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Port of Spain: Axar Patel smashed a whirlwind unbeaten 35-ball 64, his maiden ODI fifty, to steer India to a series-clinching two-wicket win over the West Indies in a tense second match here. Set a stiff target of 312, the visitors were tottering at 205...

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu feels that it's not easy for her to live up to the expectations of fans every time. However, the 27-year-old lifter from Manipur expressed hope that she would not disappoint people with her performance in...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar, the city of temples which was nowhere on the sports map of India, has now become a favourable destination for Indian athletes to prepare for national and international sporting events. Apart from hosting several mega sporting events like the men's Hockey World Cup...

Chandigarh: Celebrations broke out in Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's village in Panipat Sunday after he won a landmark silver medal in the Athletics World Championships in Eugene, USA. Son of a farmer from Khandra village near Panipat in Haryana, the 24-year-old Chopra became...

New Delhi: From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, the country Sunday rejoiced Neeraj Chopra's landmark silver medal at the World Athletics Championships, calling it a "special moment". The 24-year-old Chopra, who had entered the showpiece as a...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday congratulated Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for winning the silver medal at the World Championships in the javelin throw final, and said that everyone was proud of his feat. Chopra scripted history as he became only the second...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday congratulated Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for winning the silver medal at the World Championships in the javelin throw final, and described the feat as a special moment for Indian sports. Chopra scripted history as he became only the...

Eugene: The gold eluded him but with a landmark silver here, Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra still created history one more time, becoming only the second Indian and first male track and field athlete to win a medal in the World Championships. The 24-year-old...

New Delhi: The BCCI will be using a software on an experimental basis to detect age fraud alongside the existing TW3 method with an aim to save costs by as much as 80 per cent. The BCCI, which has a zero tolerance policy towards age...

Brisbane: Australian Test opener Usman Khawaja believes ODI cricket is witnessing a slow death because of the proliferation of T20 leagues around the world and a hectic international calendar. Khawaja is the latest cricketer to join the debate over the existence of 50-over cricket after...