Indian sports coverage in brief: cricket, football, hockey, and India at world events.
Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi has said D Gukesh's World Championship title defence against Uzbek challenger Javokhir Sindarov will test the Indian's mental strength more than his chess ability. Hindustan Times reports Vidit believes…
The Indian women's hockey team is playing England in a crucial Pool D match at the FIH World Cup in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on Thursday. India needs at least a draw to finish…
Qamran Iqbal, the 24-year-old opener from Jammu and Kashmir, has arrived four days early at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence for the Duleep Trophy, avoiding the frantic last-minute travel that marked his…
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) provisionally suspended heptathlete Swapna Barman after she tested positive for Boldenone. This anabolic-androgenic steroid appears on the latest NADA banned substances list. The 29-year-old former Asian Games…
The Indian Women's League 2 was scheduled to begin on July 20 but has been postponed with no revised date, explanation or compensation for clubs that had already booked grounds and pitches.…
Indian wrestler Kajal Dhochak defeated China's Jingru Sun 7-0 in the U20 World Wrestling Championships 2026 final in Bratislava, Slovakia, clinching her second U20 world title. Kajal is only the second Indian…
India's men's football team is likely to play an international friendly against Cape Verde on October 6 in Kolkata or Kochi, sources told Times Now. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is…
Former India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has urged the team management to stand by struggling spinner Kuldeep Yadav, saying the left-arm wrist spinner will deliver if backed. Rahane's comments come after Kuldeep took…
India's Lakshya Sen, the 14th seed and 2021 bronze medallist, was knocked out of the BWF World Championships in the Round of 32 on Wednesday, losing 19-21, 21-19, 21-17 to 18-year-old American…
A 15-member Iranian women’s kabaddi squad has been training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonipat, Haryana, since August 13, preparing for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games starting September 19.…
