Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s premier weightlifters Jyoshna Sabar and Priteesmita Bhoi have been selected to represent India at the World Youth Weightlifting Championship in Lima, Peru, from May 20 to 27. Jyoshna Sabar, a trainee at the Odisha Weightlifting High Performance Centre (HPC), has demonstrated exceptional consistency in her performances over the past few years. In January,…
New Delhi: With the final game of the season just a day away, the English Premier League has announced Phil Foden as their Player Of The Season for the 2023/24 campaign. Foden lifted the trophy for his amazing performances throughout the season. He pipped Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Martin Odegaard, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Virgil…
Bengaluru: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team departed from Kempegowda International Airport on Friday morning, embarking on their journey to Brussels via London for the European segment of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24. This leg of the league will see matches in Belgium and England, with Antwerp hosting from May 22nd to May 26th and…
Astana (Kazakhstan): Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen and compatriot Minakshi clinched gold medals as the Indian contingent concluded their Elorda Cup 2024 campaign with 12 medals here on Saturday. Besides Nikhat and Minakshi’s gold medals, Indian boxers won two silver and eight bronze medals to better their last edition’s record of five medals in this…
Bhubaneswar: India’s top-seeded badminton pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, have secured a spot in the Thailand Open final after a decisive victory over Lu Ming-Che and Tang Kai-Wei of Chinese Taipei. The Indian duo triumphed with a score of 21-11, 21-12. Despite facing some challenges in the second game, Rankireddy and Shetty maintained control…
Bhubaneswar: The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) concluded their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on a high note with an impressive 18-run victory over the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Indians, having won the toss, chose to bowl first and made several changes to their lineup, including the notable inclusion of…
New Delhi: Gautam Gambhir, the former India left-handed opener, has apparently been approached by the BCCI to become the next head coach of the India senior men’s team. Earlier this week, the BCCI officially invited applications for the India men’s head coach’s post with May 27 set as the deadline. As per the job description,…
New Delhi: All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Club Licensing Committee rejected the Premier 1 license of Indian Super League (ISL) clubs Jamshedpur FC, Odisha FC, Kerala Blasters and Hyderabad FC for the upcoming 2024-25 season. The clubs were found disobeying multiple ‘A’ criteria failures, making them ineligible for AFC Club competitions and the national competitions….
Bangkok (Thailand): The top Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in men’s and Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto in women’s category, progressed to the semifinals of the Thailand Open with straight-game wins respectively, here on Friday. Former world number one pair Satwik-Chirag outclassed lower-ranked Malaysian duo of Junaidi Arif and Roy King…
Bengaluru: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team departed from Kempegowda International Airport this Friday morning, heading for Brussels via London to kickstart their participation in the European segment of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24. This leg of the league will take place in Belgium and England, with matches in Antwerp from May 22nd to May…
