India will battle it out against the likes of South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and China in the Asian Champions Trophy.
Anirban Lahiri continued his dream run in 2014 by earning a European Tour card for the first time in his career after finishing inside the top-25 at the European Tour Q-School Final Stage in Girona, Spain.
Third seed Andrey Rublev suffered a first round exit after his Qatar Open title, losing to qualifier Quentin Halys 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) at the Dubai Open on Tuesday.
Sandeep Warrier has seen better half Aarathy Kasturi Raj's struggles over the years and as her biggest strength and pillar of support, couldn't be more proud seeing the acclaimed roller skating ace win her first Asian Games medal.
Back-to-back Test series wins over Australia are almost unheard of but India have won the last four they have played.
The Indian golfer had a successful season where he lifted four titles and topped the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
The ace Indian golfer had a successful season where he lifted four titles and topped the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
'For the next nine months to one year I would still be an active player.'
The duo is aiming for top-30 ranking and continued success in bigger tournaments.
Throughout the tournament, Anaha Singh displayed remarkable form, dropping only one game.
India's 297/6 is the highest total by a ICC full member team in T20 Internationals and the second highest overall after Nepal's 314/3 against Mongolia in the Asian Games last year.
The 37-year-old is yearning for a maiden Asian Tour title at this week's Aamby Valley Asian Masters.
India's Jyoti Randhawa is at third position with total prize money of USD 140,545, thanks to his second place outing at the Malaysian Open.
Shiv Kapur recorded his best score on the European Tour with a tied 12th finish at the Johnnie Walker Classic.
BCCI puts Asia Cup in Pakistan on Indian team's roster for 2023
Tan Kim Her's voice was tinged with emotion as he reflected on the journey of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the two men he paired and who fondly call him "Daddy".
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram optimistic about India travelling to Pakistan for Champions Trophy.
Aryna Sabalenka's return to top spot in the WTA rankings after leapfrogging Iga Swiatek has set up a thrilling end to the season, with next month's WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia likely to prove decisive in the race to end the year as world number one.
At the grassroots level, CA reported an increase in registered participation in community cricket from 627,793 to 661,161, although there was a 3% drop in the number of junior cricketers.
Stimac had said he would need at least a four-week camp to do well in the Asian Cup while the All India Football Federation (AIFF) top brass had indicated that his demand would be difficult to meet as the clubs may not agree to release their players for such a long period in the midst of the domestic season.
New Asian number one Jeev Milkha Singh believes he can now win a Major title which will enable him to 'sit at the same table with my father'. The Indian star wrapped up his campaign at the season-ending Volvo Masters of Asia on Sunday to be officially crowned the 2008 Asian Tour's Order of Merit champion and immediately set out his next goal which is to challenge for one of the four most prized trophies in world golf.
Shikhar Dhawan was a 'bit shocked' at his exclusion from India's Asian Games squad
The 22-year-old Indian was steady throughout Sunday just as she had been all week. Trichat finished with a total of 9-under and was sole second while Frenchwoman Celine Herbin (69-72-67) was third at 8-under.
Sabalenka spent eight weeks at the summit last year before Swiatek overtook her with a victory at the season-ending WTA Finals and the Belarusian hopes for a longer stay as 'N1'.
Jeev Milkha Singh has set his sights on becoming the first Indian to win a US PGA Tour event after ending his most successful campaign as the Asian Tour's number one player and with four global victories to his name. The 37-year-old secured his second order of merit title on the back of a thrilling Singapore Open triumph in November and the world number 35 is targeting more victories as well as a place in the International Team for the Presidents Cup.
Here's a wrap of all major international episodes in 2024.
India's Arshdeep Singh is in the race for the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year along with Pakistan's Babar Azam, Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza and Australia's Travis Head, the ICC revealed on Sunday.
Alexander Zverev cruised past Frenchman Lucas Pouille in straight sets in the first round of the Australian Open on Sunday.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended men's team head coach Chandika Hathurusingha due to inappropriate conduct by him during last year's ODI World Cup in India.
Indian women's hockey team midfielder Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke hails from a small village named Asu in Satara, Maharashtra.
Jeev Milkha Singh's maiden UBS Order of Merit title and four victories around the globe dominated the season that included numerous milestones.
The Indian ace was voted the Players' Player of the Year at the Asian Tour's UBS Awards Gala 2006.
Anirban Lahiri moved into position to record a first PGA Tour victory when the Indian fired an exquisite third round seven-under 65 at the TPC Kuala Lumpur course to storm four shots clear of the field at the CIMB Classic on Saturday. Lahiri's nine birdies offset an ugly double-bogey six on the 12th as the Pune-born 29-year-old moved to 19-under for the tournament, well ahead of overnight leader and defending champion Justin Thomas (71) and Scotland's Russell Knox (68). "I just have to try and do the same thing on the last round," Lahiri told reporters. "Everybody is making birdies all the way around so I don't think there's any other way to do it."
India's top cueist Pankaj Advani stormed into the final of the Asian Snooker Tour's second leg event after impressive wins in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
The Tamil Nadu leg of the 'Pass the Ball' Trophy Tour, a crucial part of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 build-up campaign, came to a successful conclusion on Monday.
"She will need to be at her best for next year which will have Asian Games and also the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification, playing about 22 tournaments will be tough, so she is taking extra care,"
Iga Swiatek tested positive in an out-of-competition sample in August but the ITIA accepted that it was caused by contamination of her medication melatonin.
Australian cricketers are on edge barely a month before their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years, amid an uptick in terror attacks in the Asian nation.
The image of a smiling D Gukesh standing with outstretched hands will forever be embossed in the memory of a nation of billions.
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