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Harmeet Desai eyes 2026 Asian Games, begins preparations with UTT

Desai, currently ranked 66th in the world, bagged gold medals in men's team event at the 2018 Gold Coast and 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Sachin, Parul clinch silver as India adds 5 medals at Asian Championships

Chaudhary, who had earlier bagged silver in the 3000m steeplechase, clocked 15:15.33s to finish second in the women's 5000m

French Open 2025 May 31 Matches: Djokovic, Sinner continue Round 3 action

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner continues his quest for a maiden French Open title as he takes on Czech challenger Jiri Lehecka in what promises to be a test of baseline resilience

French Open 2025 Round-up: Aryna, Swiatek advance; Rune fights past Halys

With Alcaraz in action later in the night, another big name is set to take stage at the Roland Garros tonight.

Asian Athletics: India's gold rush continues; Gulveer, Pooja fetch gold

The national-record-holding runner clocked 13:24.77sec to edge past Thailand's Kieran Tuntivate, who finished close behind at 13:24.97sec, while Japan's Nagiya Mori took bronze in 13:25.06sec.

India unveils Esports jersey for BRICS 2025 in tribute to armed forces

A key feature of the jersey is a vivid Sindoor red stripe running down its center-an homage to the symbolic Sindoor traditionally worn by married Indian women.

French Open 2025 May 30 Matches: Alcaraz, Sabalenka lead Round 3 action

Top seeds in women's singles headline the third round, with Aryna Sabalenka facing Olga Danilovic and defending champion Iga Swiatek up against Jaqueline Cristian

French Open 2025 Round-up: Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff qualify for Round 3

Top seed Jannik Sinner maintained his flawless run with a commanding 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 victory over Richard Gasquet as Coco Gauff also advanced in straight sets

Swapnil Kusale backs Indian league to expand shooting worldwide

Swapnil believes the tournament will help in further popularising the sport in India, especially after the contingent's success at the 2024 Summer Games

India dominate Asian C'ships as Yarraji, Sable, relay team win gold

The last time India won a gold in this event was way back in 1989 when Dina Ram finished on top

Bajrang regrets actions, apologises unconditionally to coach Dahiya

Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has tendered an unconditional apology to wrestling coach Naresh Dahiya for sullying his name during their protest against the then WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Singapore Open: Satwik-Chirag reach quarters, Prannoy and Sindhu bow out

Double Olympic medalist Sindhu went down to world No. 5 Chen Yufei of China 9-21, 21-18, 16-21 in 65 minutes in a hard-fought second-round match

French Open 2025 May 29 matches: Djokovic, Sinner in action today

Novak Djokovic continues his pursuit of a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title and faces a tough challenge from local favourite Corentin Moutet

French Open 2025 Round-up: Alcaraz, Swiatek through to R3, Rudd bows out

In a significant upset, seventh seed Casper Ruud was eliminated by Portugal's Nuno Borges, who triumphed 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0

2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships: IWLF confirms Ahmedabad as host

This will mark Ahmedabad's second high-profile international weightlifting event, with the city also hosting the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships later in August

French Open opponents face insults, whistling, and even gum attacks

In all sports, there are advantages to being at home. At the French Open tennis tournament, being a visitor playing against a French player can feel as though the whole world is against you.

Paralympic leader challenges Brisbane 2032 to outshine Sydney Games

Without doubt, the year 2000 was a gamechanger and provided the foundations from which we could advance the Paralympic Games and wider Paralympic movement,

Winning return for Satwik-Chirag in Singapore; Lakshya retires mid-game

Back on court for the first time since their withdrawal from the All England Open in March due to Chirag's back injury, the former world No.1 displayed no signs of rust

Joo Fonseca shocks Hubert Hurkacz in French Open 2025 debut triumph

The 18-year-old from Brazil delighted a loud and overflowing group of spectators at 1,500-capacity Court 7 on Tuesday and won the first French Open match of his career

Djokovic advances in French Open, but weather proves main obstacle

Other than some first-set interruptions by, and lengthy discussions about, the windy, wet weather, the 24-time major champion was unbothered during a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory over 98th-ranked Mackie