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  Manju Rani enters finals of Women's World Boxing Championships

  October 12, 2019 16:20 IST

  Manju Rani beat Thailand's Chuthamat Raksat 4:1 to reach the final of the 48kg category in Women's World Boxing Championships on Saturday.

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  Hockey India name 22 players for senior women's national camp

  October 12, 2019 14:21 IST

  Hockey India has named the 22-member squad for the women's national camp at Kalinga Stadium, ahead of the Olympic qualifiers.

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  Mary Kom questions decision after loss in Boxing C'ships semifinal

  October 12, 2019 12:18 IST

  Mary Kom has expressed her anguish after she faced a 1-4 loss in the semifinal of the Women's World Boxing Championships.

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  World Boxing C'ships: Mary Kom settles for bronze

  October 12, 2019 11:32 IST

  Mary Kom settles for bronze medal after losing the semifinal against Busenaz Cakiroglu in the World Women's Boxing Championship.

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  Dutee Chand shatters her own 100m national record

  October 12, 2019 8:07 IST

  Dutee Chand's previous record, which she held jointly with Rachita Mistry who set it in 2000, was 11.26 seconds.

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  Govt open to relaxation of 'VIP' clause in National Sports Code

  October 11, 2019 22:35 IST

  The Minister earlier in the day a Sports Code which is acceptable to all will be put in place by the government.

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  Defending champion Sourav Kothari enters World Billiards finals

  October 11, 2019 19:15 IST

  Kothari prevailed 1090-594 with breaks of 205, 195, 175, 128 and 103, whereas Russell made breaks of 247, 131 and 121.

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  Need to finish in top-10 by 2028 Olympics: Kiren Rijiju

  October 10, 2019 18:26 IST

  Rijiju said with India set to become the third-largest economy in a few year's time, the country cannot lag behind in sports and the prevailing mediocrity in management of National Sports Federations (NSF) is "unacceptable".

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  Mary Kom assured of 8th world medal; 3 others also enter semis

  October 10, 2019 18:19 IST

  The debutant duo of sixth seed Manju Rani (48kg) and Jamuna Boro (54kg) along with last edition's bronze-medallist and third seed Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) made the medal rounds alongside Mary Kom.

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  Manju, Jamuna assured of medals in World Women's Boxing Championships

  October 10, 2019 23:45 IST

  Manju Rani beat Kim Hyang Mi of North Korea by 4-0 to seal her spot in the semifinals of World Women's Boxing Championships.

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  Medal secured, Mary Kom now eyes top finish at worlds

  October 10, 2019 15:23 IST

  In the semifinals on Saturday, Mary Kom would be up against European Championship and European Games gold-medallist Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey who has been seeded second in the draw.

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  Mary Kom becomes 1st boxer to win 8 medals at World C'Ships

  October 10, 2019 13:51 IST

  With her quarterfinal victory on Thursday morning at the World Women's Boxing Championships, MC Mary Kom assured India of the first medal at the 2019 edition of the tournament.

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  Neeraj Chopra not to participate in National Open Athletics C'ships

  October 10, 2019 10:21 IST

  Initially, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had allowed Chopra to participate in the competition. On Wednesday, AFI had tweeted about his comeback to drum up interest around the event.

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  Pro Kabaddi League: Bengal Warriors beat Tamil Thalaivas 33-29

  October 09, 2019 22:32 IST

  Bengal Warriors clinched the win to go to the top of the PKL standings at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex.

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  Dream to see India host Olympics someday: Neeta Ambani

  October 09, 2019 19:52 IST

  Neeta Ambani, in her speech at Leaders Week 2019, talked about her dream to see India hosts Olympics and FIFA World Cup in the future.

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  Sprinter Nirmala Sheoran banned for 4 years on doping charge

  October 09, 2019 18:43 IST

  Nirmala Sheoran has been banned for four years after being tested positive of steroids drostanolone and methenolone.

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  National Open Athletics C'ship: Focus on fit-again Neeraj Chopra

  October 09, 2019 16:33 IST

  Neeraj Chopra will return after a year-long injury lay-off in the National Open Athletics Championship, which begins on October 10.

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  Ultimate aim is to win gold in Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu

  October 09, 2019 15:08 IST

  Ace shuttler PV Sindhu, who recently became the world champion, has insisted that a gold medal in Olympics 2020 in Tokyo remains her ultimate aim.

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  Jamua Boro enters quarters of world women's boxing championship

  October 09, 2019 11:33 IST

  Jamua Boro defeated the Algerian, an African Games gold-medallist, 5-0 to make the last-eight and be just one win away from securing her maiden world medal.

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  Simone Biles sets new record as US wins world gymnastics team gold

  October 08, 2019 20:47 IST

  The U.S. team scored 172.330 points to beat second-placed Russia by 5.801 points and win its seventh consecutive team title at an Olympics or world championships.

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  Mary Kom reaches quarterfinals of World Women's Boxing Championships

  October 08, 2019 16:19 IST

  Chasing her first world medal in the 51kg division, Mary Kom picked up pace in the second round and was especially sharp with her counter-attacks.

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  MS Dhoni, Leander Paes spotted playing football together

  October 08, 2019 11:54 IST

  Indian cricketer MS Dhoni and tennis star Leander Paes were seen playing football during a charity event in Mumbai.

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  India to host Olympic qualifiers for 3X3 basketball

  October 08, 2019 11:40 IST

  3x3 basketball will make its debut in Olympics in Tokyo, and India will host the event.

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  Denmark Open: Saina Nehwal faces visa issues, reaches out to MEA

  October 08, 2019 7:26 IST

  Saina Nehwal took to Twitter to address her visa issues ahead of her participation in the Denmark Open.

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  Saina Nehwal facing visa issues for Denmark Open

  October 07, 2019 23:21 IST

  The Denmark Open, a top BWF Super 750 tournament, will be played at Odense from October 15 to 20.

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  We will push hard for Kabaddi's inclusion in 2024 Olympics: Rijiju

  October 07, 2019 18:09 IST

  He did not elaborate on how this will be done but including a new sport in the Olympic roster is a long-drawn and cumbersome process, which also requires intense lobbying.

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  World Women's Boxing Championship: Manju Rani enters quarters

  October 07, 2019 17:53 IST

  The sixth-seeded Indian prevailed 5-0 over Venezuela's Rojas Tayonis Cedeno to stand just one win away from securing a medal in her debut at the big event.

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  Sania Mirza's sister to tie knot with Mohammad Azharuddin's son

  October 07, 2019 17:45 IST

  Sania Mirza has confirmed that her younger sister will be marrying Asaduddin. The Mirzas recently returned from Paris after a bachelorette trip.