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July 23, 2018 8:13 AM

India bags 8 medals including two gold at Jr Asian Wrestling Ch'ship

India won 8 medals in the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship which concluded in New Delhi on Sunday.  The medals comprised 2 gold, 3 silver and as many bronze. Sachin Rathi won the gold after winning the bout in the 74 kilogram category.  Deepak Punia then won the gold in the 86 kilogram category. ...

July 23, 2018 8:11 AM

Hockey: India beat New Zealand 4-0 in final Test

Indian men's hockey team thrashed New Zealand 4-0 in the third and final Test to complete a series whitewash in Bengaluru on Sunday.  The goals for India were scored by Rupinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Mandeep Singh and Akashdeep Singh.    India's chief coach Harendra Singh expr...

July 23, 2018 6:54 AM

Tennis: Johnson beats first-time ATP finalist Ramkumar to win Newport title

American third seed Steve Johnson beat first-time ATP finalist Indian Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-5 3-6 6-2 at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island, on Sunday for his fourth career title and second of 2018. Johnson wrapped up the final in the only U.S.-based grasscourt ATP event in just under tw...

July 22, 2018 9:19 PM

Manu-Sumeeth retain Lagos International title

Defending champions Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy retained the men's doubles title at the Lagos International badminton tournament in Nigeria.  Senior national champions Manu and Sumeeth, seeded top, defeated Vaibhav and Prakash Raj 21-12, 21-12 in the finals. In a tournament dominated by In...

July 22, 2018 9:13 PM

BAI announces cash reward of Rs. 10 lakh for shuttler Lakshya Sen

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Sunday announced a cash reward of Rs. 10 lakh for young shuttler Lakshya Sen for winning a gold medal at the Asia Junior Championship in Jakarta.  BAI president Himanta Biswa Sarma also lauded Lakshya's historic feat. He said, Lakshya has done the...

July 22, 2018 5:59 PM

BRICS U-17 women's football: India lose to China 1-2

The Indian Under-17 women's football team suffered fourth consecutive loss in the annual BRICS tournament on Sunday.    China defeated India 2-1 in the last match in Johannesburg. Besides hosts South Africa, the tournament featured Brazil, Russia, India and China.  The third edition of the ...

July 22, 2018 3:00 PM

734 youngsters shortlisted for complete scholarship under KHELO INDIA Scheme

A total of 734 youngsters were shortlisted today for scholarship under the Khelo India Talent Development Scheme. The scheme is a unique programme to nurture sporting talent. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said, transformational changes have been introduced into Indian sports...

July 22, 2018 2:59 PM

Badminton: Lakshya Sen bags gold in Jakarta

Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen bagged a Gold medal today by lifting the Asia Junior Badminton Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. Placed sixth, Lakshya stunned local favourite and top seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight games, 21-19, 21-18 in the Final. The 16-year old had defeated China&ap...

July 22, 2018 12:57 PM

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic mascot named Someity

The mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were named during a ceremony in the Japanese capital today. The Olympic mascot, a blue-checked pointy-eared figure, was named as Miraitowa combining the Japanese words 'mirai', meaning future, and 'towa',...

July 22, 2018 8:35 AM

Lakshya Sen to meet Kunlavut Vitidsaran in summit clash today

Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen will meet top-seeded Indonesian Kunlavut Vitidsaran in the summit clash of the Asia Junior Championships at Jakarta today.  Sixth-seeded Lakshya stormed into the finals after disposing off fourth-seed Indonesian Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay in the semifinals in s...

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