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SAIL clinch 115th All India Aga Khan Gold Cup hockey tournament 2018

The Steel Authority of India (SAIL)’s Hockey Academy (SHA) has clinched the 115th All India Aga Khan Gold Cup hockey tournament 2018 by defeating the Army XI Danapur...

December 11, 2018

Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge, and Colombian long & triple jumper win IAAF Athletes of Year award recently

Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge, and Colombian long & triple jumper Caterine Ibarguen have been named male and female world athletes of the year at the IAAF Athletics...

December 7, 2018

Sanya Richards-Ross to be event ambassador for Airtel Delhi half marathon

Four-time Olympic gold medallist athlete Sanya Richards-Ross will be the event ambassador for the Airtel Delhi half marathon to be held on October 21. She is the fastest...

October 1, 2018

Novak Djokovic clinchs men’s singles title of US Open 2018

In the US Open Tennis, Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the Men’s singles final by defeating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in straight sets....

September 10, 2018

2018 National Sports Day (NSD)

The National Sports Day (NSD) is celebrated every year in India on August 29 to mark the birth anniversary of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, who was...

August 29, 2018

Esow Alben creates history by winning India’s first junior cycling World Cup medal

Teen cyclist Esow Alben (17) has scripted history by winning the India’s first junior cycling World Cup medal — a silver at the men’s keirin event in the...

August 18, 2018

Indian athelete Hakam Singh Bhattal passes away

Hakam Singh Bhattal (64), the Asian Games gold medallist athlete & Dhyan Chand awardee, has passed away in Sangrur, Punjab on August 14, 2018. He won gold at...

August 14, 2018

Mahiedine Mekhissi clinchs gold at men’s 3000 metres steeplechase in 2018 European Athletics Championships

Mahiedine Mekhissi, a French middle-distance runner of Algerian descent, has clinched gold at the men’s 3000m steeplechase at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany on August...

August 10, 2018

Carolina Marin becomes first woman shuttler to win women’s singles World Badminton Championships for a third time

Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain has become the first woman shuttler to win the women’s singles World Badminton Championships thrice with an emphatic victory over P.V. Sindhu...

August 7, 2018

Rafael Nadal clinches 2018 Barcelona Open tennis tournament

Rafael Nadal, a Spanish professional tennis player, has lifted his 11th Barcelona Open tennis title on April 29, 2018 and extended his record of 46 consecutive sets won...

April 30, 2018

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