Japanese designer Issey Miyake, famed for his pleated style of clothing that never wrinkles and who produced the signature black turtleneck of friend and AppleInc founder Steve Jobs, has died, media s...
Indian boxer Amit Panghal (51kg) displayed his class as he reached his second consecutive Commonwealth Games final while Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) also remained on course for a gold in her maiden appearanc...
India’s javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games owing to a groin injury. The Commonwealth Games begin in Birmingham on Thursday and the men’s javelin quali...
Japan on Tuesday executed a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in a crowded Tokyo shopping district in 2008. Justice minister Yoshihisa Furukawa told reporters that To...
Fred Kerley led an American clean sweep in the men’s 100 metres final at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. Kerley, the Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, timed his dip perfec...
Tokyo Olympic Games javelin champion Neeraj Chopra clinched his first top-three finish at the prestigious Diamond League Meeting with a national record-shattering effort but missed the 90m mark by a w...
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is primed to clinch his maiden Diamond League podium finish in his first appearance in four years in the prestigious one-day meet here on Thursday.
The ...
India hockey player Birendra Lakra was on Tuesday accused of involvement in the murder of his childhood friend Anand Toppo by the father of the deceased. Anand was found dead in the Olympian’s f...
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has a very good chance of standing atop the podium, flashing her radiant smile, after winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on July 30.
After all, the Tokyo Olympi...
Fight to finish
The final was a hard-fought one, lasting the full three minutes. Both teams had senior players in charge. Trishul’s weapon was a double teeth drum, a cylindrical barrel with mot...