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Elavenil Valarivan

ISSF Junior World Cup: Gold for Elavenil Valarivan as India start...

Arjun Babuta bagged his second junior world cup medal, claiming bronze in the men's 10m air rifle event.

23 March 2018 12:53 AM IST

Soumyajit Ghosh, who is currently training in Germany, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, is set to be dropped from the national team, federation secretary MP Singh said on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

No Commonwealth Games, Soumyajit Ghosh could be suspended: TTFI...

A complaint has been lodged at the Barasat women's police station in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.

22 March 2018 5:23 PM IST

Usain Bolt said that he is a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, but he has more in common with Lionel Messi, saying they both benefited from a natural ability. (Photo:AP)

Usain Bolt: I'm a Cristiano Ronaldo fan but my talent is more similar...

Eight Olympic gold medaalist is all set to give playing football a try out when he joins the Bundesliga side Borussia...

22 March 2018 4:59 PM IST

But after her historic Rio performance, Sakshi will head to Gold Coast as a strong medal hope. (Photo: PTI)

2018 Commonwealth games: Sakshi Malik eyes gold with new defensive...

Sakshi is confident that she would fetch her maiden Commonwealth Games gold medal when she takes the mat next month.

22 March 2018 4:16 PM IST

The 18-year-old Elavenil, competing in her second World Cup and first final, shot 249.8 in the womens final to claim the top individual honours. Her 631.4 in the qualification was a new world record. (Photo: Twitter / ISSF)

ISSF Junior World Cup: India's Elavenil Valarivan wins Gold in 10m air...

Besides her individual podium finish, Elavenil also combined with Shreya Agrawal and Zeena Khitta to claim the team gold...

22 March 2018 3:11 PM IST

The girl alleged that Soumyajit Ghosh, with whom she was in a relationship for last three years, raped her on the pretext of marrying her. (Photo: PTI)

18-year-old accuses Arjuna Awardee TT player Soumyajit Ghosh of rape,...

One of Ghosh's relatives has denied all the allegations on the athlete, saying all this was done to defame Ghosh.

22 March 2018 12:32 PM IST

Facebook saga erupted when a whistleblower revealed that British data consultant Cambridge Analytica had created psychological profiles on 50 million users via a personality prediction app. (Photo: AFP)

Commonwealth Games 2018 abandons data mining after Facebook scandal

Authorities had a re-think as Facebook became embroiled in a snowballing scandal over hijacking of personal data from...

22 March 2018 10:08 AM IST

Today he is a long distance runner with a few prestigious marathons to his name, but Sagar Baheti, 32, has had a long hard run against a progressive disease that is costing him his sight to reach where he has.

Blinding! Long hard road for this marathoner

Progressive loss of vision due to Stargardt's disease fails to dampen Sagar Baheti's spirit.

21 March 2018 1:58 AM IST

Brain damage from football concussions varies by position and career duration. (Photo: Pixabay)

Santosh Trophy: Punjab rally to win, Goa shocked

After a barren first-half, Odisha took the lead in the 62nd minute through Arpan Lakra at the Sailen Manna Sports...

21 March 2018 1:13 AM IST

Shubhankar Sharma

Shubhankar Sharma draws Masters champ Garcia in opener

The 21-year-old rising star, tied ninth at the World Golf Championships-Mexico after leading on days two and three...

21 March 2018 12:58 AM IST

Vijay Amritraj at the Road To Wimbledon event in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Vijay Amritraj's no to new format

India face China in an away tie in search of a World Group playoff berth in the new format next month.

21 March 2018 12:56 AM IST

A two-time defending champion at the Commonwealth Games, the 34-year-old, who has an Olympic bronze and silver to his credit, feels competing in Gold Coast would prolong his career. (Photo: PTI)

For Sushil Kumar, Commonwealth Games first step towards unfulfilled...

The 66kg freestyle grappler expects to get a fair idea of where he stands at the international stage when he takes the...

20 March 2018 2:53 PM IST