Others

Boxing World Qualifiers: Ankushita wins opening round bout

Boro, the first Indian woman in action in what is the final chance for the pugilist to book a Paris Olympic berth, began strong against her young Mongolian opponent. She effectively blunted Monkhor's speedy movements by tactically shifting gears to carve out a 4-1 win after three keenly-contested rounds, as per a press release from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).

2024-05-27T10:30:51.745650+00:00 IST

Tripura CM Manik Saha congratulates Dipa Karmakar

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday congratulated Dipa Karmakar for becoming the first-ever Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at the Asian Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

2024-05-26T17:04:13.596690+00:00 IST

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Deepika Kumari falls to Alejandra

Three-time Olympian Deepika Kumari suffered a defeat in her women's individual recurve archery bronze medal match, losing to Mexico's Alejandra Valencia by a 4-6 scoreline.

2024-05-26T16:55:59.095041+00:00 IST

"Proving myself": Rodali Barua's quest for world championships

Rodali's journey began in the corridors of Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 in Tezpur, where the athlete trained for Taekwondo as a compulsory extracurricular activity.

2024-05-26T15:27:05.132693+00:00 IST

Boxing World Qualifiers: Abhinash, Nishant register victories

Indian boxers continued their winning run on day three of the 2nd World Boxing qualifiers for the Paris Olympics as Abhinash Jamwal and Nishant Dev comfortably won their respective 63.5kg and 71kg bouts in Bangkok on Sunday.

2024-05-26T15:06:25.629470+00:00 IST

Paris Paralympics in focus after...: Yogesh Kathuniya

After securing a silver medal at the Kobe Para-Athletics Championship 2024, Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Yogesh Kathuniya expressed his determination to enhance his techniques for better performance at the Paris Paralympics 2024.

2024-05-26T14:29:12.525408+00:00 IST

Karmakar clinches India's first-ever gold medal at Asian C'ship

With an impressive total score of 13.566 in the Vault final, Dipa\ took home a historic gold medal.

2024-05-26T14:14:17.869631+00:00 IST

"Lot of positives to take from this match": PV Sindhu

Following the loss in Malaysia Masters 2024 on Sunday, ace Indis shuttler PV Sindhu said that it's a bit disappointing but a lot of positives have to be taken from this game.

2024-05-26T13:17:15.796175+00:00 IST

"Not injured, decided not to compete as I felt..": Neeraj Chopra

Earlier, the Olympics.com had reported that Neeraj pulled himself out of the Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 athletics meet in the Czech Republic due to an injury. The event is set to take place on May 28.

2024-05-26T11:36:34.734423+00:00 IST

Boxer Nitu Ghanghas eyes Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

A world and Commonwealth Games champion in the 48 kg division, Nitu Ghanghas eyes 54 kg medal at world championships in Astana in October this year

2024-05-26T09:25:24.024532+00:00 IST

Neeraj Chopra to miss Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 due to injury

Olympic and World Championships gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra pulled himself out of the Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 athletics meet in the Czech Republic due to an injury.

2024-05-26T08:56:42.858604+00:00 IST

PV Sindhu suffers defeat in Malaysia Masters final

Indian shuttler and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu conceded a defeat in the final match of the Malaysia Masters competition against China's Wang Zhiyi on Sunday.

2024-05-26T08:31:00.731008+00:00 IST

Pogacar poised to win Giro d'Italia after win on stage 20

Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates is poised to win the Giro d'Italia by an astonishing margin after putting on another clinic in the mountains to take his sixth victory on Stage 20

2024-05-26T08:17:21.385485+00:00 IST

Repsol Honda Team battle track conditions in Catalan sprint

Luca Marini was able to keep pace with his Repsol Honda Team teammate throughout Saturday, qualifying less than a tenth of a second behind Joan Mir

2024-05-26T07:28:28.043852+00:00 IST

Andrea Vendrame burns off breakaway to solo to stage 19 victory

Andrea Vendrame of Italy soloed to an outstanding victory in sodden Sappada after a large breakaway went the distance in Stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia

2024-05-26T03:41:19.999335+00:00 IST

Diksha Dagar tied-20th at Jabra Ladies Open

Diksha Dagar, starting her final round from the first bogeyed the opening hole but got back that with a birdie on the eighth. Bogeys on the 10th and the 14th dropped her to 2-over, but the two birdies on 17 and 18 meant an even par 71. That saw her total 2-over for the week and finished T-20

2024-05-26T03:19:58.858728+00:00 IST

Espargaro pounces on Bagnaia's late heartache; Marquez thrills

Aprilia Racing's Aleix Espargaro took victory in a dramatic sprint at the Gran Premi de Catalunya, keeping it faultless to the flag as not one, not two, but three different leaders slid out

2024-05-26T02:51:30.016103+00:00 IST

Korean Sungjae Im in contention as Scheffler bounces back

Chasing a third PGA TOUR victory, Sungjae Im rolled in monster putts of 44 feet and 25 feet for two of his seven birdies at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas as he ended the second round in tied fourth place and four back of leader, Davis Riley

2024-05-26T02:36:38.410081+00:00 IST

Indian Men's Hockey Team goes down 2-2 (1-3 SO) against Belgium

A spirited Indian Men's Hockey Team went down 1-3 in the shootout against hosts Belgium after ending the regulation time with a 2-2 draw in a high-octane FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 match here in Antwerp on Saturday.

2024-05-25T18:59:26.995878+00:00 IST

Hopefully in coming years, Indian surfers will compete in Olympic

The Surfing Federation of India (SFI) officially launched the fifth edition of the Indian Open of Surfing, a premier national surfing competition, in the presence of the Vice President of the Federation, Rammohan Paranjape on Saturday. Scheduled to take place from May 31 to June 2 at the picturesque Sasihithlu Beach in Mangalore, the three-day event will be organized by the Surfing Swami Foundation and hosted by the local Mantra Surf Club under the aegis of SFI.

2024-05-25T15:46:23.623263+00:00 IST

SFI launches fifth edition of Indian Open of Surfing in Mangalore

The 5th Indian Open of Surfing is all set to showcase the talent and skills of top Indian surfers which include the likes of Ramesh Budihal, Kishore Kumar, Harish M, Srikanth D, and Manikandan D, Kamali Moorthy, Srishthi Selvam, and Sandhya Arun, as they compete for top honours in four different categories (Men & Women's Open and Groms U-16 Boys & Girls) in the three-day surfing extravaganza.

2024-05-25T13:31:56.551046+00:00 IST