Squash: India's Kush Kumar bags gold at Asian Youth Games

Teen sensation Kush Kumar has given India its first Gold medal of the second Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China. He bagged the coveted yellow metal in Squash to cap off an impressive undefeated run in the quadrennial event. In the Men's Singles finals yesterday, Kush defeated Malaysia&...

Sports Ministry probe into over-age athletes at ongoing Asian Youth Games

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh has ordered an inquiry into the over age issue of athletes in the ongoing Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China. Media reports said, 17 Indian track and field athletes were not allowed to participate in the Games for being above the stipulated age of 17 years. Mr. Singh ...

Kush Kumar wins gold in Asian Youth Games Squash event

Kush Kumar won first gold for India today at the 2nd Asian Youth Games being held in Nanjing, China. In the finals, Kush defeated Malaysia's Mohammed Shafique Mohammed Kamal in men's singles Squash 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 11-7. In Table Tennis, teenager Abhishek Yadav ensured India of a ...

Adhiban bows out of Chess World Cup

Grand Master and former national champion B.Adhiban bowed out of the Chess World Cup after losing his second game on the trot against higher ranked Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in the third round in Tromso, Norway. But Adhiban remained the best performing Indian in the event as his compatrio...

Abishek Yadav enters semi-finals in Table-tennis event of Asian Youth Games

Teenager Abhishek Yadav ensured India of a bronze medal at the 2nd Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China, today after he defeated Malaysia's Dunley Foo 11-6, 11-5, 15-13, 5-11, 18-16 to enter the semifinals of the men's singles table tennis. He will now meet the top-seeded Chinese Zh...

Inquiry ordered into overage issue of Indian Athletes in Asian Youth Games in Nanjing

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh has ordered an inquiry into the over age issue of Athletes in the ongoing Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China. According to media reports, 17 Indian track and field athletes were not allowed to participate in the Games for being above the stipulated age of 17 years. Mr...

India's Satywart Kadian has won a bronze medal in the 96-kg freestyle category at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Satyawart produced a clinical display of freestyle combat to get the better of Turkey's Ali Bonceoglu to open India's account at t...

India's cueists Pankaj Advani & Aditya Mehta exit out of Bluebell Wood Open

India's leading cueists, Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta, bowed out of the third European Players Tour Championship of the season -- the Bluebell Wood Open -- after suffering defeats in their respective round matches at Sheffield,England.Aditya did show some lost 0-4 against four-time world ...

India A reaches 147 for 2 against hosts South Africa A at tea of first unofficial Test

Cheteshwar Pujara hit an unbeaten 70 as India A reached 147 for two against hosts South Africa A at tea on the opening day of the first unofficial Test at Rustenburg South Africa, today.Pujara had a 66-run second wicket partnership with Murali Vijay (44). He then added another 53 runs with Rohit Sha...

Anirban Ghosh won the boy's and Sreeja Akula the girl's title at the ITTF El Salvador Junior and Cadet Open table tennis championships as Indian paddlers finished with seven gold, six silver and four bronze medals.Last year's quarter-finalist, Anirban defeated teammate Bir...