IOC reacts sharply as IBA unveils plans to award prize money to Olympic medallists
Lausanne (Switzerland), May 29 - The International Boxing Association (IBA) on Wednesday announced that it will award prize money to pugilists who will win medals in the upcoming Paris Olympic Games, the move getting a sharp reaction from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
CABI to select women blind cricketers’ team for 2024-25 from 30 top probables
Bengaluru, May 29 - The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) has called up 30 top women blind cricketers of the country to pick a women's team to represent the country in international matches.
French Open: Jabeur struggles through to third round with win over Osorio
Paris, May 29 - Ninth seed Ons Jabeur survived a scare at the French Open on Wednesday as he came through a bruising three-set encounter against Colombia's Camila Osorio to book a place in the women's singles third round at the French Open
West Indies storm to fourth spot in rankings ahead of Men’s T20 World Cup
Dubai, May 29 - While India maintained their position atop the rankings, two-time World Champions West Indies moved up to fourth position in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, their players showing some great form ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
FC Barcelona appoint Hansi Flick as head coach on a two-year contract
New Delhi, May 29 - Spanish giant FC Barcelona have announced the appointment of Hansi Flick as the new head coach of the football club replacing the outgoing Xavi Hernandez.
Paris Olympics will be played on the world’s first carbon-zero hockey turf
Lausanne (Switzerland), May 29 - The hockey competition at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games will have something unique about it -- the matches will be played on the world’s first carbon-zero hockey turf which is setting new standards for sustainability in sports surfaces.
Singapore Open: Sen, Srikanth bow out; Sindhu advances to second round
Singapore, May 29 - Ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu advanced to the second round of the women’s singles section of the Singapore Open BWF Super 750 badminton tournament, beating World No. 21 Line Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 22-20. However, in men’s singles, Lakshya Sen and
‘I will not lie…’: Kohli recalls feelings before World Cup debut match in 2011
New Delhi, May 29 - Virat Kohli is the global face of Indian cricket and will be ready to take on the new challenge that the 2024 T20 World Cup will bring with it.
Boxing World Qualifiers: Arundhati advances to pre-quarters, Narender bows out
New Delhi, May 29 - National champion Arundhati Choudhary registered a convincing victory in 66kg weight category to reach the pre-quarter-finals while Narender Berwal (+92kg) ended up on the losing side of a 3:2 verdict in the Boxing World Qualifiers for Paris Olympics
Nasser Al-Khelaifi refused to pay Mbappe salary and bonus worth 80 million euros: Report
New Delhi, May 29 - Kylian Mbappe’s exit from Paris Saint Germain has taken a dark turn as his relation with president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has turned from bad to worse with the latter reportedly refusing to pay the young French forward the remainder
‘These last few days’: Chhetri shares emotional post heading into final international game
Bhubaneswar, May 29 - The entire footballing fraternity is counting the days till June 6 when an icon of the sport, Sunil Chettri will be donning the Blue Tigers jersey for the final time against Kuwait at Salt Lake Stadium.
Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 set to begin on August 22 in Chennai
Chennai, May 29 - The fifth season of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) will be played from August 22 to September 7 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium.
Awfis Space Solutions debuts at 13 per cent over issue price
Mumbai, May 30 - The shares of office space provider company, Awfis Space Solutions, debuted with positive gains on exchanges on Thursday. The company’s shares opened at Rs 435, a 13.58 per cent premium over its issue price of Rs 383 on the
Sanya Malhotra-starrer ‘Mrs’ to be closing film for New York Indian Film Festival
Mumbai, May 30 - The upcoming film ‘Mrs,’ starring Sanya Malhotra in the lead, has been selected as the closing film for the 24th edition of the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF). The film will be screened on June 2.
Rocket reusability key for humanity to become a spacefaring civilisation: Musk
New Delhi, May 30 - Rocket reusability must be the key feature space companies must develop to help humanity become a spacefaring civilisation, said SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday.
India’s smart TV shipments fell 14 pc in Q1 due to slowdown in demand: Report
New Delhi, May 30 - India’s smart TV shipments dropped by 14 per cent (year-on-year) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 due to a slowdown in demand and an inventory build-up at major OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), a new report said on
AI learning in Kerala schools begins with this academic year
Thiruvananthapuram, May 30 - Kerala has decided to include Artificial Intelligence (AI) in school textbooks and as a result, over four lakh students in Class Seven will study the nuances of AI in the new academic year beginning next month.
Co-WIN being transformed into UWIN for national immunisation programme: Health Secretary
New Delhi, May 29 - The Co-WIN portal, which helped India fight the Covid-19 pandemic, is being transformed into UWIN for the National Immunisation Programme which will aid in linking and providing immunisation records of 30 million newborns and mothers every year, followed
ICMR, NIV to start phase-3 clinical trials of recombinant dengue vax: Centre
New Delhi, May 29 - The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) and other research institutes are set to launch phase-3 clinical trials of the recombinant dengue vaccine, said Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary
Tele-MANAS mental health helpline gets 3,500 calls per day: Centre
New Delhi, May 29 - The Tele-MANAS toll-free number, launched as part of the national tele-mental health programme in India, receives 3,500 calls per day on average, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday.