World Para-Athletics: Five world records broken in a single day as China win six medals
Kobe (Japan), May 23 - Five world records were broken at the Para Athletics World Championships here on Thursday, the seventh day of the event which also saw Chinese athletes claim six medals and set two Asian records.
T20 World Cup: England rope in Manchester City psychologist for defence of title
London, May 23 - England have roped in a sports psychologist, who has in recent times worked with Premier League champions Manchester City, as they get ready to defend their ICC Men's T20 World Cup title in the event to be held in
World Athletics ratifies Tigist Assefa’s women’s marathon world record
Berlin, May 23 - World Athletics, the governing body of international track and field competitions, has ratified Ethiopian star Tigist Assefa’s women's marathon world record of 2:11:53 set in Berlin last year.
Malaysia Masters 2024: Sindhu, Ashmita reach quarterfinals as Treesa-Gayatri ousted from doubles
Kuala Lumpur, May 23 - Singles stars P.V Sindhu and Ashmita Chaliha were the lone Indian players remaining in the draw as the top women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, the seventh seeds, crashed out of the Malaysia Masters 2024
Boxing Olympic Qualifiers: Panghal, Nishant get easy draws as Indian pugilists eye 10 Paris Olympic berths
New Delhi, May 23 - Reigning National Champion and 2024 Strandja Memorial winner Sachin Siwach will kick off India’s quest for maximum Paris Olympic berths when he takes on New Zealand’s Alex Mukuka in the men’s 57kg weight category in the 2nd Boxing
T20 World Cup: Asian teams, particularly India, are favourites for trophy, says Tillakaratne Dilshan
New Delhi, May 23 - With the T20 World Cup 2024 scheduled to be held in the USA and Caribbean islands, the spin-friendly West Indies tracks might favour the spinners and the latter can dominate over the batters, says former Sri Lankan cricketer
French Open: Sumit Nagal gets tough opener in Paris as Rafael Nadal takes on Zverev in first round
Paris, May 23 - India's Sumit Nagal has been handed a tough opening at the French Open and will be facing a top-20 player even as record 14-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal will face World No. 4 Alexander Zverev in a blockbuster
IPL 2024: The way we turned things around and qualified was truly special, Kohli sums up RCB’s season
New Delhi, May 24 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli said it was a 'special' Indian Premier League (IPL) season for the franchise after they qualified for the playoffs following a six-match winning streak in the league stage.
Treat athletes like humans, not medal-winning robots, says Olympian Abhinav Bindra
New Delhi, May 23 - Abhinav Bindra has urged the sports ecosystem to humanize athletes and not expect them to perform like robots. India's first individual gold medallist at the Olympic Games was speaking to sports psychologists in a virtual session at the
I tried to talk to him: Russell on Narine’s return to West Indies’ T20 World Cup squad
New Delhi, May 23 - West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has revealed that he tried to convince former teammate Sunil Narine to come out of his international retirement for next month's T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA.
With the form that Kohli is in, I want him to open batting with Rohit in T20 WC: Parthiv Patel
New Delhi, May 23 - Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel wants Virat Kohli to open the innings with Rohit Sharma in the upcoming T20 World Cup schedule in the USA and West Indies from June 1 and bringing the trophy home ending the
Inaugural Legends Intercontinental T-20 League to take place from August 16 to 28 in Texas
New Delhi, May 23 - USA-based Brosid Sports LLC on Thursday announced the launch of the inaugural edition of the Legends Intercontinental T-20 League during a press event here on Thursday. The league, featuring legendary stars from various continents, is scheduled to take
Have always respected decisions taken by MS, says CSK CEO Viswanathan on Dhoni’s future
Chennai, May 23 - K.S. Viswanathan, the CEO of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), said they have always respected the decisions taken by the legendary MS Dhoni and that the decision on his future in the franchise has been left to him, which they
IPL 2024: Ambati Rayudu mocks RCB with ‘gentle reminder’ post after their exit in playoffs
New Delhi, May 23 - Former India, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Ambati Rayudu has mocked Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) with an
IOC launches ‘Let’s Move India’ campaign to inspire people to celebrate athletes at Paris Olympic Games
Mumbai, May 23 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the launch of 'Let’s Move India', an initiative to inspire people from the country of 1.4 billion to celebrate the athletes participating in the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.
_Diksha, Pranavi, Tvesa to lead India’s challenge in Jabra Ladies Open in France
Evian Les Bains (France), May 23 - Diksha Dagar, Pranavi Urs and Tvesa Malik will lead the Indian challenge at this week’s Jabra Ladies Open. The trio is being joined by Vani Kapoor, Amandeep Drall and Sneha Singh.
Biggest reason for Yashasvi’s success is his hunger, work ethic: Rajasthan Royals CEO
New Delhi, May 23 - The remarkable rise of Yashasvi Jaiswal has been scintillating to say the least, especially at the international level, and Jake Lush McCrum, the CEO of Rajasthan Royals, said the biggest reason behind the young left-handed opener’s success is
LPL 2024 to remain 5-team tournament, organisers working on new owners for Dambulla Thunders
Colombo, May 23 -- A day after the arrest of the Dambulla Thunders co-owner Tamim Rahman, the Lanka Premier League (LPL) have said that they are in the advanced stages of finalising the franchise's new ownership.
ICC launches all-new anthem by Grammy-winning composer Lorne Balfe ahead of T20 WC
Dubai, May 23 - The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday launched its all-new anthem and music piece, composed and produced by renowned Grammy Award-winning film and television composer, Lorne Balfe to be played across ICC world events.
Canada sack head coach Pubudu Dassanayeke ahead of Men’s T20 WC opener: Report
St. Kitts, May 23 - Just days before Canada open their Men's T20 World Cup campaign against USA at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on June 1, the side has sacked its head coach Pubudu Dassanayeke, who had been in the