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Bhubaneswar: Striker Gurkirat Singh scored four goals as India beat Bangladesh 5-2 in extra time in the final to lift the SAFF U-20 Championship trophy here Friday. Both teams were locked 1-1 at the interval, and 2-2 after completion of regulation time. Gurkirat scored in...

Birmingham: Star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia was a class apart while defending his title as he conceded just two points en route the gold medal show while birthday girl Anshu Malik grabbed a silver in her maiden Commonwealth Games, here Friday. Such was Tokyo Olympics...

Bhubaneswar: Defending champions India retained the U-20 SAFF Championships title defeating Bangladesh 5-2 in the final at the Kalinga Stadium here Friday. The match ended 2-2 in regulation time. Gurkirat Singh was the star performer for India scoring four goals in the match as he...

Birmingham: Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth had another easy outing as they stormed into the quarterfinals of the women’s and men's singles events respectively with comfortable wins at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. PV Sindhu, a silver medallist at the 2018 edition,...

Birmingham: “We are an evolving team,” said Indian women’s cricket side’s head coach Ramesh Powar. He hinted that different combinations could be seen in the coming matches at the Commonwealth Games here. In other words, Ramesh Powar placed on the table the ‘evolve’ excuse ahead...

Birmingham: Indian paddlers Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula entered the women’s singles quarterfinals in the table tennis event of the Commonwealth Games here Friday. Manika Batra steamrolled Australian Jee Minhyung 11-4, 11-8, 11-6, 12-10 to book her place in the last eight stage. Manika will...

New Delhi: Former India fast bowler Rudra Pratap Singh senior's son Harry Singh has been selected for the England Under-19 team for their upcoming home series against Sri Lanka Under-19. RP senior, who hailed from Lucknow and played two ODIs in 1986 against Australia, moved...

Birmingham: India's Bhavina Patel cruised to the women's singles class 3-5 para table tennis final and assured herself of a medal at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. The Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist thrashed England's Sue Bailey 11-6 11-6 11-6 to seal her final berth. The...

Birmingham: Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula entered the women's singles quarterfinals in the table tennis event of the Commonwealth Games here Friday. Batra steamrolled Australian Jee Minhyung 11-4 11-8 11-6 12-10 to book her place in the quarterfinal. The 27-year-old star paddler will now take...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to elect an executive committee by September so that an elected body can, as per the requirement of the international football federation (FIFA) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), host the Under-17 Women's...