New Delhi, July 17: Putting up his one of the best performances in the recent past, Somdev Devvarman entered the singles semifinals of the ATP Challenger event in Aptos, USA after a hard earned win ov

Taking a strong exception to pullout of some of the star athletes from the Commonwealth Games, the sports minister, Mr M.S. Gill, on Sunday asked CGF President, Mr Mike Fennell, to bring those champio

As if the withdrawal of world and Olympic sprint king Usain Bolt and a number of top Australian swimmers was not bad enough, Britain’s four-time Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Chris Hoy will not be seen in action either at the forthcoming 19th Common-wealth Games in Delhi.

Moscow, July 15: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Hollywood star and martial arts expert Jean-Claude Van Damme at a mixed fight championship which kicked off Wednesday in Russia's southe

New Delhi, Jul 15: Sports Minister M S Gill today inaugurated the Rugby Stadium at the Delhi University campus, one of the Commonwealth Games venues, and admitted maintaining the magnificent structure

New Delhi, July 13: An Indian wrestling team won three medals at the Gran Premio de Espana tournament held in Madrid.

Nirmal Devi bagged the gold in the 48 kg category while Rajeev Tomar won the silv

Kayamkulam (Kerala), July 13: Kerala's famed boat race at Alappuzha is set to get competition this year. A Marxist legislator and boat race enthusiast has finalised plans to launch a boat race at Kaya

Lausanne (Switzerland), July 9: World record sprinter Usain Bolt returned from an achilles tendon injury with a clear win over seven rivals at the Diamond League meet here Thursday.

The Jamaican outr

Sportspersons carry the Queen’s Baton for the Commonwealth Games on a raft across the Ganga at Hardwar on Wednesday. PHOTO: PTI

The Indian netball team for the Commonwealth Games, have been toiling for the last two years but what dampens their excitement for a sport whose spread is still in its infancy is what next after the 12-day extravaganza ends.