India

KATRA: As a part of upgrading infrastructure and forecast services, a modern state of art Automatic Weather Observing System (AWOS) has been installed at Sanji Chhat near Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine which would provide current weather of…
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NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday added six managers, including Olympian Jude Felix who will also act as hockey coach, in the Indian contingent for Asian Games even though Indian Olympic Association had demanded for 23. While clearing…
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Mumbai: The World Anti-Doping Agency's two-day symposium at Istanbul, Turkey next month would discuss how science and investigations activities combined can help improve tools and develop new strategies to combat the use of drugs in sport.…
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MUMBAI: India's junior girls stretched Hong Kong as they went down 1-3 in the quarter-finals of the 20th Reliance Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship on Saturday. World No. 1 and last edition's individual runner-up Doo Hoi Kem lived up…
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COLOMBO: India beat Australia 25-12, 25-23, 25-14 to finish 7th at the 10th Asian Youth Volleyball Championship being played at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. After four straight losses that saw them relegated to…
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New Delhi: Five-time World Boxing Champion Mary Kom is eyeing a gold medal at the upcoming Incheon Asian Games after settling for bronze four years ago. "Our preparation has been good so far and we are looking forward to the games. I am…
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Gros Islet (St. Lucia) : West Indies’ most capped player, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, is cherishing the 500th Test to be played by the regional side, and says it is a reminder of the rich cricketing heritage of the Caribbean. The second and…
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Bucharest, : Rio 2016 Summer Olympics will be successful, just as the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has said. In Bucharest for the centennial anniversary of the Romanian Olympic…
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MUMBAI: A motivational book about top Indian sportspersons who overcame disability and adversity to become champions, and co-authored by former international shuttler Sanjay Sharma, was launched by former Test cricketer Rahul Dravid at…
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BANGALORE: India's doubles star Rohan Bopanna says the bitterness that had developed between him and Leander Paes in the build-up to the 2012 London Games is "long gone and over" and he was not averse to the idea of pairing with his senior…
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