Both the Indian men's and women's teams scripted history on Sunday (September 22, 2024), winning their maiden gold medals in the Chess Olympiad in Hungary.

Sindhu, who returned from the French capital without a medal for the first time in three Olympics, has been training under Sridhar, a Beijing Olympian, for the past three weeks

Gukesh said not able to win gold in Chennai Olympiad in 2022 was a great regret especially after coming so close

Each player from the winning teams will receive ₹25 lakh, while the captains of the men’s and women’s teams, Abhijeet Kunte and Srinath Narayanan, will be rewarded with ₹15 lakh each

Urges the winners to share their stories of hard work, resilience and determination to inspire the next generation

Neeraj Chopra battled an adductor muscle niggle throughout the year and it also affected his performance at both the Olympics and the DL finale, where he also competed with a fractured left hand

Having joined a select list of franchise-based leagues to have completed five seasons, UTT has the substance — not to mention the promoters’ determination — to stay afloat. What must it do to draw more eyeballs and footfalls so it can take table tennis to the next level in India? 

While the competition did not feature key players from traditional table tennis powerhouses, the Indians produced strong performances to return with a rich haul of medals

The Italian Ducati rider's sprint victory in sweltering conditions at the Mandalika International Street Circuit moved him up to 329 points, 12 behind Martin

Mr. Iqbal, a gold medallist at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and captain of the 1982 Asian Games silver-winning Indian team, is hopeful for growth of Indian hockey after the bronze medals in the Tokyo and Paris Olympics.

“I knew if we gave our best we would be the favourites to win the gold, but I didn’t think we would win 10 out of 11 matches”

India secured six medals, including two historic bronze by young shooter Manu Bhaker, but Usha said the "EC does not want to celebrate their success" and it makes her "very sad."

For the second year in a row, Malappuram District could not field a team in the Kerala State senior basketball championship which begins here on Tuesday.

The 18-year-old from Nagpur played every 11 rounds at the Olympiad. And she remained unbeaten, winning eight games and drawing three.

Vinesh Phogat, who was being seen as gold medal contender in Paris Olympics, was disqualified from competing in the final of the 50kg weight class for being 100 grams over the permissible limit

Svidler believes the Global Chess League could become a very prominent event in the chess calendar

After destroying fan favourite Anthony Joshua’s redemption arc with a brutal hammering, the IBF champion’s future looks bright. He could await the winner of the Usyk-Fury fight, where the WBA, WBO and WBC belts are on the line, for an opportunity to become the undisputed champion

India’s young shooters won five more medals, including two gold on October 4, taking the tally to 21 medals to remain at the top with 13 gold, two silver and six bronze

The WFI had announced that it would hold the trials in New Delhi on October 6 and 7 to select teams for the World under-23 championships and World championships respectively.

Rookie Acosta, who took pole earlier in the day, had overtaken Bagnaia on the third lap to take the lead, but lost control near turn seven, losing the opportunity to win his first MotoGP sprint

Alaskan Knights has maintained its lead with 12 match points

Sanju Samson (29, 19b, 6x4), Suryakumar Yadav (29, 14b, 2x4, 3x6) and Hardik Pandya (39 n.o., 5x4, 2x6) wreaked havoc to power India to the target in just 11.5 overs

The 31-year-old Dipa, who became the first female gymnast from the country to compete at the Olympics, finished fourth in the vault event to lose an Olympic medal by just 0.15 points.

Parisha and Mukesh won the silver and bronze in the 50-metre free pistol event in the junior women’s and junior men’s sections respectively

TechnoSport offers a premium hands-on shopping experience of performance and athleisure wear with the launch of its first flagship store in Coimbatore

Continental Kings will defend its crown against PBG Alaskan Knights.

This will be the decade of stand up paddleboarding. As the water sport gains ground in both competitive and recreational circles, villages along the Ssouth-eastern coast turn hubs for a homegrown movement

Kosteniuk does the star turn for the champions in final; Firouzja sets up triumph with win over Anish