The Indian men’s team made it three wins in a row in the inaugural edition of the Kho Kho World Cup. At the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday, the men in sky blue got the better of Peru 70-38 in a Group-A match to seal their passage into the knockouts. For the second…
Sreekala. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Kerala women’s team exceeded expectations to reach the final of the recently concluded National basketball championships in Bhavnagar (Gujarat). Kerala was without its tallest player K. Aneesha and the preparatory camp was hit by the absence of many hoopsters who had to participate in inter-University meets. However, the R. Sreekala-led side had…
Former Indian Athlete Anju Bobby George. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Long-jump great Anju Bobby George was on Wednesday (January 8, 2025) named Chairperson of the Athletics Federation of India’s nine-strong athletes commission that features six women with javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra being its most prominent male member. The other women in the…
Praveen Kumar holds the tricolour flag after winning the Gold Medal in the Men’s High Jump – T64 event at the Paris Paralympics 2024, in Paris on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Double Olympic-medalist Manu Bhaker, chess world champion Gukesh, gold-medalist Paralympian Praveen Kumar, and captain of the bronze-medal-winning Indian hockey team Harmanpreet Singh are…
Goa Challengers players celebrate after winning the semifinal against Bengaluru Smashers during the Ultimate Table Tennis league in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Goa Challengers’ captain Harmeet Desai appeared in good spirits in the mixed zone here on Thursday, as his team had just scripted a comfortable 8-4 win over table topper…
Sethuraman won the main title. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: VELANKANNI RAJ India dominated the Commonwealth chess championship at Waskaduwa (Sri Lanka), walking away with most of the medals on offer. Second seed S.P. Sethuraman won the tournament’s main title, scoring seven points from nine rounds. Fifth-seeded N.R. Vignesh, also with seven points, finished runner-up…
Former wrestler Vinesh Phogat. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former India wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday (September 6, 2024) resigned from the Indian Railways citing personal reasons. She officially joined the Congress after meeting party chief Mallikarjun Kharge along with Bajrang Punia. “Serving Indian Railways has been a memorable and proud time of my life,”…
Goa Challengers’ captain Harmeet Desai celebrates with teammates after winning the semifinal in Chennai on Thursday (September 5, 2024) | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Goa Challengers’ captain Harmeet Desai appeared in good spirits at the mixed zone while speaking to the media in Chennai on Thursday (September 5, 2024), as his team had just scripted…
At the helm: Sharath and Manika. | Photo Credit: File Photo: EMMANUAL YOGINI A. Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra will lead the Indian men’s and women’s teams respectively in the 27th Asian table tennis championships, scheduled in Astana, Kazakhstan, from October 7 to 13. The championships will witness the participation of the continent’s top players,…
D Aryan, who has been selected to represent Team India at the WDSF (World Dance Sport Federation) World Youth Breaking Championship to be held in China in September 2024. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Visakhapatnam boys D Aryan and P Chaitanya have been selected to represent India at the WDSF (World Dance Sport Federation) World…
