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April 29, 2019 7:49 AM

ISSF World Cup: India wins 3 golds, 1 silver

India topped the standings at the International Shooting Sport Federation, ISSF World Cup on the final day in Beijing on Sunday, bagging four medals comprising 3 Gold and a Silver.  In the last edition in New Delhi, India had jointly topped the standings with Hungary. China followed India in the Bei...

April 28, 2019 9:10 PM

Japan's Kento Momota retains his Badminton Asia Ch'ship

There was  double golden delight for Japan at Badminton Asia Championships on Sunday.  World number one Kento Momota retained his Badminton Asia Championships title in Shanghai on Saturday.  He defeated Shi Yuqi of China 21-12, 11-11, 21-18.  There was more joy for Japan at Wuhan, as Yamaguchi, a si...

April 28, 2019 8:57 PM

India wraps up its campaign at Asian Wrestling Ch'ships with 16 medals

India wrapped up their campaign at the Asian Wrestling Championships at Xi'an, China, on a resounding note with 16 medals.  Men's freestyle wrestlers bagged eight medals comprising one gold, three silver and four bronze. Women wrestlers claimed four bronze.  The Greco-Roman wrestle...

April 27, 2019 5:55 PM

BCCI recommends four cricketers for Arjuna award

The BCCI on Saturday recommended cricketers Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Poonam Yadav for the Arjuna award.  The decision was taken during a meeting of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators in New Delhi.  25-year-old Bumrah is currently playing in the IPL for...

April 27, 2019 8:24 AM

India ends with 13 medals at Asian Boxing C'ship

India bagged a gold and two silver medals at the Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok today. With this, India has won 13 medals, including two gold, four silver and seven bronze.  Boxer Amit Panghal picked up his second successive gold medal of the year, claiming the top honours in the 52-kilogram ...

April 26, 2019 9:01 PM

Shooter Divyansh secures Olympic berth by winning a silver in ISSF World Cup

India's Divyansh Singh Panwar today secured the country's fourth Olympic quota place in shooting by winning a silver in the ISSF World Cup in Beijing.  The 17-year-old teenager Divyansh finished second in the 10m air rifle event in the International Shooting Sport Federation World ...

April 26, 2019 6:22 PM

Badminton: Indian shuttlers knocked out of Asia C'ships in China

In Badminton, Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and Sameer Verma have been knocked out after losing their quarterfinals of the Asia Championships being held in Wuhan, China today.  In the women's singles, Saina lost 13-21, 23-21, 16-21 to third seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.  Sindhu went down 19-21...

April 25, 2019 8:54 PM

Badminton: Three Indian shuttlers enter quarters of Asia C'ships

In Badminton, shuttlers PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Sameer Verma advanced to the quarterfinal of Asia Championships being held in Wuhan, China today after winning their Round 16 matches.  In women's singles, Sindhu, the Rio Olympic silver-medallist, defeated Indonesia's Choirunnisa...

April 25, 2019 8:24 PM

Asian Wrestling C'ships: Divya, Manju win bronze medals

In Wrestling, India's Divya Kakran and Manju Kumari bagged bronze medals for the country in the women's competition of the Asian Championships in Xi'an, China on Thursday. Asian Games bronze-medallist Kakran defeated Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia via fall in the play...

April 25, 2019 2:03 PM

India bagged four medals, including a Gold, on the final day of the Asian Athletics Championships at Doha in Qatar yesterday. PU Chitra successfully defended her Women's 1,500 metres Gold she had won in 2017, while Ajay Kumar Saroj in Men's 1,500 metres and the Women's 4x4...

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