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Changwon:  India's Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup here Saturday. Tomar beat Hungary's Zalan Peklar 16-12 to finish at the top of the podium. He had also topped the qualification...

Benasque: Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram emerged winner in the 41st Villa De Benasque International Chess Open after edging Armenia's Robert Hovhannisyan and compatriot Raunak Sadhwani on the basis of tie-break score here. Chithambaram, Hovhannisyan and Sadhwani finished on eight points from 10 rounds along with...

Singapore: Indian shuttler P V Sindhu stormed into the Singapore Open title clash with a commanding win over lower-ranked Japanese Saena Kawakami in the women's singles semifinal, here Saturday. Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, who had claimed two Super 300 titles at Syed Modi International...

Hyderabad: Strengthening the core of their Indian contingent, Indian Super League Champions Hyderabad FC have completed the signing of defender Alex Saji on a long-term contract, the club announced Friday. "Hyderabad FC is a team that gives a lot of opportunities to the young players...

Singapore: The two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu registered a thrilling win over China's Han Yue to reach the semifinal, but her compatriots Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy crashed out after suffering heartbreaking defeats in their respective quarterfinal matches in the Singapore Open 2022, here Friday....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will conduct chess competitions at school and college levels regularly to promote the game in a professional manner, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here Friday. Patnaik said this after handing over the first ever Relay Torch for Chess Olympiad to Padmini...

Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Mohan de Silva is hopeful of hosting the Asia Cup, scheduled to start in late August, despite the ongoing political turmoil and unrest in the island nation. The civil unrest has escalated in Sri Lanka in the last one week...

London: India skipper Rohit Sharma has once again come to the defence of Virat Kohli after the batter was out for 16 in the second ODI against England to extend his prolonged lean patch. At the post-match press conference following the team's 100-run drubbing to...

New Delhi: Former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi Thursday announced that he is dating Hindi film actress Sushmita Sen and intends to tie the knot with her soon. Earlier, Lait Modi had shared a series of pictures of the two on Twitter, calling the actress his...

London: Indian bowlers led by the diminutive leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (4/47) came to the party to restrict England to 246 all out in 49 overs in the second ODI at the Lord’s here Thursday. After Rohit Sharma had put the opposition in, the bowlers bowled...