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Sports Minister Mandaviya visits NIS Patiala

"My conversation with Mirabai, Annu Rani and Abha convinced me that our athletes have received the best possible support in their preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games," he said.

2024-06-29T13:25:45.289907+00:00 IST

Bhatia, Rai share lead at Rocket Mortgage golf

Indian-American Bhatia's card included a par on Par-5 17th after his golf ball went into a fairway drain through one of the holes in the metal cover. He got a free drop and he went on to make par. It was a second bogey-free round at the Detroit Golf Club

2024-06-29T09:20:04.050503+00:00 IST

Swiss Ladies Open: Vani among four leaders, Tvesa lying ninth

Vani Kapoor was among the four players in the shared lead at the end of the first round at the Swiss Ladies Open. Among other Indians, Tvesa Malik Sandhu, who was tied third when she finished was tied ninth at the end of the day, while Ridhima Dilawari and Amandeep Drall were tied 57th with 1-over 72 and Seher Atwal (77) was T-108

2024-06-29T09:03:24.262200+00:00 IST

Kapil Dev speaks on his new role as president of PGTI

After taking over as the President of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), World Cup-winning former India cricket captain Kapil Dev said that lots of more responsibility will be on his shoulders now.

2024-06-29T08:39:02.587976+00:00 IST

"Excited to have this opportunity": Srihari Nataraj

Ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024, Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj expressed his feelings on Friday after being qualified for the much-awaited marquee event

2024-06-28T22:02:11.643824+00:00 IST

Indian-American Akshay Bhatia takes lead in Detroit on PGA Tour

Akshay Bhatia continued his rise on the Tour, as he shot 8-under 64 at Detroit Golf Club to take the lead at the Rocket Mortgage Championship on the PGA Tour

2024-06-28T18:19:02.536142+00:00 IST

WBFI organizes Three-day 'wheelchair basketball coaching camp'

The camp aims to enhance the skills of para-athletes in Uttarakhand, preparing them for participation in national and international competitions

2024-06-28T18:12:27.652013+00:00 IST

Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand advance to QFs of US Open 2024

The Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand progressed to the quarter-finals of the women's doubles event at the US Open 2024 badminton tournament in Texas, United States.

2024-06-28T18:04:54.542940+00:00 IST

Sports Minister lend weight to IOA to include Yoga in Asian Games

The IOA President has written to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Raja Randhir Singh on June 26 to consider the proposal of including Yoga as a sport in the Asian Games.

2024-06-28T18:00:39.835160+00:00 IST

Badminton Asia Junior Championships: India blank Vietnam 5-0

India began their Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships with a thumping 5-0 win over Vietnam in their Group C opener

2024-06-28T14:15:32.949060+00:00 IST

Global Chess League to hold second edition in London

Following the success of the first edition, the league aims to unite the world's top chess players in one of the most historic cities.

2024-06-27T18:27:08.619097+00:00 IST

Kiran Pahal breaches Olympics qualification mark in women’s 400m

Kiran Pahal on Thursday breached the Paris 2024 Olympics mark in the women's 400m at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Panchkula.

2024-06-27T17:54:59.511575+00:00 IST

Back-to-back races break up MotoGP mid-season

The Repsol Honda Team will return to competition after MotoGP's brief pause in activity

2024-06-27T17:19:53.868437+00:00 IST

Kapil Dev takes over as president of PGTI

Kapil Dev, who has also excelled as an amateur golfer, has been the vice president and member of the Governing Body of PGTI for the last three years and has played a pivotal role in further shaping and developing Indian professional golf along with the core team of PGTI

2024-06-27T17:17:46.702134+00:00 IST

US Open: Priyanshu, Malvika secure wins to move into second round

Indian shuttlers Priyanshu Rajawat and Malvika Bansod moved into the second round of the men's and women's singles events respectively of the US Open 2024 badminton tournament in Texas on Wednesday

2024-06-27T15:59:27.763739+00:00 IST

Tvesa leads contingent of five Indians in Switzerland

Tvesa Malik has been finding her form back and it started with the Dormy Open in Helsingborg, where she logged a Tied-10th finish and after that made cuts in the Italian Open and Czech Ladies Open, where she was Tied-25th. After getting a fair number of starts following re-ranking, she is currently 76th on the Merit list, she needs to be in Top-80 to ensure a card for 2025

2024-06-27T15:55:37.649864+00:00 IST

PT Usha initiates move to include Yoga in Asian Games programme

IOA president PT Usha made a strong pitch for the inclusion of Yoga in the Asian Games programme. In an impassioned letter to Olympic Council of Asia President Raja Randhir Singh, she urged the Asian sports community to include the ancient Indian discipline that fosters physical and mental health

2024-06-27T14:39:07.197897+00:00 IST

Sreeja Akula aims to create a few upsets at Paris Olympics

Sreeja Akula created history earlier this week by becoming the first Indian table tennis player to win a WTT Contender singles title and on Tuesday she became India's top-most paddler with a career-high ranking of 24. The 25-year-old now hopes to carry the momentum and create a few upsets at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

2024-06-27T07:47:58.351323+00:00 IST

Sushil, Rajmohan to bring significant contributions to SCFI

In a new development, the Sport Climbing Federation of India (SCFI) has recently announced the appointment of Sushil Malik, founder and Director of Herbal Healing Hands, Georgia, as its new Vice President, and Rajmohan Pillai, Chairman of the Beta Group, as its new President.

2024-06-27T05:10:45.832324+00:00 IST

Srihari, Dhinidhi to represent India at Paris 2024 Olympics

On Wednesday, it was announced that Natraj will be competing in men's 100 backstroke event while Dhinidhi will participate in the women's 200m freestyle competition, as per Olympics.com.

2024-06-27T02:04:09.076128+00:00 IST

Five Indian boxers to train in Germany ahead of Paris Olympics

Five Olympics-bound Indian boxers will head to the Olympic Centre in Saarbrucken, Germany for a month-long training camp starting from June 28 as part of their final preparations ahead of the Games.

2024-06-26T18:10:00.063247+00:00 IST