'WFI must learn from BCCI': Technical glitches, poor officiating mar Asian Games wrestling trials

Chetan Sharma | May 31, 2026 9:11 AM

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Asian Games wrestling trials at Delhi’s IG Stadium were meant to showcase India’s best women wrestlers fighting for a place on the national team. Instead, the event exposed glaring shortcomings in administration, technology and officiating, prompting many in the wrestling fraternity to say that the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) needs to take a leaf out of the BCCI’s playbook.

PSG win UEFA Champions League as Arsenal suffer penalty shoot-out heartbreak

IANS | May 31, 2026 1:31 AM

Budapest, May 31 (IANS) Arsenal star Gabriel blew over a decisive penalty as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) came back from a goal deficit to retain their European title on penalties after a 1-1 draw against the Gunners in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League final at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday night.

T20 Mumbai League: Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Sayali Satghare among captains present at grand season launch

IANS | May 30, 2026 11:58 PM

Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) As the city gears up for the mega cricket carnival, the star captains of participating teams in the T20 Mumbai League 2026 and the inaugural T20 Mumbai Women's League came together for a grand season launch event in Mumbai on Saturday, setting the stage for what promises to be an exciting two weeks of high-voltage cricketing action starting June 1.

India end Unity Cup campaign with a defeat against Zimbabwe

IANS | May 30, 2026 11:43 PM

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India’s Unity Cup 2026 campaign ended in disappointment as the Blue Tigers suffered a second consecutive defeat, going down 0-1 against Zimbabwe in the third-place play-off at The Valley in London on Saturday. A first-half penalty from Prince Dube (33') proved decisive as Zimbabwe secured third place, while India's campaign ended without a goal.

Shooting World Cup Munich: Manu Bhaker, Samrat Rana add silver in pistol mixed team as India ends second in medal tally

IANS | May 30, 2026 10:03 PM

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The pair of Manu Bhaker and Samrat Rana were pipped by World No 1 and defending World Champions Yao Qianxun and Hu Kai of China by just 0.3 points as the Indian pair secured silver in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event on the final day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol at the Olympiaschießanlage in Munich, Germany.