The Hindu

The global body for track and field announced in July it was keeping in place a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes that was imposed in March 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The narrow loss at the Hangzhou Asiad still rankles the duo; the Gujarat paddlers are Indias best bet for a medal at the continental extravaganza

At the half-way mark, defending champion AlpineAPLPipers despite a 4-10 loss to Kings Mumba, Grandmasters and Gambits have all nine match points each

The steeplechaser says the 14-month layoff was marked by self-doubt and emotional turmoil

The Head Coach of Athletics at the Ballari-based institute believes the record 29-medal haul at the Hangzhou Games in 2023 can be bettered

With the win, the 19-year-old (60-66-64-69) rose from 25th to 14th on the 2026 Order of Merit, taking his season earnings to 30,93,550

The Nagercoil-born Prithika, who was brought up in Pune, is sharpening her skills along with experienced team-mates V. Jyothi Surekha and Chikitha Taniparthi at the Sonipat camp

The 28-year-old is on a comeback trail after recovering from a lower back injury that has troubled him since September last year

Its pilot will be held at Budapest from November 10 to 21 with many of the biggest names in chess, including World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, participating

Indias top sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh endured a modest outing in the mens 100m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet in Bhubaneswar, but remained confident about peaking at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games