Golfpark Holzhäusern (Switzerland), Aug 15 (IANS) Pranavi Urs stayed alive at the Swiss Ladies Open as she became the only Indian to survive the halfway cut, while compatriots Tvesa Malik and Diksha Dagar bowed out after contrasting second rounds at Golfpark Holzhäusern in Switzerland.
Guwahati, Aug 15 (IANS) Barak Legends moved to the top of the points table in the Assam Premier League 2026 (APL) after their clash against Charaideo Sunrisers was abandoned due to rain at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Sixteen years after a 17-year-old Kirsty Gilmour arrived in Delhi for her first senior Commonwealth Games, the Scottish shuttler is back in the Indian capital for her 10th World Championships, carrying with her a European title and a vastly different perspective on the sport and life that have grown alongside each other.
Memphis (USA), Aug 15 (IANS) Indo-Canadian Sudarshan Yellamaraju moved into the Top-10 at the halfway stage of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, strengthening his bid to extend his Playoffs campaign, while Aaron Rai and Akshay remained comfortably placed and Sahith Theegala continued to battle around the crucial Top-50 line in the FedExCup standings.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has attributed his national team's downfall in Test cricket to the shutdown of departmental cricket. Azhar, who has led Pakistan in nine Tests and 31 ODIs, called departmental cricket a "nursery" for Pakistan's national sides and felt that "it's being pushed out."
Pune, Aug 15 (IANS) The 16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026 witnessed another day of exciting action across Divisions ‘B’ and ‘C', with Hockey Karnataka, Bihar, Mizoram, Assam, Gujarat and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu registering victories in their respective encounters in Pune on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Scottish badminton star Kirsty Gilmour has called for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility in Asian sport, saying small gestures of acceptance can provide important reassurance to athletes from the community.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Roberto Bautista Agut, former tennis player and 2019 Wimbledon semifinalist, has scored twice on his football debut as he looks to make his mark in a new sport. The 38-year-old netted twice for Spanish seventh-tier side CD Els Ibarsos in his team's 4-2 win.
Amstelveen, Aug 15 (IANS) Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored twice from penalty corners as India began their campaign in the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 with a convincing 3-1 victory over Wales in their Pool D opener at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) For years, Kirsty Gilmour's career had been defined by how close she came. With five European Championship silver medals, another bronze, and countless near-misses, the Scottish shuttler had become accustomed to being the one just short of the top step. Gilmour finally won European Championship gold in Huelva, beating Denmark's Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt 21-17, 21-15 to become Scotland's first European women's singles champion.
