Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin advance to semifinals of the ATP Cincinnati Masters<br/>

GM Adhiban storms into 3rd round of World Cup Chess at Tromso, Norway

Grandmaster and former national champion B Adhiban stormed into the third round of the World Cup Chess. He defeated Brazilian Grandmaster Alexander Fier in the second round at Tromso in Norway.The other Indian left in the fray- Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran - held the Russian world number nine Serg...

Corruption-tainted persons ineligible to contest IOA elections

In a development of far reaching consequences, corruption-tainted persons will no longer be eligible to contest Indian Olympic Association elections. This is as per the revised draft constitution of the IOA sent by its parent body, International Olympic Committee. In the 43-page draft revised Consti...

India 'A' clinch tri-series cricket title

India A captained by Cheteshwar Pujara won the tri-series ODI tournament defeating Australia A cricket team by 50 runs in the finals at Pretoria. Chasing a victory target of 244 set by India A team, middle order collapse rocked Australia A who were restricted at 193 in 46.3 overs in reply to India A...

IBL: Pune Pistons smashes hosts Krrish Delhi Smashers

Doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa guided Pune Pistons to a thrilling 3-2 victory against hosts Krrish Delhi Smashers in the opening match of the USD one million Indian Badminton League, IBL at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in Delhi. In today&apos;s matches, Hyderabad Hotshots will take on Awadh...

India 'A' clinch tri-series cricket title

India A captained by Cheteshwar Pujara won the tri-series ODI tournament defeating Australia A cricket team by 50 runs in the finals at Pretoria today. Chasing a victory target of 244 set by India A team, middle order collapse rocked Australia A who were restricted at 193 in 46.3 overs in reply to I...

B. Adhiban & Krishnan Sasikiran enter 2nd round of Chess World Cup

India&apos;s B. Adhiban and Krishnan Sasikiran have entered the second round of the Chess World Cup in Tromso, Norway.Pitted against a much higher-rated rival, Adhiban beat Evgeny Alekseev of Russia 5-3, winning in the blitz tiebreaker. Adhiban&apos;s victory turned out to be the second bigg...

Inaugural IBL kicks off at Siri Fort Complex, Delhi this evening

The inaugural Indian Badminton League, IBL, kicks off at the Siri Fort sports complex in New Delhi, today. The opening ceremony will start at 6.30 pm.In the one million US Dollar event, Jwala Gutta-led Krrish Delhi Smashers will lock horns with Ashwini Ponnappa&apos;s Pune Pistons in the opening...

Indian Athlete Vikas Gowda has qualified for the finals of the discuss throw event at Moscow World Athlete Championship. Gowda&apos;s throw was the farthest at 63.64 metre and he placed seventh. Robert Hurting of Germany has taken first place with the throw of 66.62 metres.

World Badminton Ch'ship: P. V. Sindhu becomes first Indian woman to win bronze

At the World Badminton Championships at Guangzhou in China, Indian shuttler, PV Sindhu lost to Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in semifinals 10-21, 13-21. With this, Sindhu settles for a bronze in the championship.