Sonipat: Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, who has been part of the protest against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, on Saturday said that protesting wrestlers will participate in the Asian Games only after their “issues get resolved”. “We will participate in Asian Games only when all…
Singapore: Indian archers crumbled under pressure against the mighty Koreans and Chinese to lose all their six summit clashes to conclude their Asia Cup Stage 3 campaign in fifth spot in the medal standings, here on Saturday. Even without a single yellow metal, India ended up with seven medals — six silver and one bronze….
Chennai: Chennaiyin FC’s head coach Thomas Brdaric has parted ways with the Indian Super League team following the conclusion of the 2022-2023 season, the club announced on Saturday. The club will make a decision on their next head coach shortly, the release said. Brdaric was at the helm of the first team for 28 games, winning…
Kakamigahara (Japan): Sunelita Toppo fired a field goal as India eked out a narrow 1-0 win overs hosts Japan to enter the final of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Saturday. The win also sealed their berth in the FIH Junior World Cup slated to be held in Santiago from November 29-December 10…
Paris: Top Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar secured a creditable third place in the Paris Diamond League with a jump of 8.09m, his maiden top-three finish in the prestigious one-day meeting series. Sreeshankar also became the only third Indian to finish in top-three of a Diamond League after Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and former…
New Delhi: The Indian women’s hockey team will head to Germany and Spain for training and an invitational tournament next month as part of its preparation for the Asia Games in September-October.. The Indian women will first train in Russelsheim, Frankfurt followed by a series of Test matches against the German and Chinese national teams…
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday took wrestler Sangeeta Phogat to outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s official residence here to recreate the sequence of events that led to the sexual harassment of which he has been accused. According to sources, Phogat was accompanied by women constables. “At 1.30 pm women officers took Sangeeta…
New Delhi: In a setback for Indian tennis in terms of having presence on the ATP Tour, the country has lost its only ATP 250 tournament — an event that was first held way back in 1996 and till recently was organised as Tata Open Maharshtra. The Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) had saved it…
London: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh reckons the current team has not shown the fearlessness that one needs to win ICC titles and fielding four seamers in the World Test Championship final was a bit “too much”. Having come short in ICC knockout games on numerous occasions since winning their last trophy in 2013, India find…
New Delhi: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday predicted that Indian athletes will return with the country’s best-ever medal haul from the Asian Games later this year. India are expected to send one of the largest contingents to the Asian Games this year with athletes competing in non-traditional sports like kurash, jujutsu, and chess. A total…
