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New Delhi: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved financial assistance for CWG medalist Tejaswin Shankar, towards procurement of a landing pit for pole vault here Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for his preparation towards the upcoming Asian Games. "Tejaswin, who...

Budapest: Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou clinched the men's long jump title with a tremendous last jump at the World Athletics Championships. Heading into the sixth and last attempt Thursday final, Tentoglou and Jamaica's Pinnock had both jumped an impressive 8.50m. However, the Greek athlete's second-best...

Los Angeles: Former wrestler and now Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson 'The Rock' has expressed grief at the sudden death of his fellow WWE wrestler friend  Bray Wyatt, who has died at the age of 36. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the 'Fast V' actor said...

Hobart: After the Adelaide Strikers announced that Tim Paine will be joining the side for the upcoming BBL season as an assistant coach, the former Australian Test captain believes his time with the Strikers is taking him out of his comfort zone and learning new...

Mumbai: Olympic bronze-medallist wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik described Thursday as a black day for Indian wrestling after the national body for the sport was suspended by United World Wrestling for failing to conduct elections in time. The Wrestling Federation of India is in...

Geneva: FIFA announced that the draw for the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023 will take place September 7. The world football governing body will live stream the draw from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on its official website Thursday. Seven teams are set to compete...

Hambantota: Afghanistan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz's run-a-ball 151 went in vain as Pakistan on half-centuries by opener Imam-ul Haq and skipper Babar Azam and a crucial 48 by Shadab Khan to win a last-over thriller for a one-wicket win in the second ODI here Thursday. Pakistan...

Washington: World Wrestling Entertainment star Bray Wyatt died Thursday, WWE announced. He was 36. Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, died "unexpectedly," according to an article on the WWE website that did not mention a cause of death. "WWE is saddened to learn that...

Bangalore: The wonderful run of R Praggnanandhaa in the FIDE Chess World Cup will power Indian chess to further heights globally, a number of players and officials said Thursday. Their comments came after Praggnanandhaa lost in the final of the Chess World Cup to World...

New Delhi: Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt termed Thursday the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) by the international body as ‘very distressing’. Two-time Asian Games gold winner Kartar Singh said the suspension will have ‘huge ramifications’ on India’s prospects in major international tournaments....