Pankaj Advani bags National title in 6-red Snooker

Sixteen-time world champion Pankaj Advani has ended the year on a high by bagging the National title in 6-red Snooker, the shorter format of the game. In the final in Mumbai today, Advani was up against local youngster Ishpreet Chadha. The multiple world champion overcame his junior opponent 7-4 in ...

Shiva Keshavan clinches gold at Asian Luge Championships

India's seasoned Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan clinched a gold medal at the Asian Luge Championships today after finishing the 2 heat race with a time of 1 minute, 39.962 seconds and top speed of 130.4 kilometres per hour at Nagano in Japan, today. Japan's Tanaka Shohei came in se...

Ranji Trophy quarter-finals kick off

In the last-eight stage of Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, Karnataka will take on Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Gujarat will lock horns with Odisha at Jaipur, Jharkhand will meet a gutsy Haryana side at Vadodara, and Mumbai will face Hyderabad at Raipur. The Ranji Trophy quarter-finals begin today at di...

Maharashtra has won the team title in the women's 50 meter rifle prone event at the 60th National Shooting Championships in Pune. Maharashtra team comprised of former world champion and double Commonwealth Games gold medalist Tejaswini Sawant, Dipali Deshpande and Shweta Dvivedi.Railways te...

India jumps two places reaching 135 in FIFA football rankings

In the FIFA football rankings published, India jumped two places to finish the year 2016 at 135. It is their best in the last six years. In 2009, India had finished at 134. National coach Stephen Constantine attributed the upsurge to all his players and the staff. Constantine, however, said India ha...

Air India gives cash awards to Hockey coach Harendra Singh, striker Armaan Qureshi

Air India has announced cash awards of Rs 25,000 and Rs 10,000 for two of its employees - coach Harendra Singh and striker Armaan Qureshi. The two players were part of the historic Indian hockey team that won the Junior World Cup last week after a gap of 15 years. The Indian colts defeated Belgium 2...

Mahesh Bhupathi named as India's non-playing Davis Cup captain

Indian tennis legend Mahesh Bhupathi was named the new non-playing captain of the Davis Cup tennis team. He will take charge after the Asia/Oceania zone Group One home tie against New Zealand which will take place in Pune from February 3 to 5. The tie against New Zealand will be Anand Amritraj&a...

Ranji Trophy quarter-final begins today

In the last-eight stage of Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, Karnataka will take on Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Gujarat will lock horns with Odisha at Jaipur, Jharkhand will meet a gutsy Haryana side at Vadodara, and Mumbai will face Hyderabad at Raipur. The Ranji Trophy quarter-finals begin today at di...

Indian eves clinch bronze in U-18 Asia Cup hockey

Indian Women's Under-18 team have clinched the bronze medal in the 4th Women's Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament.In the bronze-medal play off match in Bangkok yesterday, they blanked Korea 3-0. Sangita Kumari scored twice after Ritu had put India ahead in the 45th minute. For the...

Ranji Trophy quarter-final begins today

The Ranji Trophy quarter-finals begin today at different venues. In the last-eight stage of the tournament, Karnataka will take on Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Gujarat will lock horns with Odisha at Jaipur, Jharkhand will meet a gutsy Haryana side at Vadodara, and Mumbai will face Hyderabad at Raipu...