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Jannik Sinner returns from doping ban to great fanfare at Italian Open

The training session which was shown live on local TV came after Sinner was the most celebrated player in a ceremony to honor Italian teams that swept the Davis Cup & Billie Jean King Cup last year

India's soft power will grow with the rise of a sports culture: PM Modi

Modi also said that a major chunk of Rs 4000 crore sports budget for the year was being used for the purpose as the government is determined to bring the world's biggest sporting show in the country

Sports Minister Mandaviya inaugurates Khelo India facility in Arunachal

The hall, built at a cost of Rs eight crore, is funded by the Central government and will provide infrastructure and training facilities to promote grassroots-level sports in the region

New kid on the brand wagon: IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi in spotlight

Blazing 11 sixes and seven boundaries, Suryavanshi now holds the record for the second-fastest century in IPL

SOG Grandmasters championship culminates with stellar wins in Gurugram

Among the many standouts, Mitrabha Guha, Shubhi Gupta, Soundarya Kumar Pradhan, Satya, and Rakesh Kumar took top honours in their respective divisions.

India's Kishore Jena joins line-up for Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru

The high-profile athletics meet will be headlined by Olympic gold medallist and reigning world javelin champion Neeraj Chopra, who continues to lead India's charge on the global stage.

Superbet Rapid and Blitz: India's grandmaster Praggnanandhaa finishes third

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finished third while Slovenia's Vladimir Fedoseev expectedly won the Superbet Rapid and Blitz tournament, an event on the Grand Chess tour.

Indian lifters fetch 2 bronze medal at Youth and Junior World C'ships

Jyoshna Sabar secured a bronze in the youth girls' 40kg category with a total lift of 129kg (56kg+72kg). She also clinched a silver in the clean and jerk segment on Wednesday.

Yogeshwar defends Neeraj in controversy over invitation to Arshad Nadeem

Yogeshwar praised Neeraj, saying that only a sportsperson or a soldier has the honour of raising the Tricolour abroad and making the country proud

'Invite sent before Pahalgam attack': Neeraj Chopra on Arshad Nadeem row

Neeraj Chopra confirmed the invite to Arshad Nadeem was sent before the Pahalgam attack and said his family has suffered abuse amid rising backlash

Getting hate & abuse for inviting Pak's Nadeem to NC Classic: Neeraj Chopra

Chopra invited Nadeem, who defeated the Indian in Paris last year to win gold, for the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic to be held in Bengaluru on May 24.

Full international roster for Neeraj's NC Classic javelin event revealed

The NC Classic is a top-tier international javelin meet named after India's golden boy of athletics, Neeraj Chopra

Arshad Nadeem opts out of Neeraj Chopra's NC Classic javelin event

Despite Nadeem's absence, the Neeraj Chopra Classic will feature a glittering line-up of international talent as World Athletics has granted the event a 'Category A' statu

Does match-fixing count as crime? Supreme Court to decide in KPL case

The case revolves around a few cricketers who were accused of fixing cricket matches in the 2018 season of Karnataka Premier League

Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 shifted to Bengaluru, star Javelin throwers join

Peters, a two-time world champion from Grenada, and Röhler, the 2016 Olympic gold medallist from Germany, are among the high-profile names expected to compete.

Neeraj Chopra records 84.52m throw to secure gold at NWU Potch Invitational

Chopra's 84.52m throw has now overtaken the previous Indian best for 2025, which belonged to Sachin Yadav, who had thrown 84.39m earlier this year

Saurabh Chaudhary wins first medal for India at Lima Shooting World Cup

Ace shooter Saurabh Chaudhary opened India's medal account with a bronze in the men's 10m air pistol event on day one of the year's second ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage here on Tuesday.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu targets the missing medal in her trophy cabinet

Chanu opens up on why winning an Asian Games medal would mean the world to her, her love for Lata Mangeshkar songs, and the plans to open an academy for weightlifters in Manipur

India eyes 2031 AFC Asian Cup hosting rights, six other nations in fray too

The AIFF was one of the seven national football bodies which submitted the EoI before the deadline of March 31

Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025: Javelin throw event dates, venue, athletes

The 1st edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic, labelled as the NC Classic, will take place at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula in Haryana, on May 24. Find all about NC Classic javelin throw event here