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Wrestlers' protest: Delhi Police registers FIR against protesting wrestlers on charges of ‘rioting’

An FIR has been registered against wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat for organising a protest outside the new Parliament building.

Tennis

French Open 2023: 'People should be embarrassed' — Ukraine’s Kostyuk hits back at crowd after boos

Marta Kostyuk was booed at French Open on Sunday after refusing to shake hands with Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.

Sports

Wrestlers' Protest: Neeraj Chopra calls for 'better way' to deal with protesting grapplers

Jantar Mantar saw scenes of total chaos as police tried to get hold of wrestlers and they resisted very strongly, trying to make their way to the women's 'Mahapanchayat' scheduled at the new Parliament

Sports

Watch: Wrestlers violently detained by security, protest site at Jantar Mantar cleared

Protesting wrestlers who had camped at Jantar Mantar for over a month were detained by the police as they made their way towards the new Parliament.

Football

Sunil Chhetri wants India to take inspiration from Morocco for tough Asian Cup group

India are placed alongside Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria in a tough Group B in 2023 Asian Cup.

Sports

Wrestlers' protest: Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat supporters stopped, arrested

Protesting wrestlers and supporters were barred from marching towards the new Parliament as part of the 'Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat'.

Hockey

Junior Asia Cup: India play out thrilling 1-1 draw against Pakistan

Sharda Nand Tiwari (24’) scored a goal for India, while Basharat Ali (44’) was the goal-scorer for Pakistan.

Football

Bundesliga: How Bayern Munich won title ahead of Borussia Dortmund on last day

Bundesliga title race went right down to the wire with Bayern Munich once again lifting the trophy ahead of Borussia Dortmund.

Sports

Wrestlers' Protest: Grapplers to go ahead with 'peaceful' march to new Parliament building

The likes of Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Asian Games gold winner Vinesh Phogat said that any amount of force will not deter them from going ahead with the peaceful march.

Tennis

French Open 2023: Four men and two women in race to be World No 1

Six players - four men and two women - are in contention to leave the French Open tennis Grand Slam as World No 1.

Sports

Wrestlers' Protest: Vinesh, Bajrang and other key members of agitation travel to Haryana, Punjab for support

While Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat have decided to travel to Jind, Haryana, Sakshi Malik was headed for Punjab with wrestler husband Satyawart Kadian to garner support for the planned women's Mahapanchayat on Sunday, 28 May.

Tennis

French Open 2023: Dates, schedule, prize money, top stars and how to watch

French Open 2023 gets underway on 28 May without either 14-time champion Rafael Nadal and his storied rival Roger Federer.

Sports

Wrestlers' Protest: Thousands of people march to India Gate in support of protesting grapplers

Waving hundreds of tricolours, the supporters, who had arrived from bordering states, echoed the same sentiments as the aggrieved wrestlers and demanded the strictest of punishments for Brij Bhushan.

Sports

Ding Liren, Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand and Hou Yifan join Global Chess League

The inaugural edition of Tech Mahindra Global Chess League will make history, featuring numerous chess icons that include a total of six World Champions in different categories, from 14 different countries.

Tennis

ATP fines Hugo Gaston 72,000 euros after two-balls incident

Hugo Gaston, France's World No 108, has been fined 72,000 euros for unsportsmanlike conduct - his fourth such offence this year.

Sports

Neeraj Chopra makes history as he attains World No 1 spot in men's javelin throw rankings

Neeraj Chopra now has 1455 points to his name, taking the No 1 spot from defending world champion Andersen Peters, who now has 1433 points.

Sports

Wrestlers accept Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's challenge, Bajrang Punia says 'ready to undergo narco test'

Bajrang Punia has accepted Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's challenge to undergo narco-analysis test to find out the truth in wrestlers' sexual harassment allegations against the WFI president

Sports

'Ready for lie-detector test, if wrestlers are also ready for it': WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said that he is ready for the lie-detector test if Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat would also take the tests.

Tennis

World Table Tennis Championships: Sathiyan-Manika advances to round of 32; Sreeja Akula enter second round

The fourth-seeded Indian pair won 9-11, 11-8, 14-16, 11-7, 11-6 against their Luxembourg opponents who are ranked 122 positions below them in the world rankings.

Sports

Six athletes from Inspire Institute of Sport qualify for 2023 Asian Athletics Championship

The six athletes will compete at the Asian Athletics Championships to be held in Bangkok from July 12, 2023, to July 16, 2023.