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Paris: Zinedine Zidane is France's new coach, replacing Didier Deschamps at the helm of the team he led to glory as arguably its greatest ever player. French Football Federation president Philippe Diallo announced Zidane's appointment at the FFF headquarters in Paris Tuesday, saying he has...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lavished praise on Sharmila Dhankar for her historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and extended his best wishes for a para-athlete for her future endeavours. Sharmila won the gold medal in the women’s shot put F57 event, with...

Glasgow: National record holder Sarvesh Kushare scripted history as he became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men's high jump event in the Commonwealth Games here. The 31-year-old Indian cleared 2.25m to clinch the silver with Romaine Beckford of Jamaica taking...

New Delhi: Veteran Ravindra Jadeja was Tuesday recalled while all-rounder Saransh Jain received his maiden call-up as India announced their 15-member squad for the two-Test series in Sri Lanka. Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah as well as top-order batter B Sai Sudharsan were included in the...

Glasgow: India's Bindyarani Devi made a gritty fight but two unsuccessful clean and jerk attempts restricted her to bronze as Nigeria's Rafiatu Folashade Lawal powered to a record-breaking gold in the women's 58kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games here on Monday. Bindyarani, who had...

Glasgow:  India continued its impressive run in the weightlifting competitions at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Gyanehswari Yadav clinched the silver medal in the women’s 53kg event Monday. The Indian lifter produced a strong overall performance, registering a total lift of 199kg, comprising 88kg in...

Hyderabad: Who is Esha Singh? The 21-year-old Hyderabad shooter has emerged as one of India's brightest shooting stars after defeating Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker to win the women's 25m pistol gold medal at the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) Monday in China’s Honzou. Pic- newsonair.gov.in Born...

Hangzhou: The fast-rising Esha Singh grabbed the gold by upstaging Olympic-medallist Manu Bhaker, who took the bronze to complete a double-podium finish for India in the women's 25m pistol event of the ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) here Monday. The 21-year-old Esha produced a commanding display...

Glasgow: Jadumani Singh outclassed Pakistan's Sumama Rehman in a high-voltage contest while Asian Games bronze medallist Preeti Pawar barely broke a sweat as the Indian duo marched into the quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Games boxing competition in Glasgow Sunday. Amid thunderous chants of "Bharat Mata...

Bhubaneswar: The third day of the 2nd Odisha Under-12 & Under-14 (Boys & Girls) Weightlifting Championships witnessed exciting contests across the girls 45kg and 49kg categories and the boys 50kg, 55kg and 60kg divisions. Medal winners were decided based on the combined total of the...