Page 21 - Other Sports News

DC Open 2025: Raducanu downs Kostyuk, Osaka awaits in next round showdown

This was the fifth tournament in a row where Kostyuk exited in the first round; she also lost in the fourth round at Rome, starting the current rut

45-year-old venus matches Navratilova with historic singles victory

Navratilova is the only woman older than Williams to win a singles match in Tennis

US Olympic officials exclude trans women from women's sports events

The new policy, announced Monday with a quiet change on the USOPC's website and confirmed in a letter sent to national sport governing bodies

PV Sindhu, Unnati win; Satwik-Chirag progress at China Open 2025

Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu overcame world number six Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan to make a promising start to her campaign at the China Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday.

Centre to table Sports Bill today; BCCI to come under govt purview

Once the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 is enacted, the BCCI will need to apply for annual recognition just like any other National Sports Federation.

Visa delay worries wrestlers for U17 World Championship ahead of departure

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) had sought an appointment on July 10, but 12 days have passed and it is yet to hear a positive response from the embassy

Anush Agarwalla with his mare Floriana wins dressage event in Germany

India's Anush Agarwalla won the the dressage event of the Jubilaumsturnier Hofgeismar Open to record his maiden victory with his mare Floriana here.

Former Puma India head Abhishek Ganguly eyes a long run with new company

Abhishek Ganguly is planning to scale up multiple sports apparel brands to multimillion-dollar levels through his venture Agilitas Sports

Satwik-Chirag eye strong start at China Open ahead of World Championships

The China Open is the last major event before the World Championships, scheduled from August 25 to 31 in Paris, and all players will be hoping to register some wins to build confidence.

Six Indian shuttlers barred from World University Games over admin lapse

Twelve players were selected and sent to represent India, but only six were allowed to compete as officials failed to submit all names correctly during the managers' meeting on July 16.

FIDE Women's World Cup: Humpy enters semifinals after draw with Song

Having won the first game with white pieces, Humpy was only a draw away from reaching the last four stage, and she achieved it after a keenly contested second game against the Chinese.

Pakistan hockey body unwilling to send team to India for Asia Cup

Tariq Bugti, who heads the PHF, said they had written to the FIH and Asian Hockey Federation (AHF), expressing their reservations over sending the team to India.

UK backs London's push to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships

London hosted the biannual premier track-and-field event in 2017 at the London Stadium, which also held the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games

Govt begins 2036 Olympics prep, India to be in top 5 in medal tally: Shah

Addressing an event where the Indian contingent participating in the 21st World Police and Fire Games-2025 were felicitated

Indian Super League: Caught in offside trap, waiting for SC to resume play

Uncertainty over renewal of 15-year master rights deal halts India's top league

Datanomics: India's chess stock soars high, checkmating opponents

India has had a total of 87 GMs in its chess history

Arjun makes history, 1st Indian semifinalist in Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

Arjun won the first rapid game and drew the second, eliminating the Uzbek star in a format that rewards creativity over memorised openings.

WUG: Nataraj betters his 'Best Indian Time' to enter 200m freestyle semis

Two-time Olympian Nataraj, 24, timed 1:48.22 seconds to top his heats and eclipse his previous mark of 1:48.66 set last month at the Singapore National Swimming Championships.

Government offers ₹50,000 monthly to 3,000 athletes for 2036 Olympics

The home minister said the Modi government is making arrangements to take sports to every village.

Erigaisi storms into semifinals, Praggnanadhaa bows out of title race

Arjun prevailed over Abdusattorov 1.5-0.5 while Praggnanandhaa lost an intense battle 3-4 against Caruana.