Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (BPNS) After Eldhose Paul, from a remote village in Kerala’s Ernakulam district jumped to gold in triple jump at Birmingham in the UK during the ongoing Common Wealth Games, the village burst into joy. Eldhose Paul who is working with the Indian Navy and being trained at Bengaluru has been a medal […]
Birmingham, Aug 6 (BPNS) The Indian men’s fours team won the silver medal in lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games 2022 after losing to Northern Ireland in the gold medal match, here on Saturday. The men’s fours team of Sunil Bahadur, Navneet Singh, Chandan Kumar Singh and Dinesh Kumar lost 5-18 to England in the […]
Mumbai, Aug 2 (BPNS) With the Mega Auctions for the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 fast approaching and set to take place in Mumbai between August 5 and 6, Haryana Steelers have announced the five players that they have retained for the upcoming season. In an announcement first made on Haryana Steelers’ official social media […]
Chennai, July 28 (IANS) In wake of the Pakistan government announcing the withdrawal of its two teams – Open, Women – from the 44th Chess Olympiad in India and making the entries an odd number, India’s third team will not be affected, it is learnt. With withdrawal of Pakistan, the total number of confirmed entries […]
Chennai, July 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin lauded the performance of Neeraj Chopra in the World Athletic Championship, winning a silver medal in the javelin throw competition. In a social media post, Stalin said, “ Neeraj Chopra has scripted history once again! Congratulations on becoming only the second Indian and first Indian […]
Eugene (Oregon), July 16 (BPNS) Two of India’s top medal prospects at the World Athletics Championships 2022 here, 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and long jumper M Sreeshankar, qualified for the finals in their respective categories, raising hopes of bringing home elusive medals from the global competition. Sable finished third in his heat, clocking 8:18.75 to […]
Singapore, July 16 (BPNS) Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the women’s singles final at the Singapore Open 2022 after beating Japan’s Saena Kawakami in the semifinal, here on Saturday. World No 7 Sindhu beat world No 38 Kawakami 21-15, 21-7 in her final four clash, which lasted for 31 minutes. Former world champion […]
New Delhi, June 16 (BPNS) Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra headlined the 37-member squad named by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday to compete in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8 this year. AFI president Adille Sumariwalla expressed confidence that the squad would deliver quality performances. The […]
Berlin, Jun 11 (AP) Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has pulled out of next week’s grass-court tournament in Berlin because of a shoulder problem, saying Friday she needs to rest up ahead of Wimbledon. Swiatek is coming off her second French Open title after beating American teenager Coco Gauff in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday. […]
New Delhi, Jun 11 India on Saturday qualified for the FIFAe Nations Cup 2022 for the first time ever. The esports showpiece event is set to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark this year, from July 27 to July 30. India defeated Korea Republic and Malaysia in the FIFAe Nations Series 2022 playoffs to seal their […]
