PKL Season 12: Fit-again Maninder Singh hoping to guide Patna Pirates to fourth title

IANS | August 14, 2025 5:15 PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Seasoned raider Maninder Singh is happy to find a new home at Patna Pirates after spending seven seasons of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) with Bengal Warriorz. The change will not only reflect on the colour of the jersey that he will don, but also on the competitive mentality that the team carries with itself.

ILT20 Development Tournament Season 3 to begin on Aug 24 in Dubai

IANS | August 14, 2025 4:50 PM

Dubai, Aug 14 (IANS) The third edition of the International League T20 Development Tournament will begin on August 24 here at the ICC Academy Oval 1. The 18-match tournament will feature six teams and will be conducted in a single-league, round-robin format.

Kho Kho WC winners to attend Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort for first time

IANS | August 14, 2025 4:31 PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) In a historic first for the indigenous sport, players from the Indian men’s and women’s Kho Kho World Cup-winning teams have been invited as special guests to the 79th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort. The invitation marks the first time Kho Kho players will be part of India’s Independence Day ceremony.

Sports fraternity condoles the demise of 1972 Olympic medallist Vece Paes

IANS | August 14, 2025 2:00 PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The sports fraternity has mourned the passing of Dr. Vece Paes, an Olympic medallist and father of tennis legend Leander Paes, who died on Thursday at the age of 80. A prominent midfielder from the golden era of Indian hockey, Dr. Paes was a member of the Indian team that clinched the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics.