they take the field for the second of the three ODIs here on Wednesday. The Indians were hammered by eight wickets in the first match after they failed to put up a competitive total. India’s dashing opening […]

Lahore, June 29 (IANS) The 2021/22 central contracts list for Pakistan Women has been increased from nine to 12, while eight players have been named in the Emerging category, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Bismah Maroof, who is on an indefinite maternity leave, has been retained in Category A. The only other player […]

Auckland, June 29 (IANS) New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson termed India a “formidable” and a “truly great side”, and that the Black Caps were “proud to achieve a win” against the Virat Kohli-led side in the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Southampton recently. New Zealand won the rain-marred summit match against India by eight […]

London, June 29 (IANS) Two-time former champion Andy Murray made a memorable return to singles action at Wimbledon, overcoming 24th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to reach the second round here. Murray led 5-0 in the third set on Monday and was on the verge of closing out a straightforward victory. […]

Copenhagen, June 29 (IANS) Luis Enrique’s Spanish side held their nerve after Croatia netted two goals in the closing period for a 3-3 stalemate in regular time, hitting another two in the extra time to secure the 5-3 victory and reach the Euro 2020 quarterfinals here. Alvaro Morata slotted home in the 100th minute to […]

St George’s (Grenada), June 29 (IANS) The Cricket West Indies Selection Panel has named an unchanged 13-member squad for the third T20 International against South Africa to be played here later on Tuesday. The five-match series is currently level at 1-1, with the hosts winning the opening match by a big margin before the Proteas […]

Bucharest, June 29 (IANS) Switzerland knocked world champions France out in a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win following a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time, reaching the quarterfinals of Euro 2020 here. Switzerland’s goalkeeper Yann Sommer denied French striker Kylian Mbappe’s spot kick on Monday to earn his side the victory. Switzerland will next play Spain, […]

Cuiaba (Brazil), June 29 (IANS) Lionel Messi scored twice and provided an assist as Argentina secured the top spot in their Copa America group with a 4-1 rout of Bolivia here. Alejandro Gomez was also on target for the second successive match before Erwin Saavedra pulled a goal back for La Verde early in the […]

Birmingham, June 28 (IANS) The third and final ODI between England and Pakistan on July 13 will be played in front of 80 per cent crowd capacity as the country looks to open up sporting venues after a lockdown forced by Covid-19 pandemic. “Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium has again been confirmed as part of the Government’s […]

Derby, June 28 (IANS) Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan said on Monday that the Pakistan Super League-6 (PSL-6), which concluded in Abu Dhabi recently, had given several team members the “momentum” and the “rhythm” to play competitive cricket which will help in the upcoming series against England. The limited-overs series gets underway with the first ODI […]

Wimbledon, June 28 (IANS) Sloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion who is languishing at No. 73 in world rankings, caused an upset as she defeated No. 10 seed and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round on Monday. The American took just 77 minutes to hammer her opponent from the […]

Patiala, June 28 (IANS) The 2017 Asian champion Ajay Kumar Saroj’s chances of making cut for the Tokyo Olympic Games evaporated as his gold medal-winning time of 3 minutes 42.55 seconds in men’s 1500 metres fell short of Olympic qualification time of 3 minutes 35 seconds, at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships here on Monday. […]

Wimbledon, June 28 (IANS) Frances Tiafoe of the US shocked this year’s French Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 to enter the second round on the first day of the Wimbledon Championships, which also saw Novak Djokovic dropping a set against British wild card entrant Jack Draper before advancing to the next […]