The mixed doubles pair of veteran Joshna Chinappa and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday.
'Earlier we had set some limitations for us. But now, Indians are capable of doing something magical'
The Indian Women's Hockey Team midfielder Salima Tete was honoured with the AHF Emerging Player of the Year Award.
Cyclist Meenakshi suffered a crash and was run over by one of her opponents during the women's 10km scratch race at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday.
Sathiyan is part of the Indian table tennis squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games which is scheduled to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8.
The designated women's coach of the Indian team, Anindita Chakraborty, was conspicuous by her absence in the knockout fixture. Instead, men's coach S Raman sat on the courtside as India women's were shocked by Malaysia in the quarter-finals.
The ICC stated that if a player contracts COVID-19, there won't be any required testing during the competition or isolation time.
In the ongoing Women's World Championship, Jaismine Lamboria clinched her opening bout on Friday.
Ace Indian boxer Shiva Thapa began his Commonwealth Games campaign on a rousing note by defeating Pakistan's Suleman Baloch in the first round of the 63.5kg category, in Birmingham, on Friday.
Vinesh Phogat failed to put up a fight and was knocked down by Mongolia's Khulan Batkhuyag
A former world no. 2, Sindhu has regained her place in the top 5 after three years. The former world champion from Hyderabad resumed her training on Monday after recovering from the injury.
Slipping out of the usual top-five was seen as a real possibility in absence of shooting but phenomenal success in athletics and lawn bowls propelled India to a commendable fourth place finish at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
'Always special to win in Singapore. Time for a much needed breather before the big one in Birmingham. Love and light.'
Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth sailed into the pre-quarterfinals of their respective singles events after scoring comfortable victories at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday.
Savita Punia and P R Sreejesh were named FIH Goalkeepers of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Jemihah will join the Stars squad after completing her Asia Women's Cup commitments for India
A fit-again Neeraj Chopra can create another piece of history when he takes part in the Diamond League Meeting in Lausanne on Friday.
Murali Sreeshankar was "very happy' to win the silver medal in the men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday, but a "bit disappointed" at being unable to take home the gold.
Harmanpreet Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored a brace each as the Indian men's hockey team produced a completely dominating performance to rout Canada 8-0 in their third match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday.
'We have chosen an experienced side for the Commonwealth Games and the players believe they have a good shot at a medal'
Star India batter Cheteshwar Pujara hit 22 runs in an over en route to a scintillating 107 off 79 balls for Sussex in the Royal London One-Day Cup in Birmingham on Friday. However, his fine innings went in vain as Sussex fell short by four runs while chasing Warwickshire's 310 for 6.
Achinta Sheuli ended up adding the sixth medal to India's tally by capturing a gold medal.
Both the teams registered identical 3-0 victories in their respective matches.
The first edition of women's IPL is tentatively scheduled for March 2023.
The Indian women's hockey team defeated a lowly Ghana 5-0 to start its Commonwealth Games campaign on a winning note in Birmingham on Friday.
A 19-year-old Indian-origin teen accused of deliberately crashing a rented U-Haul truck into a White House barrier told authorities that he wanted to get inside the mansion to "seize power" and "kill" US President Joe Biden, according to media reports.
Having swept away New Zealand 3-0 in their last series at home, just days earlier, England are favourites to win the Test and draw the series that is level at 2-1.
The swashbuckling Surya has been nominated along with England's Sam Curran, Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza and Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan for the coveted award.
'Few unfortunate run outs ... but it teaches you that failure is not failure, it's actually a learning. We will take a lot of learning from this and we promised we are going to work hard.'
Dhillon, who has a season's best of 58.03m, could only come up with 53.51m in her sixth and final attempt to end her campaign on a disappointment. She had won a bronze in the last edition in Gold Coast in 2018.
Punam was in the silver medal winning position after snatch where she lifted 98kg in her third attempt.
India's lawn bowls team assured itself a historic first-ever Commonwealth Games medal after defeating New Zealand 16-13 in the semi-final of the women's fours event, in Birmingham, on Monday.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra faces the likes of reigning World champion Anderson Peters of Grenada and Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic in a star-studded field in Doha.
MS Dhoni-led team beat England by five runs in a rain-curtailed final in Birmingham to win the ICC Champions Trophy.
On winning his third CWG medal on Tuesday, Vikas Thakur paid tribute to his idol by doing the 'thigh-five' celebration. 'The Punjabi thapi (thigh-five) was tribute to Sidhu Moose Wala.'
Wimbledon will allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at the grasscourt Grand Slam as 'neutrals' this year.
While the India and Pakistan rivalry is centred around men's cricket, the women fully understand its significance and their increasing role in it.
Already through to the quarter-finals, defending champions India continued their rampaging run as they beat Australia 4-1 in their final group A match of mixed team competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Bhavina Patel wins gold in women's singles classes 3-5 category
England will draw confidence from India's strong comeback from a similar situation and continue to play aggressively when play resumes on Day 3 in the rescheduled fifth Test, at Edgbaston, Birmingham, says veteran seamer James Anderson.
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