Guwahati, The Indian grapplers annihilated their opponents, scooping 14 gold medals out of total 16 as the wrestling competition in the South Asian Games ended here today. Despite being represented by a second string team, the home wrestlers proved too strong for their South Asian neighbours as they grabbed five goldRead More

Karachi, Pakistan’s retired hockey international Rehan Butt, who was appointed coach of the national team taking part in the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati, has turned out as a player in the team’s first two matches, including today’s game against India. “The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) asked me to enterRead More

Guwahati, India’s swimmers, wrestlers and weightlifters won the bulk of gold medals on offer and maintained their supremacy on the second successive day of the 12th South Asian Games. India, with a total count of 42, (27 gold, 12 silver and 3 bronze medals) is on top of the medals tally.Read More

Chandigarh, With just one bronze medal to show, Himachal Pradesh cut a sorry figure in the recently-concluded 61st National Schools Athletics Championship in Kozikhode (Jan 29 to Feb 2). As many as 49 athletes (22 boys, 27 girls) accompanied by 15 coaches and officials from schools from the state, government asRead More

Mirpur, India will face Sri Lanka in the semifinals of the ICC U-19 World Cup after the island nation reached the last-four stage with a six-wicket win over England. In an impressive all-round performance, Sri Lanka dismissed England for just 184 and then overhauled the target in the 36th over.Read More

Scottsdale, It was another frustrating day for Anirban Lahiri, who missed a lot of putts and managed only an even-par 71 to be tied-39th on the third day of the Waste Management Phoenix Open here. Lahiri, who carded a five-under 66 on the first day and a 74 on second, oftenRead More

Bhubaneswar,  Simon Orchard and Satbir Singh scored a field goal each as Punjab Warriors registered a 4-1 victory over Kalinga Lancers to propel to the second position in the fourth edition of the Hockey India League. The visitors emerged victorious through field strikes from Orchard (48th minute) and Satbir SinghRead More

Guwahati, Indian swimmers ruled the 12th South Asian Games on Sunday as they took the country’s medal tally to 42 on Sunday. Swimmers won 10 medals: four gold, five silver and three bronze. Wrestlers accounted for five medals — four gold and a silver — and weightlifters lifted three golds. HoweverRead More

New Delhi, February 1 — Pawan Negi gets his maiden India call-up for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. February 5 — the Delhi all-rounder is included in both Asia Cup and the World T20 squad. February 6 — The 23-year-old draws the biggest bid (Rs 8.5 crore) among the IndianRead More

Guwahati, The gold rush began for India on the opening day of the South Asian Games, with the country’s wrestlers, swimmers and weightlifters showing their regional dominance by making a near clean sweep of top honours here today. India clinched 14 gold and five silver medals on a highly productive dayRead More