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  CWG 2014: Yogeshwar, Babita, Geetika assured of silver

  Other Sports | July 31, 2014 18:13 IST

  Glasgow: Three Indian grapplers, including Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt, qualified for the finals in their respective weight categories to ensure at least three silver for India on the third and final day of the

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  President keenly following Glasgow Games

  Other Sports | July 29, 2014 20:24 IST

  New Delhi:President Pranab Mukherjee has been keenly following the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and also sending individual messages to all medal winners.Today, the President took time out and wrote congratulatory messages to shooters Jitu Rai,

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  CWG 2014: Harpreet bags silver in men's 25m rapid fire pistol

  Other Sports | July 29, 2014 19:09 IST

  Glasgow: Shooter Harpreet Singh survived two rounds of nerve-wrecking shoot-off and brushed aside a penalty point docked on him to claim silver in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event of the Commonswealth Games here

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  Naveen Patnaik congratulates Ravikumar for Commonwealth medal

  Other Sports | July 28, 2014 16:26 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated K Ravikumar for his silver medal winning performance at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. "Ravikumar's success has brought laurels and pride for Odisha," Patnaik said while lauding

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  CWG 2014: Shooters, weightlifters shine for India at Glasgow

  Other Sports | July 27, 2014 23:48 IST

  Glasgow:  Indian shooters continued their medal winning spree in the 2014 Commonwealth Games with Shreyasi Singh and Mohammed Asab winning the double trap silver and the bronze while the women lifters also made an impact

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  Ind vs Eng: Cook back in form as England reach 186/1 at tea on Day 1

  Cricket | July 27, 2014 20:52 IST

  SOUTHAMPTON, England :    Skipper Alastair Cook finally ended his run drought with a fighting knock as England were comfortably placed at 186 for one at tea against India on the first day of the third

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  CWG 2014 : Shooter Mohd. Asab clinches bronze after tense shoot-off

  Other Sports | July 27, 2014 20:28 IST

  Glasgow: Mohd. Asab bagged a bronze after missing out of the gold-medal contest in a tense shoot-off to give India their second medal from shotting in the Commonwealth Games here today.     The 26-year-old Asab, who

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  Ind vs Eng: ICC urges Dhoni, Cook not to "undermine" judicial process

  Cricket | July 27, 2014 18:33 IST

  Southampton: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today took strong exception to the critical comments made by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his England counterpart Alastair Cook on the James Anderson- Ravindra Jadeja altercation and

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  CWG 2014: Indian women paddlers miss out on bronze

  Other Sports | July 27, 2014 18:04 IST

  Glasgow:  Indian women paddlers lost their 2014 Commonwealth Games team bronze medal match to Australia 1-3 at the Scotstoun Table Tennis Centre here Sunday.After taking a 2-1 lead, 2010 silver medallists India lost the next

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  Glasgow Commonwealth: Lifters Sukhen, Sanjita win gold as India make rousing start at games

  Other Sports | July 25, 2014 14:50 IST

  Glasgow:  Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu stole the limelight by clinching a gold each in weightlifting, as India launched their campaign in the 20th Commonwealth Games with a flourish, winning seven medals in all

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  India at Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Friday

  Other Sports | July 25, 2014 15:09 IST

  Glasgow:  The following is the list of Indians who will participate across various disciplines at the Commonwealth Games here Friday:Badminton: India will take on Kenya in Group B of the Mixed Team eventBoxing: India's Parveen

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  Silence for Malaysia jet victims at Glasgow Games

  Other Sports | July 24, 2014 10:43 IST

  GLASGOW, Scotland:  The 298 victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash have been remembered at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with a period of silence.   Almost a third of the victims of

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  Glitzy opening ceremony kicks off Glasgow Commonwealth Games

  Other Sports | July 24, 2014 8:26 IST

  Glasgow: Scotland rolled out a spectacular opening ceremony on Wednesday with dazzling and colourful display of their unique culture and heritage on a breathtaking night, which also had some Indian flavour to set the stage

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  India riding on Olympic glory to conquer Glasgow CWG

  Other Sports | July 23, 2014 8:39 IST

  Glasgow:  India will be expecting a lion's share of medals from shooters, boxers, wrestlers and shuttlers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games starting here Wednesday but it would be difficult to match the record medal haul

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  James Rodriguez signs 6-year deal with Real Madrid

  Football | July 24, 2014 16:24 IST

  MADRID : A week after finishing the World Cup as the tournament's top scorer with six goals, Colombia forward James Rodriguez signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid on Tuesday.   The 23-year-old Rodriguez, who helped

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  Govt mulls setting up committee to idenfity potential athletes

  Other Sports | July 22, 2014 14:48 IST

  New Delhi: Seeking to improve India's medal prospects in international tournaments, including 2016 Olympics, government today said it plans to set up a committee of renowned experts to identify potential athletes who can perform well.Another

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  Novak Djokovic retains singles top spot, Paes 13th in doubles in ATP rankings

  Tennis | July 22, 2014 13:52 IST

  New Delhi: Serbian Novak Djokovic sits atop the ATP singles rankings with 13,130 points while Spaniard Rafael Nadal is not far behind in second place with 12,670 points. Meanwhile, with 4,250 points Leander Paes is

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  Government assures help to athlete Dutee Chand

  Other Sports | July 22, 2014 8:51 IST

  New Delhi: The government today assured all possible help to sprinter Dutee Chand to participate in future sports events after the athlete from Odisha was last week excluded from the Indian team for the Commonwealth

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  Vijender leads Indian boxing contingent at Commonwealth Games

  Other Sports | July 20, 2014 12:06 IST

  New Delhi:  Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh will lead the Indian boxing contingent at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to Aug 3.Eight men and three women have been selected

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  German GP: Nico Rosberg claims pole position

  Other Sports | July 20, 2014 9:46 IST

  HOCKENHEIM, Germany :  Formula One leader Nico Rosberg earned pole position for the German Grand Prix as Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton crashed out in qualifying on Saturday and will start 15th on the grid.   Rosberg