India have finished as the best-performing nation in the sport in the 1990, 2002, and 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The 25-year-old Kaur heaved the discus to 65.06 metres in her first throw at the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships.
Commonwealth Games medal prospect shot putter Saurabh Vij and Akash Antil flunked dope tests conducted by the National Anti-doping Agency last month, the Athletics Federation of India said on Thursday.
New Zealand Federation of Athletes chief Rob Nichol said that 'hand on heart' he cannot say whether his country would send a team to the Commonwealth Games.
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was named the Indian contingent's flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony to be held on August 18 in Jakarta.
Sarjubala, competing in the flyweight 51kg category, defeated Tajikistan's Madina Ghaforova 5-0 in a bout which was more gruelling than what the score-line suggests.
The ICC stated that if a player contracts COVID-19, there won't be any required testing during the competition or isolation time.
Ace Indian paddlers Sharath Kamal and Subhajit Saha will feature in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Pro Tour Grand Finals that gets underway in Seoul from December 16-19.
Nikhat, Lovlina on course for CWG berth
He became the first Indian to win a bronze and silver in different categories in gymnastics and Ashish Kumar on Saturday said he could have claimed a gold had the apparatus arrived on time for the Commonwealth Games.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
Jittery about their security in India, the Australian delegation for this year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi will be accompanied by the country's Federal Police.
India named the biggest ever track and field squad in Commonwealth Games as Athletics Federation of India announced 90 athletes for the October 3-14 multi-sport event in New Delhi with almost all big names making the cut.
Upset with the 'manipulative' singles draw, India's top squash player Dipika Pallikal is "seriously considering" pulling out of the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Delhi High Court clears Indian judoka Jasleen to compete at CWG
Laurel Hubbard withdrew midway through the Commonwealth Games tournament
This was the third title for the Indian duo -- they had clinched the Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 and Nantes International Challenge this year.
Yogeshwar asked all the wrestlers to approach IOA and lodge their protest against such unfair decision.
Kunjarani Devi will lead a young Indian women's weightlifting squad in next month's Commonwealth Games to be held in Melbourne.
Apart from Mirabai, the four other Indian lifters were placed in groups C and D, failing to finish even in the top 20 at the Worlds, earlier this month.
The Sports Ministry has got a fillip with the government allocating Rs 3,397.32 crore, an increase of Rs 723.97 crore, in the Union Budget on Wednesday.
Manika Batra wants to break the top-30 barrier in the near future
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
The International Cricket Council has approved change in rules in the LBW decisions of the umpires concerning the controversial Decision Review System, which is expected to benefit the bowlers, while deferring plans for a radical shake-up of international cricket, including on the proposed creation of two divisions in Test and a new one-day league.
Wrestlers express disappointment with PT Usha's comments.
Politics infused the event in Doha where Belarusian swimmers competed as neutrals due to restrictions imposed on their athletes, and Russia's, stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- which Moscow called a "special military operation".
Sateesha Rai, who was stripped of a medal at the Manchester Commonwealth Games after testing positive, is in the team for the Melbourne Games.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
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The Queen's Baton of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games was taken at the historic India Gate by the country's top sportspersons in a low-key event on the first day of its India stop on Saturday.
This is not the first time Reliance has eyed a stake in the club.
Her reluctance to appear for BAI trials could well end her chances of representing the flag
Akhil Kumar, Jitender Kumar and Vijender were handed out empty envelopes in name of cash awards
The Indian Women's Hockey Team midfielder Salima Tete was honoured with the AHF Emerging Player of the Year Award.
The IHF president defended axing of top players from the hockey team.
2018 was largely forgettable for Sushil Kumar -- India's only double Olympic-medallist -- and Sakshi Malik -- the country's first and only woman wrestler to win a medal at the biggest stage.
Sharath will be honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country's highest sports recognition, later this month.
Meet India's top athletes at Olympics 2024.
Jyothi Yarraji opened India's gold medal account in the Asian Athletics Championships
Reigning silver medallists India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in a mouth-watering men's hockey contest of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
