More From Other

12-year-old forced to quit chess tournament over 'seductive' dress

A 12-year-old girl was forced to withdraw from a chess tournament in Malaysia after her dress was considered "seductive", her coach has claimed.

Shuttler PV Sindhu crashes out of Asian championships

The fourth seeded Sindhu won the first game before the eighth seeded Chinese staged a comeback to win 15-21, 21-14, 24-22 in one hour and 17 minutes.

Nita Ambani made member of IOC Olympic Channel Commission

India's first woman International Olympic Committee member Nita Ambani has made it to two important commissions of the global sports governing body, including the prestigious Olympic channel.

PV Sindhu advances, Saina Nehwal bows out of Badminton Asia Championships

In mixed doubles category, it was end of road for Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N.Sikki Reddy as the Indian pair failed to climb the Chinese wall and thus got beaten by Zheng Siwei and Chen Qingchen in the opening round of the tournament.

Shuttler PV Sindhu eyes Asian Championship title

The Rio Olympic silver medallist had clinched the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold in January this year before annexing the India Super Series title early this month.

Shot putter Manpreet Kaur wins gold at Asian Grand Prix

The 26-year-old from Punjab began with a modest 16.69m and then tossed the iron ball to 18.03m in her third round before achieving the big one in the fourth throw.

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma elected badminton federation chief

BJP leader and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected President of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Sunday.

Singapore Open win turning point for my career, says shuttler Sai Praneeth

He won the Singapore Open on Sunday by defeating Kadambi Srikanth, his training partner at the Gopichand Badminton Academy here, giving a big boost to his confidence and career.

Shuttler PV Sindhu climbs to World No 3 in BWF rankings

London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal also jumped up a place to be ranked eighth.

Good performance will automatically improve ranking: PV Sindhu

After winning the Indian Open Superseries early this month, she was almost there, with a career-best ranking of World No. 2.

Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar on Forbes' 'super achievers' list from Asia

Indians is second only to China on the list, which has 77 honourees.

Singapore Open: Praneeth beats Srikanth in all-Indian final to win maiden Super Series title

B Sai Praneeth today defeated Kidambi Srikanth to win the Singapore Open and clinch his maiden Super Series title.

Singapore Open: Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth storm into final

Kidambi Srikanth and Sai Praneeth set up an exciting all-Indian men's singles final at the Singapore Open Super Series badminton tournament after comfortably winning their semifinal clashes here today.

Singapore Open: Marin beats Sindhu in straight games to enter semis

Olympics gold medalist Carolina Marin today thrashed India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu in straight games of the quarter-final game of Singapore Open.

Singapore Open: PV Sindhu to take on Carolina Marin in quarter-final today

India’s star shuttler and Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu will face Spain's Carolina Marin in the quarter-final of the Singapore Open Super Series today.

Singapore Open: Sindhu, Sai Praneeth advance to quarter-finals

Star Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu today whipped Fitriani Fitriani of Indonesia and entered into the quarterfinals of the USD 350,000 Singapore Open Superseries badminton tournament here on Thursday.

Singapore Open: Sindhu, Srikanth advance to second round

Star shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth registered contrasting wins in their respective categories to enter the second round of the Singapore Open Superseries badminton tournament here on Wednesday.

Sakshi Malik at 5th spot, Sandeep Tomar jumps to 7th in United World Wrestling Rankings

Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik and Asia No. 1 Sandeep Tomar have entered the top 10 in their respective categories in the world rankings of the United World Wrestling (UWW).

Singapore Open: Saina pulls out, Sindhu hoping for better show

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu, meanwhile, will look to put behind her disappointing first-round exit at Malaysia when she leads the Indian challenge here.

Indian boxer Shyam Kumar claims gold after walkover in Thailand International

IOA grants affiliation to Boxing Federation of India

IOA has granted affiliation to the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), ending a long-standing impasse between the two bodies.

Malaysia Open: Ajay Jayaram beats world number 2 Viktor Axelsen to enter quarters

Ajay Jayaram, who continues to be the top-ranked Indian at No. 19, defeated world number 2 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 9-21, 21-14, 21-19 to move into the men's singles quarter-finals of the Malaysia Open Superseries here on Thursday.

Shuttler PV Sindhu rises to career best second spot in BWF rankings after India Open win

Marin dubbed as 'Girl Nadal in Spain', the first European woman to win a badminton Olympic gold, remained in third spot with 75664 points.

Malaysia Open: PV Sindhu stunned by China’s Chen Yufei in 1st round, Saina also crashes out

Star Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu suffered setbacks with both being knocked out in the opening round of the Malaysia Open Superseries Premier on Wednesday.

Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik ties knot with wrestler Satyawart, wishes pour in on Twitter

Ace Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik, who made the country proud after bagging a bronze medal at 2016 Rio Olympics, tied the nuptial knot with her wrestler fiance Satyawart Kadian in Rohtak on Sunday.

India Open: Winning the 1st game became turning point, says PV Sindhu

India’s ace shuttler P V Sindhu today defeated Olympic champion Carolina Marin to lift the India Open Super Series Badminton tournament at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The Indian third

India Open: Sindhu to take on Carolina Marin in final showdown today

India’s ace shuttler P V Sindhu will take on Olympic champion Carolina Marin today in a summit showdown in a summit clash in the India Open Super Series Badminton tournament at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.

April Fool’s Day: Yuvraj Singh gets the better of Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate Shikhar Dhawan

Two Indian cricketers and IPL teammates at Sunrisers Hyderabad, Yuvraj Singh and Shikhar Dhawan, shared a laugh on April Fool’s day with Dhawan at the receiving end of a prank orchestrated by Yuvraj. Yuvraj is