World Junior Chess Champion Abhijeet Gupta advances

Indian Grandmaster and 2008 World Junior Champion Abhijeet Gupta outclassed higher ranked GM Rauf Mamedov of Azerbaijan to advance to the second round of the World Chess Cup in Russia. It turned out to be a triple Indian treat as Grandmaster P Harikrishna had little difficulty in obtaining the requi...

Kolkata ready to host Argentinean star Lionel Messi & Co

The refurbished Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata is now ready to host Argentinian star Lionel Messi & Co for their international friendly football match against Venezuela on 2nd September. Talking to reporters at a programme on the 106th birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyanchand in Kolk...

National Sports Development Bill to come for consideration of Union Cabinet today

The National Sports Development Bill is likely to come for the consideration of the Union Cabinet today. Official sources said in New Delhi that the proposed legislation aims to usher in transparency and accountability in sports federation across the country. Under the bill, all sports federations w...

Vikas Gowda keeps India's medal hopes alive in Discus throw at World Athletics Championships

India's Vikas Gowda qualified for the finals at the World Athletics Championships at Daegu, South Korea, in the men's Discus throw event. The 28-year-old US-based Indian record holder threw the disc to a distance of 63.99m in the qualification round to finish fourth in his group an...

US Open Tennis begins

The U.S. Open Grand Slam tennis tournament is slated to begin in New York in a short while from now. No Indian player figures in the competition on Monday.

Trey Hardee retains world decathlon title

Trey Hardee concedes he might be one of least known athletes in the United States -- and the double decathlon world champion hopes it stays that way.The 27-year-old won gold in the World Championships in Daegu on Sunday, following on from his world title in Berlin two years ago. Fellow American Asto...

PCB chief looking forward to Indo-Pak series

Indo-Pak bilateral cricket could be in for an early revival with Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt saying that the modalities of a possible series are being worked out with BCCI officials.Butt, who visited India recently and met with the BCCI officials, hinted at a breakthrough during discussio...

Thirty-one-year old Carmelita Jeter of the United States powered home to win the women's 100 meters title at the world athletics championships at Daegu, South Korea, on Monday. Jeter clocked a time of 10.90 seconds. Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown was second for the Silver. Kelly-Ann Bapti...

Kolkata remembers Dhyan Chand Singh on his 106th birthday

Sports persons and hockey fans in Kolkata on Monday remembered with due solemnity the contribution of India's best known hockey player Major Dhyan Chand Singh on his 106 birthday.Dhyan Chand was born on August 29, 1905 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He was introduced to hockey at the age of 1...

FIFA representative David Bojra inspect Football house in Gangtok

FIFA representative David Bojra on Monday inspected the Football House and Guards Ground in Gangtok. The two projects being developed in the Sikkim capital on FIFA funding. During inspection, he was accompanied by Asian Football Confederation [AFC] representative C Parera and All India Football Fede...