No Indian athlete since Independence has won multiple medals at a single Games.
Iga Swiatek, who beat American 13th seed Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to win her sixth Grand Slam title.
India's new climate pledge to the UN could be weakened by its growing use of coal, even as the country plans a 2035 roadmap to cut emissions and boost clean energy.
Alia Bhatt isn't just dressing up; she's making statements that end up in fashion archives.
India's Anish Bhanwala endured two nerve-wracking shoot-offs in a high-quality 25m rapid-fire pistol final to clinch the biggest medal in his shooting career, a silver at the ISSF World Championships (Pistol/Rifle), in Cairo on Sunday.
She clocked a championships record time of 3 minutes 16.81 seconds to win the 1500m T54 gold after earlier claiming the women's 5000m T54 and 800m T53 crowns.
India have sent an 84-strong contingent of para-athletes, the largest ever in the country's history -- a heady mix of youth and experience, for the Paralympic Games, starting in Paris on Wednesday.
Real Madrid are considering creating a subsidiary that would allow external investors to buy a stake of around 5% in the world's most valuable football club.
Images from Day 7 of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
Neelam Gill returned to the Victoria's Secret runway in a pink lingerie set on the show.
The design of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic torch was unveiled on Tuesday.
'Carrying the Olympic flame yesterday in the Paris 2024 Torch Relay was an honour beyond words. '
There will be no South Korean participation in the inaugural Archery Premier League, denying Indian archers a chance to "test" themselves against their biggest nemesis in the world's first-ever franchise competition in the sport.
How the UN's flagship climate summit lost its direction and what's at stake.
The flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece, as usual, before being taken to Marseille
Indian men's hockey team leaves for Mike Horn's base in Switzerland ahead of Paris Olympics
Yogesh Kathuniya won yet another silver medal in the men's F56 discus throw event at the World Para Athletics Championships.
Olympians Mandeep Singh and Udita Duhan are set to tie the knot in Jalandhar on March 21.
Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra on Thursday said that he will be one of the torch bearers of the Paris Olympics Games.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland faces Irina-Camella Begu of Romania in the opening round of the women's draw with second-seeded American Coco Gauff taking on Australian Ajla Tomljanovic.
Dharambir and Atul win silver and bronze for India in World Para Athletics C'ships
Rider Fateh Jahan Singh Dhaliwal, aged 16, has also approached the court, through his mother, seeking quashing of the list of selected athletes and requested "further directions to conduct the shortlisting of riders for the Asian Youth Games".
Salman Iqbal, the long serving coach of Pakistan's top athlete Arshad Nadeem, was on Sunday banned for life by the country's Athletics Federation for violating the constitution of the Punjab Athletics Association, where he holds the position of president.
'What a pleasure to meet Tennis legend @rafaelnadal at the Olympic Village. Wished him the best for the Games! Looking forward to following his performances at his favourite Roland Garros!'
A fast and fluent Lakshya Sen ended a difficult stretch on the international circuit by defeating Japan's Yushi Tanaka in the men's singles final of the US $475,000 Australian Open Super 500 and clinching his first title of the season, in Sydney, on Sunday.
If you see 'Made in India' apparel at any of the IOC's retail channels, it may have well come from Tiruppur, manufactured by a firm, which is owned by a mother-daughter duo, called Back Bay India.
Some boos as convicted Dutch rapist makes Olympic beach volleyball debut
Paris 2024 opening ceremony will see big police presence but no changes after Trump attack, official says
Bought ticket to see Neeraj in Paris: Dutch para world javelin champion Roorda
Bought ticket to see Neeraj in Paris: Dutch para world javelin champion Roorda
Mirabai Chanu's weight class axed from 2028 Olympics, to bulk up to 53kg for LA Games
Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal have secured their Paris Olympics 2024 quotas for India
Prganisers will be on high alert to ensure the event goes off safely.
Neeraj Chopra is set to face Nadeem for the first time after the 2024 Paris Olympics, giving him a chance to avenge his second-place finish in the French capital.
India's 2024 Paris Olympics medallists, including star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and shooter Manu Bhaker, were felicitated with cash awards by the Indian Olympic Association.
The state-run PSB asked Iqbal to give an explanation for Nadeem's performance and also a run down on his training schedules, money spent on him.
Yavarivafa would be jailed three times -- once entirely alone for a day, crying and taken from her mother -- before she made it to Birmingham, England at the end of 2019 and finally found a home.
Glimpses of Indian athletes in action at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, July 28, 2024.
In the fourth set, the German took two points with a 29-27 win but Deepika was already ahead by two points heading into the final set.
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