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  Shotgun World Cup: India men's skeet team beats Kazakhstan to win bronze medal

  February 27, 2021 8:23 IST

  The Indian shooters gave a good account of themselves in the skeet team event to win bronze in the season's first international competition.

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  Deepak Kumar upstages world champion Zoirov to enter finals of Strandja Memorial

  February 26, 2021 20:21 IST

  Deepak clinched one of the most memorable wins of his career with a 4-1 win over more fancied Zoirov.

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  Hima Das takes oath as DSP in Assam Police; to continue athletics career

  February 26, 2021 15:51 IST

  The decision to appoint Hima as DSP was taken in an Assam cabinet meeting chaired by the CM Sarbananda Sonowal in Dispur earlier last week.

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  PM Modi inaugurates Khelo India Winter Games, says will make J&K winter sports hub

  February 26, 2021 12:33 IST

  Athletes from 27 states and Union Territories are competing in the Games which will conclude on March 2.

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  Dutee Chand, Hima Das win sprints at IGP 2; Amoj Jacob posts 400m personal best

  February 26, 2021 10:25 IST

  Hima's performance of 23.31 seconds in 200m fell short of the Olympic qualification timing of 22.80 secs; Dutee clocks 11.44 seconds to take 100m gold.

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  Shotgun World Cup: India skeet shooters in line for medals in Team events

  February 25, 2021 14:19 IST

  On Wednesday, both the men's and women's three-member teams ended the first three qualification rounds in medal-winning positions.

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  Friendlies against tough oppositions will help to test ourselves: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

  February 25, 2021 13:11 IST

  The Indian men's team is set to play two international friendlies -- against Oman on March 25 and the United Arab Emirates on March 29 in Dubai.

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  Golf without Tiger Woods? Battered leg brings it closer to reality

  February 25, 2021 13:03 IST

  Golf wasn't ready Wednesday to contemplate the future of its biggest star after the 10th and most complicated surgery on the 45-year-old Woods. There was more relief that he was alive.

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  India to host equestrian tent pegging World Cup qualifiers

  February 25, 2021 11:11 IST

  The teams that finish in the top two will compete at the World Cup scheduled to be held in South Africa in 2023.

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  Tiger Woods is awake and responsive, says Indian-American doctor Anish Mahajan

  February 24, 2021 19:35 IST

  On his way to a TV shoot, the SUV which Woods was driving suffered a serious accident and the star golfer had to be pulled out through the car's windshield.

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  Indian golfers Jeev Milkha Singh, Anirban Lahiri pray for Tiger Woods' recovery

  February 24, 2021 16:05 IST

  The 45-year-old Woods was hospitalised after being extracted by firefighters and paramedics at the accident site. 

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  All England draws: PV Sindhu gets easy passage to quarters, tough for Saina Nehwal

  February 24, 2021 11:59 IST

  The 2021 All England Open will be the second tournament this year to offer ranking points to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, after the Swiss Open.

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  Tiger Woods 'recovering' after undergoing surgery for 'open fractures', injuries to foot, ankle

  February 24, 2021 11:51 IST

  Tiger Woods had multiple "open fractures" to lower right leg; rod placed in the tibia, screws and pins in the ankle.

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  Shorter and convenient quarantine period is being planned for shooting world cup: Kiren Rijiju

  February 24, 2021 11:30 IST

  The ISSF Combined World Cup will be held in New Delhi from March 18 to 29 with shooters from more than 40 countries, including UK and Brazil, taking part in the event.

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  Tiger Woods undergoes leg surgery after severe car crash in Los Angeles

  February 24, 2021 7:50 IST

  Tiger Woods was "fortunate" to be "able to come out of this alive" after he suffered a severe car crash in Los Angeles.

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  G Sathiyan ends long wait for national title with win over veteran Sharath Kamal

  February 23, 2021 21:18 IST

  Sathiyan had rued his missed chances against Sharath in the final at Cuttack a couple of years ago. 

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  Indian shooters look to shine in first ISSF World Cup after COVID-19 hiatus

  February 23, 2021 15:43 IST

  As many as 191 athletes from 33 countries have entered the fray and for the first time.

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  Vijender Singh set for return to ring next month, opponent to be announced soon

  February 22, 2021 14:14 IST

  The reigning WBO Oriental Super Middleweight and WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion in his last fight defeated Ghana’s Charles Adamu to claim his 12th successive win in November 2019.   

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  How long can you fear the virus? Mary Kom ahead of first competition in 1 year

  February 22, 2021 12:41 IST

  The 37-year-old six-time world champion mostly trained at home in 2020 and joined the national camp in Bengaluru for a fortnight last month after recovering from dengue.

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  Indians win two gold medals at Montenegro boxing tourney

  February 21, 2021 16:34 IST

  Apart from the two gold medals, the Indians added two silver and three more bronze to their tally on the penultimate day of the competition.

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  FIH president Narinder Batra to contest for a second term

  February 20, 2021 19:01 IST

  Batra, who became FIH president in 2016, confirmed his re-election bid in a letter to the FIH Congress dated February 18.

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  Manu Bhaker demands action against Air India employees for alleged harassment

  February 20, 2021 13:48 IST

  Manu thanked sports minister Kiren Rijiju for his prompt intervention but is also hoping for action against the Air India officials at Delhi airport. Later, Air India, too, apologised for the conduct of its staff.

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  Sports Ministry comes to Manu Bhaker's aid after Delhi airport drama

  February 20, 2021 9:59 IST

  Pistol shooter Manu Bhaker on Friday evening alleged that she was harassed by Air India officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport while she was trying to board a flight from Delhi to Bhopal.

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  Badminton Olympic qualification period extended till June 15

  February 19, 2021 12:41 IST

  The decision was taken after the postponement of the Malaysia Open Super 750 and Singapore Open Super 500 tournaments, both of which were listed as part of the qualification cycles.

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  Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president

  February 18, 2021 12:33 IST

  She replaces 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister who was forced to resign last week after making sexist comments about women.

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  Rural governor talks of cancelling local Olympic torch relay

  February 17, 2021 10:25 IST

  The torch relay is to begin on March 25 in northeastern Japan and will crisscross the country with about 10,000 runners.

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  Indian team for Delhi World Cup picked, chance for Anish Bhanwala to stake claim for Tokyo

  February 16, 2021 22:00 IST

  The 18-year-old Anish is currently ranked 12th in the world but seventh in India.

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  ISL 2020-21: FC Goa captain Edu Bedia show-caused by AIFF for 'unsporting behaviour'

  February 16, 2021 18:00 IST

  Video footage of the incident seemed to show Spaniard Bedia allegedly biting Deepak Tangri while getting up after the Chennaiyin FC player fell on top of him.