World champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Hao Wang of China for the second time this year to sign off joint fourth in the Norway Chess 2013 super tournament that concluded in Stavanger (Norway).
Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps has thrown cold water on a report that he would come out of retirement with a view to swimming at the 2016 Rio Games.
Thokhom Nanao Singh (49kg) and Dilbag Singh (69kg) gave a flying start to India's campaign by entering the semifinals to assure themselves of medals at the Khabarovsk International Boxing Tournament in Khabarovsk, Russia.
The son of the US national swim team director is reporting that Michael Phelps is planning a comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Riding high on confidence,world champion Viswanathan Anand outsmarted Jon Ludvig Hammer of Norway to jump to the joint second spot in the Norway chess 2013 super tournament, in Sandnes (Norway).
Assured of a place in theupcoming FINA World Championship after a record-breaking feat, India’s Sandeep Sejwal Friday his second gold medal in the 56th Malaysia Open Swimming Championship in Kuala Lumpur.
Indian women cagers clinched their first gold medal at a FIBA Asia event after an easy win against Mongolia in the final playoff game of the inaugural FIBA Asia 3x3 basketball tournament here.
Tribal Cultural Society (TCS) has organized a three-day Sekkor tournament from Thursday in Chaibasa, tribal-dominated West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
World champion Viswanathan Anand outclassed Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan to jump to joint third spot after the seventh round of Norway chess 2013 super tournament, here.
Sports minister Jitender Singh addressing a press conference today said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided to pave the way to lift ban on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Indian sportspersons will soon able to join the Olympics.
Hindustan Times brings you the ace shooter Abhinav Bindra's speech that could heavily impact India's return to the Olympic fold.
There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel for the Indian Olympic Association. Just over five months after it was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the global governing body raised hopes on Wednesday that it would revoke the punishment.
India's Mouma Das, K Shamini and Madhurika Patkar have entered the main draw of the women's singles event while Soumyajit Ghosh too made the cut in the men's competition at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris.
In the absence of a recognized gymnastics federation, the Sports Authority of India has took the onus on itself and formed a high-level committee to provide the country's gymnasts best training facilities and prepare them for next year's Commonwealth and Asian Games.
A nine-year old doping issue suddenly surfacing in public has left Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore peeved and the National Rifle Association of India in a spot.
HT reports.
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