Indian javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena's participation in the World Championships in Budapest was on Wednesday rendered doubtful after his one-month visa was cancelled by the Hungarian embassy in New Delhi.
From highways connecting once-remote regions to aviation networks carrying millions, India's infrastructure story is one of transformation.
Neeraj Chopra will once again headline India's campaign in the World Athletics Championships
Tejaswin will however focus on Asian Games 2023, which will be held from Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8.
Several Indian athletes secured their spots for the upcoming Paris Olympics, with Jyothi Yarraji becoming the country's first female 100m hurdler to qualify.
PM Narendra Modi and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur heaped praise on Neeraj Chopra on winning the World Championship gold on Sunday.
Shubhankar Sharma shot his best round of 2023 as he fired a flawless 7-under 65, that included an eagle and five birdies.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy picked up $2.33 million worth of desert treasure after repelling a record-breaking charge from Ryder Cup teammate Justin Rose to win the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday.
Neeraj Chopra won again, but not in the manner he would have liked to, and he had no qualms in admitting it.
Jeev Milkha Singh dedicated a sparkling eight-under-par 64 to his ailing 76-year-old mother back home in India after equalling the course record in the DP World Tour Championship third round on Saturday.
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The offer of increased investment was made during a presentation by the Dubai-based companies for India's Minister for External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee, in Dubai on Wednesday. The minister said this after going through a presentation on 'Dubai's growth and plans for the future and planned investments by leading Dubai companies in India' organised by the Dubai Executive Council.
the silver lining is that the men's 4x400m relay team is set to qualify for the World Championships as it is placed at 14th out of 16 to make the cut.
The 25-year-old also finds the World Championships tougher than the Olympics.
A powerful House of Representatives committee has voted overwhelmingly to block Dubai Ports World from managing six US ports, moving closer to a showdown with the White House over the deal.
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Sunday clarified that he is not injured but has pulled out of the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in Czech Republic on May 28 as a precautionary measure after he felt "something" on his adductor muscles during a recent training session.
Neeraj has won gold medals in Olympics (Tokyo in 2021), Asian Games (2018) and Commonwealth Games (2018), besides becoming the Diamond League champion last year.
A World Championships gold is the only medal missing in Neeraj Chopra's decorated cabinet and the superstar Indian javelin thrower will fancy his chances.
The world of sport reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday with a raft of cancellations across cricket, golf, rugby and cycling, while others paid tribute by holding a minute's silence.
Rory McIlroy has been voted the European Tour's player of the year for the third time in four seasons despite missing key tournaments through injury.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men's javelin throw event of the Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar, his spear shimmering through the balmy Wednesday evening sky after an unusually slow start in his first competitive outing on Indian soil in three years.
Anamika Pareek answers five most frequently asked questions about investing in silver ETFs
It's raining brand new seasons and shows on OTT this week.
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani might have made news for purchasing the most expensive beach-side villa in Dubai recently, but he is not the only Indian eyeing the city for investment. Since Dubai allowed foreign investors full ownership in specific sectors in June 2021, a horde of Indian companies have moved or expanded into the desert city. The list even includes a kindergarten, an elementary and middle school, and a hotel that has sought 100 per cent ownership.
Velammal Institutions is the catalysing force behind this chess revolution in Chennai
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World No 3 Henrik Stenson blasted a final round 64 to clinch the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday, also topping Europe's money list for 2013 after his six-stroke victory in the desert finale.
Jena is a promising javelin thrower, with a world ranking of 33. He threw his personal best of 84.38 m on July 28, 2023, in Sri Lanka at the 101st Sri Lankan Championships. It was a gold medal-winning throw.
Players who join the LIV series that threatens to blow apart men's professional golf, are no longer eligible to participate in PGA Tour events
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray told British billionaire Richard Branson that he would study the Mumbai-Pune ultrafast Hyperloop transport project and take further decisions. Branson met Thackeray in Mumbai to clear "misunderstandings" and gauge the new administration's interest in the $10 billion project. Branson had said the entire cost of the project will be borne by the private sector and it will not depend on any funding from the state.
The Indian golfer rounded off the week with a three-under 68 for a total of nine-under 275 to finish tied seventh at the Italian Open
Given how well Hamilton drove last weekend to win the Styrian GP in Austria, few would bet against the British driver securing an eighth success
Soccer's top flight Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) had already announced they were postponing their next round of fixtures.
Commodity investments can help you diversify your portfolio in asset classes other than equity and debt, says Dwaipayan Bose.
Amitabh Bachchan, surprisingly, feels a sense 'dar' as to how he will conduct himself on KBC.
The Shipping Ministry will award 30 port projects during the current financial year, which are likely to come up at an investment of about Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion).
Build-up hit by pull-outs and dope flunks, India still hopeful of good show in Asian Athletics Championships from Wednesday
Brazilian soccer legend Pele is doing 'fine' and will be discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital early on Thursday after he was admitted for stomach pains, one of his aides said.
Shreyas Iyer's father Santosh has a unique WhatsApp DP: his son donning the whites and holding the 2017 Border Gavaskar Trophy.
