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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost 19-21, 15-21 to World Champions Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae in the men’s doubles final of the China Masters 2025, marking back-to-back runner-up finishes for the Indian pair

The IndianOil 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi from September 27 will feature 2,200 athletes from 104 countries across 186 events, making it India’s largest para sporting event to date

India’s 24-member shooting squad begins its ISSF World Cup campaign in Ningbo, with Ramita Jindal, Divyansh Singh Panwar and Rhythm Sangwan leading mixed team events against world-class opposition in rifle and pistol

Ankur Mittal set a new Asian Championship record to win gold in Double Trap at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Kazakhstan. India finished with 103 medals, its best-ever tally, including 52 gold, 26 silver and 25 bronze

The FIDE World Cup 2025 will be staged in Goa from November 27 with 206 players, a USD 2 million prize pool, and three Candidates Tournament spots, showcasing India’s growing chess stature

India’s World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju stunned Wesley So to top the rapid section of the SuperUnited Croatia 2025 chess event, asserting dominance in faster formats with seven wins from nine

Two-time world champion and Paris 2024 bronze medallist Anderson Peters has withdrawn from the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 in Bengaluru due to an ankle injury. Cyprian Mrzyglód replaces him

 Relieved, happy but a touch disappointed too, Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra said now that he is done breaching the 90m mark, he would be striving to go farther as his body is more or less free of the niggles that plagued him in the past few years

The felicitation ceremony will also be attended by Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and chess legend Viswanathan Anand. Gukesh reached Chennai along with his parents on Monday after winning the World Championship in Singapore

"Growing up, I admired Jan’s technique and precision, often watching his videos. He dominated the sport for years, and I believe working with him will be invaluable. Our throwing styles are similar, and his expertise is unparalleled. It’s an honor to have Jan by my side as I aim for the next level in my career, and I can’t wait to begin," said Chopra after the announcement.

Neeraj shared that his throw in the 2016 World Under-20 Championships is the only one he's been satisfied with.

New Delhi: Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen emerged world champion with a comfortable 5-0 victory over Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas in the flyweight (52kg) final of the Women’s World Championships in Istanbul on Thursday. The Telangana boxer out-punched her Thai rival to win via unanimous 5-0 verdict. With this win, Zareen became only the fifth Indian boxer […]

Amit Panghal is ranked World No.1 in the 52 kg category and is a strong contender for the medal

“I am happy that it did not take even a day for the Sports Authority of India to approve my request for the recovery system," Sindhu said upon receiving the Sanction to procure the Game Ready recovery system

Nikhat Zareen defeated reigning world champion and former two-time world champion en route to semifinal before clinching the bronze medal

Nikhat defeated reigning world champion Paltceva Ekaterina in pre-quarterfinals and two-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay in quarterfinals, succumbed to 2019 World Championships silver-medallist Cakiroglu 0-5

Sindhu, who had won the coveted World Championship gold medal here in 2019, couldn't match the speed and accuracy of Marin during her 12-21 5-21 defeat in the final

The 37-year-old Olympic-bound star lost in a split decision after an exhausting contest that was also messy in equal measure

While Sindhu went down 21-19, 12-21, 17-21 in a Group B match that lasted almost an hour, Srikanth lost 21-15, 15-21, 18-21 in 77 minutes in Group B.

Haas F1 Team has signed Germany's Mick Schumacher as part of its all-new driver lineup for the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship and beyond in a multi-year agreement