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Aryna Sabalenka extends winning streak, Osaka to play Gauff at China Open

The three-time Grand Slam winner started her streak with a title at Cincinnati in August and continued with a run to the championship at the U.S. Open earlier this month. She also won the AO.

TechM's opening move with Global Chess League to popularise chess

Fan Nxt, TechM's platform, will provide answers to these questions by offering fans an interactive experience through AI, augmented reality, and even virtual reality

Five more Khelo India Centres to be opened in 5 districts of Odisha

At least five new Khelo India Centres (KICs) under a central scheme will be opened in five districts of Odisha in three disciplines, officials said on Sunday.

12 EC members write to IOC accusing IOA chief PT Usha for 'autocracy'

EC members wrote to Poivey that they will re-advertise for the position of the IOA CEO, 'aiming to appoint suitable candidate within the next two months collectively and along with the president'

China Open: Rohan Bopanna and Ivan Dodig pair knocked out of round 1

The second-seeded Indo-Croatian pair lost 5-7 6-7 to the unseeded Cerundolo (Argentina) and Jarry (Chile) duo in the round of 16 match that lasted one hour 31 minutes

Jannik Sinner has steroid case appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency

WADA said it is seeking a ban of one to two years for the U.S. Open champion but indicated that it does not plan to back date an eventual ban.

Impression of Indian hockey team conceding late goals has changed: Iqbal

Iqbal, a gold medallist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and captain of the 1982 Asian Games silver-winning Indian team, is hoping for an uptick in the game's profile in the country.

State associations withdraw motion against AITA President Anil Jain

Eight state tennis associations, affiliated with AITA, had proposed to move a no- confidence motion against Jain and an Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) was called on Saturday.

Wimbledon expansion plan approved by authorities despite resident concerns

The All England Club's plans which include a new 8,000-seat show court with a retractable roof were approved Friday by the Greater London Authority despite protests by local residents.

Neeraj Chopra meets Sports Minister Mandaviya after returning home

The 26-year-old Chopra returned home after becoming the first Indian track-and-field athlete to claim successive Olympic medals by adding a silver in Paris.

Injury is fine now, next target is 2025 world championship: Neeraj Chopra

The 26-year-old is back in the country after winding up his season with a second-place finish at the Diamond League finale in Brussels.

Olympiad winner Vidit Gujrathi says playing chess was a happy accident

Gujrathi was part of the five-member Indian men's team that won a historic gold in the open category of the recent Olympiad in Budapest

Viswanathan Anand believes Olympiad win will elevate women's chess in India

India scripted history on Sunday as both its men's and women's teams secured their first-ever titles, achieving a remarkable clean sweep of gold medals at the Chess Olympiad

PM Modi hosts the Olympiad gold-winning Indian chess teams at his residence

In the interaction that took place on Thursday evening, both the men's and women's teams, who won gold medals in the event for the first time ever, sat with the PM

Going to take another 10 years to produce Grand Slam champion: leander Paes

India is aspiring to host the 2036 Olympics and finish in the top 10 in the medals tally and Paes said former players can play a pivotal role in making that dream possible.

AICF announces Rs 3.2 crore reward for Chess Olympiad-winning teams

Each player from the winning teams will receive Rs 25 lakh, while the coaches of the men's and women's teams, Abhijeet Kunte and Srinath Narayanan, will be rewarded with Rs 15 lakh each.

NADA serves whereabouts failure notice to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat

All the athletes registered with NADA's Registered Testing Pool (RTP), of which Vinesh is a part, are required to provide details about their availability for dope tests.

South Korean great Lee Hyun Il roped in as PV Sindhu's consulting coach

The move came after the recent appointment of Anup Sridhar as Sindhu's interim coach. The duo will be in Sindhu's coaching team till December 2024. A decision on a permanent coaching team is expected.

My biggest goal is to get PV Sindhu back on the podium: Coach Sridhar

Sindhu, who returned from the French capital without a medal for the first time in three Olympics, has been training under Sridhar, a Beijing Olympian, for the past three weeks

BAI announces cash rewards for Paralympics 2024 medal-winning shuttlers

Indian para shuttlers won five medals, including one gold, two silver, and as many bronze, at the Paris Games.