Videos of Tuesday's protest outside Durga Bhawan temple on Spon Lane in Smethwick area of the West Midlands city were circulating on social media overnight, with groups of masked men seen shouting and hurling items. Police officers could be seen holding and pulling some of these masked men trying to scale the temple fence.
The Indians eventually lost the semi-final 0-3 in the shootout after both teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time as the crowd booed the technical officials for the decision.
Indian Olympic Association's acting president Anil Khanna called it a 'gender-neutral contingent' with 108 men and 107 women being part of the touring party.
Australia scored the first goal of the game in the first quarter, having started the final on a dominating note.
Gayakwad said upcoming editions of the WPL will provide more match-time to the players.
Sindhu took 38 minutes to prevail over her recent nemesis from Indonesia 21-19, 21-15
Condemning homophobia, India's first openly gay athlete Dutee Chand has called for the LGBT+ people to be allowed to live without "fear of persecution or death".
A look at the historic achievements by India's athletes in 2022.
A former world champion, Sindhu is one of the favourites to win the women's singles gold medal in Birmingham, having won the silver and bronze in the last two editions at Gold Coast and Glasgow.
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday.
Sudhir lifted 208kg in his first attempt before increasing the weight to 212kg in his second to gather 134.5 points and break the Games record.
After the highs of the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Manika Batra's career took a nosedive following the debacle at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
She began the clean and jerk with a confident 110kg lift, leading the Indian coaches to increase her second attempt by six kilograms.
Reigning Under-20 World Champion Antim Panghal on Wednesday questioned the Asian Games trials exemption given to Vinesh Phogat.
Ravichandran Ashwin has maintained the top spot among bowlers
Sehwag mistakenly retweeted the video, only to delete it after the goof-up was brought to his notice.
Team India will compete in 15 sporting disciplines as well as four disciplines in the para sports category.
Australia's Alana King claimed the first hat-trick in the history of women's competition at The Hundred on Saturday, a fortnight after the feat narrowly eluded her in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Alex Yee gave England a golden start to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on Friday, staging a dramatic late charge to win the men's sprint triathlon.
Srihari, who is preparing for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games next month, clocked 25.69 to bag the top honours in the 50m backstroke event.
The IOA was ready to make a presentation to the 2026 organisers to explain to them how including those two disciplines could 'increase the stature of the event'
Star paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal and World champion boxer Nikhat Zareen have been named India's flagbearers for the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the opening Ashes Test played between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.
Jasprit Bumrah has been named as India's captain for the three-match T20I series against Ireland next month.
Harjinder totalled 212kgs (93 in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk) to finish on the podium on Monday night.
India's schedule on Sunday, August 7, Day 10 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
The India's men and women table tennis teams had easy starts to their respective campaigns with identical 3-0 victories over Barbados and South Africa in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday.
India's schedule on Friday, August 5, Day 8 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
The FIH Women's Nations Cup is an important fixture in the international calendar as the champions of this tournament will be promoted to the FIH Women's Pro League 2023-2024 season.
World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was seen interacting with the India players after their series-clinching win in the second T20 International against England in Birmingham on Saturday.
India's schedule on Monday, August 8, Day 11 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Venus has no plans of following her younger sister into retirement any time soon.
India's judoka Tulika Maan gave her all but came up short against Scotland's Sarah Adlington in the final to settle for a silver medal in the women's 78kg category in the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.
In hockey, the women's team continued its inspiring run with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
India's schedule on Tuesday, Day 5 of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Tejaswin overcomes world champion's challenge to win high jump gold
Sreeshankar said featuring consistently at top international events, like the Diamond Leagues, will be his focus going forward.
Indian athletes' schedule for Thursday, August 4, at the Commonwealth Games.
Following is India's schedule on the sixth day at the Commonwealth Games. All timings in Indian Standard Time.
Australia's state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to projected cost overruns.
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