India finishes fifth in medals tally at Moscow Shotgun World Championships

India have finished fifth in the medals tally with one gold and two silver medals at the Moscow Shotgun World Championships. Only 16 of the 76 participating nations got amongst the medals and Italy topped the tally with nine gold medals for a total of 17 medals in all. Both their Olympic skeet champ...

World Chess Cup: Sethuraman holds Anish Giri

Indian Grandmaster S P Sethuraman is continuing with his dream run in the World Chess Cup tournament in Georgia. At Tbilisi today, he played out a fighting draw with higher ranked Anish Giri of Holland in the first game of the third round of the competition. After victories over Ruslan Ponomariov of...

Salt Lake Stadium, venue for U-17 WC final, handed over to LOC

The refurbished Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, which will host the final of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, was today handed over to the event's Local Organisning Committee. Giving it a 10/10 rating, LOC tournament director Javier Ceppi said the revamped stadium is at par with any world-class v...

Ravindra Jadeja slips to No. 2 in ICC Test bowlers rankings

India's left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja lost his top spot in the ICC Test bowlers rankings released in Dubai today. He is now placed at the second position. Ravichandran Ashwin, however, retained his third spot in the table, which is now headed by England pacer James Anderson.Anderson has ...

Umesh, Shami back in Indian cricket team for Australia ODIs

A 15-member Indian squad has been announced for the first three ODIs of the upcoming 5-match home series against Australia. Fast bowlers - Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami - have made a return to the squad, while Shardul Thakur has been rested. The Virat Kohli-led Team India will continue to be withou...

US Open: Sloane Stephens wins women's singles title

India win 2nd SABA U-16 Championship

India has won 2nd South Asian Basketball, SABA, Under - 16 Championship. India defeated Bhutan by 131-50 in its last league match at Kathmandu yesterday. India remained unbeaten in its all four matches and accumulated 8 points. Bangladesh finished second and host Nepal third. The championship was pl...

US Open: Refael Nadal to clash with Kevin Anderson in men's singles

In Tennis, world number one Rafael Nadal will clash with South African Kevin Anderson later tonight in the title clash of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the season, in New York. While 28th seed Anderson will be playing his maiden Grand Slam Final, Nadal will be looking to bag his 16...

US Open: Sloane Stephens wins women's singles title

Sloane Stephens lifts US Open women's singles title