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World Championships bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa (56kg) became the first Indian boxer to make the cut for this year’s Olympics by entering the Asian Qualifying Tournament’s final but the celebrated M C Mary Kom (51kg) failed to book her Rio Games ticket after losing in the last-four stage. Shiva, given the top seeding in his weight […]
Boxing: Shiva Thapa qualifies for Rio Olympics, heartbreak for Mary Kom Read More »
Defending champion Saina Nehwal entered the pre-quarterfinals but it turned out to be a disastrous day for the men with all of them, including reigning champion K Srikanth, failing to cross the opening hurdle at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super Series badminton in New Delhi on Thursday. World No. 10 Srikanth, who had defeated Tian
Indian Open 2016: Challenge ends for men, but Saina, Sindhu march on after easy wins Read More »
Left to nurse her Achilles tendons for more than six months, top shuttler Saina Nehwal in Tuesday said it was the most challenging phase of her career and exuded confidence that she is in a good shape now and looking forward to defend her title at the India Super Series. Saina had suffered an injury
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a thrilling draw with Anish Giri of Holland and inched himself up to seven points after his 13th and penultimate round game in the Candidates Chess tournament now underway here. The draw might just be the end of Anand’s aspirations for the next World Championships as the Indian
Candidates Chess: Anish Giri draws with Viswanathan Anand Read More »
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis clinched a facile opening win in the women’s doubles draw but Rohan Bopanna was knocked out of the men’s doubles event in the Miami Open tennis tournament. Top seeds Mirza and Hingis took merely an hour to outplay Lara Arruabarrena of Spain and Raluca
Miami Open: Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis advance to second round, Rohan Bopanna ousted Read More »
A 15-year-old national-level volleyball player was brutally murdered by a spurned lover -a senior national player -at a practice session in Barasat on Friday afternoon. Some 25 players and three coaches looked on in horror as Sangita Aich desperately ran towards them with the attacker at her heels, wildly hacking her with a dagger. Sangita
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Olympic bronze-medallist MC Mary Kom (51kg) and World Championship bronze-winner Shiva Thapa (56kg) were given the top billing in the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament draw held in Qian’an on Friday. Other Indians to be seeded were Commonwealth Games silver-medallist L Devendro Singh (4th in 49kg division) and Asian silver-medallist Vikas Krishan (2nd in 75kg category).
Mary Kom, Shiva Thapa get top seeding at Asian Olympic Qualifiers Read More »
Hockey India on Monday announced an 18-member Indian team led by Sardar Singh that will take part in the 25th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from 6 to 16 April. Besides India, New Zealand, 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Australia, Pakistan, Japan, Canada and hosts Malaysia will be
Hockey India announce 18-member squad led by Sardar Singh for Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Read More »
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh’s next bout was on Tuesday postponed from April 2 to April 30 due to technical reasons. The fight will now be held at the Copper Box Arena instead of the Harrow Leisure Centre here. “It had been announced that Singh would feature on April 2 show at the Harrow Leisure
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh’s next pro bout postponed to April 30 Read More »
Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Saturday secured an Olympic quota place for India after making the final round of the men’s 65kg freestyle event on the second day of the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in Astana. Yogeshwar became the second Indian wrestler after Narsingh Yadav to book a berth for the Rio Games, to be
Rio calling: Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt bags Olympic berth; to meet Batirov for gold Read More »
Viswanathan Anand bounced back with a stunning victory against Peter Svidler at the sixth round of the World Candidates Tournament in Moscow on Thursday. The Indian ace attacked without a care in the world throwing pieces at Svidler’s king and the game ended in just 24 moves. Svidler has the unique distinction of winning the
Candidates Chess: Anand crushes Svidler in just 24 moves; moves up to joint second spot Read More »
Two-time champion, Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy progressed to the quarter-finals after registering straight-game victories in women’s singles and men’s singles events respectively at the USD 120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament. The Olympic bronze medallist saw off Kristina Gavnholt, world number 41 from Czech Republic, 21-18 21-17 in a 34-minute pre-quarterfinal contest
Swiss Open: Saina, Prannoy advance to quarterfinals in Basel Read More »
Biopics are big business in Bollywood. The commercial success in recent years of Indian movies on sports stars such as runner Milkha Singh and boxer Mary Kom have spawned a strong desire for more. Coming soon to the silver screen will be the lives of past and present India cricket captains Mohammad Azharuddin and Mahendra
It was a sad day for Indian fans as Viswanathan Anand lost his fourth round game at the Candidates Championships 2016, held in Moscow, against Sergey Karjakin. It was a clash between the leaders as both Anand and Karjakin were on 2.0/3. With this victory, the Russian player took the sole lead in the tournament.
A national-level Kabbadi player was shot dead by two armed assailants in Rithal village of Rohtak, with the murder captured on a CCTV installed at a house near the crime spot. The 24-year-old player Sukhvinder Singh was returning home after practice when he was shot dead on Tuesday evening. “Two persons on a scooter shot
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Their fairytale partnership began last year at Indian Wells, with Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis going on to achieve an unprecedented level of success with 41 straight wins. Unfortunately, the duo failed to rekindle the magic and defend their US hardcourt title. The world No 1 Indo-Swiss pair suffered a shock upset in the second
Sania-Hingis duo suffer shock exit in Indian Wells Read More »
Two-time winner Saina Nehwal and defending champion K Srikanth will look to put behind the disappointing outing at the All England Championship and train their guns on the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold starting with the qualifiers here on Tuesday. Top seed Saina, who clinched the title in 2011 and 2012, will start her campaign
When Services did the lap of honour to acknowledge and appreciate the presence of a huge turnout at the Railways Stadium on Sunday, they were joined by a handful of their supporters. It was such a day. It was such a match. One where fortunes fluctuated every moment of the first half. In a high
Tudu turns the tide as Services retain Santosh Trophy Read More »
Before Vijender Singh’s fourth match, his opponent, Alexander Horvath had already upped the ante. The Hungarian had said that he had resorted to dining on snakes’ blood to attain “supernatural powers”. He added that he would give a lesson in boxing to Vijender and that there was no way he could be beaten. However, all
Vijender Singh Packs Off The Boxer Who Drank Snake Blood, Continues Winning Streak Read More »
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis saw off the challenge of Australian team of Casey Dellacqua and Samantha Stosur to move to the second round of the BNP ParibasBSE Open, here. The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair defeated their rivals 6-3 7-5 in just 68 minutes in their opening round of the USD 6,844,139 hard court event.
Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis make winning start at Indian Wells Read More »
India’s campaign at the All-England Badminton Championships came to a disappointing end with Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma all exiting from the tournament. World no. 2 and second seed Saina was India’s lone hope after the exits of the tio of Praneeth, Srikanth and Verma in the second round of
All-England Championships: Saina Nehwal’s exit draws curtains to India’s campaign Read More »
Maria Sharapova hit back Friday at suggestions she received five separate warnings about changes to tennis’ anti-doping rules which ultimately led to her testing positive for a banned drug. A defiant Sharapova defended herself in a post on her Facebook page, saying that she received one clear notice in December titled “Main Changes to the
Wasn’t warned five times: Maria Sharapova slams critics, media in Facebook post Read More »
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will make his opening move against former challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the first round of the Candidates in Moscow. It appears to be a favourable draw for the Indian ace as he gets four whites in the first half of the three-week long event, to be played on
Candidates Chess 2016: Vishwanathan Anand to start against Bulgarian Topalov Read More »
As one of Bollywood’s leading heroines, Deepika Padukone is used to having reams of print devoted to her every move. But when she was spotted out and about town with tennis star Novak Djokovic in Los Angeles, for once, the shoe was on the other foot. British tabloid The Daily Mail published images of the
Three-time champion Lee Chong Wei was sensationally beaten by India’s B Sai Praneeth in the first round of the All-England Championships on Wednesday, putting a firm dent into his preparations ahead of the Rio Olympics . The Malaysian second seed was beaten 24-22 22-20, which ended a promising few months where he had won his
Days after stunning the sports world by announcing she had failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January, Maria Sharapova thanked her fans for their “wonderful words” that put a smile on her face. The Russian faces a ban of up to four years pending an investigation by the International Tennis Federation after
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, the highest-paid woman in sports, said on Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open due to a substance she has been taking for 10 years for health issues. The 28-year-old Sharapova, a five-time grand slam champion, will be provisionally suspended starting March 12, the International Tennis
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Defending champions U Mumba crushed Bengal Warriors 41-29 to make finals of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi in New Delhi on Friday. At the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the Capital, it was the all-round show by their man-in-form Rishank Devadiga that gave them a third consecutive entry into the title round. Like the first
Pro Kabaddi League: U Mumba set up title clash with Puneri Paltan Read More »
Yogeshwar Dutt won the grudge match against Amit Dhankar in Friday’s selection trial for Asian Olympic Qualifiers. A large crowd gathered at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium (IGI) to witness 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist Dutt and his fierce opponent Dhankar, who moved the Delhi High Court challenging the decision of the Wrestling Federation of
Yogeshwar Dutt prevails in grudge match against Amit Dhankar Read More »
Indian ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap advanced to the pre-quarterfinals after notching up contrasting victories in the men’s singles competition of the USD 120,000 German Grand Prix Gold. World No. 10 Srikanth, who clinched the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold at Lucknow in January this year, struggled past qualifier Erik Meijs of The
German Open: Srikanth, Kashyap chart contrasting paths to pre-quarterfinals Read More »
