Nihal Sarin’s victory made up for K. Sasikiran’s loss in India’s 2-2 draw with Spain in the first-round match for the bronze medal in the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Friday. A day after India lost the second...

P.V. Sindhu will not be participating in the BWF World Tour Finals scheduled to be played in Bangkok from December 7-11. Sportstar had earlier reported on November 13 that the double Olympic medallist will not feature in the rescheduled World...

Seven Indian boxers qualified for the finals of the IBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships in La Nucia, Spain, on Thursday. Vanshaj (63.5kg), Vishwanath Suresh and Ashish (54kg) ensured an all-win record for India in the men’s semifinals....

Vidit Gujrathi fought back from an inferior position to salvage an important draw to complement S. L. Narayanan’s brilliant victory on the third board as India and Uzbekistan drew 2-2 in the first round of the semifinals in the World...

Compound archer Rishabh Yadav and recurve archer Sachin Gupta have given fine performances in recently held international indoor events. Rishabh won the men’s individual gold medal at the J.V.D. Open, a Kings of Archery Series event, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He...

Vidit Gujrathi and S. L. Narayanan won from the black side to set up India’s 3-1 upset victory over France in the first round of the World team chess championship quarterfinals in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Vidit (rated 2662) stunned Maxime...

India registered their best-ever show in the World Para Shooting Championship, returning home with an impressive haul of five medals, including three gold, from Al Ain in the UAE. In doing so, the shooters also finished in the fifth place...

Pune will host the fourth season of the Tennis Premier League to be held from December 7 to 11, the organisers said on Wednesday. Backed by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), the...

Badminton World Federation, on Wednesday, released the complete list of shuttlers participating in the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals to be played in Bangkok on December 7-11. The governing body of world badminton has included double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu...

India will field a four-member squad spearheaded by Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu for the weightlifting World Championships next month. The World Championships will be held in Bogota, Colombia, from December 5 to 16. Jeremy Lalrinnunga, however, will miss the...