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New Delhi, March 1 Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu described a "tense and scary" ordeal at the Dubai International Airport, where she and her Indonesian coach were stranded after an explosion occurred near the area where they were staying amid escalating tensions in the Gulf region.The...

Dubai, March 1 Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu described a "tense and frightening" situation at the Dubai Airport on Sunday after an explosion occurred near where she and her coach were staying amidst the unfolding crisis.In a post on social media, Sindhu said the ordeal was becoming...

New Delhi, February 28 – Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, who was stranded at the Dubai Airport on Saturday en route to Birmingham in England due to flight operations being suspended due to escalating tensions between Iran and the US-Israel, is safe and hoping for things to settle...

New Delhi, February 28 – Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu was stranded at the Dubai Airport on Saturday while en route to Birmingham, England, as flight operations were suspended due to escalating tensions between Iran and the US-Israel. Sindhu is travelling to Birmingham to...

New Delhi, February 27 Men's singles player Dev Ruparel continued his winning streak at the YONEX Dutch Junior International 2026, defeating Clement Massias in straight games 21-13, 21-11 to secure his place in the pre-quarterfinals in the Netherlands.He will next face fourth seed Chung-Hsiang...

Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany), February 26 Senior Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was eliminated from the German Open Super 300 tournament after suffering a straight-game defeat to Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei in the men's singles second round here on Thursday.Srikanth, the silver medallist...

Haarlem (Netherlands), February 26 Indian shuttler Dev Ruparel advanced to the round of 32 with a straight-game victory over his compatriot, Pranit Somani, at the Dutch Junior International here on Thursday.Dev dominated the rallies from the start and maintained the pressure to comfortably win...

New Delhi, February 26 – The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) inaugurated the 7th ONGC Para Games 2026 at the Thyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday, with nearly 300 differently-abled athletes from eight public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the oil and gas sector participating in the...

New Delhi, February 26 ONGC launched the 7th Para Games 2026 at Thyagaraj Stadium here on Thursday, with participation from around 300 Divyang athletes from eight oil and gas PSUs.ONGC stated that this reflects the energy major's "continued focus" on inclusivity and employee empowerment...

Multipurpose Sports Complex opens for registration in DibrugarhDibrugarh, February 26: The state-of-the-art multi-purpose Sports Complex at Khanikar, Dibrugarh, was inaugurated in January, marking a major boost to Assam's sports infrastructure.The facility, inaugurated by Union Home Minister...

Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany), February 25 Indian shuttlers faced difficulties in their opening round matches of the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament, held here on Wednesday.Kiran George lost to top seed Christo Popov of France 10-21, 20-22 in a 32-player men's singles match that...

Haarlem (The Netherlands), February 25 Indian players had a positive start as several men's singles players advanced to the next round at the Dutch Junior International here on Wednesday.Dev Ruparelia won a straight-game victory over Rokas Lesinskas of Lithuania, winning 21-15, 21-18 in a...

Mülheim an der Ruhr, February 24 Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap defeated Lee Yu-Hsuan of Chinese Taipei to qualify for the women's singles main draw at the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Tuesday.Kashyap, ranked 62nd in the world, won against Lee 21-10, 21-15 in the...

Chandigarh, February 23 AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said on Monday that he has allocated ₹1 crore from his MPLAD fund for the construction of an indoor sports facility in Nurpur Bedi village in Rupnagar district of Punjab.He said that Nurpur Bedi is a central location for the 135...

Mülheim an der Ruhr, February 23 Veteran shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and World Junior Championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma will lead the Indian contingent at the German Open Super 300 tournament, which begins here on Tuesday.Former world number one Srikanth, who won a silver medal at the...

February 21, New Delhi – World number one, Carlos Alcaraz, needed six match points to defeat defending champion Andrey Rublev 7-6, 6-4 and reach the final of the Qatar Open.The Spaniard twice failed to serve out the opening set and quickly lost a 3-0 lead in the second. He then missed three...

Mumbai, February 20 Actor Ishaan Khatter, who won the "Best Actor" jury's choice award for "Homebound" at the seventh edition of the Iconic Gold Awards, said that the film, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, was much more than just a film for him.Speaking about winning the award, Ishaan said, "Well...

New Delhi, February 17 From missing the 2024 Paralympics due to a suspension imposed by the BWF to a triumphant return that rewrote badminton history, Pramod Bhagat's recent world title was less about the success itself and more about reclaiming his life, career, and lost trust.Returning to...

New Delhi, February 16 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated on Monday that the values that define sports, including transparency, integrity, and impartiality, also define the election processes.The CEC made the remarks while inaugurating the Election Commission's annual sports week...

Manama, February 14 India's Pramod Bhagat won the men's SL3 gold medal with a dominant straight-game victory over Indonesia's Muhammad Al Imran at the BWF Para World Championships here on Saturday.The 37-year-old Bhagat dominated his opponent 21-12, 21-18 in the final to claim his fourth...