India’s Bhambri, Ramanathan off to winning starts in qualifiers at 5th Tata Open Maharashtra

Indian players Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan kickstarted their campaign at the fifth edition of Tata Open Maharashtra with contrasting victories in the singles qualifying opening round at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Saturday. While Bhambri dominated Diego Hidalgo by 6-2, 6-2 in the lopsided match, Chennai-based Ramanathan, who entered the draw as a…

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भारत के स्टार बोपन्ना और तीन अन्य के साथ 5वें टाटा ओपन महाराष्ट्र में पुरुष युगल खिताब के लिए लड़ेंगे यूएस ओपन चैंपियन राम-सैलिसबरी

मौजूदा यूएस ओपन चैंपियन राजीव राम और जोए सैलिसबरी चार भारतीयों के साथ टाटा ओपन महाराष्ट्र के पांचवें संस्करण में स्टार खिलाड़ियों से सजे मैदान में उतरेंगे। इन खिलाड़ियों में मौजूदा चैंपियन रोहन बोपन्ना और रामकुमार रामनाथन भी शामिल हैं। दक्षिण एशिया का एकमात्र एटीपी 250 इवेंट 31 दिसंबर से 7 जनवरी, 2023 तक पुणे…

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Olympics champions Yufei, Axelsen lead star-studded field at Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2023

Sindhu, Sen, Srikanth and Chirag-Satwiksairaj to carry India’s title hopes at the Super 750 event Reigning Olympics and world champions including Chen Yufei of China, Akane Yamaguchi of Japan and Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen will spearhead galaxy of stars at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton tournament, to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in…

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Malvika Bansod Kaushal Dharamveer

Malvika, Kaushal win Yonex-Sunrise VV Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2022

Top-seeded Malvika Bansod clinched the women’s singles title while unseeded Kaushal Dharmamer secured the men’s title at the Yonex-Sunrise VV Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2022 in Pune on Sunday. Bansod secured a come-from-behind 13-21, 21-17, 22-20 win over Adita Rao in a thrilling final encounter which lasted an hour and three…

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Srihari Nataraj finishes campaign with a flourish, claiming sixth gold with 100m Freestyle win

Olympian Srihari Nataraj (Karnataka) ended his campaign in the National Games Swimming competition in a blaze of glory, capturing his sixth gold medal with a brilliant show in the men’s 100m Freestyle final at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here today. He won in 50.41 seconds, a new National Games record time. Through the week,…

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hockey national games

Hockey Quarter Finals – UP survive a scare to join MAHA, HAR and KAR in semis

Men’s Results Karnataka beat Gujarat  11-2  Haryana beat Tamil Nadu 3-0 Uttar Pradesh beat West Bengal 5-4 Maharashtra beat Jharkhand 3-1 Fancied Uttar Pradesh survived a massive scare before pulling off a 5-4 thriller (via penalties) against West Bengal to sneak into the Hockey semifinals of the 36th National Games at the Dhyan Chand Hockey…

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Fascinated by boats but discouraged by boys once, Khushpreet Kaur wins two National Games rowing gold

Double gold medallist in the 36th National Games’ Rowing events, Khushpreet Kaur took up the sport over a chide for being a girl. “I had gone swimming and I got intrigued by its boats,” she disclosed on Monday, shortly after winning her second gold in the Quadruple Sculls with Vindhya Sankath, Poonam and Rukmini. Earlier,…

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Gulveer Singh caps maiden season with record-breaking effort in 10000m to win gold

Gulveer Singh’s doughty effort to win the men’s 10,000m with a Games record in the Athletics competition today helped Services consolidate their position at the top of the 36th National Games medal charts. The three-time defending champions spurted to the pole position for the first time on Sunday, thanks to a good show in Rowing…

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National Games badminton: Telangana survive Maharashtra scare, Gujarat bag bronze after losing to Kerala in semis

Top seeds Telangana had to dig their heels in to edge out Maharashtra 3-2 in the semifinals of the Badminton Mixed Team Championship in the 36th National Games here at the PDDU Stadium on Sunday. They will now face the HS Prannoy-led Kerala team, which got the better of hosts Gujarat 3-1, in the summit…

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Swimming begins with butterfly specialist Astha Choudhury setting a National Games record

Astha Choudhury (Assam) claimed the honour of becoming the first swimmer to break a record as the National Games Aquatics competition commenced at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here on Sunday. She clocked 1:03.91 in the 100m Butterfly heats to take the Games record from Richa Mishra, who set it at 1:04.41 in Ranchi in…

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Gujarat’s Elavenil Valarivan shoots down gold even as 9 records fall in athletics

Gujarat’s ace shooter Elavenil Valarivan gave the hosts their fourth gold even as several favourites, including Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, pathbreaking fencer Bhavani Devi and wrestler Divya Kakaran, lived up to their top billing and pocketed gold medals in their respective events in the 36th National Games here on Friday. The athletics arena…

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Deepika and Vanshika break U18 national records at National Youth Athletics in Bhopal

Deepika and Vanshika star at the Youth National Championships 2022 in Bhopal Haryana’s rising Javelin Thrower Deepika and Pole Vaulter Vanshika Ghanghas broke National U18 girls records on their way to victory on the concluding day of the 17th AFI National Youth Athletics Championships at the Tatya Tope Stadium here on Monday. Deepika, who is…

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Ronaldo Cycling

Ronaldo Bags India’s First Ever 1Km Time Trial International Medal at Asian Track Cycling Championship

India had a successful Day 3 at the Asian Track Cycling Championship with 2 bronze medals.   Ronaldo Singh bagged the country’s first-ever international medal in the 1km Time Trial event. After 3 days of championships, India has now 20 medals in the kitty. World Junior Champion & Asian Record holder Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam pedalled the…

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India shines on day 1 of Asian Track Cycling Championships 2022

Asian Track Cycling Championships organised by Cycling Federation of India kicked off here today at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on Saturday, 18th June. Participants from 15 countries are competing in this enthralling cycling event where riders from Asian countries are trying to improve their ranking enroute to qualify for World Championships. India has an…

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Nikhat, Manisha cruise into semis, confirm medals at 12th IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships

Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Manisha continued their brilliant forms to secure themselves medals at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships after registering contrasting wins in their respective quarter-finals in Istanbul on Monday. Confirming their first World Championships medals with a place in the semi-finals, Nikhat clinched a dominating 5-0 win…

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Pooja Rani storms into the quarters at the 12th IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships

Lovlina suffered a shock loss Nitu and Manisha to play in pre-quarterfinals on Saturday Two-time Asian Champion Pooja Rani (81kg) advanced to the quarterfinals at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships as she defeated Timea Nagy of Hungary by unanimous decision in Istanbul on Friday. Pooja, who was playing her first…

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डेब्यूटेंट नीतू का आक्रामक खेल, 12वीं आईबीए महिला विश्व मुक्केबाजी चैंपियनशिप में भारत की लगातार दूसरी जीत

निकहत जरीन और तीन अन्य भारतीय तीसरे दिन चुनौती की शुरुआत करेंगी इस्तांबुल में जारी 12वीं आईबीए महिला विश्व मुक्केबाजी चैंपियनशिप के दूसरे प्रतिस्पर्धी दिन मंगलवार को भारत के नाम एक और जीत दर्ज हुआ। पहली बार विश्व चैम्पियनशिप में खेल रहीं हरियाणा निवासी नीतू ने 48 किग्रा भार वर्ग के पहले दौर के मुकाबले…

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12वीं आईबीए महिला विश्व मुक्केबाजी चैंपियनशिप: पूर्व विश्व चैम्पियन को हराकर लवलीना ने भारत को दिलाई अपेक्षित शुरुआत

टोक्यो ओलंपिक में कांस्य पदक जीतने वाली भारत की लवलीना बोरगोहेन ने पूर्व विश्व चैंपियन चीनी ताइपे की चेन निएन-चिन को सोमवार को हराकर इस्तांबुल में जारी आईबीए महिला विश्व मुक्केबाजी चैंपियनशिप के 12वें संस्करण में भारतीय अभियान का विजयी आगाज किया।   बीते साल जुलाई-अगस्त में आयोजित टोक्यो ओलंपिक के बाद लवलीना पहला टूर्नामेंट…

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Santiago Nieva steps down as High Performance Director of Indian boxing team

New Delhi, May 7, 2022: Santiago Nieva has stepped down from his role as Indian boxing team’s High Performance Director.Nieva, who took charge of the national team in 2017, played a vital role in taking Indian boxing to greater heights. “Indian boxing has benefited immensely with Santiago’s presence. He has played an instrumental role in crafting…

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