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Vaishnavi chases the US dream

Vaishnavi was on Thursday signed by Pensacola State College to play for their team, Lady Pirates, in the National Junior College Athletic AssociationDivision 1, Region 8.

Relaxed mind helped PV Sindhu win title: Pullela Gopichand

In an interview, Pullela Gopichand spoke about PV Sindhu’s latest triumph and the overall direction Indian badminton is taking.

Hockey World Cup 2018: Problem areas of Indian hockey team ahead of World Cup

Though the Champions Trophy was a huge success for India as Harendra’s side achieved their best finish in the final edition of the prestigious tournament, their success rate on shots at goal and circle penetration was nothing great.

Young Nihal impresses with calm demeanour

Nihal, who became the 12th-youngest GM in chess a few months back and has a rating of 2576 in classical chess, impressed with the calm manner in which he tackled the pressure of playing some of the biggest stars of the game.

Asian Games 2018: IOA picks teams for silat, kurash, sambo but not football

All India Football Federation (AIFF) is furious with Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for snubbing football and picking participants in sports that are making their debut in the Asian Games.

SAI freezes admissions at regional academies to accommodate Khelo India

Sports Authority of India has stopped admission in its regional academies thus putting a question mark on the training and education of more than 1,700 talented sportspersons

Suspension ends but threat of another ban looms over Volleyball Federation of India

Federation Internationale de Volleyball has given the Volleyball Federation of India a six-month deadline to settle the issue of its president as per the Indian legal system

Indian hockey’s musical chair: Men’s coach Sjoerd Marijne to swap posts with Harendra Singh

Indian women’s hockey team coach Harendra Singh will take over the men’s team, while Dutch expert Sjoerd Marijne will go back to his role of chief coach of the women’s team after a disastrous 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) campaign in Gold Coast

Sjoerd Marijne says his coaching style was ‘players driven’ after getting removed from men’s team

Sjoerd Marijne was replaced by Harendra Singh as coach of the Indian men’s hockey team after a review of the team’s performance at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018.

India lay foundation for Tokyo Olympics with big show at 2018 Commonwealth Games

Riding on a superlative show by wrestlers, weightlifters, shooters, boxers, shuttlers and table tennis players, India ended with 26 gold in Gold Coast, surpassing their 2014 Glasgow tally of 64 medals. This was India’s third-best haul at the Commonwealth Games (CWG).

2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games: The hits and misses

A look at the hits and misses at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast that ended on Sunday evening

2018 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast bids adieu with colourful ceremony

The 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) closing ceremony showcased the vibrant and unique culture of Queensland and Australia. Like the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony too was set on the theme of inclusion, equality and celebrating youth

Manika Batra

2018 Commonwealth Games: Saina Nehwal beats PV Sindhu to win gold; Kidambi Srikanth settles for silver

Saina Nehwal emerged victorious over PV Sindhu to win the women’s singles badminton gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Sunday. However, Kidambi Srikanth could only settle for silver as he lost to Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei.

Commonwealth Games javelin champ Neeraj Chopra upset after missing personal best in final

In a depleted field in the final round of javelin at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG 2018) in Gold Coast, it is easy to lose focus and get overconfident – lack of competition making a person complacent. Chopra did not allow any such thing as he scripted history by winning the gold medal.

Commonwealth Games title in her kitty, MC Mary Kom craves Olympic gold

MC Mary Kom, after winning the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG 2018) final against Kristine O’Hara at the Oxenford Studios in Gold Coast, said she is determined to train hard and try and win the elusive Olympics gold.

2018 Commonwealth Games boxing: MC Mary Kom, Gaurav Solanki lead India’s medal rush

MC Mary Kom won gold after beating Kristina O’ Hara of Northern Ireland in the finals of the women’s 48 kg boxing final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday. Gaurav Solanki won gold in the men’s 52 kg boxing category, while Vikas Krishan won the men’s 75kg gold

2018 Commonwealth Games: Boxers set for record medal haul, Glasgow gold tally bettered

While MC Mary Kom is the only woman boxer to make it to the final, five male pugilists stormed into the finals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

2018 Commonwealth Games: India men’s hockey team loses to New Zealand in semis

India went down 2-3 against New Zealand in a tense hockey semi-final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 on Friday.

2018 Commonwealth Games: Anish Bhanwala, Tejaswini Sawant win shooting gold

Anish Bhanwala won gold in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol final event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Earlier, Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil won the gold and silver medal respectively, in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final.

2018 Commonwealth Games: KT Irfan, Rakesh Babu sent home for breach of no needle policy

Rakesh Babu, KT Irfan and three Indian team officials had appeared before a CGF hearing on Thursday where it was determined the athletes had breached the no needles policy.

2018 Commonwealth Games: Silver gives wings to Tejaswini Sawant’s shooting career

Though Tejaswini Sawant has won six medals in the Commonwealth Games and also bagged a World Championships gold in 50m rifle prone in 2010, she has yet to find success at the Asian Games and the Olympics.

2018 Commonwealth Games: Babita Kumari criticises IOA for not giving tickets to her parents

Babita Kumari, who clinched silver in the women’s 53kg, has alleged that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) officials did not provide tickets to her parents so that they could watch her bout.

Seema Punia, Navjeet Kaur Dhillon open India’s medal account in athletics at CWG

Seema Punia came up with a best effort of 60.41m, which she did in her opening attempt to win her fourth successive Commonwealth Games medal while Navjeet Kaur Dhillon clinched her maiden medal with her final throw of 57.43m

2018 Commonwealth Games: Indian women’s hockey team loses to Australia in semis

Indian women’s hockey team lost 0-1 to defending champions Australia in a semi-final of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Thursday. They will face England in the bronze medal encounter.

Rahul Aware wins gold, silver for Babita Kumari in 2018 Commonwealth Games wrestling

Rahul Aware outclassed Steven Takahashi of Canada to win the 57kg freestyle class of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Babita Kumari settled for sliver in the 53kg women’s segment.

2018 Commonwealth Games: Brandon leaps out of big brother Mitchell Starc’s shadow

Mitchell Starc’s brother Brandon Starc won the high jump gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

2018 Commonwealth Games: India men’s hockey team beats England, tops Pool B

The India men’s hockey team showed supreme composure to beat England in the dying minutes of their final Pool B match at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and take the top spot in the standings.

Facing Nigeria in Commonwealth Games final was a big surprise: Achanta Sharath Kamal

When India regained the Commonwealth Games (CWG) title after a gap of 12 years in Gold Coast on Monday, Achanta Sharath Kamal played a crucial role, winning three matches in the semi-finals against Singapore and the first singles in final to give India a good start against Nigeria.

2018 Commonwealth Games: MC Mary Kom advances to final of 48kg women’s boxing

MC Mary Kom prevailed vs Anusha Dilrukshi Koddithuwak in the semi-finals of the women’s 48 kg boxing event in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.