Sports

Nov 10: Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth will look to shrug off the recent dip in form and put the best foot forward when they begin their campaign as defending champions at the US $700,000 China Open Super Series Premier starting with the qualifiers on Monday. The 25-year-old Saina had been suffering from a abdominal pain which affected her performance at Japan, Denmark and France Super Series, where

New Delhi, Nov 9: Ahead of FIFA’s ceremonial handover of the 2017 U-17 World Cup to India, the country’s Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday assured full government support to the world football governing body and AIFF for a successful conduct of the mega event. FIFA will entrust India with the mantle of hosting the third most important event on the world football calendar at the closing

Dublin, Nov 8: Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh knocked out Dean Gillen of England in the opening round to register his second consecutive victory at the professional level at the National Stadium here on Saturday. Vijender, who had scored a Technical Knock Out (TKO) victory over another Englishman Sony Whiting within three rounds in his debut bout was even more impressive in his second outing at

Kuwait, Nov 7: India's Heena Sidhu made a grand return to form by winning the gold medal in the 10m air pistol women's event at the 13th Asian Shooting Championship at Kuwait City on Friday. Heena, who won a gold at the eighth Asian Air Gun Championship at home recently, shot an excellent 198.2 in the finals to edge out Mongolian Gundegma Otreyad, who shot 198. Jangmi Kim of Korea won the bronze

Dublin, Nov 6: Buoyed by a knockout start to his professional career, Indian boxer Vijender Singh will be up against Dean Gillen in his second bout in Dublin on Saturday in front of an audience which will not just have boxing aficionados but also Hollywood executives exploring his potential as a movie star. Vijender, who notched up a Technical Knockout against Sonny Whiting in his debut fight last

Paris, Nov 6: Novak Djokovic defeated Gilles Simon 6-3, 7-5 to record his 19th straight win and reach the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters on Thursday. It was far from being the world number one's most commanding performance of late, but it meant he has not dropped a set since the US Open final against Roger Federer in early September. He has now won 26 sets in a row, taking him past his own

Mumbai, Nov 5: India's top women's doubles pair in badminton, seasoned campaigners Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa, are aiming to crack the top 10 in world rankings before the year comes to an end. "We are currently ranked 11th. We had broken into the top ten after the Canadian Open but I fell sick during the Japan and Korea Opens and the rankings have come down a bit. But our aim is to be in the

New Delhi, Nov 4: Impressed with the professional debut of Vijender Singh, top British boxer Amir Khan feels that the former Olympic medallist could be the first world champion from India. Vijender took his first steps in the gritty world of professional boxing last month when he knocked out Sonny Whiting of England in his debut at the Manchester Arena. It was clinical exhibition from the Haryana

Mumbai, Nov 3: Winning a medal in next year's Rio Olympics would be a dream come true, but if it did not happen it won't be the end of the world, said India's woman tennis star Sania Mirza today. "It's just a hope, right. If we (she and Leander Paes) win (a medal in mixed doubles), it will be a dream come true. If we don't, life goes on. It's not the end of the world," said the joint world no.1 in

Kuwait City, Nov 3: Kuwait's government has decided to terminate its agreement with the Olympic Council of Asia. Kuwait's state-run KUNA news agency reported the government's decision, saying it came during a Cabinet meeting on Monday. KUNA quoted Minster of Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammed Al Sabah as saying the decision came after the International Olympic Committee suspended Kuwait for political