Sports

New Delhi, July 29 : Having broken new ground by becoming the first Indian to participate in the Thailand Superbike Championship, Sandesh Prasannakumar is now focussed on finishing on the podium in the remaining two phases of the competition.The Beng…

New Delhi, July 29 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded athlete Hima Das and para-athletes Ekta Bhyan, Yogesh Kathuniya and Sundar Singh Gurjar during his monthly radio show “Mann Ki Baat”.”Just a few days ago, in the Junior Under-20 World…

Hyderabad, July 28 : Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman on Saturday accepted the green challenge to plant saplings under Haritha Haram, the massive plantation programme of Telangana government.In separate tweets, they acceped the chall…

Panaji, July 25 : Goa lawmakers on Wednesday urged the state government to legalise bullfighting even as Animal Husbandry Minister Mauvin Godinho assured the Assembly that he will lobby the Centre to get the banned sport legalised.”I will fight for t…

Ranchi, July 25 : Jharkhand Olympic Association (JOA) vice president Rashid Khan and his wife died in a road accident early on Wednesday in Lohardaga district, police said.Khan, 60, was on his way back home from Ranchi along with his family, when the…

New Delhi, July 22 : Cricket remains the major contributor to sports viewership on Indian television, but football got a boost with the just-concluded 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia where India was not even participating.Sports viewership year-on-year…

Kolkata, July 18 : Two Indians – a ramp model and a student – are all geared up for a all-women South Pole expedition to be led by a septuagenarian Guinness World Record holder Briton Janice Meek starting end December, the duo said on Wednesday.Madha…

Mumbai, July 18 : Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj, who wanted to be a dancer, says it was her fathers decision to put her into the cricket. Raj shared interesting facts from her life on the “Breakfast with Champions” show hosted by Ga…

Srinagar, July 16 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a charge sheet against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and three others in the alleged multi-crore scam in the state cricket association.The charge …

Kolkata, July : Multiple mount Everest sumitter Pemba Sherpa has missing while returning from Saser Kangri peak, his family said on Saturday.”My father went for the Himalayan summit on June.19.Last time when he spoke to us he said that he is returning…