India suffer 0-4 defeat against Belgium in FIH World League semifinals

Bopanna-Mergea advance to Wimbledon pre-quarterfinals

India's Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea battled past Thomas Bellucci and Guillermo Duran in straight sets to progress to the pre-quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Men's Doubles event in London today. In a closely fought second round contest, the ninth seeded Indo-Romanian pair prevail...

Pakistan lose to Ireland, out of Rio Olympic race

Once a powerhouse of the sport, Pakistan men's hockey team slumped to a new low today as it failed to qualify for next year's Rio Olympics after suffering a shocking 0-1 defeat to Ireland in a play-off match of the World League Semifinals, in Antwep, Belgium, today. Pakistan&ap...

Record haul for India at World Police and Fire Games

India has displayed an impressive performance at the ongoing World Police and Fire Games at Washington, bagging more than 100 medals, including 63 golds, for the first time in the biennial athletic event. The 50-member Indian contingent has won 111 medals : 63 golds, 31 silver and 17 bronze. With tw...

Indian women lose third ODI against New Zealand by six wickets <br/>

New Zealand beat Indian women by six wickets in the third ODI of the ICC Women&apos;s championship in Bangalore today. Chasing a target of 183 runs, New Zealand made 186 for the loss of four wickets in 45.4 overs.Earlier, batting first, India could manage only 182 runs for the loss of nine wicke...

Indian women to take on New Zealand in 3rd ODI in Bengaluru

Indian women will take on New Zealand in the third ODI of the five-match cricket series at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru today. The series is levelled at 1-1 at present with Indian eve winning the first match, while New Zealand claiming the second one. The first three matches of the series ...

Australian Football coach found dead

In Australia, Phil Walsh, the coach of the Australian Football League&apos;s Adelaide Crows, has been found dead at his home, South Australia Police say. Officers had been called after a domestic dispute in the early hours today. Mr Walsh, 55, was treated for knife injuries but died at the scene...

Argentina beat Paraguay to set up Copa America final with Chile

Lionel Messi helped set up 5 goals for Argentina as the World Cup Finalists crushed Paraguay, 6-1 to reach the Copa America Final and remain on course to win the tournament for the first time since 1993. In the semi-final played at Concepcion, Argentina produced their best performance of the tournam...

Hockey: Indian women beat Italy, keep Olympic dreams alive

Indian Women&apos;s Hockey team have kept their Olympic qualification dreams alive. In a classification match of the Hockey World League Semifinals at Antwerp, Belgium, the Eves defeated lower-ranked Italy 5-4 in the penalty shoot-out. Earlier, both the teams were locked 1-1 at the end of the re...

Indian shooters' winning spree continues in ISSF Junior Cup

Akhil Sheoran clinched the silver medal in 50 metre Rifle 3 Position at the 2nd ISSF Junior Cup shooting tournament in Suhl, Germany. This is India&apos;s fifth silver medal in the competition. Day four of the tournament also saw the Indian Junior Women&apos;s team in the 25 metre Pistol, ba...