French Open Badminton: H S Prannoy progresses to men's singles quarterfinals

Indian shuttler H S Prannoy has progressed to the men's singles quarterfinals of the French Open Badminton Super Series in Paris. He defeated Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus in straight games 21-11 21-12 to set up a clash with 2016 Australian Open finalist Jeon Hyeok-jin of Kore...

Badminton: Saina Nehwal crashes out of French Open

In Badminton, Saina Nehwal has crashed out of the French Open Superseries tournament in Paris. In the pre-quarterfinal match, Saina lost in straight games to Japanese fifth seed Akane Yamaguchi 9-21, 21-23.PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth are among the eight other Indian shuttlers who will play tonigh...

India has delivered a hugely successful U-17 World Cup: FIFA

FIFA today lauded India for delivering a hugely successful Under-17 World Cup, both in terms of quality of football as well as organisation and said that the country seems capable of hosting bigger global tournaments in the future.Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, along with All India Footba...

ISSF World Cup: Off day for India as Jitu Rai, Ghatkar fail to enter final

India experienced a disappointing day in the ISSF World Cup Final as both their representatives, ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai and Pooja Ghatkar in women's air rifle, failed to clear the qualification hurdle at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range today.Rai, fresh from his gold medal in the air ...

Spain set up title clash against England in FIFA Under-17 World Cup

In Football, Spain and England have set up the title clash of the Under-17 FIFA World Cup being held in India. In the semi-finals yesterday, while Spain defeated Mali, 3-1 at Navi Mumbai to book a Final berth for the fourth time, England stunned three-time champions Brazil by the same margin at Kolk...

Saina, Prannoy, Praneeth advance to second round of French Open Super Series

Spain to face England in FIFA Under-17 World Cup final

Spain will face England in the summit clash of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup at 8 p.m. in Kolkata on Saturday. In the semi-finals played today, while Spain beat Mali 3-1 in Navi Mumbai, England upset three-time champions Brazil by the same margin in Kolkata.The two losing semi-finalists, Mali and Braz...

India win second ODI against New Zealand

India have won the second One Day International against New Zealand. With this win, India leveled the ongoing 3 match ODI series 1-1 with New Zealand. Chasing a victory target of 231 runs, India beat the visitors by 6 wickets with 24 balls remaining in their second ODI in Pune. India finished their ...

Shiva Thapa and L Devendro Singh have advanced to the second round of the National men's Boxing Championships in Visakhapatnam. Shiva, a former World Championships bronze-winner sailed past Tripura's Naveen Kumar in his opening bout in the lightweight 60kg category. Devendro, a Com...

England storms into final of FIFA Under-17 World Cup

England have entered their maiden final in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup football tournament. In the first semi-final played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata today, a sensational hat-trick by Rhian Brewster, helped England upsetpre-tournament favourites Brazil 3-1. He scored in the 10th, 39th and 7...