Commonwealth Games

The Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday citing major cost blow-outs, leaving organisers fuming as they scrambled to keep the multi-sport event afloat.State Premier Daniel Andrews said…

MELBOURNE: The Australian state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to projected cost overruns, placing the future of the quadrennial multi-sport gathering in doubt. Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said that the…

All set: Two-time Senior national table tennis champion Akula Sreeja with her mentor-cum-coach Somnath Ghosh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Two-time national women’s singles champion, Akula Sreeja, said unlike the Commonwealth Games…

With Mirabhai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi undergoing training in St. Louis, USA, other weightlifters have to opportunity to prove their mettle. | Photo Credit: File photo: C.V. SUBRAHMANYAM While the Asian Games remain the big-ticket event…

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu slipped three places to drop to the 15th spot in the latest women's singles BWF World rankings issued on Tuesday. Sindhu, who dropped out of the elite top 10 in April this year, now has…

Indian women's hockey team skipper Savita Punia on Tuesday said they are no more intimidated by top-ranked opponents and playing stronger sides instead brings out "a different kind of energy" in her teammates. After…

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu slipped three places to drop to the 15th spot in the latest women's singles BWF World rankings issued on Tuesday. Sindhu, who dropped out of the elite top 10 in April this year, now has 51,070 points from…

NEW DELHI: Two-time World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat, a prominent face of the protest against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, is back to the mat. She will compete for the first time…

Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik on Sunday accused BJP leader and former Commonwealth Games gold medallist grappler Babita Phogat of trying to use the wrestlers for selfish motive and weaken their protest.Sakshi and her husband Satyawart…

In-form HS Prannoy will be in the spotlight as India's top shuttlers gear up for some tough opening round matches at the Indonesia Open, a BWF Super 1000 tournament, beginning here on Tuesday. Prannoy, who claimed the…