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Candidates Chess | Gukesh to clash with Alireza on what promises to be a photo finish
With 7.5 points in his bag, Gukesh shares the lead with Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia
Vinesh, Reetika, Mansi and Anshu inch closer to Paris Olympics qualification
The last chance to win Paris Games quota will be at World Qualifiers in Turkey from May 9.
Verstappen blasts past Hamilton to win Chinese GP sprint
The Dutchman charged past the seven-time world champion Hamilton's Mercedes on lap nine of the 19-lap dash
I felt like a rookie… I had to rebuild my strength and endurance from scratch: Mirabai Chanu
After injuring her right thigh at last year’s Asian Games, the Olympic silver medallist returned to competitive weightlifting recently. She talks about the challenges of her recovery process, w...
Chinese Grand Prix could deliver drama to F1 and slow Verstappen's victory march
It’s also the season’s first GP with a sprint race, which means Friday’s practice session was the only one of the weekend
Akanksha exits in quarters of World Championship Asian Qualifying squash
Salunkhe, 2023 National Games champion, was shown the door by lower-ranked Sehveetrraa Kumar of Malaysia
Preparing for third Olympics at 34, Ashwini Ponnappa in no mood to slow down
The badminton star says that she is grateful to have an opportunity to aim for an Olympic gold at this point in her career
Gukesh crushes Abasov to be back in joint lead; Praggnanandhaa, Gujrathi out of contention
Teenaged Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh shines in Candidates chess tournament, while R. Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi fall behind
Asian Olympic Games qualifier | Wrestlers Punia, Sujeet miss qualifiers due to flight delay caused by Dubai weather
The last chance to qualify for Paris will be World Qualifiers in Turkey in May.
Asian Olympic Games qualifier | All Indian eyes on wrestler Vinesh as she targets ticket to Paris
WRESTLING | The biggest hurdle for India is that Deepak and Sujeet Kalkal (65kg), on their way from their training base in Dagestan to Bishkek, have been stranded at the Dubai airport since Tuesd...
Wrestler Sakshi Malik listed among 100 most influential people by Time magazine
Sakshi, India's only female Olympic medallist in wrestling, has been honoured for her relentless fight against alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers by former Wrestling Federation of Indi...
Candidates Chess: Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi retain lead after agreeing to 40-move draw
Praggnanandhaa shares the second spot with Caruana and Nakamura; Vaishali registers a victory while Humpy holds joint leader Tan
Candidates Chess | Gujrathi punishes Nakamura for inaccurate moves
Gukesh-Praggnanandhaa contest ends in a stalemate as the former shares the lead with Nepomniachtchi; Humpy held while Vaishali goes down
Indonesia's Christie takes Asia badminton crown
Badminton Asia Championships: Christie defeated home favourite Li Shi Feng 21-15, 21-16 in the tournament finale in the Chinese city of Ningbo
Golf-Masters Green Jacket showdown pits youth against experience
World number one Scheffler started the week as the red-hot favourite to claim a second Masters title and will step on to the first tee with playing partner and twice major winner Collin Morikawa ...
Indian women add four more medals
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Candidates Chess | Gukesh beats Vidit Gujrathi to regain joint lead
With six rounds still to come, Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi have 5 points apiece and they are followed by Nakamura and Pragnanandhaa on 4.5 points each.
Boxing | Panghal makes a comeback amidst drastic changes for Olympic qualifier in Bangkok
So far, four women boxers — Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Parveen Hooda (57kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) — have won quota places in the Paris Olympics.
Mary Kom steps down as Chef-de-Mission for Paris Olympics
IOA to name a replacement soon
Mary Kom steps down as Paris Olympics Chef-de-Mission, cites personal reason
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P.T. Usha announced that Mary Kom had asked to be relieved from her position in a letter to addressed to her.
Candidates Chess: Gukesh succumbs to time pressure, Nepomniachtchi regains sole lead
The Indian shares the second spot with compatriot Praggnanandhaa and Caruana; Gujarthi plays out a draw; mixed fortunes for Indian women
Candidates Chess | Gukesh stays in joint lead on a day when fellow Indian men post victories
Praggnanandhaa gets the better of Abasov, while Gujrathi bounces back by scoring over Firouzja in sixth round; Humpy and Vaishali suffer reverses
Badminton Asia Championship | Sindhu goes down fighting in pre-quarterfinals
H.S. Prannoy also lost his pre-quarterfinal match against Chun-Yi. Indian challenge ends after the defeats of Sindhu and Prannoy.
Neeraj Chopra to compete in Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 18
The 26-year-old Chopra, who will begin his season in the Doha Diamond League Meeting on May 10, had won a silver in the 2022 edition of the Paavo Nurmi Games with a throw of 89.30m
Badminton Asia Championships: Sindhu wins; Lakshya, Srikanth lose in opening round
World No. 9 Prannoy showed exemplary mental fortitude as he battled for 90 minutes before prevailing 17-21 23-21 23-21 over Lu, ranked 16th, to set up a second-round clash with Chinese Taipei's L...
Candidates Chess: Indians in hunt, but Nepomniachtchi clear favourite on first rest day
With four rounds done out of 14, there are 10 more games still to play. Things have been going well for the Indians but not in the purest way possible.
Candidates chess | Nepomniachtchi takes sole lead after taming Gujrathi
Caruana-Gukesh games ends in a draw; Nakamura and Praggnanandhaa split the point; Vaishali is held while Humpy goes down to Salimova even as Zhongyi stays ahead in women’s event
Ethiopian pair Uma and Fikir win men's and women's Paris Marathon at first attempt
Mulugeta Uma clocked a winning time of 2 hours, 5 minutes, 33 seconds
Interview | Rehab and recovery — the two Rs that helped Sathiyan regain his mojo
With a difficult past behind him the two-time Senior National champion wants to improve his ranking and hopes to put a good show at the Olympics
BASKETBALL | Matic believes youngsters capable of helping India climb up FIBA rankings
The country is not even investing 0.1% of what the Philippines is pumping into basketball, feels the National coach
Candidates Chess | Praggnanandhaa stops Gujrathi’s applecart
Indian grandmaster Praggnanandhaa impresses with a win, while Vaishali secures her first victory in Candidates Chess
Candidates Chess | Gujrathi stuns Nakamura; Gukesh beats Praggnanandhaa
Playing black, the Indian dominates the American; Humpy draws with Lagno while Vaishali goes down to leader Tan
Gujrathi stuns second seed Nakamura; Gukesh beats Praggnanandhaa
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Rory McIlroy, the Masters and a tale of two droughts
The 34-year-old is a four-time Major champion but has never won at Augusta, which leaves him one short of a career Grand Slam. He also hasn’t had a Major triumph in a decade. At the 2024 Master...
Candidates chess | Indian stars begin their campaign with draws
Seven of the eight games end in stalemate; Tan gets the better of compatriot Lei for the only decisive result
India continues to lead the charts in dope positive cases
With the Paris Olympics around the corner, NADA would do well to ramp up the number of tests to curb the doping menace.
Feud in IOA continues, 9 EC members ask "unauthorised persons" not to enter headquarters
IOA president PT Usha and most members of the executive council have been at loggerheads since the appointment of Raghuram Iyer as CEO on January 6
Satwik recovering from shoulder injury, pulls out of Badminton Asia Championships
Satwik and Chirag are currently into their 10th week as world number one, surpassing Saina Nehwal's record of nine successive weeks at the top of BWF rankings
Five Indian women shuttlers, including Anmol, enter quarterfinals of Kazakhstan Challenge
The 17-year-old Anmol will face Japan's Sorano Yoshikawa next.
Badminton | Sindhu pulls out of Uber Cup, full-strength squad for men’s Thomas Cup
Doubles pairs of Ashwani-Tanisha and Treesa-Gayatri also skip the event, Prannoy to lead men’s challenge as they aim to defend their title
IOC sets deadline of 'early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner
The IOC stripped the International Boxing Association of the right to run the Olympic boxing tournaments in Tokyo in 2021 and Paris this year
Candidates chess | Nakamura or Caruana are favourites, while no one in front among women
Among the four players who are competing in the Candidates for the first time are three Indians; the chess world is very excited to see how they will fare
Nelly Korda rallies to win 3rd straight LPGA Tour start at Ford Championship
The world No. 1 made it three straight by staying steady through a soggy Sunday in the desert
Mirabai finishes 3rd in group B of World Cup, set to qualify for Paris Olympics
Returning from a six-month injury lay off, Chanu lifted a total of 184kg (81kg+103kg) at the tournament, which is the final and a mandatory qualifier for the Paris Olympics
Pankaj Advani claims CCI billiards classic title
This was Advani’s fourth successive triumph at this venue
Maharashtra teams reign in National kho-kho
Maharashtra and Railways were tied 32-32 at the end of two innings. In the extended game, Maharashtra prevailed 52-50
Sinner wins ATP Miami Open title with victory over Dimitrov
Sinner’s third title of the season means he will move to a career-high second in the ATP world rankings on Monday ahead of Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz
Abhinav Bindra gives Olympic insight to national squad
When queried about self-discipline, Abhinav asked the shooters to be brutally honest with themselves every day
Mirabai to return to competitive action after 6-month injury layoff with eye on Olympic berth
Under the 2024 Olympics qualification rules, the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 World Cup are compulsory events
Sikki-Sumeeth pair crash out in Spain Masters semifinals
The Indonesian pair of Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtyas Mentari did not have to work too hard as they prevailed 21-17, 21-12 over the Indian duo of Sikki Reddy and Sumeeth Reddy in a contest la...
Chirag-Satwiksairaj break Saina Nehwal's BWF number one ranking record
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty break Saina Nehwal’s record for most weeks at number one in BWF rankings
Even-keeled Scottie Scheffler looks to step into another dimension
The 27-year-old’s ability to treat success and failure alike has taken him to the top of golf. But while his consistency of top-10 finishes is astonishing, the World No. 1 knows he needs to win...
Veer Ahlawat stays in the hunt; Nakajima opens two-shot lead
When play was suspended due to lightning, 46 golfers – including Shubhankar and Anirban Lahiri – were on course.
Dimitrov stuns Alcaraz to reach Miami Open semi-finals
Dimitrov won 77% of his first-serve points compared to just 56% for Alcaraz, turned aside four of the five break points he faced and broke the Spaniard four times during the 92-minute encounter
Madrid Spain Masters badminton | Sindhu and doubles teams enter last eight
It was a smooth performance from Sindhu as she was hardly tested by the Taiwanese qualifier, ranked world no. 63, resulting in a 21-14 21-12 win in 36 minutes.
Brazil fight back to draw 3-3 with Spain in friendly
The hosts dominated proceedings early on and opened a two-goal lead with a penalty from Rodri and a Dani Olmo strike, but Rodrygo reduced the deficit before the break after a mistake by goalkeepe...
Massimo Costantini’s return as foreign coach of Indian TT team appears bright
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Aca Sports Counselling in Hyderabad integrates sports and academics, providing personalised guidance to athletes
Padmavathi Devarakonda’s Aca Sports Counselling in Hyderabad blends the spirit of sports with academic guidance to help aspiring athletes achieve their dreams
Haryana finishes with 19 medals, crowned the champion
Diya named best boxer among girls; UP’s Bhavya Pratap takes the honours in boys section
PVL | Libero Anand — a game-changer with exceptional digs
The Delhi Toofans player, who feels the role has not been really acknowledged, says things are slowly changing with the advent of the PVL; the 21-year-old makes the crowd involve itself in the ga...
Formula One Australian Grand Prix | Carlos Sainz wins after Verstappen retires early with engine fire
Verstappen had won the first two F1 races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and was on a nine-race winning streak
Lopez grapples with history in quest for fifth Olympic gold
Lopez reckons a fifth Olympic title “is an attainable goal”
Malaysia rejects chance to host 2026 Commonwealth Games over costs
The CGF is scrambling to find a host after Victoria withdrew because of soaring costs
Thomas & Uber Cup: Champions Indian men's team clubbed with Indonesia, women in China's group
The tournament will be held from April 27 to May 5 in Chengdu, China
Sindhu, Sen bow out; Srikanth and Rajawat in quarterfinals of Swiss Open
Sindhu, after bowing out in the second round of the recently-concluded All England Championships, lost to Japan's 17-year-old junior world champion Tomoka Miyazak
Badminton | Treesa-Gayatri win, Tanisha-Ashwini lose in Swiss Open
World no. 26 Treesa and Gayatri will face Australia's Setyana Mapasa
Srikanth, Lakshya progress to second round of Swiss Open
Sen, who had reached back-to-back semifinals at French Open and All England Championships in the last two weeks, outlasted Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao 21-19 15-21 21-11 in 62 minutes
Boxing Federation of India and HPD Dunne part ways, foreign coach Dmitruk to continue
The decision to relieve him of his duties was taken during the federation's way-forward meeting which was called after all nine pugilists competing in Italy returned empty-handed
Laura Kenny retires from cycling as Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete with 5 golds
The 31-year-old Kenny has won five Olympic gold medals and had been expected to compete at the Paris Games in July
Superb 67 earns Diksha T-15 finish
The two-time Ladies European Tour champion and third on the Merit list in 2023, Diksha had eight birdies, a double bogey and another late bogey as she made a massive jump up the leaderboard on th...
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PM Modi praises Srinagar as top spot for motorsports in India
India offers great opportunities for motorsports to thrive and Srinagar is right on top of the places where it can happen, the Prime Minister said
Morning Digest | Biggest beneficiaries of electoral bonds c... 16-year wait for title beating DC to grab WPL title, and more
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West Ham's late goal ruled out in 1-1 draw with Aston Villa
Michail Antonio's stooping header, his first goal since August, gave the hosts the lead after 29 minutes and West Ham had goals ruled out for handball either side of halftime.
From crossovers to cash-grabs: where is the fight business headed after the Anthony Joshua-Francis Ngannou bout?
There was no doubting the authenticity of Joshua-Ngannou — it even enhanced Joshua’s standing in boxing’s heavyweight ranks — but the same can’t be said of the upcoming ‘clash’ betw...
Lakshya enters quarters, erratic Sindhu loses in All England C'ships
Lakshya Sen fought his way back from a 2-8 deficit in the decider after losing the second game to prevail 24-22 11-21 21-14 over Antonsen, in a controversial second round match
Watch | Hockey legend KD Singh Babu’s ancestral home soon to be a museum
A video on two-time Olympic Gold Medallist KD Singh Babu, whose ancestral house will soon be converted into a museum
Indian pistol shooters win team gold in Para World Cup
In the individual section of the same category, Rudransh had to settle for the silver medal after being tied with Korea’s Kim Jungnam, who both scored 364
Nishant exits a step away from winning a quota place
Busto Arsizio (Italy)
All England Championship: Sindhu enters second round after Li retires
Sindhu will next face top seed Korean An Se Young, who has proved her nemesis, having defeated her all six times they have crossed paths in international badminton.
Former driver Massa says he’s suing F1 and FIA over crash he claims cost him the 2008 title
Massa has claimed since last year he was the “rightful” 2008 champion due to the incident known as “Crashgate”
In-form duo of Satwik and Chirag at forefront as Indians chase glory at All England Championships
The prestigious tournament holds an iconic status in India but over the years, its exclusivity has somewhat dwindled as it is now one of the four Super 1000 event on the international calendar.
Wrestling trials | Vinesh demands to compete in 50kg and 53kg categories, wins in the lighter division
According to the United World Wrestling’s Article-7, “Each contestant deemed to be taking part of his/her own free will, and responsible for himself/herself, shall be allowed to compete in on...
Pistol shooter Rudransh Khandelwal wins silver in Para World Cup
Teenaged shooter Rudransh, who had secured a Paris Paralympic berth last year, shot 223.2 in final to finish behind Italy's Davide Francesschetti, who totalled 230.0 for the gold medal.
Nishant Dev reaches the quarterfinals in World Olympic boxing qualifier
Nishant, the lone Indian left in the event, took the three rounds of the pre-quarterfinal bout with 5-0, 4-1, 4-1 verdicts
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Javelin ace Chopra backs government's talent-identification programme
The Sports Ministry has launched 'Kirti', a grassroots-level talent-identification programme aimed at school-going children