Maisnam Meiraba Luwang wins Bangladesh Junior International Badminton Series

December 22, 2019 5:11 PM

Maisnam Meiraba Luwang wins Bangladesh Junior International Badminton Series

India's shuttler Maisnam Meiraba Luwang has won the Men's singles Bangladesh Junior International Badminton Series 2019 in Dhaka. Top-seeded Meiraba, who hails from Manipur, beat Ken Yong Ong 21, 14, 21-18 in the final lasting 38 minutes today. Meiraba had defeated another Malaysian, M Fazriq Mohamad Razif, in the semifinals. He was one of the five Indians in the main draw. Meiraba had also clinched the boys' singles U-19 title at the Woncheon Yonex Korea Junior Open I...

Sathiyan wins both group matches to enter last-16 in ITTF World Cup

November 29, 2019 5:11 PM

Sathiyan wins both group matches to enter last-16 in ITTF World Cup

India's G Sathiyan won both his group matches against higher-ranked opponents to enter the round of 16 in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Men's World Cup at Chengdu, China today. The world number 30 Sathiyan defeated Frenchman Simon Gauzy, ranked eight places above him, 4-3 in an energy-sapping first match before a 4-2 win over world number 24 Groth Jonathan of Denmark. The Indian topped top group D standings with four points to book a pre-quarterfinal berth. I...

Wilson Singh-Satish Kumar pair wins gold at Asian Age Group C'ships

October 1, 2019 9:04 AM

Wilson Singh-Satish Kumar pair wins gold at Asian Age Group C'ships

In Swimming, India's N Wilson Singh and Satish Kumar Prajapati produced impressive performances to win a gold medal in 10 metres platform synchronised event at the ongoing 10th Asian Age Group Championships in Bengaluru today. The duo scored 290.19 score to beat Uzbekistan's Zaynetdinov Marsel and Khasanov Botir, who scored 280.53 points. India, thus, extended their total tally to 60 medals (17 gold, 23 silver and 20 bronze) in the prestigious championships, which is the larges...

Mary Kom, Simranjit Kaur win gold in President's Cup Boxing Tournament

July 29, 2019 8:45 AM

Mary Kom, Simranjit Kaur win gold in President's Cup Boxing Tournament

Six-time world champion Mary Kom in 51kg category and Simranjit Kaur in 60kg category grabbed a gold each in 23rd President's Cup Boxing Tournament  in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.  The Olympic bronze medallist Mary decimated Australian April Franks 5-0 in finals. Simranjit Kaur defeated Indonesia's Asian Games bronze medallist Hasanah Huswatun 5-0 in the final bout. With this, Indian boxers finished their campaign in the Tournament with nine medals. The rich haul comprised seven go...