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Parul, Akhil win Air Rifle trials; Pankaj lands junior Men's double

India internationals Parul Kumar of the Indian Air Force and Akhil Sheoran representing the Railways, won the Men's 10m Air Rifle T5 and T6 national trials respectively

India's lawn bowls pioneers: How a team of four bowled over a nation

After 2007 National Games, Assam and Jharkhand emerged as hubs of a fringe sport now capturing eyeballs thanks to the Commonwealth Games glory

RIP Rudi Koertzen! Twitter mourns the death of the legendry cricket umpire

Twitter mourned Rudi Koertze, the umpire known for his slow finger raise, which got slower as it rose to announce the doom of the batter

CWG 2022 Day 11 Highlights: India finish fourth courtesy 22 gold medals

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 Highlights: Indian contingent picked four out of the five gold medals up for grab on the last day and finished fourth on medals table with 22 gold, 16 silver, 23 bronze

Is cricket sustainable amid climate change?

The warming of the earth, combined with the exhausting nature of the game, is raising questions about the future of the second most popular sport in the world

CWG 2022: Sharath-Sathiyan lose to familiar foes again, settle for silver

The seasoned Indian pair of Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan was outsmarted by familiar foes Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford of England in the men's doubles final at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday

Indian chess legend Vishwanathan Anand elected FIDE deputy president

Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand was on Sunday elected deputy president of FIDE, the sport's world governing body, while incumbent president Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected for a second term

Pro Kabaddi League: PKL 2022 auctions Day 1, players sold, team budget

Pawan Sehrawat becomes the most expensive player in Pro Kabaddi League, Fazel Atrachali bags Rs 1.38 crores, while few big names go unsold on Day 1 of PKL 2022 auctions.

CWG 2022 Day 9 Highlights: India win four gold, claim 14 medals on the day

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 9 Highlights: Ravi Dahiya, Vinesh Phogat, Naveen Kumar and Bhavina Patel won gold medals for India while the nation accumulated three silver and seven bronze medals

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 8: India Medal Contenders to Watch

India's hope lies on the women's hockey team and freestyle wrestlers to bag some more medals on the eighth day of CWG 2022 Birmingham. Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia enters quarterfinals on Day 8.

Commonwealth Games 2022: What made Achinta Sheuli achieve gold medal

Achinta Sheuli became the third gold medalist for India in Commonwealth Games 2022. Know his background, journey, previous records, inspiration, and everything

Commonwealth Games, Day 1: India full Schedule, When and Where to Watch

Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2022 began on July 28, 2022, and will end on August 8, 2022. You can get all the updated information about when and where to watch the live telecast.

44th Chess Olympiad: How Chennai prepared for world's biggest Chess event

A total of 343 teams from 187 countries are taking part in the event, with 25 players from India participating under the mentorship of legendary Indian Chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand

From Chess Olympiad's Thambi to the 1889 Handsome Dan, a story of mascots

But this horse-headed mascot is only the latest in a series of icons that have come to define the branding of global sports events

ENG vs IND 3rd ODI Highlights: Pant-Pandya special wins series for India

England vs India 3rd ODI Highlights: Thanks to a brilliant maiden ODI ton by Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya's all-round show of four wickets and 71 runs, India beat England by 5 wickets to win series

Cricket rights: Indian broadcasters concerned about ICC's auction process

This comes as the governing body of world cricket is auctioning Indian media rights separately from global media rights as India is the largest market for cricket

ENG vs IND 3rd T20I Highlights: Surya's 117 in vain, England win by 17 runs

England vs India 3rd T20I Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav hit a brilliant 117 and almost guided India home, but had little support from others as England won the game by 17 runs to salvage some pride

World Games: Abhishek Verma, Jyothi Surekha Vennam win bronze in archery

The Indian compound mixed team archery duo of Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won a bronze medal by getting the better of their rivals from Mexico by one point at the World Games here.

Kante, Loftus-Cheek to miss Chelsea preseason US tour over vaccine rules

Chelsea will be without N'Golo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek for its preseason training camp and games in the United States because they do not meet the coronavirus vaccination requirements.

ENG vs IND 5th Test preview: India aims for a historic win at Edgbaston

India vs England preview: India leads the 5-match Test series 2-1 against England. The last match, which was supposed to take place at Old Trafford, in 2021, has now been moved to Edgbaston