Kidambi Srikanth emerges richest shuttler this year
India's ace shuttler, Kidambi Srikanth rocketed him to the top of the overall prize money standings this year as published in a report in BWF News. Kidambi's run of three straight finals – including back-to-back victories over in made him the highest earner surpassing World No 1 women's singles shuttler Tai Tzu Ying. Prior to Singapore, where Kidambi reached...
Amit Saroha wins silver in World Para Athletics Championship
32-year-old Amit Saroha from Haryana won silver in men's club throw F51 competition in World Para Athletics Championship. Saroha set a new Asian record in the event with the best throw of 30.25m, which came in his third attempt. Serbia's Zeljko Dimitrijevic retained his title with a world record throw of 31.99m. Another Indian, Dharambir finished 10th with his best...
A Table Tennis League for the first time
ULTIMATE TABLE TENNIS Date: 13th July 2017-30th July 2017 Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai, Thyagaraj Stadium, New Delhi NSCI, Mumbai Description: The Ultimate Table Tennis, the country's first-ever professional table tennis league, features six-team. The aspect which distinguishes it from other sports leagues around the country is that UTT has 6 clubs, instead of city-based franchises. Dabang Smashers T.T.C. is owned by Radha Kapoor...
India create history, surpassed China to top medal tally in Asian Athletics Championships
It was Indian athletes all along. On the final day of Asian Athletics Championships, they set the track ablaze by winning 5 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze. After the end of the four-day Championships, the host ended with 29 medals (12 gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze), their highest-ever haul. India's earlier best came way back in Jakarta in...
India’s golden run continues in Asian Athletics Chamionships
On the 3rd day of Asian Athletics Championships, India's 3000m steeplechase athlete Sudha Singh clinched gold. India also grabbed 1 silver and 3 bronze to remain in the number one position in the medal tally. The runner from Uttar Pradesh won her race in 9 minutes 59.47 seconds in front of the cheers of crowd at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar....
Indian athletes clinch 4 gold in Day 2 of Asian Championship
After a superb show in the opening day with 2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze, India increased their tally clinching 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze on the rain-soaked Day 2 of the Asian Championship at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. Indian quarter milers, in both the men's and women's section won gold. The girl from Haryana, Nirmala...
Manpreet, Lakshmanan win gold on first day of the Asian Championships
Shot-putter Manpreet Kaur won the first gold medal for India followed by long-distance runner Govind Lakshmanan in 5000 m race. India won a total of 7 medals in Day 1 of Asian Athletics Championship at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. China ended the day in second position with 1gold and 2 silver. Birthday girl Manpreet upstaged defending champion Guo Tianquin of...
Tintu Luka carries the flag; Asian Athletics Champonship declared open
The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar saw a glittering Opening Ceremony of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship where more than 700 participants from 45 countries took part in the march past. India's middle-distance ace runner Tintu Luka led the 95-member Indian contingent. 8 members of the Pakistan contingent including 6 athletes and 2 officials who were given visa at the...
India win against Sri Lanka, make it 4 out of 4
Indian women cricketers are in top form in their World Cup outing as they had a clinical victory against Sri Lanka in their 4th group match at County Ground in Derby. India, batting first, put up a good show with Mithali Raj showing her mettle once again. After missing her half-century against Pakistan in the last match, she scored...
With every fall she rises; its out of the world story of Shital Mahajan
It was 18th April 2004. A 22-year old Indian with immense courage dived out from a Russian helicopter. She became the first woman to jump from the geographical North Pole at -37 degrees centigrade without any formal skydiving training. It was just a beginning. Two years later, on 15th December 2006, she performed an accelerated free fall jump. That...