Aditi Ashok achieves career-best finish in LPGA
India's leading golfer Aditi Ashok finished 25th in LPGA's Walmart NW Arkansas Championship to achieve her career-best position. Aditi totalled eight-under 208 with rounds of 70, 64 and 71.
India beat England in their first match in Women’s World Cup Cricket
The Indian Women's team defeated England by 35 runs in the opener of Women's World Cup 2017. India scored 281 in 50 overs riding on Smitri Mandhana brilliant 90 in 72 balls combined with a gritty 86 from Punam Raut and 71 from skipper Mithali Raj. The Indian skipper created a new world record of scoring seven consecutive fifties. In...
Devendro, Ankush in the finals of Ulanbaatar Cup
Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Devendro Singh entered into the 52-kg category final in Ulanbaatar Cup in Mongolia. Ankush Dahiya of 60-kg category also advanced to the finals.Devendro defeated Mongolia's Gandulam Mungun-Erdene in a unanimous verdict, while Ankush, a former Asian youth silver-medallist beat Russia's Radna Tsibikov in a split decision. However, K Shyam, Hussamuddin and Priyanka lost their respective semi-final...
Kidambi Srikanth sails into the finals of Australian Open Super Series
Kidambi Srikanth continued his fine form to enter into the final of Australian Open Super Series, his third consecutive final after Singapore Open and Indonesia Open Super Series. Srikanth beat Shi Yuhi of China by 21-10, 21-14. Srikanth will face Olympic champion Chen Long in the final who defeated Lee Hyun II 26-24, 15-21, 21-17. After the win Srikanth...
Vijender to compete in his next bout in August
India's professional boxer Vijender Singh 's next bout against Chinese boxer Zulpikar Maimaitiali is going to be held in the first week of August. The World Boxing Organisation (WBO) has sanctioned the bout and will soon announce the date. Earlier this year Zulpikar backed out of the April 1 contest against Vijender without specifying any reasons. The Vijender-Zulpikar super...
Olympic day on 23rd June
In 1947 during the 41st Session of the International Olympic Committee in Stockholm, Doctor Gruss, IOC member in Czechoslovakia, presented a report on a World Olympic Day celebration which would primarily be a day of promoting the Olympic idea. The National Olympic Committees (NOCs) were given the responsibility to choose a date between 17th and 24th June to celebrate...
Indian women win silver in Softball Championship in Singapore
Women's softball team of India won the silver medal at the Asia Pacific Middle East Little League Softball Championship in Singapore. India lost 0-10 in the final against Phillipines.
Through the ‘Slum’ ways, ‘Soccer’ gets a different meaning
26th September 2016. It was a packed house in Soccerex Global Convention held in Manchester, United Kingdom. It was the day when FIFA was going to announce the winner of its inaugural Diversity Award. International Gay & Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA), which promotes and fosters the worldwide growth of football for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals (LGBT) and Kick...
World Cup for Climbing
IFSC CLIMBING WORLD CUP Date: 24th June 2017-25th June2017 Venue: Cidco Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai Description: The IFSC Climbing World Cup is a series of climbing competitions held annually and organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). The athletes compete in three disciplines namely lead, speed and bouldering. India is bringing this World Cup for the second time in succession.
7-year old Ahana wins bronze in international chess event in UK
Ahana Shah of Mumbai won a bronze medal in Under-7 category of the Kenilworth Junior Open Rapid Chess Tournament in the United Kingdom. Ahana was the only unrated layer in the tournament. She scored 4 points out of 5 and was tied with two other players. She had to settle for a bronze on the basis of the progressive...