11 hours and 5 minutes of Isner- Mahut
On 22nd June 2010, in a first round match of Wimbledon singles American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut played the longest match in tennis history that stretched 11 hours and 5 minutes over 3 days and consisted of 183 games. On the first day, Isner took the first set 6-4, followed by Mahut taking the next two 3-6,...
“We need proper broadcasting of squash in electronic media…..” Mahendra Agarwal
Mahendra Agarwal is the Founder Director of India Squash Professional (ISP), a non-profit making sports NGO in India. A businessman by profession, Mr Agarwal’s sheer love for the game of squash had led him to the foundation of this organization. ISP has been working relentlessly in this field for the last 25 years to promote squash in India. In...
Himachal Pradesh ‘State Olympics’
STATE OLYMPICS 2017 Date: 22nd June 2017-25th June 2017 Venue: Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh Description: Himachal Pradesh Olympics Association will conduct a 'State Olympics' which will feature 11 sports such as Hockey, Athletics, Boxing, Basketball, Judo, Kabaddi, Volleyball, Wrestling, Kho-Kho, Weight Lifting and Shooting. A torch run was started which attracted over 50000 participants and will cross districts of Solan, Ponta Sahib, Una,...
Basketball player Amritpal Singh invited by Sydney Kings to play in Atlas Challenge
Indian basketball captain Amritpal Singh is formally invited by Sydney Kings to play for them in Atlas Challenge 2017. Amritpal has impressed the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) Draft Combine held in April this year. Amritpal is the first Indian-born player to play for an Australian team and is the best opportunity for Singh to prove himself. The Atlas...
India record their biggest win against Pakistan in hockey
India thrashed Pakistan by 7-1 goals to win their match and seal a place in the quarter-finals of the Hockey World League Semifinals in London. Harmanpreet Singh, Talwinder Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored twice each and Pradeep Mor scored one goal to put up an emphatic victory over the arch rivals. India will next play Netherlands on Tuesday.
Kidambi Srikanth clinches Indonesia Open
India's ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth won the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier singles trophy with a straight-game victory over Japanese qualifier Kazumasa Sakai in the final held in Jakarta. Srikanth won the match 21-11 21-19 in just 37 minutes. This is his third Super Series title after the China Super Series Premier in 2014 and India Super Series in 2015.
Srikanth through to the finals, Prannoy out of Indonesia Open
Kidambi Srikanth won a breathtaking semifinal against World No 1 Son Wan Ho to enter the final of Indonesia Open Super Series Premier. Srikanth emerged victorious by 21-15, 14-21, 24-22. But HS Prannoy could not continue his superb show in the semifinal as he lost to Kazumasa Sakai by 21-17, 26-28, 18-21.
Pooja Gehlot clinches gold, Indian junior wrestlers shine in Asian Championship
The junior wrestlers from India clinched 5 medals including a gold in Asian Junior Wrestling Championship 2017. Pooja Gehlot won gold in women's 51 kg category by defeating Chisaki Hori of Japan 6-5. c clinched a silver in 49 kg while Manju Kimari got a bronze in 59 kg. In the men's section, S Satish got a silver...
Prannoy, Srikant continue giant killing; enter semis
HS Prannoy continues to spring surprises as he went past Olympic medallist and World No 8 Cheng Long of China 21-18, 16-21,21-19 to enter into the semifinal of Indonesia Open Super Series Premier. Kidambi Srikant also made it to the semifinals with a straight set 21-15, 21-14 victory over Tzu Wei Wang of Chinese Taipei. In the semifinals, Prannoy...
Squash travels from a Corner to Glass Courts
In early 19th century, the Harrow boys of London played a racquet game in a special ‘Corner’ of their schoolyard. This ‘Corner’ had two side walls and a front wall where the boys hit a ball hard by moving across the area. Seeing their interest in the sport, the authority built two customized open-air racquet courts in 1850. But...