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Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday felicitated wrestler Bajrang Punia with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. (Photo:Twitter)

Kiren Rijiju confers Khel Ratna to Bajrang Punia

Punia has put events like Olympics a priority over the Pro League.

29 Nov 2019 10:39 AM IST

Top performers would go for the camp (Bhopal or Pune) and subsequently get shortlisted/ selected for the qualifiers to be held in South Korea in April next year for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Hyderabad to host 38th rowing nationals championship

The event is being held under the aegis of the Telangana Rowing Association.

29 Nov 2019 1:29 AM IST

India had hosted the World Cup in 1982 and 2010 before 2018.

Rourkela to host Menâ€™s Hockey World Cup

This will be the second consecutive time that India will be hosting the tournament and the fourth time overall.

28 Nov 2019 1:10 AM IST

Jyothi Surekha (left) and Abhishek Verma are all smiles after winning gold in the mixed pair event at the 21st Asian Archery Championships held in Bangkok on Wednesday. The Indians beat their Chinese Taipei opponents Yi-Hsuan Chen and Chieh-Luh Chen 158-151 in the title match.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Abhishek Varma claim gold at Asian archery

The duo maintained their consistency in the third end to shoot 39 together.

28 Nov 2019 1:07 AM IST

The winners of the Deccan Champion title included Raju in bantamweight, Romajit Singh in featherweight, Johnson in the lightweight category, Md Suhaib in the superwelterweight category and Vishwajeet in the heavyweight categories.

Kundeti Raju defeats former national champion

Telangana boxers who made their presence felt were Raju, A. Shiva Yadav, Kuthadi Aravind and Suresh Pasham.

28 Nov 2019 1:03 AM IST

The World CUp will take place from 13-29th January.

2023 Men-'s Hockey World Cup to be held in Bhubaneswar, Rourkela

The tournament will be held from January 13 to 29.

27 Nov 2019 7:13 PM IST

Hyderabad, boasting of Railway players, were swift and scored easy baskets. Only Monika of Medak was able to penetrate the strong Hyderabad defence.

Hyderabad play Ranga Reddy in final ofbasketball

In the other semifinal, Ranga Reddy beat Khammam 47-17.

27 Nov 2019 1:37 AM IST

The Indian volleyball teams will leave on Wednesday for Kathmandu to participate in the South Asian Games. (Photo: South Asian Games website)

Indian volleyball teams to leave for South Asian Games on Wednesday

The volleyball competition in the SAG (formerly South Asian Federation Games) gets underway on November 27.

26 Nov 2019 8:49 PM IST

Viswanathan Anand, who turns 50 next month, missed the Grand Chess tour finale by a whisker. (Photo: File)

Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand gets eliminated, Magnus Carlsen...

Magnus Carlsen finished the tournament with a whopping 27 points and broke his own record in the Grand chess tour

26 Nov 2019 8:22 PM IST

Narain Karthikeyan on the podium.

Motorsport scene has been stagnant, says Narain Karthikeyan

Itâ€™s 26 years since you turned professional, competing in the Formula Vauxhall Junior championship in the UK as a...

26 Nov 2019 1:07 AM IST

Utah Jazzs Rudy Gobert (centre) scores against the Golden State Warriors during their NBA game in Salt Lake City on Friday. Utah won 113-109. (photo: AP)

Utah tame Warriors

Mitchell, Conley help Jazz go past Golden State.

24 Nov 2019 1:35 AM IST

Vijender Singhs right hand was just too precise and powerful to handle for Adamu, who looked intimidated, kept a shell guard, and was thrown off-balance more than once. (Photo: PTI)

Unstoppable Vijender Singh claims 12th successive professional win

The 34-year-old former Olympic bronze-medallist prevailed in a unanimous verdict in an eight-round contest against the...

23 Nov 2019 9:39 AM IST