Indian women keep tricolour flying high in World Chess Rankings
February 04, 2020 14:50 ISTWorld Rapid Champion Koneru Humphy and Harika Dronavalli are ranked as world number three and nine respectively in the women's section.
World Rapid Champion Koneru Humphy and Harika Dronavalli are ranked as world number three and nine respectively in the women's section.
India's proposal to host additional events for shooting and archery for the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been backed by the UK House of Lords.
Harmanpreet Singh will do duty as the vice-captain in the matches taking place on February 8 and 9 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
At Rio Games in 2016, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, actor Salman Khan and music composer A.R. Rahman were named the Goodwill Ambassadors.
Ravi and Mansi Singh will lead the 16-member Indian squad for Dutch and German Junior Open.
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BWF and Chinese Badminton Association have considered all necessary health, safety and logistical risks and both parties believe it was sensible to postpone the tournament at this time.
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Indian hockey captain Rani Rampal was promoted to a level-10 coach by the Sports Authority of India
Japan has so far reported no deaths from the coronavirus that has killed more than 200 people in China.
Saina has to move into the top 16 in the race to Tokyo rankings by April 28 to qualify for her fourth consecutive Olympics. She is currently ranked 22nd.
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Sachin Tendulkar said that India is steadily moving in the direction of transforming itself from a sports loving nation to a sports playing nation
Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 87.86m at the ACNE League meeting at Potchefstroom on Tuesday.
Vanessa Bryant posted a tribute for her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna, who passed away in a helicopter crash on January 26.
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