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Bengal Warriors players pin down Puneri Paltans Deepak Hooda, in white jersey, during their Vivo Pro Kabaddi League match. (Photo: AP)

Pro Kabaddi League: Puneri Paltan outplay Bengal Warriors 34-17

In a one-sided contest, Puneri Paltan annihilated the Bengal Warriors and occupied the 2nd spot in their group...

16 Aug 2017 12:26 PM IST

Roop is a better player than me, Major Dhyan Chand had said about his younger brother Captain Roop Singh. (Photo: AFP)

Captain Roop Singh: The man who outscored Major Dhyan Chand

Captain Roop Singh had outscored his more illustrious brother, Major Dhyan Chand, in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.

15 Aug 2017 8:13 PM IST

Sarthak Gandhi is now amongst five Indians who have played finals in either a world tour or a challenge series conducted by ITTF. (Photo: Screengrab)

Sarthak Gandhi strikes silver at Nigeria TT Open

The 23-year-old, ranked 356 in the world, challenged Egyptian Omar Assar for the men's singles title in the summit...

15 Aug 2017 2:45 PM IST

Led by Manpreet Singh, the team last night featured nine players from the junior team, but still beat an experienced Netherlands squad through goals from Gurjant and Mandeep . (Photo: Hockey India)

Indian men's hockey team beat Netherlands 2-1, win series

Gurjant Singh and Mandeep Singh scored a goal apiece to help India win three match series.

15 Aug 2017 12:15 PM IST

Tiger Woods won 14 majors, but the last one was in 2008 when he won the US Open at Torrey Pines by outlasting Rocco Mediate in a memorable 19-hole playoff.(Photo: AP)

Five drugs found in Tiger Woods' system after arrest

The 41-year-old Tiger Woods was arrested early in the morning May 29 in Jupiter, Florida.

15 Aug 2017 10:27 AM IST

Usain Bolt kneels down during a lap of honour at the end of the World Athletics Championships in London Sunday (Photo: AP)

Usain Bolt vows never again'

I have always been strong on doping, he said. I've said it, athletes should get life bans if you go out of your way to...

15 Aug 2017 12:52 AM IST

Usain Bolt took an emotional final bow on the track at the end of the World Championships in London on Sunday before declaring that, definitely and definitively, there was no way he would ever return to sprinting. (Photo: AP)

In pics: Usain Bolt vows 'never again' after emotional London farewell

The great man even had reporters laughing when he gave them a vision of what a 50-year-old Usain Bolt might end up...

14 Aug 2017 11:08 AM IST

Gujarat scored 13 tackle points and recorded a comfortable 27-20 win. (Photo:AP)

Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat Fortunegiants beat Jaipur Pink Panthers...

A strong defensive performance and Sachin's raiding prowess laid the foundations for Gujarat's win.

14 Aug 2017 11:03 AM IST

India, who lost both their matches against fifth-ranked Belgium to start the European tour on a dismal note, will play Netherlands again on Monday. (Photo:AP)

Manpreet Singh's double helps India shock Netherlands 4-3 in a...

Manpreet was the star for sixth- ranked India, while Varun Kumar and Harjeet Singh also sounded the board.

14 Aug 2017 10:07 AM IST

Champion Lucky Vatnani (right) and runner-up Rajiv Inuganti pose with their trophies at the Telangana Open Snooker Championship which concluded in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Telangana Open Snooker Championship: Lucky on top of the table

Lucky wrecked Rajiv Inuganti of Kakinada 6-2 (67-15, 70-57, 79-72, 74-47, 8-84, 49-50, 79-21, 61-4) in the best of 11...

14 Aug 2017 1:09 AM IST

Kids attempted to beat the highest number of full-contact kicks in one hour

Taekwondo obsession

Many taekwondo groups in the state are constantly trying to better each other's records.

14 Aug 2017 12:19 AM IST

It was a sad exit for Usain Bolt who has lit up the track when the sport has been dragged through its worst-ever crisis, racked by doping and corruption scandals that went to the very heart of athletics governing body.

Watch: Sad farewell for injured Usain Bolt as Britain win 4x100m relay

The Jamaican superstar pulled up injured on the anchor leg of the world 4x100m relay at the IAAF World Championships.

13 Aug 2017 11:23 AM IST