M C Mary Kom to receive "Legends Award" on Dec 20

Indian boxer M C Mary Kom is all set to add another honour to her glittering career. She will receive the 'Legends Award' from the International Boxing Association (AIBA) on its 70th anniversary on December 20. An Olympic bronze-medallist and a five-time world champion, Mary Kom is...

Hong Kong Open: PV Sindhu storms into semis

Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu has entered the semifinals of the Hong Kong Super Series badminton tournament. In the quarter-final at the Hong Kong Coliseum today, Sindhu overcame Singapore's Xiaoyu Liang in three games 21-17,21-23, 21-18. The match lasted an hour and 19 minutes. Howev...

3rd test b/w India & England slated for tomorrow at Mohali

The third cricket Test between India and England will start at Mohali tomorrow. The hosts lead the five-match series 1-0 by winning the second Test at Visakhapatnam with a huge margin of 246 runs.The first Test at Rajkot had ended in a draw. India will not be able to field the winning combination to...

Sindhu topples Saina in badminton world rankings

Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu has entered the top 10 in the latest BWF world rankings. Sindhu, who clinched the China Open last week, jumped two places to grab the ninth spot. However, former World No. 1 Saina Nehwal has crashed out of the elite bracket. Saina who is on a comeback trail after ...

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PV Sindhu enters semifinals of Hong Kong Open

In Badminton, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu entered into the semifinals of Hong Kong Open Super Series badminton tournament after beating Singapore player Xiaoyu Liang , 21-17 21-23 21-18 in an hour and 19 min match.In other matches, Saina Nehwal will play Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in the even...

The BCCI has confirmed that the Indian women's team will take part in the Asia Cup. The competition will begin in Bangkok on Saturday, but uncertainty remains over the side playing arch-rivals Pakistan in the continental competition.BCCI joint secretary Amitabh Choudhary told PTI that as of...

Harjeet Singh to lead India in Junior Hockey World Cup

Mid-fielder Harjeet Singh who has been instrumental in the junior hockey team's success in recent times, will lead the 18-member Indian Men's hockey team in the Junior World Cup to be held in Lucknow from December 8 to 18. Defender Dipsan Tirkey will shoulder the responsibilities o...

Harjeet Singh to lead at Junior world Cup

Mid-fielder Harjeet Singh who has been instrumental in the junior hockey team's success in recent times, will lead the 18-member Indian Men's hockey team in the Junior World Cup to be held in Lucknow from December 8 to 18. Defender Dipsan Tirkey will shoulder the responsibilities o...

Saina, Sindhu, Jayaram to play quarterfinals of Hong Kong Open

Newly-crowned China Open champion PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will play their quarterfinals of the women's singles competition while Ajay Jayaram and Sameer Verma will lock horns in the men's singles event at the Hong Kong Open Super Series tournament. Two-time bronze medallist at W...