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Neeraj Chopras world record effort was better than the bronze-winning throw at the Rio Olympics (85.38m by Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago). (Photo: Athletics Federation of India)

Neeraj Chopra gets Army job, starts supporting farmer father

Neeraj Chopra hurled the spear to 86.48m to set a new junior world record en route the gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World...

12 March 2017 9:42 PM IST

SSP Chawrasia had predicted 10-under could be a winning score and his prediction came true as the 38-year-old from Kolkata sunk four birdies and dropped three shots, including a last hole bogey, to card exactly 10-under 278. (Photo: AFP)

Chawrasia clinches second successive Indian Open title

SSP Chowrasia emerged as the sole leader after 42 of the 69 golfers who made the cut returned to complete the third...

12 March 2017 8:12 PM IST

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. attends an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP)

Floyd Mayweather says he's out of retirement', wants to fight Conor...

Floyd Mayweather has demanded the Irish mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor to commit to a crossover bout in...

12 March 2017 2:55 PM IST

Britains Justin Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, fired the first hole-in-one on the new Rio Olympic Golf Course on Thursday. (Representational image)

SSP again in contention at Indian Open

There were less than a dozen players in red numbers, so the tournament is still very wide open.

12 March 2017 1:16 AM IST

Spains Carlos Pigem in action on Day Three of the Hero Indian Open at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon on Saturday.

Hero Indian Open: It's all to play for on killer course

Alongside Chawrasia are Spain's Carlos Pigem and Eddie Pepperell of England.

12 March 2017 1:12 AM IST

S.S.P. Chawrasia in this file photo.

Cheering for SSP Chawrasia after my early exit from Hero Indian Open

What an amazing round of 67 in such difficult conditions and a demanding golf course.

11 March 2017 1:06 AM IST

V. R. Raghunath

VR Raghunath, Danish Mujtaba left out of Hockey's India probables list

While the Junior World Cup stars, as expected, have been rewarded for their gold medal winning feat.

11 March 2017 12:42 AM IST

The best time to go rafting in Himalayas is from April to September when the snow on the mountains melts into the river providing the best conditions for rafting.

Risky team game

Some of the best places for rafting in the world include Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA, Zambezi River in Zimbabwe.

11 March 2017 12:02 AM IST

Slacklining is not a competitive sport. Tricklining is the only competitive form of slacklining, where one can do tricks like bounce, flip etc. on the slackline, instead of just walking.

A fine balance

Adventurer Samar Farooqui has been practising slacklining in India since the past seven years

11 March 2017 12:01 AM IST

The national camp under chief coach Roelant Oltmans includes as many as 11 players from the last years gold medal junior World Cup winning squad. (Photo: Representational image)

Hockey India announces 33 core probables for senior men's national...

The senior men's national camp commence at the Sports Authority of India in Bengaluru from March 14.

10 March 2017 5:05 PM IST

Australian pacer Brett Lee with 11-year-old Fida Fathima, a recipient of Cochlear implant, at a press conference in Kochi on Thursday. (Photo: ARUN CHANDRABOSE)

Brett Lee takes hearing' mission to the children

UNHS is a simple medical procedure for early detection of congenital hearing loss.

10 March 2017 6:51 AM IST

Matteo Manassero. (Photo: AFP)

Hero Indian Open: Matteo Manassero takes lead on opening day

There was a distinctly European flavour to the $1.75 million Hero Indian Open standings.

10 March 2017 1:26 AM IST