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Pooja strikes gold; silver for Mary Kom, 2 others at Asian Boxing C'ships

Defending champion Pooja Rani (75kg) was the lone Indian woman boxer to strike gold at the Asian Championships

French Open: Osaka fined $15,000 for skipping post-match news conference

Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by the French Open tournament referee for skipping the post-match news conference after her first-round victory

Olympics 2021: Neeraj Chopra gets France visa to compete in tournaments

Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra has been granted a visa to travel to France to feature in the international competitions ahead of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Tokyo 2020: Olympic bound Indian wrestlers' camp in Warsaw from next week

A month-long training-cum-exposure camp for the Olympic Games bound freestyle wrestlers is scheduled to commence in Warsaw, Poland, next week, says Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) official

French Open: Naomi Osaka wins opening match, sails into second round

World number two Naomi Osaka got off to a flying start in the French Open as she defeated Patricia Maria Tig 6-4, 7-6(4) on the opening day of the tournament on Sunday.

Olympics 2021 qualification: Indians fancy chances at Qosanov athletics

Elite Indian athletes, including the national women's 4x100 metres relay team, aiming to make the cut for the Olympics 2021 are looking ahead to compete in next month's Qosanov Memorial meet in Almaty

KKR's Pat Cummins set to skip remainder of IPL 2021 in UAE: Report

Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Pat Cummins is set to miss the UAE-leg of the IPL and Cricket Australia needs to make a call if it is prudent to let other Australian players compete in the League

WTC final vs India will be like World Cup title clash for me: Neil Wagner

New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner feels the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against India is like a World Cup title clash for him as he has never played a white-ball game for his country

Remainder of IPL 2021 to be held in the UAE in Sep-Oct, says BCCI

At its virtual Special General Meeting on Saturday, BCCI also decided to seek more time from ICC to take 'appropriate call' on hosting T20 World Cup

Tokyo Olympics: Athletes should travel with confidence, says IOC chief Bach

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is confident that the organising committee of Tokyo 2020 will be able to stage a safe and secure showpiece event for the athletes

Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikath miss out on Olympics 2021 qualification

Badminton's global governing body said that no more qualifying tournaments would be played due to the Covid-19 pandemic

I challenge myself to reduce mistakes: Hockey defender Jarmanpreet

Indian hockey team defender Jarmanpreet Singh said that he keeps challenging himself to reduce the margin of error, and that mental fitness is as important as physical fitness in the current scenario

World No.2 tennis star Naomi Osaka earns record $55 mn in 12 months

Tennis world No.2 Naomi Osaka of Japan ended the 2020-21 financial year as the highest-earning female athlete in the world

England board to appoint Devon Malcolm and Dean Headley as match referees

Both Malcolm and Headley have remained involved in the game in coaching roles

Naseem Shah set to join bio-secure bubble for Pakistan Super League

Pakistan Cricket Board has apparently compromised on its Covid protocols and allowed fast bowler Naseem Shah to re-enter the bio-secure bubble before returning to play in the Twenty20 league

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI playing 11, toss result, live streaming

Bangladesh needs 287 runs to win. Check BAN vs SL scorecard, weather forecast and live streaming details here

I didn't realise importance of pace in my bowling early on: Bhuvneshwar

The Indian seamer said once he realised, it helped him "maintain that swing" which keeps batsmen guessing

PSL 6: PCB gets nod to land chartered flights from India, SA in Abu Dhabi

The Pakistan Cricket Board is set to hold the remaining PSL matches in Abu Dhabi next month after getting permission from the UAE authorities

BCCI meet: Ganguly to focus on T20 WC, IPL and domestic players' pay

The president of the BCCI will reach Mumbai for the general meeting on Friday night

WTC Final: India, NZ to be adjudged joint winners in case of draw or tie

The final match of the inaugural World Test Championship will take place in Southampton