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August 28, 2025 10:18 PM August 28, 2025 10:18 PM

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Asian Shooting: Gurpreet Singh wins gold in Men’s 25m Standard Pistol

India today won a 'double gold' in the Men's 25m Standard Pistol individual and team events at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship at Shymkent in Kazakhstan.  In the indivdual event, Rio de Janeiro Olympian Gurpreet Singh secured the gold medal with Amanpreet Singh winning the silver. The duo also ...

August 28, 2025 9:31 PM August 28, 2025 9:31 PM

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Sports Minister felicitated Minerva Academy Football Club for its achievements

  Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today felicitated the young footballers of Minerva Academy Football Club, Mohali, in New Delhi, terming their victories across Europe as a new beginning for Indian football and going forward. The Under 14 and 15 squad of 22 players ...

August 28, 2025 2:31 PM August 28, 2025 2:31 PM

India Announces 73-Member Squad for World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi

The Indian squad for next month's World Para Athletics Championships was announced yesterday. The championship is to be held in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, from September 27 to October 5. Three-time Paralympics medallist high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu was one of the notable omissions fro...

August 28, 2025 1:47 PM August 28, 2025 1:47 PM

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa qualifies for Grand Chess Tour final in the US

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa sealed his spot in the Grand Chess Tour finale after finishing runner-up at the Sinquefield Cup, where American Wesley So clinched the title with a dramatic three-way playoff victory.   So defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the ninth and final round t...

August 28, 2025 10:57 AM August 28, 2025 10:57 AM

US Open: Djokovic Cruises Past Svajda; Osaka, Andreeva Advance in Women’s Singles

At the US Open tennis tournament, Novak Djokovic continued his dominant run in Men's Singles with a straight-sets victory over American Zachary Svajda. The Serbian star player defeated Svajda 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. The match between Italy's Mattia Bellucci and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is underway in Arthur A...

August 28, 2025 10:41 AM August 28, 2025 10:41 AM

Satwik-Chirag, PV Sindhu Advance to Round of 16 at BWF World Championships 2025

In Badminton, India's premier men's doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Olympic medalist PV Sindhu have stormed into the Round of 16 at the BWF World Championships 2025 in Paris yesterday.     The ninth-seeded Satwik-Chirag duo defeated Chinese Taipei’s Liu Kuang Heng and Yang ...

August 27, 2025 5:35 PM August 27, 2025 5:35 PM

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Union Cabinet Approves Bid Submission for Commonwealth Games 2030

The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for submission of a bid for the Commonwealth Games CWG 2030. It also gave its approval to sign the Host Collaboration Agreement HCA along with the required Guarantees from concerned Ministries, Departments and ...

August 27, 2025 8:37 AM August 27, 2025 8:37 AM

Swiatek Wins Seventh Straight US Open, Targets Rare Wimbledon-US Open Double

In US Open, Former World No.1  Iga Swiatek cruised into the second round, beating Emiliana Arango 6-1, 6-2 at sun-kissed Arthur Ash Stadium in New York yesterday. She marched into next round in exactly one hour, winning her seventh successive opening round clash.     Next up, she will play Suza...

August 26, 2025 8:55 PM August 26, 2025 8:55 PM

Asia Cup Hockey Championship nears as teams arrive in Rajgir

With only three days left for the 12th Men’s Asia Cup Hockey Championship to be held in Rajgir, Bihar, preparations are in full swing for the mega sports event. The Rajgir Stadium, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, has been furnished with two AstroTurf grounds. Out of the eight participatin...