The Bihar para powerlifter said he felt as if he was “flying”, while coach Rajinder Singh Rahelu blamed a miscommunication and calculation error for the narrow miss.
India's medal campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games has got an early boost, with Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain assured of at least a bronze medal in the women's 75kg boxing event.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has been appointed interim president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) after president Arkady Dvorkovich temporarily stepped aside following his inclusion in the European Union's latest sanctions list linked to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
India opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi says his confidence has grown after becoming the youngest player to score a half-century in international cricket during the first T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday.
After becoming the first athlete from Bengal to qualify for the World U20 Athletics Championships, Tahura Khatun is now chasing even bigger goals. The 19-year-old will compete at the World U20 Championships in Oregon, USA, but says her ultimate ambition is to one day stand on top of the Olympic podium.
After Namibia won the toss and elected to field, Bangladesh posted a competitive 144 for 7 in their 20 overs on a bowler-friendly surface.
Bangladesh Cricket Board has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) for 48 hours' time to convey their decision to the government regarding playing their matches of the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and take a decision, a news report said.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar analysed spinner Varun Chakaravarthy’s performance and praised the team’s all-round performance in the first T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand as the Men in Blue clinched a thumping win in Nagpur and kicked off the final preparations ahead of the Men's T20 World Cup.
Defending champion Madison Keys proved too good for Ashlyn Krueger in an all-American second-round clash at the Australian Open. The No.9 seed Keys won 6-1, 7-5 in what is her first major as defending champion.
The Edinburgh franchise will be jointly owned by former New Zealand internationals Nathan McCullum and Kyle Mills, with Mills having previously held the ICC’s No.1 ranking in ODI bowling.
