Subhankar Pramanick wins gold at ISSF Junior World Cup

Young Indian shooter Subhankar Pramanick clinched the gold medal in 50-metre rifle prone event at the ISSF Junior World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun at Gabala in Azerbaijan yesterday. The Indian shot 205.5 overall to finish top of the podium. Czech Republic's Filip Nepejchal (205.2) fo...

Closing ceremony of Rio Paralympics gets underway at Maracana Stadium in Brazil

The spectacular closing ceremony of Rio Paralympics gets underway at Maracana Stadium in Brazil. The 11 days long international sports event is ending today. Brazilian officials will hand over the flag to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games at the closing ceremony. At the begining, many ...

Davis Cup: Spain beat India 5-0

In Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie, hosts India were routed by Spain 0-5. In the last rubber match played yesterday at the RK Khanna stadium in Delhi. Ram kumar Ramanathan lost to David Ferrer in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.Earlier, in the first rubber match Marc Lopez defeated Sumit Nagal 6-3, 1-6, 6...

Sourabh Varma loses in final of Belgian International badminton tournament

Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma fell at the final hurdle as he lost to Lucas Corvee of France in straight sets in the summit clash of the Belgian International badminton tournament in Leuven. Unseeded Sourabh lost 19-21 19-21 against his 5th seeded rival from France last night. Earlier, Sourabh had be...

Closing ceremony of Rio Paralympics underway in Brazil

The spectacular closing ceremony of Rio Paralympics gets underway at Maracana Stadium in Brazil. The 11 days long international sports event is ending today. Brazilian officials will hand over the flag to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games at the closing ceremony. At the begining, many ...

Rio Paralympic Games come to an end today; India gives best ever performance with 4 medals

The Paralympic Games at Rio closes today

Indian shooter Subhankar Pramanick wins gold at ISSF Junior World Cup in Azerbaijan

Young Indian shooter Subhankar Pramanick clinched the gold medal in 50-metre rifle prone event at the ISSF Junior World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun in Gabala, Azerbaijan today. The Indian shot 205.5 overall to finish top of the podium. Czech Republic's Filip Nepejchal (205.2) followed...

Sourabh Varma loses in the final of Belgian International badminton tournament

Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma fell at the final hurdle as he lost to Lucas Corvee of France in straight sets in the summit clash of the Belgian International badminton tournament in Leuven. Unseeded Sourabh lost 19-21 19-21 against his fifth seeded rival from France last night. Earlier, Sourabh had ...

Rio Paralympic Games marred in the final hours by death of an Iranian cyclist

Rio today closes a Paralympic Games that many feared would be a fiasco but which turned into a triumph, though marred in the final hours by the death of an Iranian cyclist. Eleven days of competition where China dominated the medals table, followed by Britain, Ukraine and the United States, were end...