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Neeraj Chopra in final list for Men's World Athlete of the Year Award

Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Tuesday shortlisted for men's 'World Athlete of the Year' award

No gold medal bouts at next year's Paris Olympics qualifiers for wrestling

The Pan-American Qualifiers in Acapulco, Mexico from February 28 to March 1 will open the qualification opportunities.

Chess fraternity confident its players will get TOPS support from govt

TOPS is the sports ministry's flagship programme that attempts to assist India's premier athletes in Olympic disciplines.

AIFF sacks secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran due to breach of interest

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday announced that it has sacked secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran due to a "breach of trust"

India beat Japan 4-0 to win women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey title

Playing exhilarating hockey from the word go, an aggressive Indian women's team crushed title holders Japan 4-0 to lift its second Asian Champions Trophy title here on Sunday.

Pak players fined 10% of match fee for slow over-rate against New Zealand

New Zealand had amassed 401 for six after being put to bat. Babar pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing

Indian men's junior hockey team to work on weak areas at national camp

Team coach CR Kumar said while he wouldn't call it a great outing in Johor Bahru, but key areas of improvement in the team have been identified

Football legend Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or award for record eighth time

Aitana Bonmati, the Spanish footballer representing Barcelona and the winner of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup got the Women's Ballon d'Or award, which was presented by Serbian tennis legend Djokovic

National Games: Jyothi Yarraji clinches 100m hurdles gold in record time

Maharashtra are leading the medals tally with 47 gold, 34 silver and 33 bronze followed by Haryana with 18 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze

India make it 6 in row after Shami-Bumrah show, defeat England by 100 runs

Emphatic win would not have been possible without special effort of skipper Rohit, whose sublime knock stood out as most Indian batters fell by the wayside on a two-paced pitch

Asain Para Games 2023: India create history, win 111 medals in Hangzhou

India created history on Saturday as they ended their Hangzhou Asian Para Games campaign with an unprecedented 111 medals, the biggest haul for the country in any major international multi-sport event

No passes, accreditation needed for people to attend National Games in Goa

Meanwhile, Gaude said that all the athletes who have won prizes for the National Games would be given prizes by the state government as per its scheme

How Odisha shows the way in harnessing PPPs to make India a sporting power

With a 2023-24 sports budget of Rs 1,217 cr, Odisha has turned into a sports hotspot

Their unwavering drive to excel truly inspirational: PM Modi hails athletes

PM Modi took to X to congratulate Asian Para Games medalists for their stunning displays of talent

Kush Maini joins young driver development programme of Alpine F1 team

Before Kush, Jehan Daruvala was another Indian who was on driver programme of Formula 1 team but he could not graduate to highest level after three mixed Formula 2 seasons under their wings

Pacer Brydon Carse replaces injured Topley in England squad, says ICC

Topley broke his left index finger during England's match against South Africa on Saturday and was subsequently ruled out for the remainder of the tournament

Para Asian Games: Ankur Dhama secures gold in men's 5,000 m T11 event

The event did not feature a bronze medal, with Hong Kong Li Chun Fi getting the last spot with timings of 18:41.40 minutes

India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets to record straight 5th win in World Cup

India: 274 for 6 in 48 overs (Virat Kohli 95, Rohit Sharma 46; Lockie Ferguson 2/63)

Cricketer Shubman Gill becomes fastest player to score 2000 runs in ODIs

The 24-year-old Indian, who scored 53 against Bangladesh in his previous outing, was 14 runs short of the milestone coming into the match

22-member Indian squad announced for Round 2 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers

Indian Women's Team head coach Thomas Dennerby has announced the 22-member squad that will travel to Uzbekistan for the Round 2 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers.