Prannoy reached the World Championships on previous two occassions.
Harmanpreet Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored a brace each as the Indian men's hockey team produced a completely dominating performance to rout Canada 8-0 in their third match at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday.
Zareen was no match for her young opponent as she dominated the bout from start to finish
The star goalkeeper said Indian women's hockey has grown by leaps and bounds, offering financial independence to its players.
The Indians attacked the Wales citadel continuously from the word go but they failed to find the finishing touches.
14-year-old squash player Anahat Singh was too good for Jada Ross of St Vincent and the Grenadines in an 11-5, 11-2, 11-0 victory in the Round of 64 women's singles competition in Birmingham on Friday.
The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation for the first time has included the historical ruins of the 16th century town- Bhangarh- in one of its tour packages.
Sindhu took 38 minutes to prevail over her recent nemesis from Indonesia 21-19, 21-15
In a first for Commonwealth Games (CWG), next year's edition of the sporting extravaganza in the capital would be covered in High Definition TV (HDTV), to ensure better image resolution, by British company SIS Live for Doordarshan.
After having failed to stump up the cash for an event cancellation policy of Rs 713 crore (Rs 7.13 billion), the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi has decided to take a limited cover, with a total sum assured of Rs 140 crore (Rs 1.4 billion).
Diya Chitale and Manush Shah had also sought the HC's intervention in the matter.
Indian athletics chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair said the athletes were prepared for the Hangzhou Asian Games but the postponement should lesson their workload this season.
Saina Nehwal's chances of defending her title at the Commonwealth Games looks bleak as she has decided to skip the selection trials for the upcoming multi-sport events.
With Mirabai not in medal contention, weightlifting Worlds set to be an underwhelming affair for India
The 27-year-old said the Indian team's immediate focus is the FIH Hockey Pro League beginning next month.
Jeremy shared an interesting story behind the tattoo he wears on his left arm.
BCCI will decide on Saturday whether to accept the proposal for inclusion of the sport at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt has reportedly branded the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as a 'bit s***' and said that the Olympics were 'better'.
National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) will conduct all tests for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) to be held in October next year.
Reigning Under-20 World Champion Antim Panghal on Wednesday questioned the Asian Games trials exemption given to Vinesh Phogat.
Officials investigating Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam have indicated that they have found enough evidence against Suresh Kalmadi, ex-chairman of CWG Organising Committee, in various cases that are being investigated against him.
In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi also said that India is fully prepared for the G20 leaders summit, and heads of 40 countries and many global organisations are coming to Delhi to participate in the event.
The 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has asked all the National Sports Federations to renew their contracts with foreign coaches well in time so that there is no discontinuity.
In the upcoming German Open, Lakshya Sen will spearhead India's challenge at the Super 300 tournament.
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.
Indian weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam broke a Commonwealth Games record in his debut Games, en route to a gold medal in the men's 77kg event in Glasgow on Sunday.
India's wrestlers stole the limelight with a stunning show on the mat, winning three gold medals on Tuesday, the sixth day of competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games.
India ran away with opening day honours in the weightlifting competition of the 20th Commonwealth Games with Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu winning the gold medal in their respective events in Glasgow.
Organisers of next year's Glasgow Commonwealth Games are introducing some of the "best practices" of the 2010 New Delhi Games, Senator Hugh Segal, Canada's Special envoy for CWG renewal, said.
That was a phase, this is also a phase -- was philosophical Sushil Kumar's first reaction as he celebrated his third successive gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the build-up to which was marred by a selection controversy and questions over his fitness.
From the boxing ring to the shooting range to the athletics arena, it was India shining on the penultimate day of the 21st Commonwealth Games where the country claimed its biggest single-day haul of the ongoing edition, ensnaring eight gold medals across five disciplines.
The Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of former Commomwealth Games Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot, accused of favouring a Swiss firm in a contract that led to a loss of over Rs 90 crore to the exchequer.
India's champion athletes returned to a rousing reception when they landed home on Tuesday after their spectacular showing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The Indian duo lost 7-11, 4-11 to King and Coll and missed out on a spot in the final of the event.
India thus finished a fantastic badminton campaign with three gold, one silver and two bronze.
Star Indian sprinter Hima Das qualified for the women's 200m semi-finals after winning her heat with a timing of 23.42s at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday.
Commonwealth Games Media Committee chairman Tarlochan Singh has demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to honour Organising Committee members in recognition of hosting the CWG last October.
Australian Commonwealth Games Association Chief Executive Perry Crosswhite has ruled out any participant in the recently-concluded Delhi CWG being among the nine athletes, who flunked dope tests.
Tejaswin overcomes world champion's challenge to win high jump gold
In yet another controversy ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, a group of Indian cyclists has alleged that the selection trial for the event was not transparent and some worthy riders were ignored.
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