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Alcaraz defends title; Swiatek clinches women’s crown

Alcaraz defends title; Swiatek clinches women’s crown

He defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (5), 6-1 for the second straight year in the BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday, earning his first title since winning Wimbledon last year

IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee for wrestling

The Indian Olympic Association on Monday dissolved the ad-hoc committee for wrestling, saying “there is no further need” for it to continue after revocation of the suspension on the national federation, which now gets complete administrative control of the sport

19 March,2024 08:04 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI

Sen, PV lead India’s challenge at Swiss Open

After first-round losses at the Malaysia Super 1000 and India Super 750 earlier this year, Sen has gained momentum. The 22-year-old enters the USD 210,000 tournament

19 March,2024 08:02 AM IST | Basel (Switzerland) | PTI

Akhil, Anish win gold; India bag six medals

Bhanwala won gold in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol at the Jozef Zapedzki Grand Prix held simultaneously

19 March,2024 08:00 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI

Age group chess, a success at Parel

The championship witnessed the participation of around 200 players across Mumbai. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar presented trophies and medals to the outstanding achievers of the championship

19 March,2024 07:40 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent

Vikramaditya Kulkarni emerges chess champ

Vikramaditya earned Rs 50,000 in prize money while Prakash, despite a valiant effort, finished in fifth place, earning a prize of Rs 15,000. Amaya Roy, 9, was celebrated as the tournament’s best female player

19 March,2024 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent

From allegations, polls to suspension, lifting of ban, dissolve of ad-hoc panel

The WFI timeline charts all the important events dating back from January 18, 2023 when the wrestlers began their protest at Jantar Mantar to the suspension of the Sanjay Singh-led WFI panel

18 March,2024 08:33 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent

'Can’t be that he doesn’t have the means to buy a javelin': Chopra on Nadeem

Both Arshad Nadeem and Neeraj Chopra are getting ready for the upcoming outdoor season

18 March,2024 06:10 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent

Red Bull’s female employee lodges complaint against Horner with FIA

Red Bull then suspended the employee at the centre of the allegations. However, she has now appealed that suspension with Red Bull GmbH

18 March,2024 08:00 AM IST | London | AFP

Alcaraz sets up final clash with Medvedev

Medvedev also had to fight back in a 1-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 victory over 17th-ranked American Tommy Paul. In the final he’ll be out to thwart Alcaraz’s bid to become the first repeat Indian Wells ATP champion since Novak Djokovic won three straight titles from 2014-2016

18 March,2024 07:58 AM IST | Indian Wells | AFP

Gulveer shatters 16-year national record in 10000m

However, Gulveer’s effort was not enough for Olympic qualification as he missed the Paris Games qualification time of 27:00.00 by over 41 seconds

18 March,2024 07:56 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI

Archer Deepika tops trials for World Cup, Oly

The three-time Olympian, who marked her return by winning two gold medals at the Baghdad Asia Cup in February, made the cut along with Bhajan Kaur, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari in the four-member squad

18 March,2024 07:54 AM IST | Sonipat | PTI
Gulveer shatters 16-year national record in 10000m

Gulveer shatters 16-year national record in 10000m

However, Gulveer’s effort was not enough for Olympic qualification as he missed the Paris Games qualification time of 27:00.00 by over 41 seconds

18 March,2024 07:56 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Archer Deepika tops trials for World Cup, Oly

Archer Deepika tops trials for World Cup, Oly

The three-time Olympian, who marked her return by winning two gold medals at the Baghdad Asia Cup in February, made the cut along with Bhajan Kaur, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari in the four-member squad

18 March,2024 07:54 AM IST | Sonipat | PTI
25-to-1 shots Break Point, Pyrite win championship races

25-to-1 shots Break Point, Pyrite win championship races

The J Rustomji Sopariwala Trophy for maiden 3y old horses was won by Fast Approach who made every post of the five furlong sprint a winning one

18 March,2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Prakash Gosavi
'Grateful' Sinner to take lessons from Alcaraz defeat

'Grateful' Sinner to take lessons from Alcaraz defeat

Sinner, whose 16-0 start to the year included his maiden Grand Slam title and a victory at Rotterdam, said he wasn't too concerned about the end of a winning streak that stretched to last year

17 March,2024 04:31 PM IST | Indian Wells | mid-day online correspondent
The Panther, Running Star fancied for championship races

The Panther, Running Star fancied for championship races

The Colts' event looks at the mercy of the Pesi Shroff-trained The Panther (P Trevor up), while the Fillies' contest may see a keen tussle between the Malesh Narredu-trained Running Star (Yash Narredu) and the Dallas Todywalla-trained Spanish Eyes (P Trevor up)

17 March,2024 01:03 PM IST | Mumbai | Prakash Gosavi

IN PHOTOS | Famous Indian sports personalities who served in army

On the occasion of India's 75th Republic Day, here is the list of famous sports personalities to serve in the Indian army (Pic: AFP)

26 January,2024 11:38 AM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
Race walker Ram Baboo breaches Paris Games qualification mark

Race walker Ram Baboo breaches Paris Games qualification mark

This is the first time an Indian athlete is finishing on the podium in this meet. The cutoff mark for Olympic qualification is 1:20:10

17 March,2024 07:29 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI

PR Sreejesh aspires to be India’s chief coach by 2036

PR Sreejesh aspires to be India’s chief coach by 2036

Sreejesh, who will be featuring in his fourth Olympics this year, refused to believe that the upcoming edition in Paris could be his last outing in the sporting extravaganza

17 March,2024 07:26 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI

Orleans Masters: Krishna-Pratheek out

Orleans Masters: Krishna-Pratheek out

The World No. 70 Indian pair lost 17-21, 16-21 against seventh-seeded Danish combination of Andreas Sondergaard and Jesper Toft, ranked 46th in the BWF chart, on Friday night. It ended India’s campaign at the Super 300 event

17 March,2024 07:24 AM IST | Orleans (France) | PTI

India’s Lakshya Sen loses to Christie in semi-finals

India’s Lakshya Sen loses to Christie in semi-finals

Christie will play fifth seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, who defeated Christo Popov of France 19-21, 21-5, 21-11

17 March,2024 07:22 AM IST | Birmingham | Agencies

Asian Games 2023: India clinches gold in hockey; fans, former coach rejoice

    Asian Games 2023: India clinches gold in hockey; fans, former coach rejoice

    The Indian men's hockey team dethroned 2018 gold medallist Japan in the men's hockey event on Friday and qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 by claiming their fourth gold medal in the Asian Games. The Indian team continued to do wonders since the arrival of head coach Craig Fulton as they remained unbeaten throughout the event and defeated Japan by 5-1 in the 19th Asian Games. Both teams kicked off the final on equal preceedings as Japan and India looked to breach each other's defence and break the stalemate. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh looking to showcase his prowess in the penalty corner failed to get past the keeper in the 15th minute.The first quarter ended goalless. India drew the first blood in the second quarter with Manpreet scoring a goal with a reverse hit in the 25th minute of the game Former Indian Hockey player Ashok Kumar said that it is a proud moment that India won a gold medal in Hockey at the Asian Games 2023.  He said, “Indian Hockey has created its dominance in Asian Games by winning a medal...It is a huge victory for Indian Hockey...It is a proud moment for all of us...I want to congratulate the team on this win.”

    07 October,2023 01:40 PM IST | Mumbai
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