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New Delhi, March 31 India's top surfers and stand-up paddle athletes will compete for top honors in the inaugural Little Andaman Pro 2026 – National Surf and SUP Championship, to be held in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from April 9 to 12.Organized by the Surfing Federation of India (SFI)...

New Delhi, March 31 – The 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2026 is scheduled to begin on April 1 in Ranchi, Jharkhand. It will continue until April 12 and will feature a division-based format, a competitive structure introduced by Hockey India across national...

Ranchi, March 31 A total of 29 teams will compete across three divisions when the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Women's National Championship begins here with five matches on Wednesday.The tournament will run until April 12, and the participating teams will compete in Divisions 'A', 'B', and...

New Delhi, March 30 Indian U20 women's team head coach Joakim Alexandersson announced a 23-member squad for the AFC U20 Asian Cup Thailand 2026 on Monday.India, who qualified for the tournament after 20 years, will begin their campaign with a match against Japan on April 2 at the Thammasat...

A felicitation ceremony was organized today by the Sanatan Dharam Sabha Poonch at Geeta Bhawan to honor IAS and KAS aspirants from Poonch who have brought pride to the district and set an inspiring example for the younger generation. Athletes who have won gold medals and secured top positions in...

New Delhi, March 24 The Indian senior women's team will participate in the FIFA Series 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, during the April FIFA International Women's Match Window.The Blue Tigresses will face the hosts, Kenya, in the semi-final on April 11 at 20:30 IST, while Australia and Malawi will...

New Delhi, March 24. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), which begins on March 28, could be the last season for Chennai Super Kings (CSK)'s most experienced player, MS Dhoni, as Sanju Samson is ready to take over.Chopra also said that the...

New Delhi, March 23 India remains the "anchor market," but cricket is becoming "incontrovertibly" globalized, said ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta as he applauded the "fearless" performance of Associate countries during the recent T20 World Cup, describing their growth as the "signal of a maturing" global...

New Delhi, March 22 – The spotlight at the Jindal Steel Indian Open Polo Championship final extended beyond the on-field action, as concerns around the proposed eviction of the historic Jaipur Polo Grounds took centre stage.The final, attended by around 2,000 spectators, saw the presence of...

Johannesburg, March 21 – Qondisa Ngwenya has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup, while Edward Khoza has been appointed as the tournament’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Local Organising Committee (LOC) announced on Saturday.Ngwenya and...

March 19, New Delhi: India will host the 2028 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, the World Athletics Council announced at its meeting in Torun, Poland.The decision was made a day before the start of the 2025 World Indoor Athletics Championships in the Polish city. Earlier...

New Delhi, March 19 The eighth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games will be held in Malta and Gozo from October 29 to November 4 next year.The opening ceremony will take place on October 29, followed by a six-day sporting program from October 30 to November 4.The Games will feature eight...

Mumbai, March 16 Amit Sapru defeated Vivek Shah 4-0 in the fourth round of the CCI Snooker Classic, while Aditya Agrawal had to work hard against Mayur Garg here on Monday.Sapru consistently potted to achieve a dominant 4-0 victory (58-50, 60-26, 64-19, and 66-22), while Agrawal won the last...

Indian Wells, March 14 – Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina achieved another milestone by reaching her second Indian Wells final, defeating World No. 9 Elina Svitolina 7-5, 6-4 in 1 hour and 46 minutes.This victory marked her 12th consecutive win against Top 10 opponents, a streak that...

New Delhi, March 13 Goa will host the seventh season of the franchise-based Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) event in July at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, organizers said on Friday.Organized by 11Sports Pvt. Ltd. under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), UTT has...

Kolkata, March 10 India is set to host a top international archery competition for the first time in 22 years, with Delhi awarded the second leg of the Asia Cup in 2027. This decision was finalized following approvals from World Archery Asia during a meeting here on Tuesday.The country last...

Ahmedabad, March 9: India's head coach Gautam Gambhir said his focus was never solely on inheriting a successful team, but on building a new identity for the team through fearless and aggressive cricket. This came after India made history, becoming the first team to defend the ICC Men's T20...

Kalyani, March 8 – Diamond Harbour FC secured their first-ever victory in the Indian Football League (IFL) 2025-26, defeating Dempo SC 2-1 at the Kalyani Stadium on Sunday. Antonio Moyano gave the home team the lead in the added time of the first half. A second-half goal by Marcus Joseph...

Gangtok, March 8 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang inaugurated the high-altitude Tsomgo Ultra 5.0 Marathon here on Sunday.The Tsomgo Ultra Marathon, known for testing both physical strength and mental endurance, featured several race categories to accommodate runners of different...

Mumbai, March 3 A dazzling array of sporting stars, including cricket World Cup winners Yuvraj Singh and Eoin Morgan, tennis legend Leander Paes, and badminton great Prakash Padukone, will participate in the DP World Celebrity Golf Event, a charity initiative conceived by batting legend Sunil...