From the electrifying victory of the Indian cricket team in the recent T20 series to the rising star power of young badminton sensations, India's sporting landscape is ablaze with action! This week alone saw record-breaking performances in the Pro Kabaddi League, showcasing the nation's unwavering passion for indigenous sports. The upcoming Asian Games are generating immense anticipation, with athletes across disciplines sharpening their skills and aiming for glory on the international stage. We delve into the crucial role of sports sponsorships in nurturing talent and boosting India's sporting infrastructure. Furthermore, debates rage on about the future of cricket's dominance in India's sporting ecosystem, with other sports like hockey and football vying for increased attention and investment. Stay updated on all the latest scores, match analyses, and exclusive interviews with your favorite athletes. Explore the dynamic world of Indian sports—from the bustling stadiums to the quiet dedication of rising stars—right here. Discover the stories that shape the nation’s sporting spirit and witness the unfolding drama of the sporting year.
Indian boxer Nishant Dev extended his flawless run in the professional circuit, securing a Technical Knockout win over American LaQuan Evans in Frisco, USA. The 24-year-old halted the more seasoned Evans in the sixth round of their Super Welterweight bout on Saturday night, recording his third consecutive professional victory. Dev unleashed a flurry of unanswered punches that left Evans defenceless, prompting the referee to stop the contest at 1:58 in the sixth and final round. The fight was p
India's boxing contingent of 40 promising youngsters is ready to make its mark at the Asian U19 and U22 Boxing Championships, which kicks off on July 30 and run until August 12 at the iconic Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament, organised by Asian Boxing in association with World Boxing and the Thailand Boxing Association, will bring together 396 boxers from 26 nations. It features two age groups U19 (born between 2007 and 2008) and U22 (born between 2004 and 2006) with bo ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana), June 28 (IANS) Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen opened her campaign in the 48-51kg category with a clinical 4:1 win over Uttar Pradesh's Rashi Sharma in the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament at the Saroornagar Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. In another bout, Haryana's Anjali got the better of World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun in the 57-60 kg category. Organised by the Telangana Boxing Federation under the aegis of the Boxing Federation of India and the Sports Authority of Telangana, the tournament will feature boxers from 15 units, including the top ...Read More >
Hosur (Tamil Nadu), Jul 18 (PTI) Jasmine Shekar carded a sublime final-round 4-under 68, marked by a flawless back nine, to clinch the ninth leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here on Friday. Jasmine became the fifth different winner this season as she totalled 9-under with two superb rounds of 67-68 on the last two days. Also Read | WWE SmackDown Tonight, July 18: Undisputed Champion John Cena & Cody Rhodes SummerSlam 2025 Contract Signing and Other Exciting Matches on WWE Friday Night SmackDown. Neha Tripathi, who led by three shots going into the final round, seemed on course to win h ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: After four days of relentless downpours, Telangana is expected to have a brief respite on Monday, with no rainfall alerts issued. However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed the state under a yellow alert for thunderstorms. IMD data showed that Papannapet in Medak district received the heaviest 24-hour rainfall at 10.6 cm, followed by Manoor in Sangareddy with 9.28 cm and Nallabelly in Warangal at 9.15 cm. The statewide average rainfall for the day stood at 7.3 mm, notably higher than the normal 4.3 mm. Warangal's Sangem recorded the day's highest maximum temperature ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Vishvanath Suresh delivered a stunning performance at the Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, shocking the boxing world with a knockout win over reigning world champion and world No. 1 Sanzhar Tashkenbay. The victory marked a major milestone in his fast-rising career and secured him a place in the semifinals.Hailing from Chennai, Vishvanath, now 21, has quickly grown into one of India's most exciting boxing talents. He entered 2026 as the national champion after a dominant run at the Elite Men's National Boxing Championships, where he defeated Rishi Singh 5-0 in ...Read More >
CHENNAI: With temperatures dipping below freezing at night and high wind speed, Spring in the city of Ulaanbaatar can be harsh for outsiders. It certainly can be a challenge for most Indians. In these challenging conditions, India boxing Vishvanath Suresh is thriving, albeit inside the boxing arena. The pugilist from Chennai pulled off one of the biggest wins of his career on Saturday, thereby securing himself at least a bronze medal in the ongoing Asian Boxing Championships in the capital city of Mongolia. It was also sort of a redemption for the 21-year-old. The fast-paced boxer stunned Wo ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 28 (ANI): Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen opened her campaign with a clinical 4:1 win over Uttar Pradesh's Rashi Sharma in the 48-51kg category while Haryana's Anjali got the better of World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun in the 57-60 kg category in the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament at Hyderabad's Saroornagar Indoor Stadium on Saturday. Organised by the Telangana Boxing Federation under the aegis of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and the Sports Authority of Telangana, the tournament brings together top-tier names and emerging pros ...Read More >
TELANGANA: Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen, Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, and former World Youth Champion Ankushita Boro will headline the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament set to begin on 27 June at the Saroornagar Indoor Stadium in Telangana. The five-day event, which runs until 1 July, will see India's top female boxers vying for national glory and selection into the elite national camp in Patiala. The tournament is organised by the Telangana Boxing Federation under the aegis of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and the Sports Authority of Telangana. Boxers from 15 un ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 28 (ANI): Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen opened her campaign with a clinical 4:1 win over Uttar Pradesh's Rashi Sharma in the 48-51kg category while Haryana's Anjali got the better of World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun in the 57-60 kg category in the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament at Hyderabad's Saroornagar Indoor Stadium on Saturday. Organised by the Telangana Boxing Federation under the aegis of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and the Sports Authority of Telangana, the tournament brings together top-tier names and emerging pros ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Jaismine Lamboria and Minakshi Hooda for winning the gold medal in the 57 kg and 48 kg categories, respectively, at the 2025 World Boxing Championships, and said that their stupendous performances will inspire countless athletes. The PM also hailed the Indian women's hockey team for making the nation proud by winning the silver medal in the Women's Asia Cup 2025. "Proud of Minakshi on her outstanding performance at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool! She brings home the Gold in the 48kg category," Modi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 14: India's campaign at the World Boxing Championships was a tale of two extremes. While the women scripted history, delivering the country's best-ever overseas showing, the men endured a humbling low, returning without a single medal for the first time in 12 years. Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Minakshi Hooda (48kg) rose to the occasion with breakthrough triumphs, showcasing grit and tactical maturity to begin a the LA Olympics cycle on a high. The seasoned Pooja Rani (80kg) and Nupur Sheoran (80+kg) added to the glory with a bronze and silver respectively as India finished t ...Read More >
Manipur divers Willson Singh Ningthoujam and Indiver Sairem, who won India's first ever medal at the Asian Aquatics Championships earlier this month, have now set their sights on next year's Asian Games to be held in Japan. Ningthoujam, a havildar in the Indian Army, had won the bronze medal in men's 10m synchronised platform at the event in Ahmedabad with Sairem, who took part in the competition despite suffering a thumb injury. Both Ningthoujam (23) and Sairem (15) are now back home training ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 3 (ANI): Former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia hailed the Khelo India Tribal Games as a great platform for athletes of the tribal community and said there is huge scope for sports in the tribal belt. During the competition, the hosts Chhattisgarh finished ninth on the medals tally with 3 gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze medals. Karnataka were crowned the overall champions, claiming 23 gold along with 8 silver and 7 bronze. Odisha finished second with 21 gold, 15 silver and 21 bronze medals. Odisha were the only contingent to cross a half century of medals, ...Read More >
IMAGE: India's World Boxing champion Jaismine Lamboria returned home to a warm reception in New Delhi on Tuesday morning. Photograph: Kind courtesy Narendra Modi/X World champion boxer Jaismine Lamboria returned home to a warm welcome amid beating dhols in New Delhi in the wee hours of Tuesday. Nupur Sheoran, who won silver in the 80+kg also returned home to much fan fare after Indian boxers stole the limelight at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, that ended on Sunday. SEE: India's World champion Jaismine Lamboria praises Indian team's performance at World Boxing Championships. V ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): India Jaismine Lamboria expressed delight after clinching a historic gold medal at the World Boxing Championship 2025, reflecting on the country strong overall performance at the event. Reflecting on India overall showing at the event, she said, India performance in the World Boxing Championship was very good, we have won two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal... it feels very good, Im very happy. She defeated Poland Szermeta Julia 4-1 at the World Boxing Championships 2025 in Liverpool on Saturday. Olympic silver medallist from Paris 2024, Szereme ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Burglars broke into the locked home of Olympic medalist and six-time world boxing champion Mary Kom in Surajkund's Sector 46 earlier this week, police said on Saturday.The gang allegedly accessed the house through a vacant plot beside it and entered after breaking a glass window on the terrace on the intervening night of Sept 24-25.Neighbours had first spotted a ladder placed in the backyard and alerted Kom's manager, who then informed the cops.On Saturday, a team from Sector 46 police p ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana), June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen opened her campaign in the 48-51kg category with a clinical 4:1 win over Uttar Pradesh's Rashi Sharma in the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament at the Saroornagar Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. In another bout, Haryana's Anjali got the better of World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun in the 57-60 kg category. Organised by the Telangana Boxing Federation under the aegis of the Boxing Federation of India and the Sports Authority of Telangana, the tournament will feature boxers from 15 units, includi ...Read More >
Astana (Kazakhstan), Jul 5 (PTI) Meenakshi, Sakshi, Pooja Rani, Hitesh Gulia and Jugnoo registered convincing victories to reach the finals of their respective weight categories at the World Boxing Cup, here on Saturday. India's boxing contingent in Kazakhstan is now assured of 11 podium finishes, including six gold medal bouts on Sunday. Abhinash Jamwal (men's 65kg) is keeping India in hunt for another gold medal with his semifinal slated later in the day. Meenakshi started India's march with an aggressive display to beat Nurselen Yalgettekin of Turkey 5-0 in the 48kg semi-final. Sakshi t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Indian legendary cricketer Yuvraj Singh hailed 18-year-old Indian armless archery wonder, Sheetal Devi, who made history by bagging the gold medal in the women's individual compound archery category at the ongoing World Para Archery Championship on Saturday. Sheetal defeated Turkiye's world number one Oznur Cure Girdi by 146-143 in the gold medal clash. Yuvraj Singh, in an X post, wrote, "Many congratulations, Sheetal, on inspiring a nation and showing the world that nothing is stronger than an unbreakable spirit! Born without arms and told that archery ...Read More >
Indian youth boxers have secured an impressive 26 medals at the 3rd "Belt and Road" International Youth Boxing Gala in Xinjiang, China. A strong contingent of 58 members, including both boys and girls in the under-17 age group, showcased their talent and determination. Several boxers advanced to the semifinals, guaranteeing themselves a medal after defeating formidable opponents from various countries. Indian boxers ensured 26 medals at the 3rd "Belt and Road" International Youth Boxing Gala -- ...Read More >
Mumbai: Minakshi Hooda had to punch above adversity as a young girl and Jaismine Lamboria had a family reputation to live up to. Both delivered sporting glory for India by winning its first gold medals at the women's World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. The 24-year-old Jaismine won the 57kg title before Minakshi secured victory in the non-Olylmpic 48kg final, extending a tradition for India built by six-time champion Mary Kom and then by twice winner Nikhat Zareen, who was eliminated early in this edition. Jaismine comes from a family of pugilists, her great grand-uncle being 1966 and 19 ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object inside the cell. DIG Prisons clarified that the incident was not premeditated and dismissed any spec ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 3 (ANI): Six-time World Championship medallist Mary Kom and former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia underlined the importance of grassroots investment and structured development pathways while addressing reporters at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 here on Friday. For creating future champions, both the legendary sportspersons maintained that Indian families need to discourage children from indulging in more screen time and rather send them to playgrounds to experience various sports, according to a press release from the KITG 2026. Also Read | D ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Shadowfax has filed draft IPO papers with markets regulator Sebi through the confidential filing route. The company is seeking to raise up to Rs 2,000-2,500 crore comprising a mix of fresh issue of shares and offer for sale (OFS) by existing shareholders, sources said. The Flipkart and TPG backed logistics startup which was last valued at $712 million or about Rs 6,000 crore is eyeing an IPO valuation of about Rs 8,500 crore.Startups are rushing to Dalal Street after a recovery in stock markets opened up the IPO window for companies. Over the past few days, Pine Labs, Wakefit and Curef ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Indian boxer Nishant Dev extended his flawless run in the professional circuit, securing a Technical Knockout win over American LaQuan Evans in Frisco, USA. The 24-year-old halted the more seasoned Evans in the sixth round of their Super Welterweight bout on Saturday night, recording his third consecutive professional victory. Dev unleashed a flurry of unanswered punches that left Evans defenceless, prompting the referee to stop the contest at 1:58 in the sixth and final round. The fight was part of the undercard for the unification clash between WBC champion Jesse R ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Indian legendary cricketer Yuvraj Singh hailed 18-year-old Indian armless archery wonder, Sheetal Devi, who made history by bagging the gold medal in the women's individual compound archery category at the ongoing World Para Archery Championship on Saturday. Sheetal defeated Turkiye's world number one Oznur Cure Girdi by 146-143 in the gold medal clash. Also Read | West Indies vs Nepal Best Fantasy Playing XI Prediction for 2nd T20I 2025 and Who Will Win WI vs NEP T20I?. Yuvraj Singh, in an X post, wrote, "Many congratulations, Sheetal, on inspiring a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) When Jaismine Lamboria missed a medal by a whisker at the 2022 World Championship, she was crushed. "I need to be more aggressive," the then 21-year-old had admitted to PTI, her voice heavy with regret. It was a lesson that would come back to her in painful ways. The following year, she stumbled again, falling at the quarterfinal stage of both the World Championships and the Asian Games. Each defeat added to the agony but Jaismine treated them as learnings. The Asian Games loss was especially hard. After dominating the opening round, Jaismine suddenly unravelled, wh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Two-time gold medallist Nikhat Zareen has put behind the disappointment of missing out on a third World Championships medal, and is now focussed on collecting maximum ranking points by winning the top prize in the upcoming World Boxing Cup Finals. The event will be held in Greater Noida from November 14 to 21. Nikhat, who competes in flyweight and light flyweight categories, won World Championship gold medals in 2022 in Istanbul and 2023 in New Delhi. But she failed to replicate that in 2025 in Liverpool, losing in the quarterfinals to two-time Olympic silver medallis ...Read More >
Raipur, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six-time World Championship medallist Mary Kom and former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia underlined the importance of grassroots investment and structured development pathways while addressing reporters at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 in Raipur on Friday. For creating future champions, both the legendary sportspersons maintained that Indian families need to discourage children from indulging in more screen time and rather send them to playgrounds to experience various sports. Bhutia, one of Indian football's most iconic figures, stressed that wh ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Brihaspathi Technologies, an AI surveillance and security solutions provider, on Thursday said it has raised $10 million in funding from foreign institutional investors and others. Brihaspathi will use the capital to establish a new 72,000 sq. ft. CCTV manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, which is expected to be operational by the end of the current financial year, the company said in a statement. It also plans to hire over 400 new employees. The company has been awarded a surveillance project by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) to implement ...Read More >