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Davis Cup: Prajnesh Gunneswaran to replace injured Yuki Bhambri

Yuki will be replaced by world no. 246 Prajnesh Gunneswaran for the tie which will be held in Tianjin on April 6 and 7.

27 March 2018 12:40 AM IST

Vijay Amritraj at the Road To Wimbledon event in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Vijay Amritraj's no to new format

India face China in an away tie in search of a World Group playoff berth in the new format next month.

21 March 2018 12:56 AM IST

Reaching Gold Coast early will help us: Neeraj Chopra

The Haryana boy is determined to give his best and will look to return with a medal.

20 March 2018 12:54 AM IST

Leander Paes returns to Davis Cup fold

Paes was dropped from the tie against Uzbekistan in April 2017 and was also not considered for the World Group Play-off...

12 March 2018 1:25 AM IST

Kenenisa Bekele (centre) crosses the finish line to win the international overall elite mens title at the Kolkata 25K race on Sunday.

Tata Steel Kolkata 25K race: Ethiopian duo rule Kolkata roads

The Ethiopian won in 1 hour 13 minutes and 48 seconds, creating a new course record en route to the podium.

18 Dec 2017 5:57 AM IST

Indian athletes Kalidas Hirve (from left), Avinash Sable, G. Lakshmanan, L. Suriya, Monika Athare and Swati Gadhave pose at an event in Kolkata on Saturday.

Tata Steel Kolkata 25K: Kenenisa Bekele targets win on debut run

Bekele's 25km best is 1:12:47, an intermediate time when he ran the Berlin Marathon last year and won in 2:03:03.

17 Dec 2017 12:41 AM IST

Don't want my record to be broken: Mike Powell

Powell is also remembered for his duel with legendary Carl Lewis at the 1991 World Championship.

15 Dec 2017 12:48 AM IST

Ethiopias Almaz Ayana crosses the finish line to win the Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday.(Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon : Maiden win for Almaz Ayana, Berhanu...

In the men's elite category, it was again Ethiopia boys who dominated the podium taking the first two spots.

20 Nov 2017 2:33 AM IST

World champions Geoffrey Kirui and Almaz Ayana train at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon: Rain brings relief as world champions eye...

Kirui, who won the men's marathon at the IAAF World Championships in London earlier, knows what racing in Delhi is all...

19 Nov 2017 6:46 AM IST

2016 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon bronze medallist Helah Kiprop (from left), champion Worknesh Degefa and Rio Olympics 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana (right) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday.(Photo: BIPLAB BANERJEE)

Rio Olympic champ sets sights on ADHM crown

The Ethiopian came fifth in that event at the 2010 junior world championship.

17 Nov 2017 12:56 AM IST

Chinas Zhu Yuling, left, winner of womens final takes a selfie with the mens final winner, Chinas Lin Gaoyuan after the award ceremony of 30th Table Tennis Asian Cup 2017 in Ahmadabad, India (Photo:AP)

Asian Cup table tennis: Chinese duo seal maiden titles, World Cup...

In addition to the winner's purse of $7,000 each in cash, the duo secured spots in the World Cup, which is slated for...

18 Sept 2017 1:21 AM IST

Japans Miu Hirano in action against Manika Batra in Ahmedabad on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

30th Table Tennis Asian Cup: Indian challenge ends

Manika, who had an unbeaten run in the round robin group stage, failed to bring her A game against world no. 6. Hirano.

17 Sept 2017 1:14 AM IST