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New Delhi: Celebrated Indian sprinter Dutee Chand has tested positive for prohibited anabolic steroids during an out-of-competition testing and has been provisionally suspended. The urine sample of the 26-year-old, who finished second in both the 100m and 200m events at the 2018 Asian Games and...

Bhubaneswar: An unbeaten India will seek to address their penalty-corner woes to post a big win against bottom-placed debutants Wales in their final pool match and qualify directly for the quarter-finals of the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup here Thursday. India and England are on...

New Delhi: Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with Vinesh Phogat and other top Indian grapplers Wednesday sat on a protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) at Jantar Mantar. Bajrang Punia took to Twitter to share his concern. "Sportspersons work hard...

Bhubaneswar: Police arrested five persons in the Odisha capital on the charge of black marketing tickets for Men's Hockey World Cup matches being held here, an officer said Wednesday. The special team of the police arrested five persons after it was informed that a group...

Hyderabad: India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the first ODI here Wednesday. India has made three changes from their previous match against Sri Lanka Sunday with Hardik Pandya, Shardul Thakur, and Ishan Kishan coming into the...

Bhubaneswar: Defending champions Belgium found the equaliser with six minutes left in the match to play out a thrilling 2-2 draw against Germany and keep themselves in the hunt for a direct quarterfinal qualification in the FIH Men's World Cup here Tuesday. Cedric Charlier gave...

Bhubaneswar: Wales skipper Rupert Shipperley considers India favourites against his team, but also feels that the home team will be under pressure when the two teams face each other in their Pool C match of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium...

London: Formula One confirmed Tuesday that it will not replace the cancelled Chinese Grand Prix, leaving the 2023 season at what is still a record 23 races. The race in Shanghai was canceled for the fourth straight year in December, when China had some of...

Melbourne: The supportive signs and dozens of Serbian flags and loud chants of Novak Djokovic's nickname filled Rod Laver Arena, providing a warm welcome marking his return to the Australian Open, a tournament he has dominated in the past but one he could not enter...

Melbourne: American tennis player Taylor Fritz, in his first Grand Slam campaign as a top-eight seed, made a strong start to his 2023 Australian Open campaign with a 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 win against Nikoloz Basilashvili Tuesday. Fritz, who also reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals last...