TN to face Punjab tomorrow in quarterfinal of Kabaddi tournament

Tamil Nadu will face Punjab tomorrow in the quarterfinal of the 41st All India Electricity Board Kabaddi tournament being held at Tiruchirapalli. In the other quarterfinals, Haryana will face Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh will face Maharashtra and Karnataka will face Himachal Pradesh. In the league ma...

Jadeja, Ashwin dominate as India bowl out WICB XI for 180

Indian spin troika of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra kept their stranglehold on the inexperienced West Indies Board President's XI to bowl them out for a paltry 180 on the first day of the final warm-up game, at Basseterre in St Kitts today.At stumps, India were 93 for...

Saketh, Ramkumar give India 2-0 lead on Day 1 of Davis Cup tie

Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan endured challenging conditions to wear down their spirited rivals as India took a comfortable 2-0 lead on the opening day of the Asia|Oceania group I Davis Cup tie against South Korea in Chandigarh today.It seemed bizarre but both Ramkumar and Myneni saw their o...

No Pakistani athlete qualifies for Rio Olympics

None of Pakistani athletes have qualified for the Rio Olympics. While the country had once produced world class hockey and squash players.While cricket remains a widely popular game in Pakistan, a country of almost 200 million people, most other sports have shrunk in popularity as the successes of t...

All Rio-bound sportspersons are dope-free: NADA DG

National Anti-Doping Agency Director General Navin Agarwal said that all the Rio Olympics bound sportspersons are dope-free. He said they have undergone testing for banned substances. Mr.Aggarwal told PTI that for those training abroad, NADA have hired some agencies to collect samples there and have...

India, Ashwin placed second in ICC Test rankings

In the latest ICC Test rankings released in Dubai , India has held the second position while Australia remains on top. Ravichandran Ashwin topped the all-rounders list besides being placed second in bowling.In batting, Australia's Steve Smith leads the field and he is followed by Kane Willi...

India hockey squad announced for Rio Olympics

4 Indians short-listed for this year�s ICC Awards

India's Grand Master Harika Dronavalli held on to her nerves to capture the Fide Women&apos;s Grand Prix trophy in Chendu in China.<br/><br/>Harika, playing with white against Russia's Olga Girya, had to dig deep into her reservoir to pull off the much-needed draw to win the ti...

GM Harika Dronavalli wins Fide Women&apos;s Grand Prix trophy in China

India's Grand Master Harika Dronavalli held on to her nerves to capture the Fide Women&apos;s Grand Prix trophy in Chendu in China.<br/><br/>Harika, playing with white against Russia's Olga Girya, had to dig deep into her reservoir to pull off the much-needed draw to win the ti...

GM Harika Dronavalli wins Fide Women&apos;s Grand Prix trophy in China

India's Grand Master Harika Dronavalli held on to her nerves to capture the Fide Women&apos;s Grand Prix trophy in Chendu in China.<br/><br/>Harika, playing with white against Russia's Olga Girya, had to dig deep into her reservoir to pull off the much-needed draw to win the ti...