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FISU World University Games 2023: Tejaswin Shankar finishes 6th

The 24-year-old Indian track and field athlete has the national record in men's high jump, hitting the mark of 2.29 m mark in 2018, as per Olympics.com. Shankar however, fell way short of his personal best during the Chengdu meet.

2023-08-03T13:51:10.689473+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Prannoy, Kidambi, Priyanshu reach QFs

Prannoy, the sixth seed, lost a closely fought opening game to Chi Yu. But he kept his nerves and registered a victory in the second game which was as closely fought as the first

2023-08-03T12:37:01.456747+00:00 IST

Tinsukia Gold Cup 2023 organised by Indian Army

Spear Corps Warriors organised Tinsukia Football Gold Cup 2023 at Tinsukia, Assam. The football tournament was aimed at developing and finding new talents in Upper Assam and provided them with an opportunity to shine in the seven-day-long tournament.

2023-08-03T10:02:58.740568+00:00 IST

"Need to take Max out of the equation," says Toto Wolff

Mercedes had to settle for fourth and sixth at the end of an action-packed Sprint weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, with Lewis Hamilton almost 50 seconds adrift of race-winning Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, and George Russell more than a minute back.

2023-08-03T08:46:53.647325+00:00 IST

"We're going to struggle a lot more," says F1 driver Lando Norris

While Red Bull has delivered a historic run to win all 12 Grands Prix, along with three Sprints, going into the summer break, McLaren is now part of a fierce battle taking place behind Verstappen. In a recent interview, Lando Norris said that the team is going to struggle a lot more.

2023-08-03T08:42:15.289703+00:00 IST

PV Sindhu books her place in Australia Open 2023 quarterfinals

India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Australia Open 2023 on Thursday.

2023-08-03T08:39:49.238826+00:00 IST

"We need everybody onboard," says new Alpine F1 Team

Over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, it was confirmed by Alpine that Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer and Sporting Director Alan Permane would be leaving the operation, with Chief Technical Officer Pat Fry making the switch to Williams. Alpine appointed new Interim Team Principal Bruno Famin, after the appointment, he said he needs everybody onboard.

2023-08-03T07:40:32.876853+00:00 IST

"Hasn’t been the smoothest season," says Alpine F1 driver Gasly

In the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, Alpine F1 team driver Pierre Gasly finished in the 11th position. In a recent interview, he revealed that it hasn't been the smoothest season.

2023-08-02T18:54:00.686244+00:00 IST

Honda Team back to full strength for MotoGP season restart

After five weeks away, the MotoGP World Championship resumes and begins an intense second half of the year at the historic Silverstone Circuit, Joan Mir back alongside Marc Marquez in the Repsol Honda Team

2023-08-02T17:48:51.395646+00:00 IST

Anurag Thakur registers as participant for Delhi Half Marathon

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur has registered as the first participant for the Delhi Half Marathon

2023-08-02T17:29:19.587759+00:00 IST

Real Kabaddi Season 3 to be held in September 

Real Kabaddi Season 3 has already caught the eye of sports lovers when the organizers announced that Season 3 will be held at the end of September 2023

2023-08-02T16:55:19.674068+00:00 IST

"Alonso, Hamilton can be near Verstappen," says Red Bull advisor

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has argued that only two other drivers on the F1 grid would get closer to Max Verstappen than Sergio Perez has managed to achieve during their time as teammates. Helmut Marko said, maybe Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton would be nearer, but nobody could beat him at the moment.

2023-08-02T16:27:30.651956+00:00 IST

Asian Games: India’s FIFA stars set sights on better seeding

The country’s most distinguished FIFA athletes, Charanjot and Karman will battle it out against the leading athletes from Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh in their seeding event fixtures that will commence on August 4. The matches will be played in the best-of-three format and will feature a total of 21 countries from the continent that will be participating in the Asian Games in China, which will take place from September 23 to October 8 this year.

2023-08-02T15:58:33.219947+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Mithun Manjunath defeats former world champion

Indian men’s singles shuttler Mithun Manjunath stormed to the pre-quarters as he got the better of 2021 BWF World Championships Gold medallist Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in straight games 21-19, 21-19 in a major upset during the Round of 32 at the ongoing Australia Open 2023 in Sydney on Wednesday.

2023-08-02T14:21:44.992272+00:00 IST

Formula 2 driver Frederik Vesti to make F1 debut

Mercedes junior driver and F2 championship contender Frederik Vesti will take part in an official F1 session for the first time later this year when he gets behind the wheel of the W14 during first practice in Mexico.

2023-08-02T13:20:51.242559+00:00 IST

Red Bull's Christian Horner happy with Belgian GP performance

Christian Horner has taken a moment to look back on what Red Bull has achieved over the opening half of the 2023 season as the team head into the summer break with an unbeaten record.

2023-08-02T12:22:33.920049+00:00 IST

"We are feeling fast again," says Fernando Alonso

In the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso finished in the fifth position. In a recent interview, he said that “I think we are happier, we are feeling fast again.”

2023-08-02T11:50:28.747159+00:00 IST

Indian players emerge victorious in Australian Open Badminton

Indian Badminton players Prannoy HS, Srikanth Kidambi and Priyanshu Rajawat shine in the Round of 32 in the BWF World Tour of Australian Open Badminton tournament.

2023-08-02T11:47:18.732524+00:00 IST

"It was a bit of a gamble," says Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll

In the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll finished in the ninth position. In a recent interview while talking about the race, Stroll said that it was a bit of a gamble.

2023-08-02T11:45:14.491154+00:00 IST

Sports Ministry provides financial assistance to sportspersons

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said in Lok Sabha on Friday that the centre runs various all-inclusive schemes that help in promotion of sports throughout the country regardless of gender or section of society.

2023-08-01T17:45:54.759917+00:00 IST

NADA launches anti-doping helpline for athletes

National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) launched an anti-doping helpline number for athletes and they supported personnel to provide information about anti-doping rules and guidelines.

2023-08-01T17:25:56.454255+00:00 IST