India jumps 11 places to 152nd in football rankings

Riding on their back-to-back wins over Laos last month, India made a big leap of 11 places to occupy 152nd spot in the latest world football rankings issued by FIFA. India beat Laos 6-1 and 1-0 in the home and away play-off matches to make it to the 2019 Asian Cup qualifying tournament. In fact, Ind...

GM Harika Dronavalli wins Fide Women'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 today.<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 ...

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 today.<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 ...

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 today.<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 ...

Giant screens to be put up in Delhi for people to watch Indian athletes in Rio Olympics

Sports Minister Vijay Goel has said that giant screens will be put up all around Delhi for people to watch the Indian athletes perform in the Rio Olympics. Expressing the desire to take sports to every doorstep, he further confirmed that he will be travelling to Rio for the Summer Games. He also unv...

41st All India Electricity Board Kabaddi tournament begins today

The 41st All India Electricity Board Kabaddi tournament will begin at Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu from today. Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Director M Pandi will inaugurate the tournament according to Trichy region Chief Engineer M Valarmathy. TANGEDCO Secretary R Balaji will pre...

All Rio-bound sportspersons are dope-free: NADA DG <br/>

National Anti-Doping Agency Director General Navin Agarwal today 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 an...

India hockey squad announced for Rio Olympics

India, Ashwin placed second in ICC Test rankings

In the latest ICC Test rankings released in Dubai today, 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&apos;s Steve Smith leads the field and he is followed by Kane ...

India hockey squad announced for Rio Olympics