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World Athletics C'ship: Yarraji fails to make 100m hurdles SFs

India’s Jyothi Yarraji clocked 13.05 seconds to finish seventh in her race.

2023-08-23T06:49:20.466154+00:00 IST

"I've been in a pretty rough shape": Magnus Carlsen

World No.1 Chess player Magnus Carlsen revealed that he came in contact with food poisoning after his semifinal victory against Azerbaijan's Nijat Abasov which eventually affected his preparation for the final of the FIDE Chess World Cup.

2023-08-23T03:49:44.038874+00:00 IST

This medal will give us confidence before Olympics: Simranjeet

The women’s recurve archery team member Simranjeet Kaur who won the medal at the Archery World Cup 2023 stage 4 in Paris, France, on Thursday believes that this bronze medal has come at the right time and will give them confidence ahead of Paris Olympics next year.

2023-08-22T20:49:42.334060+00:00 IST

World Para Powerlifting: India strike first ever gold, silver

Honey Dabas seized the coveted Gold Medal in an electrifying performance that left the crowd astounded. His awe-inspiring lifts of 132 Kg, 135 Kg, and a minor setback with a foul attempt showcased his relentless pursuit of excellence. Rahul Jograjiya secured the Silver Medal in the fiercely contested -72 KG Junior weight category.

2023-08-22T18:40:40.511575+00:00 IST

N Thangaraja shares lead with Saptak Talwar, Aryan Roopa Anand

N Thangaraja hit his irons and chips with pin-point precision on Tuesday that helped him collect seven birdies in exchange for a lone bogey. Thanga, as he is popularly known, landed it extremely close to the pins leaving himself birdie putts within three feet on six occasions. The other highlight of his round was the drive on the par-4 15th which found the green and led to a two-putt for birdie. The 42-year-old Colombo-based player’s only setback was the bogey on the 17th.

2023-08-22T18:39:52.411528+00:00 IST

BWF World Championships 2023: HS Prannoy advances to next round

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy defeated Indonesian player Chico Aura DWI Wardoyo to move into the next round of the BWF World Championships in 2023 on Tuesday at Copenhagen in Denmark.

2023-08-22T17:55:10.762809+00:00 IST

IKF's ProSoccer Global Workshop Returns to India with PL Academy

Building on the remarkable success of the previous year's workshop that witnessed an exceptional turnaround of 300 plus kids, the winner got a 100% scholarship to train at Steven Gerrard Academy in Liverpool.

2023-08-22T17:21:44.448997+00:00 IST

AICF congratulates Praggnanandhaa on reaching FIDE WC final

The president of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) Sanjay Kapoor congratulated Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa who stormed into the final of the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.

2023-08-22T17:07:48.071238+00:00 IST

BWF World Championships 2023: PV Sindhu crashes out

Sindhu suffered a shocking defeat from the World ranked 36 Nozomi Okuhara in a straight game 14-21, 14-21 as she continued her disappointing run in this year's season.

2023-08-22T17:07:21.454330+00:00 IST

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur hails Praggnanandhaa's performance

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur hailed the performance of Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa who stormed into the final of the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan

2023-08-22T17:02:30.659212+00:00 IST

Rakshith Dave wins double after stunning debut at Malaysia SBK

Rakshith Dave made his debut at the Madras International circuit in 2020 after he was selected for the Honda India Talent Cup and took a podium in his very first race. In the next two years he scored many victories and podiums and graduated to NSF 250 class and went on to take part in the inaugural MiniGP India series in 2022 and finished Overall fourth.

2023-08-22T16:56:49.712929+00:00 IST

MOC clears Bajrang, Deepak Punia's proposals for foreign training

Bajrang Punia's proposal to train in Kyrgyzstan from August 21 to September 28 (39 days) along with coach, strength and conditioning expert, physiotherapist and sparring partner was put up for discussion in a wrestling sub-committee meeting, where Olympian Deepak Punia's proposal for training camp in Russia from August 23 to September 28 (35 days) along with his coach and physiotherapist was also discussed.

2023-08-22T15:31:52.441502+00:00 IST

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates medal-winning archers

A total of 13 archers were present in the felicitation ceremony, including history makers Aditi Gopichand Swami and Ojas Pravin Deotale. While Aditi, a Khelo India athlete, became not only the youngest Archery World Champion but also became the first Indian woman to win Gold in the World Championships, Ojas Pravin Deotale became the first Indian male archer to win a gold in the Archery World Championships.

2023-08-22T15:26:49.599767+00:00 IST

Ultimate Table Tennis welcomes Jaipur Patriots as new franchise

Jaipur Patriots will join Goa Challengers, Chennai Lions, Dabang Delhi TTC, U Mumba TT, Bengaluru Smashers and Puneri Paltan Table Tennis for Season 5

2023-08-22T14:27:55.797723+00:00 IST

FIDE World Cup: Praggnanandhaa ends 1st game in draw

Both Grandmasters will continue their play where Magnus will have white pieces in the second classical game on Wednesday

2023-08-22T14:17:16.073773+00:00 IST

Indian Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa clashes with World No. 1 Magnus

After defeating World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana in tiebreaks, Praggnanandhaa reached the final clash for the title.

2023-08-22T11:54:58.563865+00:00 IST

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov hails Praggnanandhaa

Former World Chess Champion and Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov congratulated Indian grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa who stormed into the finals of the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.

2023-08-22T04:16:11.197975+00:00 IST

BWF World Championships: Kidambi Srikanth bows out in 1st round

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth disappoints with his early exit in the first round of the ongoing Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships after being outplayed by Kenta Nishimoto in Copenhagen, Denmark on Monday.

2023-08-21T19:40:35.921944+00:00 IST

"Discussed opening strategies" coach RB Ramesh on Praggnanandhaa

“I am extremely proud that he has been doing phenomenally well in this world cup and he qualified for the World Cup final. And what I hear is he is the youngest to do so. And also he is the only Indian to qualify for the final,” coach Ramesh told ANI.

2023-08-21T19:07:58.450232+00:00 IST

Dagar and Gandas in line for Top-10 finish at ISPS Handa

Diksha Dagar had another gritty round as she played a steady even par round of 72 but dropped to Tied-11th after the third day of the ISPS HANDA World Invitational. Still, Diksha also made the second cut, as the third round cut fell at 4-over with 38 players making it through to the final day.

2023-08-21T17:21:02.328492+00:00 IST