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  Karnataka set to launch Grand Prix Badminton League: Know team names, composition and prize money

  June 03, 2022 18:05 IST

  Karnataka is all set to launch Grand Prix Badminton League - its own version Premier Badminton League. 

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  Anurag Thakur unwraps Fit India Freedom Rider Cycle rally on World Bicycle Day

  June 03, 2022 17:00 IST

  Leading by example, Thakur along with 750 young cyclists peddled for a distance of 7.5kilometers. Kiran Rijiju who is a health & fitness freak himself flagged off the event from Major Dhyan Chand Stadium

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  Indian weightlifting preparations to kickstart in Birmingham a month before CWG 2022

  June 03, 2022 16:14 IST

  Mirabai Chanu who is being considered one of India's biggest hope to win the medal at CWG is all set to headline the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Youth, Junior and Senior National ranking women weightlifting championships to be held at Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh from June 14 to 22. 

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  Vishwanathan Anand records consecutive third victory

  June 03, 2022 11:35 IST

  Maintaining his reputation, Anand won the Armageddon early on Friday

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  LeBron James: First active NBA player to become a billionaire

  June 03, 2022 12:39 IST

  Recalling one of James's previous interviews with GQ way back in 2014, he had quoted "If it happens. It’s my biggest milestone. I want to maximize my business. And if I happen to get it, if I happen to be a billion-dollar athlete, ho. Hip hip hooray! Oh, my God, I’m gonna be excited".

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  Norway chess: Anand posts second straight win in Classical event, takes lead

  June 02, 2022 18:40 IST

  Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand posted his second win on the trot, defeating Bulgarian Veselin Topalov in the Classical section to take the lead at the Norway Chess tournament.

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  Shooting World Cup: India's Swapnil wins silver in men's rifle 3P, his first individual ISSF medal

  June 02, 2022 16:42 IST

  The 12-member Indian rifle squad now has one gold and one silver, moving up to fifth on the medal table from overnight ninth.  

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  Commonwealth Games 2022: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa secure place in Indian boxing team

  June 02, 2022 16:29 IST

  While Panghal secured a berth in the 51kg division, Thapa sealed a spot in the 63.5 kg division for the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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  Watch: PM Modi meets boxing sensation Nikhat Zareen, Manisha Moun and Parveen Hooda

  June 01, 2022 20:17 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the latest boxing sensation Nikhat Zareen, along with Manisha Moun and Parveen Hooda - who won bronze medals in the recently concluded Istanbul event. 

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  Commonwealth Games 2022: India handed easy draw in badminton mixed team event

  June 01, 2022 17:21 IST

  A total of 16 teams will be competing in the mixed event and they have been drawn into four groups with the top two nations progressing to the knockout stage.

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  Commonwealth Games Gold is a matter of priority and focus says, Chirag Shetty

  May 31, 2022 19:09 IST

  Recalling the historical Thomas Cup, Chirag, one half of India's best doubles pair says "The feeling of that week remains but it's time to get back to training and face the next challenges, starting with the Commonwealth Games, World Championships, and Asian Games"

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  Saina, Sindhu eye good show at Indonesia Masters; face Danish opponents in first round

  May 31, 2022 19:04 IST

  Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu Lakshya Sen and P Kashyap will be some of the star Indian shuttlers in action at the Indonesia Masters, a Super 500 event on the BWF World Tour, to be held from June 7-12 at Jakarta.

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  ISSF World Cup: Elavenil, Ramita and Shreya win gold in women's 10m air rifle team competition

  May 31, 2022 15:51 IST

  Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita and Shreya Agrawal won the gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. 

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  Lakshya Sen to train with Axelson, fitness trainer to accompany PV Sindhu on tour

  May 26, 2022 18:06 IST

  Lakshya Sen, the World Championship bronze medallist will train with World No. 1 Victor Axelson in Dubai from Sunday with the Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) approving his request.

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  Murali Sreeshankar claims long jump gold in Greece

  May 26, 2022 12:21 IST

  Murali Sreesankar, India's distinguished long jumper has clinched gold at the 12th International Jumping Meet in Greece on Thursday. Sreesankar leapt a distance of 8.31m to secure the gold medal.

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  Neeraj Chopra set to change training base to Finland; know all the details

  May 25, 2022 18:24 IST

  Neeraj Chopra is all set to switch his training base from Turkey to Finland on Thursday to train in Finland's Kuortane Olympic Training Centre till June 22.

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  Modi govt at 8 Years: The rise and rise of sports in India

  May 25, 2022 17:16 IST

  Under the leadership of PM Modi, the sporting culture in the country is getting changed. Efforts, decisions, money, and a lot of other things are going into what can only be described as a major overhaul.

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  ​Narinder Batra resigns as president of Indian Olympic Association

  May 25, 2022 17:09 IST

  Narinder Batra resigned from the post of president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday.

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  Modi govt 8 years: The changing face of Indian sports under PM Modi's leadership

  May 25, 2022 17:15 IST

  The Modi goverment allocated Rs. 3062.60 cr to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports - which is the highest ever in the history in of India.

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  India’s first Olympic Values Education Programme gets launched ahead of the upcoming IOC 2023

  May 24, 2022 19:17 IST

  The OVEP is a practical set of resources to introduce young people to the Olympic values of excellence, respect and friendship. The programme aims to disseminate this values-based curriculum to help children become active, healthy and responsible citizens

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  BAI awards cash prize of Rs 1 crore to Thomas Cup-winning contingent

  May 23, 2022 17:50 IST

  BAI handed the cash prize of Rs one crore to the Indian team and Rs 20 lakh to the support staff after their arrival in the country, in a city hotel here on Saturday night.  

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  PM Modi hosts Thomas Cup winners, says "This is not a small feat. You have done it"

  May 22, 2022 17:02 IST

  "I congratulate the whole team on behalf of the nation. This is not a small feat. You have done it. There was a time when we were so behind in these tournaments that no one would know here," said Modi

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  Javelin thrower Chopra says he is not losing sleep over his international rivals' 90m-plus throws

  May 21, 2022 23:58 IST

  The 24-year-old is currently training at the Gloria Sports Arena in Antalya, Turkey. He has a personal best of 88.07m and won gold in Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 87.58m

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  Thailand Open: PV Sindhu loses semifinals against China's Chen Yu Fei

  May 21, 2022 18:41 IST

  PV Sindhu lost to world number four and Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the semifinals of the Thailand Open.

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  Indian Deaflympics contingent scripts history; PM Modi hosts them at his residence

  May 21, 2022 16:24 IST

  The Indian Deaflympics contingent scripted history as the country recorded its best-ever performance at the event, winning seven bronze, one silver and eight gold medals. 

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  Sindhu beats Yamaguchi to enter Thailand Open semifinal, to face Chen Yu Fei

  May 20, 2022 17:15 IST

  PV Sindhu, the two-time Olympic medallist hammered World No.1 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in straight sets to enter the semifinal of the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament on Friday.

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  Everything you need to know about Nikhat Zareen, the new boxing world champion

  May 20, 2022 13:07 IST

  25-year-old Zareen started boxing at the age of 13. In 2014, Nikhat recieved an amount of Rs. 50 lakh from Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao as cash incentive.

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  Nikhat Zareen scripts history; becomes first World Champion in 4 years after Mary Kom

  May 19, 2022 22:53 IST

  Nikhat Zareen scripted history as she became first boxer in four years to be crowned as World Champion after a dominating 5-0 victory over Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas.