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Chess: India women outclass Uzbekistan; men draw

Chess: India women outclass Uzbekistan; men draw

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

India continues to occupy the second spot with 9 match points (2 match points for a win and 1 for a draw) behind Iran (10 MPs).

Shooting: Varun, Esha seal Olympic quota places with golds

Shooting: Varun, Esha seal Olympic quota places with golds

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

Young shooters Varun Tomar and Esha Singh secured two Olympic quota places for India with gold medals.

India at Paris 2024: Your Complete Guide

India at Paris 2024: Your Complete Guide

Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

Here's your complete guide to when India's athletes compete at the Paris Olympics, with dates, events, and timings in IST.

Asian Games: India's skaters claim surprise bronze!

Asian Games: India's skaters claim surprise bronze!

Rediff.com2 Oct 2023

India's roller skaters clinched two bronze medals in men's and women's 3000m team relay events at the Asian Games on Monday.

Dipika, Harinderpal crowned Asian squash champions!

Dipika, Harinderpal crowned Asian squash champions!

Rediff.com30 Jun 2023

Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinderpal Singh Sandhu won the gold medal at the Asian Squash Mixed Doubles Championships

'This is unbelievable phase for Indian sports'

'This is unbelievable phase for Indian sports'

Rediff.com29 Aug 2023

Athletes lauded for their performances on National Sports Day

Asian Games: Sarvanan slips to 2nd spot, Neha third

Asian Games: Sarvanan slips to 2nd spot, Neha third

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

Sarvanan was ranked fifth in the seventh race to go down to second spot with five more races lined up in the Olympic Qualifying Event.

Asian Games: Manju-Baboo win 35km race walk mixed team bronze

Asian Games: Manju-Baboo win 35km race walk mixed team bronze

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

India's race walkers Manju Rani and Ram Baboo won the bronze medal in the inaugural 35km mixed team event at the Asian Games.

Indian kabaddi giants secure eighth Asian C'ship title

Indian kabaddi giants secure eighth Asian C'ship title

Rediff.com30 Jun 2023

Captain Pawan Sehrawat helped India inflict the first All-Out with two touch points and gave his side a 10-4 lead.

Historic medal haul! India shines bright at World Para Athletics

Historic medal haul! India shines bright at World Para Athletics

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

Indian para athletes record best ever finish at World Championship, earn 17 quota places for Paris Games

Aishwary bags silver; heartbreak for Swapnil in 50m rifle 3-positions at Asian Games

Aishwary bags silver; heartbreak for Swapnil in 50m rifle 3-positions at Asian Games

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar missed out on a gold medal as he signed off with a silver in men' 50m rifle 3-positions

Sathiyan-Batra, Harmeet-Sreeja storm into pre-quarters

Sathiyan-Batra, Harmeet-Sreeja storm into pre-quarters

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

Sathiyan and Batra defeated Thailand's Napat Thanmathikom and Suthasini Sawettabut 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8.

Indian women fencers exit in quarters; men bow out

Indian women fencers exit in quarters; men bow out

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

The women's team of Taniksha Khatri, Jyotika Dutta, Ena Erora lost 25-45 against Korea to end their campaign.

Satwik-Chirag on top of the world!

Satwik-Chirag on top of the world!

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Lakshya Sen, who won both his matches to play his part in the silver medal-winning effort in men's team event, too dropped one spot to world number 15. Kidambi Srikanth gained a spot to 20th.

Asian Games Kabaddi: India men thrash Pakistan; enter final

Asian Games Kabaddi: India men thrash Pakistan; enter final

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

The Indian men's kabaddi team thrashed arch-rival Pakistan 61-14 on Friday to storm into the final of the Asian Games.

Asian Games: Sutirtha-Ayhika sign off with bronze for India's only TT medal

Asian Games: Sutirtha-Ayhika sign off with bronze for India's only TT medal

Rediff.com2 Oct 2023

Sutirtha and Ayhika had shocked the reigning world champion Chinese pair of Chen Meng and Yidi Wang in the quarter-finals.

Asian Games probable Jasleen fifth judoka to fail doping test

Asian Games probable Jasleen fifth judoka to fail doping test

Rediff.com6 Aug 2023

Judoka Jasleen Singh Saini, an Asian Games probable, has returned positive for a banned drug in an in-competition test conducted last month during Taipei Open where he had won gold.

French Open: Heartbreak for Sindhu; Satwik-Chirag in semis

French Open: Heartbreak for Sindhu; Satwik-Chirag in semis

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty cruised into the quarter-finals of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Paris.

Youth Games: Swimmer Shoan, shotputter Anupriya win medals

Youth Games: Swimmer Shoan, shotputter Anupriya win medals

Rediff.com8 Aug 2023

Ganguly surpassed Aryan Nehra's timing of 4:27:62 which he had set at the Nationals last month.

Asian Games: India men and women thrash Thailand in kabaddi

Asian Games: India men and women thrash Thailand in kabaddi

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

Men's team outclassed Thailand 63-26, the women's side prevailed 54-22 in two Group A matches

Asian Games: Lovlina bags silver; Parveen signs off with bronze

Asian Games: Lovlina bags silver; Parveen signs off with bronze

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

Parveen, the 2022 world championship bronze medallist, went down to Lin via a 5-0 unanimous verdict.

Asian Games: India women's archers win bronze

Asian Games: India women's archers win bronze

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

The women's team of Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur and Bhajan Kaur defeated Vietnam to win a bronze at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday.

World wrestling chief urgesIOA to co-operate for sake of wrestlers

World wrestling chief urgesIOA to co-operate for sake of wrestlers

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

UWW boss Nenad Lalovic also said the world body will require a "robust plan" from the stake-holders guaranteeing a "safe environment" where grapplers can report abuse and harassment, and a clear hearing process is in place.

Indian athletes face crushing defeats on Day 2

Indian athletes face crushing defeats on Day 2

Rediff.com20 Aug 2023

Santhosh Kumar Tamilarnsan, Sarvesh Anil Kushare crash out in 400m hurdles and high jump

Asian Games: Sailors Neha Thakur, Eabad Ali bag medals

Asian Games: Sailors Neha Thakur, Eabad Ali bag medals

Rediff.com26 Sep 2023

Neha Thakur grabbed a silver in girl's dinghy ILCA-4 event on Day 3 of the Asian Games.

Asian Games: Indian relay team strikes gold, extends medal haul

Asian Games: Indian relay team strikes gold, extends medal haul

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

Indian relay teams made their mark at the Asian Games, clinching gold and silver medals.

Asian Games: Wrestler Sunil bags Greco Roman bronze

Asian Games: Wrestler Sunil bags Greco Roman bronze

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

Sunil Kumar won India's first Greco Roman medal in 13 years at the Asian Games, bagging a bronze in the 87kg category.

Two-step selection process to pick wrestlers for Olympics

Two-step selection process to pick wrestlers for Olympics

Rediff.com25 Nov 2023

Bajwa, when asked whether Indian grapplers will compete under the United World Wrestling (UWW) flag at the Paris Olympics since the Wrestling Federation of India has been banned by the international body, told PTI that, since the Olympics and Asian Games are multi-discipline events, "they will compete as part of the Indian contingent".

India's sailors shine with one silver, two bronze medals

India's sailors shine with one silver, two bronze medals

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

Vishnu Sarvanan wins bronze; sailors end campaign with one silver, two bronze medals

India add to medal haul at World University Games

India add to medal haul at World University Games

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

Apart from archery, the Indians also bagged two medals in shooting.

2023 Sporting Moments In Pictures

2023 Sporting Moments In Pictures

Rediff.com30 Dec 2023

2023 was marked by outstanding sporting achievements, shattered records, and the crowning of new champions, all captured by photographers documenting every significant twist and turn.

Toor defends Asian Athletics title but....

Toor defends Asian Athletics title but....

Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

Tajinderpal Singh Toor stamped his authority in the continental circuit by defending his Asian Athletics Championships title before limping out of the competition

Bopanna-Ebden rally to make Madrid Open final

Bopanna-Ebden rally to make Madrid Open final

Rediff.com5 May 2023

Bopanna had scripted history in March to become the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion when he and Ebden won the BNP Paribas Open.

ISSF WC: Raiza best Indian on show on day one

ISSF WC: Raiza best Indian on show on day one

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

Parinaz Dhailwal shot 64 to lie in 44th spot, while Areeba Khan was further down in 58th, having shot a 59.

Asian Games: Samra steals the show with gold as India's shooters dominate

Asian Games: Samra steals the show with gold as India's shooters dominate

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

Sift Kaur Samra smashed the world record to win the gold medal in the women's individual 50m rifle 3 position shooting event.

Asian Games: Indian men, women paddlers begin on winning note

Asian Games: Indian men, women paddlers begin on winning note

Rediff.com22 Sep 2023

The Indian men's table tennis team of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Achanta Sharath Kamal and Harmeet Desai started their Asian Games campaign on a resounding note, as they demolished Yemen 3-0.

ISSF World C'ship: Indian men take 10m air pistol team bronze

ISSF World C'ship: Indian men take 10m air pistol team bronze

Rediff.com18 Aug 2023

India's campaign in the ISSF World Championship began on an unimpressive note as none of the six 10m air pistol shooters competing in Baku on Thursday were able to clinch a 2024 Paris Olympic quota.

India's Aman clinches bronze at Zagreb Open wrestling

India's Aman clinches bronze at Zagreb Open wrestling

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

The 17-year-old Indian defeated Zane Raye Rhodes Richards of the US 10-4 on points in the bronze medal contest.

Dazzling India At CWG Opening

Dazzling India At CWG Opening

Rediff.com29 Jul 2022

The Indian contingent showcased traditional flavour in their dapper blue kurta-pyjamas.

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 29

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 29

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday, September 29.