Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Coal India Limited and the Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI), the official sanctioning body of men’s professional golf in India, will be jointly staging the second edition of the Coal India Open from August 11 to 14, 2026, at the Tollygunge Club in Kolkata.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the importance of building a strong sporting culture alongside infrastructure as he interacted with India’s Commonwealth Games champions, crediting the country’s athletes for driving a transformation in Indian sport and inspiring a new generation through their performances on the international stage.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The FIH Hockey Men’s and Women’s World Cup 2026 will feature a revamped competition structure, with the traditional quarterfinal stage scrapped and the top two teams from each of the two crossover pools advancing directly to the semi-finals as Belgium and the Netherlands jointly host the tournament from August 15 to 30.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews and Sri Lankan batter Harshitha Samarawickrama have been named as the nominees for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for July 2026.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook, West Indies seam-bowling all-rounder Justin Greaves and Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan have been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for July 2026 following their stellar performances.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and CONCACAF launched an unprecedented attack on FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday, accusing him of breaking trust through “deception” and placing himself above the collective after his controversial proposal to sell a stake in the commercial rights to the World Cup.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) For Vidarsa K Vinod, a place in India’s Asian Games shooting squad represents far more than the culmination of a successful sporting campaign. The 27-year-old from Kozhikode, Kerala, who will compete in the 10m Air Rifle and 50m Rifle 3 Positions events at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, has reached the continental stage after overcoming financial constraints, a pandemic-induced break, life in a new city and a point when she was ready to walk away from shooting.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has expressed her excitement for the inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy, scheduled to be played in early 2027, adding that from a mindset perspective, the thought of always making the team win will remain the same.
Montreal, Aug 10 (IANS) Defending champion Ben Shelton overcame the challenge of in-form teenager Joao Fonseca to book his place in the quarter-finals of the National Bank Open, defeating the Brazilian 6-3, 7-6(3) in a hard-fought fourth-round encounter.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian boxer Narender Berwal shared a light-hearted anecdote with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their interaction in New Delhi, recalling how a Pakistani opponent developed a humorous dislike for the name ‘Narendra’ after losing to him at the 2015 World Military Games.
