Chouhan in top gear as U Mumba thrash Bengaluru Bulls

U Mumba were on a roll against the Bengaluru Bulls to secure a 48-28 win here on Friday. It was an all-round performance led by their skipper Sunil Kumar, while Rinku scored a High Five and Ajit Chouhan registered a Super 10, including a six-point raid. Bengaluru Bulls opened the game with the first raid, […]

World Archery Championships: Deepika Kumari, Jyothi Surekha lead pack of greenhorns and old hands

Deepika Kumari will be riding on her wealth of experience to lead a pack of Indians, including greehorns and old hand at the World Archery Championships. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Seasoned archers Deepika Kumari and V. Jyothi Surekha will ride on their wealth of experience to lead a pack of Indians, including greenhorns and […]

UP Yoddhas beat Patna Pirates 34-31

Shivam Chaudhary of UP Yoddhas escape from Patna Pirates players during the Pro Kabaddi League at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Visakhapatnam on September 01, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak A hard-fought comeback from UP Yoddhas saw them beat Patna Pirates 34-31 in a Pro Kabaddi League season 12 match here on Monday. Sumit […]

U Mumba stages dramatic fightback to stun Tamil Thalaivas in PKL

Ajit Chouhan at full stretch in the Pro Kabaddi League clash between Tamil Thalaivas and U Mumba at the Vishwanadh Sports Club in Visakhapatnam on August 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: V. Raju U Mumba produced a stunning late comeback to beat Tamil Thalaivas 36-33 in a Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 encounter here on […]

Had I won a medal in Paris Olympics, that could have been my farewell, says Lovlina Borgohain

File photo of boxer Lovlina Borgohain. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Lovlina Borgohain had considered retiring from boxing to focus on her academy, but she set aside such thoughts after missing out on a medal at Paris Games. The Assam boxer, instead, has now trained her sights on a second Olympic podium as she gears […]

Asian Shooting championship: India take centre fire pistol gold, Manini bags 50m rifle prone bronze

File photo of pistol shooter Gurpreet Singh. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Veteran pistol shooter Gurpreet Singh came up with a commanding performance for the second day in a row to help India win the team gold in the 25m centre fire event on the penultimate day of the Asian Shooting Championships in Shymkent on […]

Commonwealth weightlifting | Three Indians take silver; Koyel scripts youth record

Koyel Bar. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI India’s elite lifters could not rise to expectations as Raja Muthupandi (65kg, men), Sneha Soren (53kg, women), Bindyarani Devi (58kg, women) finished second best in the Commonwealth weightlifting championships at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Naranpura, here on Tuesday. Muthupandi, who managed a one-kg lead over Papua New […]

Mirabai breaks no sweat, clinches top spot in style

Mirabai Chanu’s total of 193kg was 32kg more than that of the second-placed lifter. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu, competing after a year since her fourth-place finish at Paris 2024, warmed up for next month’s World championships with the women’s 48 kg gold in the Commonwealth weightlifting championships at […]

Asian Shooting Championship: Manu Bhaker finishes fourth in women’s 25m pistol event

File photo of Manu Bhaker. | Photo Credit: PTI Double Olympic medallist Indian shooter Manu Bhaker finished fourth in the women’s 25m pistol competition at the Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent on Monday (August 25, 2025). Bhaker’s compatriot Esha Singh ended sixth in the eight-women final with 18 points. Bhaker shot 25, four less than […]