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  New Zealand Open: B Sai Praneeth goes down fighting in semifinals

  May 05, 2018 15:55 IST

  The 25-year-old Sai Praneeth was the lone Indian left in fray in the tournament after he entered the semifinals of the men's singles event on Friday.

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  B Sai Praneeth marches on, Sameer Verma crashes out of New Zealand Open

  May 04, 2018 17:01 IST

  Praneeth will next face second seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the semifinals.

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  Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi becomes World No.1 in 10m air pistol

  May 02, 2018 22:22 IST

  There were as many as nine Indians in the top 10 including Rizvi, spread across six of the 15 Olympic shooting disciplines.

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  Was doubting myself after Rio Olympics: Ashwini Ponnappa

  May 01, 2018 17:56 IST

  Having the comfort of family helped as she could focus on training more and it worked for the Indian shuttler which brought her laurels in the 2018 CWG.

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  Harendra to manage men's hockey team, Marijne returns to women's camp

  May 01, 2018 16:20 IST

  Under the guidance of Harendra, who led the Indian junior men's hockey team to the WC title in 2016, the women's team finished an impressive fourth at the 2018 CWG.

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  National level swimmer Moupriya Mitra allegedly commits suicide in Hooghly

  April 30, 2018 21:57 IST

  India's national level swimmer Moupriya Mitra allegedly committed suicide at her residence in Hooghly on Monday.

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  Watch: NBA fame Satnam Singh sweats hard in Punjab's village, trains with tractor in farm

  April 30, 2018 19:20 IST

  Satnam Singh Bhamara was seen training hard with tractors at his native village in the Barnala district of Punjab.

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  Indian juniors pip Malaysia to win Youth Olympic Qualifiers

  April 29, 2018 20:29 IST

  In the women's final, India led by Salima Tete lost 1-4 to China as they ended their campaign as runners-up.

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  Junior hockey teams progress to finals of Youth Olympics Qualifier

  April 28, 2018 19:22 IST

  The junior men's team defeated Bangladesh 9-2 in their semifinal encounter while their women counterparts beat Malaysia 4-2 in their last-four stage match.

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  HS Prannoy, Saina Nehwal lose in semis of Asia Championship

  April 28, 2018 16:33 IST

  Prannoy showed good athleticism but paid the price for being too erratic as he went down 16-21 18-21 to the third seeded Chinese in a 52-minute match.

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  CWG 2018 gold medallist Neeraj Chopra recommended for Khel Ratna award

  April 27, 2018 21:44 IST

  The 20-year-old Chopra, who also won the gold medal in the 2016 world junior championships, has also been recommended for the Arjuna Award by the federation.

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  Saina, Prannoy enter semis; Sindhu, Srikanth sink at Asia Championships

  April 27, 2018 21:17 IST

  Former world No 1 Saina showed her class as she dumped unseeded Korean Lee Jang Mi 21-15 21-13 in a 43-minute clash.

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  Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh returns as captain of Indian hockey team

  April 27, 2018 20:08 IST

  Hockey India also declared that forward Rani Rampal will continue as the women's team captain.

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  Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu enter quarterfinals of Asia Championship

  April 26, 2018 16:05 IST

  Third seed Sindhu, who won a silver at the Commonwealth Games, notched up a commanding 21-12 21-15 win over another Chinese Chen Xiaoxin in another pre-quarterfinal match. 

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  Haryana govt cancels award function for CWG medallists after prize money furore

  April 25, 2018 17:42 IST

  The preparations for organising the mega awards function at Panchkula had almost been completed.

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  Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth enter second round of Asia Championship

  April 25, 2018 17:37 IST

  Saina, who had clinched a gold medal at Gold Coast, continued her good run as she brushed aside Singapore's Yeo Jia Min 21-12 21-9.

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  Exclusive | 'Whenever I'm down, I bounce back quickly': India's golden girl Manika Batra reveals her strong point

  April 23, 2018 16:44 IST

  The 22-year-old paddler, with immense self-belief, wanted the same respect, attention and fanfare for table tennis as provided to other sports.

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  Sportswoman accuses Karnataka doctor of rape, probe on

  April 21, 2018 14:25 IST

  The victim said she came in touch with the doctor via social media in December 2016 and after some time he deceived her by not marrying her when promised.

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  Table Tennis star Manika Batra recommended for Arjuna Award

  April 20, 2018 20:41 IST

  Batra created history in Gold Coast, single-handedly taking India to a maiden team gold before winning a singles gold, another first.

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  Aim is to improve my fitness, says Manika Batra after CWG show

  April 19, 2018 18:12 IST

  The 22-year-old upset triple Olympic medallist and World No.4 Feng Tianwei of Singapore to lead the Indian women's team to a historic gold before beating Singapore's second highest ranked Mengyu Yu in the women's singles semi-finals, on her way to another gold.

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  Will continue boxing till my body allows, says CWG gold medallist Mary Kom

  April 19, 2018 17:05 IST

  Kom conceded she had a busy schedule -- as a professional athlete, parent, gym owner and lawmaker -- but sounded a warning to her opponents against assuming she had too much on her plate.

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  Post Commonwealth triumph, Neeraj Chopra to take part in Diamond League series next month

  April 19, 2018 16:51 IST

  Neeraj, who won a gold in the Gold Coast games with a throw of 86.47m, will be in the midst of a star-studded field with the reigning Olympic champion Thomas Rohler of Germany and his country-mate and world champion Johannes Vetter taking part at the Qatar Sports Club.

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  Dropping shooting from 2022 Commonwealth Games will affect young shooters, says Jitu Rai

  April 18, 2018 16:42 IST

  Impressed with the performance of the Indian shooting contingent in Gold Coast, ace marksmen Jitu Rai is worried about the adverse effect that non-inclusion of the sport in the 2022 Birmingham Games will have on young talent.

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  Mary Kom has no intention to retire anytime soon

  April 18, 2018 14:23 IST

  Mary Kom swiftly put to rest speculations around possible retirement, which gained credence after she added the CWG gold to her glowing list of achievements.

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  Indian badminton team is not dependent on one or two players now: Pullela Gopichand

  April 17, 2018 19:26 IST

  Saina, who won the women's singles gold, said winning the team championship was more satisfactory for her.

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  India should boycott 2022 Commonwealth Games, says NRAI chief Raninder Singh

  April 17, 2018 19:25 IST

  National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Raninder Singh on Tuesday said the country must boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham if shooting sport is not reinstated at the event.

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  Manika Batra left awestruck after being congratulated by Saina, Sindhu and Sushil Kumar

  April 17, 2018 17:21 IST

  The Delhi girl set the real and the virtual world on fire following her jaw-dropping feat with none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the chorus of congratulatory messages.

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  After CWG loss, PV Sindhu says she's ready to roar for next fight

  April 17, 2018 16:48 IST

  Sindhu, who led the Indian contingent at the glittering opening ceremony which launched the CWG in Gold Coast, was defeated by her compatriot Saina Nehwal in the much-anticipated women's singles summit clash.