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Rohan Bopanna announces retirement, vows to give back to Indian tennis

One of India's finest tennis ambassadors, Bopanna built his reputation on a powerful serve, sharp net play, and incredible longevity.

FIDE World Cup: Praggnanandhaa, Arjun, Gukesh key for India's success

Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa will hope for an encore as he takes on a strong field, minus the top-three ranked players in the world, in the FIDE World Cup that gets underway here on Saturday.

Hockey player Manuel Frederick, Kerala's 1st Olympic medallist, dies at 78

Frederick, who hailed from Kannur district of Kerala, was the goalkeeper of the Indian team that won the bronze medal by defeating Holland in the 1972 Munich Olympics

FIH names Oman as Pakistan's replacement for Men's Junior Hockey World Cup

Oman joins as the next highest placed team in the continental championship (Junior Asia Cup 2024), which was the qualifying tournament for the Junior World Cup.

FIDE chief Dvorkovich hails India as modern powerhouse and pillar of chess

As many as 206 top chess exponents from 80 countries will be in Goa for the prestigious tournament, scheduled to be held from October 30 to November 27

Sujeet Kalkal bags gold for India at the U23 World Wrestling Championships

Prior to this, Kalkal had never won a world title but had two U23 Asian titles (2022, 2025) and one U20 Asian Championship gold (2022)

HIL 2026: Full schedule, format, teams, match timings and live streaming

The live streaming of all HIL 2026 matches will be available on the Sony LIV app and website in India

PKL 2025 Play-in matches time (IST), predicted 7, live streaming details

The live streaming of PKL 2025 October 25 matches will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India

Pakistan withdraw team from Junior Hockey World Cup in India

Pakistan has pulled out of the Junior Hockey World Cup to be held in India in November-December, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed to PTI on Friday.

Olympian Neeraj Chopra conferred honorary Lt Colonel rank in Indian Army

Neeraj Chopra's association with the Indian Army began in August 2016 when he was inducted as a Naib Subedar in the Rajputana Rifles regiment

IOC urges sports federations to halt events in Indonesia over Israel ban

An Indonesian government official declared earlier this month that Israeli athletes would be denied visas to participate in the world championships, which started last Sunday and run through this week

India emerges frontrunner to host 2030 CWG; Ahmedabad proposed as venue

India earlier hosted the Commonwealth Games back in 2010 in New Delhi

India settle for 3-3 draw with Pakistan in Sultan of Johor Cup 2025 clash

In a pulsating clash that swung both ways, India fought back from a two-goal deficit to take the lead, only for Pakistan to strike late and ensure the points were shared

India high-five, shake hands with PAK hockey players in Sultan Of Johor Cup

After the match, which ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw, players from both teams continued the gesture of sportsmanship by shaking hands, a welcome contrast to recent encounters.

Uttar Pradesh Kabaddi League (UPKL) season 2 auction on November 3

Building on the success of its inaugural season, UPKL is expanding its footprint from eight to ten teams this year.

Kenya's Matata wins Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2025; 40K run for cause

The races included the Half Marathon + Police Cup, Half Marathon Elite, Champions with Disability + Senior Citizens Run, Open 10K, and Great Delhi Run.

204th-ranked Vacherot stuns Djokovic, to face cousin in Shanghai final

Qualifier Valentin Vacherot shocked Novak Djokovic to reach the Shanghai Masters final, where he will face his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in a historic clash.

Aman Sehrawat handed one-year suspension by WFI over weight issue

The 22-year-old Aman, one of India's top medal hopes in the men's freestyle 57kg category, was disqualified from the Worlds for exceeding the weight limit by 1.7kg on the day of competition.

World Para Athletics 2025: Final medal tally; list of Indian medallists

Hosts India managed to enjoy a successful tournament as, with 22 medals (6 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze), they surpassed their overall best medal tally record of 17 set in 2024 in Kobe

Stray dog bites two coaches at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium during training

Ahead of the Para Athletics Championships, a formal request was made on August 21, 2025, to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to clear stray dogs from the stadium premises.