Ace wrestler Bajrang Punia became the first Indian to win four medals at the World Wrestling Championships by clinching a bronze in the current edition, in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sunday. Bajrang, who claimed a bronze in last year's Tokyo Olympics, put in a great effort to reach to 11-9 win on points over Sebastian C. Rivera of Puerto Rico in the contest for the bronze medal in the 65 kg category. Bajrang had lost in the quarter-final to John Michael Diakomihalis of the U. S, but qualified for the bronze medal bout through the repechage round where he beat Vazgen Tevanyan of Armenia 7-6 by
Vinesh Phogat today earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championships as she won a bronze in the 53kg category by defeating Emma Jonna Malmgren of Sweden. The 28-year-old Vinesh had also won a bronze in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in the 2019 edition. It was an extraordinary comeback for Vinesh after she was surprisingly defeated in the qualification round to beat Malmgren 8-0 in the bronze medal playoff. She had faced defeat in the hands of Khulan Batkhuyag of Mongolia on Tuesday. She got to the bronze playoff through the repech
Indian driver Jehan Daruvala, 23, claimed his fourth win in Formula 2 as he stood on the highest step of the podium for the Feature race at the Temple of Speed, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, and Italy. This was Daruvala’s first win this season and his second consecutive win at the venue, having won the sprint race here in the previous season. The Italian race weekend proved a successful one for Daruvala as he finished third in Saturday’s sprint race. An excited Daruvala commented, "What a weekend. It's been a long time coming. We've had the win taken away from us for one reason or anot
Indian women cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana hit a match-winning unbeaten fifty after off-spinner Sneh Rana claimed three wickets to hand the team a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over England in the second T20 International and level the series 1-1. England's decision to bat first on Tuesday night went wrong as Indian bowlers performed brilliantly to reduce the hosts to 54 for five in less than 10 overs. England found it difficult to play in the starting overs, losing wickets regularly before teenager Freya Kemp (51 not out of 37 balls) and Maia Bouchier (34 off 26) scored a 65-ru
19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz of Spain beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the U.S. Open final on Sunday to clinch his first Grand Slam title and become the youngest man to be ranked No. 1 in ATP rankings. Alcaraz, considered the next big thing in men's tennis, became the youngest Grand Slam champion since fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal, 19, lifted the trophy at Roland Garros in 2005. He won three consecutive five-set matches to reach his first Grand Slam final. When Alcaraz arrived at Flushing Meadows, he was World No. 4. However; he left the hard-court major after climbing to the to
The Diamond League Finals were won by Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Thursday. In his second attempt, Chopra threw 88.44 m - his fourth career best - and that became his winning throw. During his next four throws, he threw 88.00 meters, 86.11 meters, 87.00 meters, and 83.60 meters. In his fourth attempt, Olympic silver medalist Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic threw 86.94m to finish second. A best of 83.73m was clocked by Julian Weber of Germany. In addition to being the Olympic champion, he is a silver medalist at the World Championships and a Diamond League ch
After a spectacular 26-ball 68 against Hong Kong, Suryakumar Yadav was still beaming when he walked into the press conference. When he's out in the middle these days, India's T20 stalwart seems to be having a ball, and even during the 11-minute conversation, he wore a charming smile. Even though Surya's unbeaten knock came against a semi-professional team, his dominance was impressive. Virat Kohli bowed to Surya and followed him back to the dressing room after propelling India to a target that had exceeded Hong Kong's batting credentials. While Kohli usually plays eye-catching knocks an
The India racketlon team beat Britain 137-101 to win its first-ever Nations Cup title in Graz, Austria. The tournament was held from August 23 to 29. Racketlon is a combination sport in which the contestants have to play four racket sports: table tennis, badminton, tennis, and squash. Captain Ashutosh Pednekar of the Indian Navy played a big role in giving the team its maiden victory over the weekend. The other competitors of the winning squad were Vikramaditya Chaufla, Adarsh Vikram, Sidharth Nandal, Varinder Singh, and Karan Taneja. Chaufla, who had represented India in the World U
During the game, Hardik Pandya hit a sixer in the last over to give India a five-wicket victory over Pakistan. With 33 off 17 balls, Pandya scored 33 runs and claimed three wickets in his innings. A total of two wickets have been taken by Mohammad Nawaz and Naseem Shah for Pakistan. It was a difficult start for Pakistan, but it managed to raise the score to 147. With four wickets each taken by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, and Arshdeep, Indian pacers were outstanding. Having won the toss, India opted to bowl first. When India bowled, the senior seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar had the best
Indian chess master, R Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in the final round of the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, on Monday morning. However, the 17-year-old chess player stood the second position in the international chess championship since Carlsen had a better score based on previous games. At the end of the regulation game, the score was tied 2-2 but Praggnanandhaa defeated Carlsen in the blitz tie-break. Praggnanandhaa earned a name after defeating world champion Carlsen in an online chess match in February. Carlsen lost to Praggnanandhaa, who was only 16 then at the