The Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games citing major cost blow-outs, leaving organisers fuming as they scrambled to keep the multi-sport event afloat.
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7th May 2024 | Updated at 08:54pm 7th May 2024
One in a Billion
- 20 Mar 2024
In an inspirational journey defying the odds, professional boxer and promoter Tony Bange, alongside the first and only Indian professional boxing world champion, Prince Patel, has carved a unique path in the sports world. Faced with the challenge...
Advani wins World Billiards Championship for his 26th world title
- 29 Nov 2023
Indian cueist Pankaj Advani rallied to win the IBSF World Billiards Championship title for a staggering 26th world title, beating compatriot Sourav Kothari in the final at Doha. Trailing 26-180 in the first hour, Advani rallied to defeat the...
In the five-day (July 12 to 16) Asian Athletics Championships 2023 held in Bangkok, India finished third with a total of 27 medals, including six gold, 12 silver and nine bronze medals, in the second best ever performance.
Off-spinner R Ashwin run through the ill-equipped West Indies batting line-up by claiming seven wickets for 71 runs to set-up an innings and 141 run victory...
Lakshya Sen ended his year-long title drought with a stunning 21-18, 22-20 win over All England champion Li Shi Feng in the Canada Open BWF Super-500 final...
The West Indies will not be part of the upcoming ODI World Cup for the first time in the history of the tournament after being eliminated from the qualifiers, a result that has plunged the Caribbean region’s cricket to an unimaginable low. Clive...
Olympic javelin throw gold medalist Neeraj Chopra, who had been out of action for a month due to injury, sent a message to his rivals ahead of the upcoming...
Indian offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has maintained the top spot among bowlers, while England’s Joe Root toppled Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne to become the world’s top-ranked batter in the ICC Test rankings.
Spin duo of Shreyanka Patil and Mannat Kashyap starred with the ball after a sedate batting effort to guide the India U-23 team to the Women’s Emerging Asia Cup T20 title with a 31-run win over Bangladesh in the final. Electing to bat, India...
World No. 1 javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who is recovering from a muscle strain, is likely to return to action for the sixth stage of the Wanda Diamond League in Lausanne on June 30.
Indian fencing’s torch-bearer CA Bhavani Devi made history on Monday, bagging the country’s first-ever medal at the Asian Fencing Championships. The Chennai Olympian won a bronze at the prestigious tournament being held in Wuxi, China this year....
