Mary Kom will be competing in her seventh World Boxing Championship beginning on Wednesday. read more

PV Sindhu finished second best in the last edition of the Hong Kong Open after her gallant fight ended in agony against world no 1 Tai Tzu Ying. read more

The 24-year-old Bajrang, who has won five medals this season, including CWG and Asian Games gold and a silver at the World Championship, was placed atop the ranking table with 96 points in the UWW list. read more

Third seeded Sindhu, who clinched three silver medals this season -- Commonwealth Games, World Championship and Asian Games -- lost 17-21 21-17 15-21 to the eighth seeded Chinese in the quarterfinal. read more

Saurav Ghosal is skipping the Senior National Championships and instead will be looking defend the title in the Kolkata International meet. read more

Swapna Barman, who became the first Indian to secure a gold medal in heptathlon at the Asian Games held earlier this year, was born with six toes in both her feet. Her plight was highlighted after she clinched the gold medal at the Jakarta Games. read more

The Services’ issue is that their boxers are not being permitted by the boxing federation of India to compete in the tournament as they belong to Army regiments and thus can only represent the Army and not their home state read more

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “Cabinet approves jobs in Delhi government for those sportspersons who excel in their sports. Rules to be notified within one month.” read more

The Prime Minister, while addressing the 49th episode of his monthly radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, said that the spirit of the para-athletes to overcome all adversaries is inspiring. read more

We\'re winning more medals than ever; the tally is rising steadily. How did this happen? Liberalisation was a turning point. Corporate funding has birthed NGOs that focus on helping elite athletes win big. SAI is reaching out too, spotting talent early... read more

The tournament will see 360 boxers participate from 29 states and seven union territories in the country with events for all ten weight categories being in play. Boxers for the national camps along with next year’s Olympic qualifiers will be shortli... read more

Bajrang Punia had earlier knocked off Alejandro Valdes Tobier of Cuba 4-3 to enter the 65 kg Freestyle final on the second day of the World Wrestling Championships in Budapest. read more

Minister of State (Independent Charge) Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore on Sunday said that India has recorded biggest ever medal tally in the history of Asian Games. (HT Correspondent)read more

As many as six Indian players made entries on the score-sheet on Sunday night in a dominating show that reaffirmed their supremacy in Asia and showed that the below-par Asian Games performance was an aberration. read more

Considered the most promising among India’s Gen-Next shooter, Bhaker won gold and silver in 10m air pistol individual and mixed event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires recently, overcoming the Asiad disappointment. read more