Sakshi Malik grabbed her first international gold medal in nearly five years at the UWW Ranking Series event in Kazakhstan on Friday. The 2014 Rio Olympics wrestling bronze medallist Sakshi Malik was not bothered about her recent struggles and performed fearlessly and confidently to claim the gold. Sakshi had been failing to perform well till the recent CWG trials and was frequently losing to young Sonam Malik in the 62kg category and could not even qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games but on Friday she looked completely transformed as she fought her battles with utmost aggressiveness and c
On Friday, Indian Olympian Anjum Moudgil won a silver medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) at the ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022 held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She won with a score of 406.5, playing while maintaining consistency throughout the event. However, she narrowly lost the gold to Denmark’s Rikke Ibsen by 16-12. This brought the total tally for India up to three. Anjum qualified on Thursday for the top-eight ranking round with a 587 score out of 600, among 60 other shooters. She stood in fourth place, then finished second later with 406.5 to the Norwegian's 411.4. SAI
Indian men's hockey team beat Japan 1-0 in the Asia Cup’s third-place play-off match to bag bronze on Wednesday in Jakarta. The young team, put up a lively performance with a bright start and a solid defense. On Tuesday, India failed to reach the final of the Asia cup 2022 following an exciting 4-4 draw against South Korea at the GBK Sports Complex Hockey Stadium. In the seventh minute of the game Rajkumar Pal scored a field goal, smartly pushing it past the Japanese goalkeeper Takashi Yoshikawa. After a good early start, the Indian attack lost momentum as soon as they were out inside th
The Indian para badminton team performed excellently at the recently concluded Bahrain Para Badminton International Championships in Manama bagging a good tally of 23 medals, including seven golds. The centre of attraction was the promising doubles shuttler Manisha Ramdass who won two gold medals, while Pramod Bhagat and Tarun Dhillon also secured twin gold medals each. Manisha and Bhagat got the better of Thailand’s Siripong Teamarrom and Nipada Saensupa 21-14, 21-11 to win the gold in mixed doubles. Manisha paired with Mandeep Kaur to claim another gold in girls’ doubles SL3-SU5
On Friday, Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggananandhaa stuns the World Champion Magnus Carlsen again at the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament. A 16-year-old Indian teenager won 12 points crushing Gawain Jones from England in the seventh round, he finished 6th after drawing with his compatriot P Harikrishna, who was 11th, and Vidit Gujrathi, who finished 14th. The Indian sensation precedent the one-move blunder from Carlsen and kept his odds alive till the knockout stage. With the 40th move from Pragganandhaa, the match took a stunning twist by misplacing Carlsen’s knight on h
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the athletes of the Indian contingent that performed brilliantly at the recently concluded Deaflympics and said he would host the entire delegation at his residence on May 21. Prime Minister added that every athlete of the contingent is an inspiration for fellow Indians. Deaflympics 2021 was held between May 1-May 15 at Festa Da Uva Main Pavilion in Southern Brazils city of Caxias do Sul. Around 2,100 athletes from 72 countries took part in the quadrennial event. The Indian contingent comprised 65 athletes, the largest ever sent by Indi
Novak Djokovic, the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player in the world, became the fifth man in history to reach 1,000 Tour wins after winning the Italian Open Semi-final against Norway's Casper Ruud. The other 4 men to have reached the historic milestone are Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors, and Ivan Lendl. The 34-year-old Tennis champ had won his first tour-level match in 2004 and since then has emerged as one of Tennis’s all-time greats. The 20-time grand slam winner celebrated the occasion by cutting a cake that was presented to him by the tournament organizers. Djokovic won h
India created history in badminton by winning India’s first-ever Thomas Cup title. The ream secures a 3-0 win after 73 years. The teammates mobbed Kidambi Srikant seconds after securing the win by beating Jonathan Christie 22-15, 23-21. In addition to Lakshya Sen and Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty played two back-to-back gritty performances to help India earn their first title. In the first match of the tie, Sen defeated Anthony Ginting to give India the lead. Chirag and Satwik saved their team four match points in their 8-21, 21-17, 21-16 victory. To g
After 14 years, Singapore will host the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Gamesa) in its 2029 edition. The country last hosted the SEA Games in 2015. The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) and Sport Singapore (SportSG) released a joint statement stating that the members of the SEA Games Federation accepted the country's interest in hosting the biennial event at a meeting held in Hanoi. SNOC president Tan Chuan-Jin said, “We are pleased to host the prestigious regional sporting event in Singapore again. The SEA Games holds special memories and experiences for Singapore and our Southeas
Indian women's badminton team on Tuesday defeated USA 4-1, in their Group D match, sealing a spot for the quarter-finals of the Uber Cup. Earlier India had defeated Canada 4-1 in their opening match. The successive win over the USA confirms India a position in the top two spots in their group to enter the quarterfinals. P. V. Sindhu, Tokyo Olympics Bronze medallist, once again took charge of the game with a 21-10 21-11 win over Jennie Gai, finishing the match in about 26 minutes. In the second game, the doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Treesa Jolly easily defeated Francesca Corbett an