India skipper Virat Kohli, who has been on a roll with the willow, was on Wednesday named for the prestigious Polly Umrigar award while all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin will be presented the Dilip Sardesai award at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) annual awards on March 8 here. ....

With the aim to further advance the training programme for boxers, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sports Authority of India (SAI)under which an International Boxing Academy will be set up with eight regional centres. ....

Tainted Indian speedster S. Sreesanth has approached the Kerala High Court with a petition seeking the lifting of the ban imposed by the BCCI, even after a Delhi court exonerated him in the spot fixing case. ....

Cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday voiced support for Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, who is in the eye of a storm over her stance against student outfit Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and a video campaign advocating peace between India and Pakistan. ....

Two-time Olympian shooter Jitu Rai on Wednesday gave India the first gold at the Shooting World Cup, by clinching the yellow medal in the 50m mens air pistol event while his compatriot Amanpreet Singh settled for the silver in the same event at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range here. ....

Following successful conclusion of the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) 71st commission meeting here, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh on Wednesday announced that the first ever franchise-based Indian Boxing League (IBL) will most likely be held by the end of the year. ....

Chris Broad, who was the match referee for the first Test between India and Australia at Pune, has rated the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) stadium pitch as "poor", the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Tuesday. ....

Ace pistol shooter Jitu Rai settled for the Bronze medal in the mens 10M Air Pistol event in the shooting World Cup at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Tuesday. ....

As many as 340 golfers will battle it out for the top honours in the 17th edition of the Mercedes Trophy at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort here from Wednesday. ....

The national blind cricket team which won the T-20 World Cup for Blind earlier this month met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. ....

American tennis player Serena Williams led the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings on Monday. ....