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  World Weightlifting Championship: Mirabai Chanu eyes Olympic berth

  September 17, 2019 12:45 IST

  Mirabai made a strong comeback from a lower back injury that had kept her out of action for nearly nine months post the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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  World Wrestling Championship: Vinesh Phogat starts with crushing win

  September 17, 2019 12:17 IST

  Vinesh had established an unassailable 8-0 lead in the first round over much-fancied Sofia, who tried to resist the Indian girl's challenge in the second round.

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  Virat Kohli leads birthday wishes for PM Narendra Modi

  September 17, 2019 11:12 IST

  Public figures, including politicians, Bollywood celebrities and sportspersons are taking it to social media to wish PM Modi on his birthday.

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  Amit Panghal seeks quarterfinal spot at Men's World C'ships

  September 17, 2019 8:21 IST

  The Asian champion, seeded second at this tournament, will hope to sail into the last-eight when he takes on Turkey's Batuhan Citfci.

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  Pro Kabaddi League: Dabang Delhi beat Telugu Titans 37-29

  September 16, 2019 23:47 IST

  Naveen Kumar was the star of the night as Dabang Delhi beat Telugu Titans 37-29 in the Pro Kabaddi League.

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  Artistic Gymnastics World Ch'ships: 6 Indian gymnasts picked

  September 16, 2019 22:06 IST

  A six-member Indian team, including Asian Games bronze medallist Ashish Kumar, was picked on Monday to represent the country at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championship.

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  World Wrestling Ch'hips: Vinesh gets toughest possible draw

  September 16, 2019 19:00 IST

  India's biggest medal hope in women's wrestling at the World Championships, Vinesh Phogat is pitted against Olympic Bronze medallist Sofia Mattsson.

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  PV Sindhu eyes China Open after World Championships high

  September 16, 2019 17:15 IST

  PV Sindhu, who became India's first badminton World Champion, will return to action in the China Open on Tuesday.

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  Bangladesh joins India, Australia to push for shooting's inclusion in 2022 CWG

  September 16, 2019 16:23 IST

  Bangladesh has sought UK's Minister of State for the Commonwealth, Tariq Ahmed's intervention to ensure Shooting's inclusion in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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  Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Pankaj Advani for winning 22nd world title

  September 16, 2019 11:04 IST

  Pankaj Advani won his 22nd world title by winning a fourth straight final in the 150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship.

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  Pro Kabaddi League: Dabang Delhi beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 34-30

  September 15, 2019 23:20 IST

  Naveen Kumar was the star performer for Dabang Delhi in the side's 34-30 win over Gujarat Fortunegiants in Pro Kabaddi League match at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.

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  Pankaj Advani wins 22nd World Title, secures fourth straight victory at World Billiards Ch'ships

  September 15, 2019 17:35 IST

  India's billiards ace Pankaj Advani recorded a fourth straight win in the IBSF World Billiards Championships and took his overall world title tally to 22.

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  Vietnam Open: Sourabh Verma win Men's Singles title, beats China's Sun Fei Xiang in final

  September 15, 2019 15:46 IST

  Sourabh Verma registered a thrilling victory in three games against China's Sun Fei Xiang to lift the Vietnam Open title on Sunday.

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  2019 World Wrestling Championships: India's Greco-Roman wrestlers' struggles continue

  September 15, 2019 15:35 IST

  It was a poor outing for India's Greco-Roman wrestlers as struggles continue on the second day of 2019 World Wrestling Championships.

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  Lakshya Sen shocks second seed Victor Svendsen to win Belgian International badminton title

  September 15, 2019 9:23 IST

  Lakshya Sen was at his best as he notched up a comfortable 21-14 21-15 win over Victor Svendsen in the title clash that lasted for 34 minutes.

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  Amit Panghal advances with easy win at World Championship

  September 14, 2019 19:35 IST

  The second-seeded 23-year-old, who is also an Asian Games gold-medallist, thrashed his rival 5-0 to move into the pre-quarterfinals of the world showpiece. The Indian had been given a first-round bye.

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  Sourabh Verma cements place in Vietnam Open final

  September 14, 2019 16:50 IST

  Sourabh Verma defeated Minoru Koga 22-20, 21-15 in the semi-final clash which lasted for 51 minutes.

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  John Abraham congratulates real life Batla House hero for winning bronze at ISSF World Masters

  September 14, 2019 10:41 IST

  John Abraham, who donned the role of Sanjeev Kumar in the recently released movie Batla House, took to twitter to congratulate his dear friend.

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  Hima Das missing from AFI's initial WC entry submitted to IAAF, but can be added till Sep 16

  September 13, 2019 18:48 IST

  Jisna Mathew, MR Poovamma, Revathi Veeramani, Subha Venkatesan, V K Vismaya and Ramraj Vithya have been entered for the women's 4x400m relay, while Hima's name is missing.

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  Russian goalkeeper awarded AK-47 for match-winning performance

  September 13, 2019 17:01 IST

  In a bizarre series of events, Russian hockey goalkeeper Saveli Kononov was presented an AK-47 rifle for his match-winning performance in Izhstal Izhevsk's 3-2 victory over rivals Chelmet.

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  World Championships: All eyes on Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat as Olympic berths on offer

  September 13, 2019 11:36 IST

  Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat will be among the top contenders for India as the wrestlers get ready for the World Championships, which begin on September 14.

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  Players, support staff refuse to join hockey camp under Pakistan hockey coach Junaid: Sources

  September 12, 2019 23:03 IST

  Apparently, PHF secretary Asif Bajwa had also asked Imran Butt, one of the top goalkeepers in the country, to come out of retirement and join the national camp.

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  Mary Kom, PV Sindhu among nine women athletes in line for Padma awards

  September 12, 2019 13:03 IST

  The Sports Ministry is considering 9 names for the Padma Awards, and in a first, all the athletes are women.

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  Have kept an empty space in cabinet for Olympic gold: PV Sindhu

  September 12, 2019 12:16 IST

  PV Sindhu talked about her preparations for the Olympic qualifications, and revealed that she has kept an empty space in her cabinet for the coveted Olympic gold medal.

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  Mary Kom, Amit Panghal among 10 boxers in TOPS scheme

  September 12, 2019 6:25 IST

  Olympic medallist Mary Kom, as well as Amit Panghal were included in the TOPS scheme for Tokyo Olympics, which includes a total of 10 boxers.

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  Ronaldo Laitonjam shines with Asian record, India add 10 medals on Day 2 of Track Asia Cup

  September 10, 2019 23:40 IST

  The medal rush continued for India as they grabbed 10 more medals -- 4 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze -- on Day 2 after winning 12 medals on day one at the Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium.

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  PKL 2019: U Mumba outclass Telugu Titans 41-27

  September 10, 2019 23:01 IST

  The game had a cautious start with both teams treading the mat carefully and looking to not make any mistakes.

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  Indian men's hockey team to tour Belgium ahead of Olympic qualifiers match against Russia

  September 10, 2019 22:38 IST

  In a favourable draw, the Indian men's team was on Monday pitted against lower-ranked Russia in the final round of the Tokyo Olympics qualifiers.