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Rio Paralympics 2016: Javelin Thrower Devendra Jhajharia wins Gold
Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, on Tuesday, won the Gold medal for the men’s javelin throw F46 event in the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics after he broke his own…
Deepa Malik becomes first Indian Woman to win Medal at Paralympics
Deepa Malik has created history by winning silver medal in Women's Shot put at Rio Paralympics 2016 on Monday.
It is the first Medal by an Indian Woman in Paralympics games. It is India's 3rd medal in the ongoing games at Rio.
Before…
Rio Paralympics 2016: India wins Gold and Bronze in High Jump
Mariyappan Thangavelu won the gold medal and Varun Singh Bhati clinched bronze in the men’s High Jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics on Friday.
Thangavelu won the Gold medal with his best jump of 1.89 metres, while Bhati clinched the…
Spinner Pragyan Ojha suffers freak head injury in Duleep Trophy
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha suffered freak head injury on Wednesday after a ball hit on head by the ball while fielding for India Green during Duleep Trophy match against India Blue at the Greater Noida Sports Complex.
The incident…
US Open: Sania Mirza, Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna enter 2nd Round
Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza, Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna made a rampaging start at the US Open by advancing to the second round at the Flushing Meadows in New York.
In Women’s Doubles, Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova defeated…
England set ODI World Record scoring 444/3 against Pakistan
England set ODI world record for an innings in one-day international cricket on Tuesday, after scoring total of 444/3 in the third one-day international against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
England won the toss and elected to bat first in…
Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s 2012 Olympics Bronze set to turn Silver
Ace wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s 2012 Olympics bronze medal is set to be upgraded to Silver after second-place finisher late Besik Kudukhov failed dope test.
Reportedly, two-time Olympic medallist Kudukhov, who had died in a car crash in…
CM Naveen Patnaik confers Biju Patnaik Sports Award
Talented Odia Athlete Purnima Hembram on Monday was conferred with the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award by the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on the occasion of National Sports Day.
The Chief Minister also felicitated six…
President Mukherjee confers National Sports Awards today
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday gave away the national sports awards at Rashtrapati Bhawan on the occasion of National Sports Day. Rio Olympics Silver Medalist PV Sindhu, Bronze medalist Sakshi Malik, Gymnast Dipa Karmakar and Shooter…
PM Narendra Modi meets National Sports Awardees
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi congratulated all sports lovers across India on National Sports Day and expressed hope that sports and sportsmanship will always shine in our society.
PM Modi on Sunday hosts National Sports awardees…