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The tech game is boosting player goals

From soccer to athletics to golf, technology is playing a bigger game than humans

Team India captain Rohit Sharma tests Covid-19 positive in England

Indian batter Rohit Sharma has tested Covid-19 positive following a Rapid Antigen Test conducted on Saturday.

Ultimate Kho Kho league gets Odisha govt as fifth franchise owner

Adani, GMR, Capri Global and KLO Sports are other team owners in the upcoming league

Trans athletes barred from int'l rugby league over perceived 'risks'

Transgender athletes will be barred from women's international rugby league matches while the sport's governing body formulates its inclusion policy

Change culture to keep sport in Olympic: Investigator to boxing officials

Fighting to keep their sport in the Olympics, boxing officials were warned to change its historical culture of breaking the rules

Indian junior women's hockey team holds Netherlands 2-2 in U-23 tournament

The Indian junior women's hockey team came from behind to hold the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw at the U-23 five-nation tournament

Indian boxer NT Lalbiakkima loses WBC Asian light flyweight title fight

Indian boxer NT Lalbiakkima lost to Filipino Jayson Vayson in a 10-round WBC Asian Boxing Council's continental light flyweight title fight

Indonesia Open 2022: World no 1 Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying enter finals

Men's world number one Viktor Axelsen saw off Lee Zii Jia in a dramatic semi-final to enter the summit clash of Indonesia Open 2022

Max Verstappen edges Fernando Alonso to win pole for Canadian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen overcame slick conditions to win second pole of the season, and Fernando Alonso used the wet track to earn his first front row start in a decade qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Kuortane Games in Finland

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched his first top podium finish of the season by winning the javelin throw event at the Kuortane Games in Finland, beating reigning world champion Anderson Peters

India in Asian Cup Finals with one match left as Palestine oust Philippines

Indian men's football team on Tuesday qualified for the Asian Cup Finals after Palestine defeated Philippines in a group B match

Corporate interest grows as Kho Kho gets an Indian Premier League touch

Capri Global and KLO Sports have joined Adani and GMR to pick up franchises in league

BCCI board committed to having women's IPL from next year: Sourav Ganguly

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has said the roaring success of the IPL Media Rights e-auction (2023-27) was an indicator of the extremely strong foundation the sport of cricket has in the country

Neeraj Chopra shatters own national record in first competition after Tokyo

Neeraj Chopra made a spectacular return to competition after his historic gold in the Tokyo Olympics, a stunning throw of 89.30m shattering his national record

Viswanathan Anand finishes third in Norway Chess classical tournament

India's Viswanathan Anand showed he still had a lot of fight in him despite cutting back on his schedule as he finished third in the Norway Chess 2022

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa wins title in Norway chess open

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa emerged winner in the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament here with 7.5 points from nine rounds

US Open returns to its roots to Boston amid revolutionary battle in golf

The US Open returns to its roots at The Country Club, a location steeped in history

Spinner Mohammad Nawaz lifts Pakistan to big win over West Indies

West Indies stumbled against left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz as Pakistan recorded a thumping 120-run victory in the second ODI.

NADA to collect dope samples from all medals winners at athletics Nationals

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) will collect samples from all medal winners at the ongoing National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships instead of taking random samples for testing

Para shooting WC: Avani Lekhara wins gold; secures 2024 Paralympics spot

Tokyo Paralympics champion Avani Lekhara secured a spot at the 2024 Paris Paralympics after winning the gold medal in the Para Shooting World Cup in women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 in France