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From being asked to quit to KIYG gold, Vikas comes a long way

Vikas Bind won the 3000m gold medal in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games 2023 on Tuesday with a new meet record of 8 minutes 29.16 seconds. In November 2023, Bind had clocked a timing of 8:18.06 to rewrite the 12-year-old Junior National Athletics meet record in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

2024-01-26T08:18:17.037692+00:00 IST

Sachin Tendulkar extends warm wishes on Republic Day

India's all-time great Tendulkar took to X and wrote, "Today, we complete 74 years as a republic. May we continue to prosper more every year. Happy Republic Day!"

2024-01-26T07:20:09.564797+00:00 IST

Indian shooters set to fire in Olympic year’s first ISSF WC

A mega 49-member Indian Shooting squad is set to fire their first bullets as the Olympic year's International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage gets set to begin in Cairo, Egypt

2024-01-26T07:19:46.097709+00:00 IST

Indian sports fraternity extends Republic Day greetings

Several sports personalities took to social media to extend their wishes.

2024-01-26T05:02:01.196244+00:00 IST

Rohan Bopanna honoured with Padma Shri

India's star tennis player and men's doubles World No. 1 Rohan Bopanna, squash player Joshna Chinappa and former field hockey player Harbinder Singh are honoured with the Padma Shri award, the Centre announced on Thursday.

2024-01-25T20:04:10.389608+00:00 IST

UP long jumper Tauseef finally gets his career back on track

Back home, Tauseef had no facilities to train and had lost all hopes of being back on the field. Once his mother recovered, he gradually restarted training at his native place after almost a year

2024-01-25T18:17:33.183957+00:00 IST

'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra meets Swiss legend Roger Federer

India's 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra met Swiss legend Roger Federer in Zurich, Switzerland.

2024-01-25T14:37:19.123409+00:00 IST

Kerala shot-putter Anupriya VS making a mark in junior circuit

Anupriya took up shot-put with her mother Rajani donning the role of a coach during the initial years. On Tuesday, the 18-year-old from Kerala etched her name in the record books of Khelo India Youth Games when she won the gold medal with a new meet record of 17.22m.

2024-01-25T13:51:18.323461+00:00 IST

Patna Pirates set to play their home leg matches of season 10

Patna Pirates will be led by Sachin Tanwar during the team's home leg matches replacing Neeraj who has been rested due to injury. Manjeet will be the vice-captain of the team

2024-01-25T09:06:03.148329+00:00 IST

WTT Star Contender 2024: Nithya Mani qualifies for main draw

India's Nithya Mani qualified for the main draw of the ongoing WTT Star Contender Goa 2024 after winning her final qualifying round match on Wednesday at the Peddem Indoor Stadium in Mapusa

2024-01-25T08:45:32.292077+00:00 IST

KIYG 2023: Bihar's Durga runs into record books with gold

Durga Singh won the 1500m gold at the 38th Junior National Athletics Championship in Coimbatore last year clocking 4 minutes 38.29 seconds

2024-01-25T07:26:11.799992+00:00 IST

KIYG 2023: Rajasthan’s Vimla Machra on clinching Keirin gold

Rajasthan's Vimla Machra was barely smiling despite dominating the girls' Keirin race at the Cycling Velodrome in TNPESU complex to win the gold medal. The teenager was quite conscious of her broken tooth and had been told by her father to skip the event.

2024-01-25T06:54:56.650559+00:00 IST

"I haven’t announced retirement": Mary Kom

"Dear Friends from the media, I haven't announced my retirement yet and I have been misquoted. I will personally come in front of the media whenever I want to announce it," Mary Kom said in a statement.

2024-01-25T05:08:10.262931+00:00 IST

Tamil Thalaivas clinch 54-29 win over Telugu Titans in PKL

Tamil Thalaivas silenced a raucous home crowd beating the Telugu Titans 54-29 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. An incredible defensive performance saw the Thalaivas log 24 tackle points and 3 super tackles as they took a well-deserved victory.

2024-01-25T03:03:04.465391+00:00 IST

Tripura Minister Sushanta Chowdhury attends MBB Airport League

Tripura Minister of Transport and Tourism, Sushanta Chowdhury attended the final match of the MBB Airport League and handed the trophy to Team Electrical following their victory over AAI.

2024-01-24T18:12:45.430627+00:00 IST

"It's over": Star India boxer Mary Kom announces retirement

Six-time World Champion and 2012 Olympic medallist Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom on Wednesday announced her retirement from boxing.

2024-01-24T18:08:56.380649+00:00 IST

Telangana CM meets Arjuna Awardees, Asian Games medallists

Arjuna Awardees and Asian Games medallists and participants from Telangana met state Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday at Secretariat here

2024-01-24T17:39:27.174636+00:00 IST

Ashu Malik's stellar performance hands Dabang Delhi victory

The Dabang Delhi K.C. and Haryana Steelers played out a neck-to-neck battle throughout the game, but Ashu Malik managed to pull off two raid points in the dying seconds of the match and took his team to a 35-32 victory in the end.

2024-01-24T17:16:09.162309+00:00 IST

Manav, Ayhika kickstart WTT Star Contender Goa 2024 with wins

Indian paddlers Manav Thakkar and Ayhika Mukherjee began their campaign in the WTT Star Contender Goa 2024 with comfortable victories on Tuesday at the Peddem Indoor Stadium in Mapusa.

2024-01-24T06:27:50.558036+00:00 IST

Kerala’s Anupriya, MP’s Vikas Bind break Games records

Kerala's Anupriya V S and Madhya Pradesh's Vikas Bind set new Games records in girls' shot put and boys 3000 metres race respectively on the first day of athletics competitions in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games 2023 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Outdoor Stadium here on Tuesday.

2024-01-23T17:49:45.333164+00:00 IST