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Sharath Kamal, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Manika Batra qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Manika Batra have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics that starts from July 23 this year. Sathiyan qualified by finishing top of the South Asia group at…
Novak Djokovic breaks Federer’s record for most weeks as world No. 1
Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic on Monday set a record for most weeks at No. 1 in the 48-year history of the ATP rankings. Djokovic entered his 311th week at the top of the rankings, one week longer than Swiss 20-time Grand Slam winner…
Bajrang Punia wins 65kg gold at Rome Ranking wrestling
Decorated wrestler Bajrang Punia on Sunday won a second successive gold medal at the Matteo Pallicone ranking series here as he defeated Mongolia's Tulga Tumur Ochir 2-2 by criteria in the 65kg freestyle event final.Returning to the…
I’d rather miss Olympics than take vaccine: Yohan Blake
Jamaica's two-time Olympic gold medallist sprinter Yohan Blake said that he would rather not participate in the Tokyo Olympics than take a vaccine for Covid-19. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has "encouraged" all athletes…
Sanamacha, Vinka win gold at Adriatic Pearl boxing tournament
Sanamacha Chanu (75kg) and Vinka (60kg) won gold at the 30th Adriatic Pearl boxing tournament in Budva, Montonegro on Sunday. Their wins have taken India's tally at the tournament to three gold medals.While Sanamacha beat compatriot Raj…
World Para Athletics GP: 2 golds among India’s 5 medals on Day 2
Indian para-athletes continued their good show at the 12th Fazza International World Para Athletics Grand Prix winning five medals, including two golds, on the second day of the competitions.Para-athlete Simran got closer to her Paralympic…
Women’s Pro Golf: Seher leads, as amateur Avani, Amandeep trail
Seher Atwal overcame a double bogey on the back nine to maintain her dominance at the third leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tournament at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Thursday.Seher, who shot a superb 5-under 65 on the first day, added…
Hemanth bags two gold medals for 7th national title in 4 years
Multiple national champion Hemanth Muddappa of Mantra Racing was in his elements once again winning both the gold in the top-two categories as he emerged as the national champion for the successive fourth year, in the second and final round…
Boxer Vijender Singh to return medals if farmers’ demands not met
Expressing solidarity with the protesting farmers seeking the repealing of the three farm laws enacted by the Centre, boxer Vijender Singh on Sunday said he will return all his medals if the farmers' demands were not met.Vijender won a…
Iranian weightlifter awarded Olympic gold after eight years
Iranian weightlifter Navab Nasirshelal will receive his 2012 Olympic Games gold medal following the disqualification of Ukrainian Oleksiy Torokhtiy, the International Olympic Committee has said.Re-analysis of Torokhtiy's samples from London…