BOXING India tops Asian U-15 Boxing Championships Putting up a dominant show, India topped the U-15 category by claiming a rich haul of 25 medals, including 10 gold, by women pugilists at the U-15 and U-17 Asian Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan. The women boxers secured 10 golds and four bronze medals across the 15 … Read more
BOXING Fourteen Indians reach finals at Asian age-group Boxing Championships Indian boxers continued their good run with as many as 14 pugilists moving to the finals of the Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan. India has secured 43 medals. In the Women’s U-15 semifinals, Komal (30-33 kg), Navya (58 kg), and Sunaina … Read more
SHOOTING Rashmika Sahgal clinches three gold medals in KSS Shooting Championship Rashmika Sahgal swept the women’s, juniors and youth air pistol gold medals in the 23rd Kumar Surendra Singh Shooting Chamiponship at the Madhya Pradesh Academy on Friday. Rashmika beat Sakshi by one point for the women’s gold, when the seasoned D Padma of Railways … Read more
BOXING Aman shines at age-group Asian Championships Aman Siwach put on an impressive display on Day 3 of the Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan, securing a 4-1 win over Abubakir Duisheev of Kyrgyzstan in the 63kg category. Aman added another solid win to India’s tally at the continental event, after triumphant … Read more
SQUASH Veer, Anahat progress to finals of Asian Qualifiers for World Championship Veer Chotrani and Anahat Singh advanced to the finals of the World Championship Qualifying Event (Asia) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday. The second-seeded Chotrani prevailed 3-1 (11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4) against Chi Him Wong, his eighth-seeded opponent from Hong Kong, China. The … Read more
SQUASH Three Indians make semis of Worlds Asia qualifiers Indian squash player Veer Chotrani advanced to the semifinals of the World Championship Qualifying Event (Asia) after logging a come-from-behind win over home favourite Mohammad Syafiq Kamal on Friday. The second seeded Chotrani prevailed 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 against his sixth-seeded opponent to make the last-four … Read more
GOLF Gill, Ghai, Baisoya share first-round lead at Calance Open Pukhraj Singh Gill of Ludhiana was in joint lead with Tapendra Ghai and Honey Baisoya with a six-under 64 on the opening day of the Rs.1 crore Calance Open at the Qutab Golf Course on Tuesday. After an early bogey, Pukhraj had seven birdies to … Read more
INDIAN FOOTBALL Mohun Bagan sails past Classic FA to clinch RFDL 2024-25 title Mohun Bagan Super Giant clinched the Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) 2024-25 title after sailing past Classic Football Academy 3-0 in the final. Pasang Dorjee Tamang scored a hat-trick to hand the Mariners the triumph in the ultimate fixture held at the … Read more
TENNIS Bhambri-Olivetti pair advances to Hong Kong Open quarterfinal Yuki Bhambri in partnership with Albano Olivetti of France beat Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens of Germany 6-3, 5-7, [10-5] in the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $766,290 ATP tennis tournament in Hong Kong on Monday. The results: $766,290 ATP, Hong Kong Men’s Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Yuki … Read more
As the defending champion Sir Sicoma Perugia gears up to take on the debutant Halkbank Spor Kulubu from Turkey in the first semifinal of the FIVB Men’s Volleyball Club World Championships here on Saturday, their contrasting performances in the pool stage come to the fore. Sicoma had some resistance in the last two sets in … Read more