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January 12, 2019 6:46 AM

Khelo India: Maharashtra dominates for 5th consecutive day

Maharashtra players dominated the Khelo India Youth Games for fifth consecutive day yesterday at Pune. They bagged medals in athletics, judo, wrestling and weightlifting.   However, in Hockey matches played in Mumbai, Maharashtra's challenge was over. In athletics Maharashtra and Bengal dom...

January 11, 2019 9:15 PM

Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri receive honorary membership of Sydney Cricket Ground

India skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri today received the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for their contribution to the sport of cricket.  Congratulating India for their Test series win on Australian soil, SCG Chairman Tony Shepherd expressed happiness that the world...

January 11, 2019 7:49 PM

India to take on Australia in 1st game of three-match ODI series tomorrow

India will take on Australia in the first game of the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against Australia in Sydney tomorrow. The match will begin at 7.50 am Indian Standard Time. India would be high on confidence after having lifted their first Border-Gavaskar Test trophy on the Austra...

January 11, 2019 6:05 PM

Bavleen Kaur takes J&K to new heights in gymnastics

Budding gymnast Bavleen Kaur from Jammu and Kashmir stole the limelight at the Khelo India Youth Games in Pune today after she took home three gold and two silver medals. Jammu and Kashmir had won six medals till the end of the competition today and of those, five belonged to Bavleen, who turns 16 l...

January 11, 2019 10:21 AM

IWF president named as Chef de Mission for Tokyo Olympics

President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Birendra Prasad Baishya, has been named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  IWF Secretary Sahdev Yadav said in a release that it is for the first time that the Weightlifting has been accorded with the honour of Chef de Mission for the...

January 11, 2019 9:16 AM

Harendra Singh removed as Indian men's hockey team coach

Indian men's hockey coach Harendra Singh was sacked today from the position and offered the task of helming the junior squad by the national federation. Hockey India in a statement said though the year 2018 was very disappointing for the Indian Men's Hockey Team with results not go...

January 10, 2019 9:26 PM

Mary Kom attains number one position in AIBA rankings

M C Mary Kom has attained number one position in the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) latest world rankings.  She became the most successful boxer in world championships' history when she claimed the 48kg category top honours in Delhi in November last year. In the d rankin...

January 10, 2019 9:10 PM

Asia Cup: India play their football match against UAE

India play their second group stage football match in their Asia Cup campaign against the hosts United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi.  The tournament is being held across 8 stadiums in the UAE.  India started their AFC Asia Cup campaign in a stunning fashion, thrashing Thailand 4-1 on Sunday.  

January 10, 2019 12:00 PM

Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurates 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games

The second edition of Khelo India Youth Games was officialy inaugurated yesterday evening by union sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune. The first day of 12-day sporting extravaganza was action-packed with many records being broken by the young athlet...

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