Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stunned fifth seed Christo Popov of France in straight games to enter the men's singles pre-quarterfinals at the $475,000 Hylo Open Super 500 tournament in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Wednesday.
FIDE World Cup: Gukesh seeded top, Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa second and third
What's his pet name, who are his idols and who's his best friend in the team...
Badminton star Saina Nehwal lit up Instagram with a series of Diwali pictures, celebrating the festival of lights with her parents and fans.
Anahat Singh stunned defending champion and second seed Tinne Gilis of Belgium to storm into the semi-finals of Canadian Women's Open squash tournament in Toronto.
Mirabai Chanu's weight class axed from 2028 Olympics, to bulk up to 53kg for LA Games
After a four-year wait, The Family Man 3 returns with Shrikant Tiwari facing his most personal battle yet.
I didn''t do well in semis, and only I know how I spent the nights until WC final: Shafali Verma
Ahead of the mini-auction, scheduled to be held in Doha on December 26, the 10 franchises have released their list of retained and released players.
'It's heartening to see that the festive energy is being driven not only by star-led blockbusters but also by fresh, content-rich films.'
Yamal made a nervy start, and a baying home crowd thought he had conceded a penalty when he slid in to tackle Vinicius Jr, but the decision to award a spot kick was overturned after a VAR review.
Sack Gambhir before he damages any more careers, if you must. But it cannot stop there. The project ahead must be bigger, more ambitious, and far more urgent: Rebuilding the spine of Indian cricket from the grassroots up, and giving the Test team the seriousness it deserves. Only then will Indian cricket stop lurching from one crisis to another and begin, once again, to imagine greatness, suggests Prem Panicker.
Tilak Varma shared his remarkable journey from a modest upbringing to shining on the international stage, driven by a childhood dream to win a World Cup for India.
'PKL gave me everything'
Indian club FC Goa will have their task cut out as they look to carry their domestic form into the international arena when they face Saudi giants Al Nassr in a vital AFC Champions League Two Group D fixture, in Riyadh, on Wednesday.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya presented the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award to badminton stars Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.
The 12th season of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will begin on the National Sports Day on August 29 with a clash between Telugu Titans and Tamil Thalaivas.
In an eventful match with plenty of needle, Vinicius was fired up, snapping into tackles and encouraging the crowd to make more noise
In the last 10 games that United have played under Amorim's stewardship, they had lost six games, while under Gambhir, India have lost eight out of their last 11 Tests.
It's a proud moment for India.
Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stunned World No. 2 and local favourite Anders Antonsen in straight games to enter the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Odense on Thursday.
Mary Kom turned heads at the wedding of Dr Vignesh Ujjwal, son of Indian athletics legend PT Usha and V Sreenivasan.
'I definitely believe the kind of form he is in, the way he is batting, it will strengthen the Indian batting line-up.'
Cricket enters new era with launch of Test Twenty, a revolutionary 80-over format
Nine players from treble-winning Paris St Germain have been nominated for the men's Ballon d'Or this year along with the club's coach Luis Enrique as France Football announced the list of nominees on Thursday.
Jamaica has produced several legendary cricketers like Michael Holding, Courtney Walsh, Chris Gayle and Jeff Dujon, and they might have had an impact on Bolt.
Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information Ata Tarar has dismissed the International Cricket Council's statement on the deaths of three cricketers in Afghanistan, terming it "selective" and "biased".
For spin great Neetu David it was a culmination of a lifelong dream -- to see the India women's team finally end their wait for a World title.
The little girl with a plastic bat in a small town must feel that the world is open to her, just as I felt after watching a triumphant Team India in 1983, says Sachin Tendulkar.
Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the semifinals, while Lakshya Sen lost his men's singles quarterfinal match in straight games at the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in Odense, on Friday.
Sachin Tendulkar was snapped, flanked by 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and Bjorn Borg, who has won 11 majors.
Erling Haaland is the tenth player to reach the landmark of 50 goals in the UEFA Champions League and fastest to do so, beating the 62-match record of Ruud van Nistelrooy.
The English Premier League (EPL) has announced cricketer Sanju Samson as its new official ambassador in India.
Nottingham Forest handed manager Sean Dyche the perfect debut with a 2-0 home win over Porto in the Europa League on Thursday, with both goals coming from the penalty spot.
Carlos Alcaraz is only the second man since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of his first five Grand Slam singles finals after Swiss great Roger Federer.
India tops medal table in SAAF Senior C'ships; Lankan star Pathirage clinches javelin gold
Two-time Asian champion Joshna Chinappa clinched her 11th PSA Tour title, beating Egypt's Haya Ali in four games in the final of the Japan Open.
'Although one-in-five women in the UK will experience stalking at some point in their lives, there are no scientific studies around the stalking of athletes.'
'In light of the precious innocent souls lost, I welcome the ACB's decision of withdrawing from upcoming fixtures against Pakistan.'
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