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June 27, 2019 8:33 PM

Youth hockey: Central Railway, Union Bank emerge champions

In Hockey, the Central Railway beat Western Railway 3-2 in an absorbing women's final of the St Peters Youth Centre Open Hockey Tournament in Mumbai today. In the men's final, Union Bank of India prevailed over Coorg eleven by a comfortable 2-0 margin to emerge champions. 

June 27, 2019 6:26 PM

Virat Kohli becomes fastest batsman to score 20,000 runs

India captain Virat Kohli today became the fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs, eclipsing batting greats Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. Kohli reached the milestone in only his 417th international innings. Prior to today's match, Kohli was 37 runs short of the milestone and ...

June 27, 2019 6:16 PM

SAI withdraws controversial order to ban parents, coaches from shooting range

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) today withdrew its controversial circular to ban parents and personal coaches of shooters from the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi during practice. Recently, an order issued by the authorities at the shooting range restricted the movement of parents and...

June 27, 2019 6:13 PM

India beats England in ODI rankings

India today dethroned England to rise to the top of One-day International rankings, just three days ahead of their blockbuster World Cup clash.  As per the latest rankings released by the ICC, India led the chart with 123 points, followed by World Cup hosts England (122) and New Zealand (114).  The ...

June 26, 2019 5:31 PM

IOC strips world boxing body AIBA of Olympic status

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today stripped Olympic status from the troubled world boxing body AIBA.  As a result, the IOC will now organize qualifying and final tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Games. IOC members had voted to endorse the executive board's recommendation last mon...

June 26, 2019 8:17 AM

West Indies legend Brian Lara fine; to be discharged soon

West Indies Cricket Legend Brian Lara has informed his fans that he is fine and will be back in his hotel room in Mumbai today. Lara was admitted to a city hospital after complaining of chest pain. The former West Indies captain, who is in India as an expert for the official broadcasters of the Worl...

June 25, 2019 9:22 PM

IOA can't unilaterally pull out of 2022 Commonwealth Games: Sports Minister

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju today said in New Delhi that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) cannot take a unilateral decision about pulling out of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games following the omission of shooting from the event's roster. Last week, the Commonwealth Games Fe...

June 25, 2019 9:10 PM

India proposes to host 2023 IOC session in Mumbai

India today proposed to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai, which is expected to choose the host city for the 2030 Winter Olympics.  Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra and IOC member Nita Ambani submitted the formal bid to IOC Chief Thomas Back on ...

June 25, 2019 7:47 AM

Boxing: India's junior women's team adjudged best in Black Forest Cup

In Boxing, India's junior women pugilists clinched seven medals, including five gold, while the team was adjudged the best of the tournament in the Black Forest Cup in Villingen, Schwenningen, Germany.    Haryana's Neha (54kg) and Karnataka's Anju Devi (50kg) claimed the h...

June 24, 2019 9:59 PM

Tennis: Prajnesh Gunneswaran sails into 2nd round of Antalya Open

In Tennis, India's ace men's singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran today sailed into the second round of the Antalya Open ATP 250 tournament with a straight-set win over Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia in Antalya, Turkey. Gunneswaran, ranked 94th in the ATP chart, easily got the better of...

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