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Davis Cup: Prajnesh to replace injured Bhambri

Yuki will be replaced by world no. 246 Prajnesh Gunneswaran for the tie which will be held in Tianjin on April 6 and 7.

27 March 2018 1:39 AM IST

Vijay Amritraj at the Road To Wimbledon event in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Amritraj not crazy' about new Cup format

India face China in an away tie in search of a World Group playoff berth in the new format next month.

21 March 2018 1:38 AM IST

Reaching Gold Coast early will help us'

Chopra was upbeat about Indian athletes' medal chances as well. The AFI has named a 31-member team for the Games.

20 March 2018 12:15 AM IST

Paes returns to Davis Cup fold

Paes was dropped from the tie against Uzbekistan in April 2017 and was also not considered for the World Group Play-off...

12 March 2018 12:49 AM IST

Best possible team picked'

According to gymnastics coaches, this was the best team picked for the Gold Coast Games.

9 March 2018 12:18 AM IST

Dipa Karmakar missed the bronze medal by 0.150 points as American gymnast Simone Biles won her third gold medal at the Rio Olympics. (Photo: PTI)

Somersaulting over politics

Overcoming official apathy, division in federation gymnasts bring home medals.

4 March 2018 2:13 AM IST

Pooja Dhanda (right) switched from judo to wrestling on the advice of former wrestler Kripa Shankar Bishnoi.

An eye-catching switch from mat to akhara

Bishnoi told Pooja that her body structure and interest were better suited to wrestling than judo.

27 Jan 2018 5:52 AM IST

Kenenisa Bekele (centre) crosses the finish line to win the international overall elite mens title at the Kolkata 25K race on Sunday.

Kolkata 25K: Ethiopian duo rule Kolkata roads

Eritrea's Tsegay Tuemay was second in 1:14: 29 while Augustino Sulle of Tanzania finished 12 seconds later to take the...

18 Dec 2017 12:40 AM IST

Indian athletes Kalidas Hirve (from left), Avinash Sable, G. Lakshmanan, L. Suriya, Monika Athare and Swati Gadhave pose at an event in Kolkata.

Kolkata 25K: Bekele targets win on debut run

In his first race in India, the triple Olympic gold medallist and 18-time world champion has sets his sights on the top...

17 Dec 2017 1:02 AM IST

Athletes Valentine Kipketer (from left), Kenenisa Bekele and Helah Kiprop in Kolkata on Friday.

Bekele sets sights on marathon record

Two years later he shaved two minutes off his personal best by setting a new Ethiopian record of 2:03:03 at the Berlin...

16 Dec 2017 1:08 AM IST

Don't want my record to be broken: Mike Powell

Powell's world record, which is standing tall since August 1991, makes him the fourth person since 1900 to hold the long...

15 Dec 2017 12:13 AM IST

Ethiopias Almaz Ayana crosses the finish line to win the Delhi Half Marathon. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Delhi Half Marathon: Maiden win for Ayana, Legese claims crown

Belihu gave credit for his success to Ethiopia's Guye Adola, who created a course record of 59:06 in 2014 here.

20 Nov 2017 1:07 AM IST