Tokyo, Jul 24 (PTI) Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category to open the country's account here on Saturday
The 26-year-old lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) to better Karnam Malleswari's bronze in the 2000 Sydney...
TOKYO: The Indian women's hockey team missed out on a bronze medal in the Olympic Games here today after losing 3-4 to Great Britain. Both teams laid down their lives on the podium. Attempts were made to score from both sides in the first quarter, but due to good...
Paris, Aug 9 (AP) If Lionel Messi does become the latest star to help Paris Saint-Germain's quest to win the elusive Champions League, coach Mauricio Pochettino must work out the best way to accommodate him in a top-heavy attack.
Messi bid a tearful farewell to Barcelona on Sunday. At the same...
India's 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma, who was admired for being a gutsy middle-order batsman at the peak of his prowess, died on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest here.
He was 66 and is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.
"Yes, Yashpal is no more...
Indian football star Sunil Chhetri has surpassed Lionel Messi in international goals, after scoring both goals in his country’s 2-0 win over Bangladesh in Qatar’s capital Doha.
Chhetri moved past Argentinian Messi’s 72 goals when he opened the scoring in the 79th minute on Monday, in a qualifying match for...
This Monday, at the press conference prior to Portugal's game against Hungary, he removed two bottles of Coca-Cola from his vicinity. The Portuguese star sat down, saw the two bottles of carbonated drinks and moved them away before taking a water bottle. His gesture was accompanied by a suggestion...
Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel's participation in the Tokyo Olympics has been confirmed through 'Universality quota', the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) said.
Maana will take part in the 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games and is the third Indian swimmer to have qualified after both Srihari Nataraj and Sajan...
Argentina will continue to trust that Lionel Messi finds a way to overcome Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina at Man Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia to return to the Copa America final.
Beat the impressive Ospina and Colombia, and Argentina will take on Brazil in Saturday's decider. The hosts beat Peru 1-0...
Williamson missed New Zealand's triumph against England at Edgbaston, which sealed a 1-0 series win, with an elbow injury.
New Zealand include BJ Watling for the final, which starts in Southampton on Friday, after the wicket keeper recovered from a back injury.
"Kane and BJ have certainly benefited from their week...
India would set New Zealand a target only after getting enough "back-up runs" on the final day of the World Test Championship Final, senior pacer Mohammed Shami said on Tuesday, hinting that the team would adopt a 'safety first' approach.
India were 64 for 2 at stumps on the fifth...
