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Sreejesh P.R. will lead India until the end of 2018.

Hockey: Change of guard: Sreejesh given captaincy

During his eight-month rehabilitation period, he had mentored the junior goalkeepers and also worked with the Junior...

27 April 2018 9:02 PM GMT

Vinesh Phogat in action against Canadas Jessica MacDonald in the womens 50kg wrestling final on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Commonwealth Games: Vinesh, Sumit add to gold rush

But she gathered herself after the setback to defeat New Zealand's Tayla Ford 6-5 in a close bout to avoid going without...

14 April 2018 8:55 PM GMT

This might be her last chance to turn her two silver from World Championships and Paralympics into Gold. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Malik's date with Gold

The Para Athlete who has spent years in Mumbai and Pune eyes a gold at Para Asian Games.

29 July 2018 6:49 PM GMT

Have to make playing semis, final a habit'

The 29-year-old is known to sing songs on the field under pressure and is the team's go-to-man in crisis situations.

20 May 2018 7:21 PM GMT

Indian archer Deepika Kumari takes aim during womens recurve team elimination event at the Asian Games 2018. (Photo: AP)

Deepika Kumari fails at big stage again

At the Rio Olympics she had made an early exit though she entered the biggest sporting event as world number one.

24 Aug 2018 1:27 AM GMT

The Babri memory

The Babri memory

Babri Masjid is today a photo-montage of images, with each image capturing one angle of a strange and kaleidoscopic...

7 Dec 2012 10:52 AM GMT

P.V. Sindhu reacts in the World Championships final against Japans Nozomi Okuhara at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on Sunday. Sindhu lost 19-21, 22-20, 20-22. (Photo: AFP)

Badminton Worlds: Gold slips from PV Sindhu's hands

Okuhara beats Indian in heart-wrenching final to become first Japanese to clinch title.

27 Aug 2017 7:40 PM GMT

Kidambi Srikanth

Syed Modi GP Gold: Fit-again Kidambi Srikanth eyes title

My ankle is fine and my body is also totally fine, says Kidambi Srikanth.

23 Jan 2017 11:42 PM GMT

Rio Olympics gold medallist Simone Biles also praised Dipa Karmakar for inspiring other kids in India to take up the sport. (Photo: AFP)

Dipa Karmakar's contribution to Indian sports is remarkable: Rio champ...

With 19 Olympic and World Championship medals against her name, the teenage sensation admitted that she's living the...

20 Jan 2017 11:57 AM GMT

Haryana Hammers Sandeep Tomar in action against Vladimir Khinchegashvili of Punjab Royals in their PWL-2 bout in New Delhi.

PWL season 2: Sandeep Tomar stuns Rio Olympics champion

It was the bout of the tournament with Tomar catching the Russian off-guard with his movement and defence.

17 Jan 2017 7:13 PM GMT

The Indian womens team, led by Vandana Katariya, edged past hosts Australia 1-0 at the State Netball & Hockey Centre in Melbourne.

Four-Nation Hockey: India go down fighting to Australia

Goalkeeper Rajani was tested when the hosts earned a series of penalty corners in the third quarter, but effective some...

23 Nov 2016 10:25 PM GMT

Kenyas Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line to win the ADHM as Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell looks on in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: BIPLAB BANERJEE)

Rio Olympics champion Eliud Kipchoge rules Delhi roads

Kipchoge increased the pace from around the 19.5 kilometre mark, leaving the Ethiopian trailing in his wake.

20 Nov 2016 10:58 PM GMT