Squash World Cup- Egypt come from behind to defend title
The top seed, Egypt, expectedly bagged the SDAT-WSF Squash World Cup at the Express Avenue Mall in Chennai with a 4-1 win on points over fourth seeded Malaysia in the final. The SDAT WSF Squash World Cup, which was last played in 2011, was brought back this year with a number of exciting changes. This edition saw gender-balanced teams of...
Squash World Cup- Malaysia hand over defeat to India in the semi finals
India bowed out of the Squash World Cup after a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Malaysia in the semi-finals of the Squash World Cup 2023. Fourth seeded Malaysia stunned second seeded India 3-0 in the semi finals to enter into the final of Squash World Cup 2023. While Malaysia will face Egypt in the final, India have to remain...
Squash World Cup- India continue their winning run; will play Malaysia in the semi finals
India continued their winning run in the Squash World Cup to enter the semi-finals by defeating Japan 3-1. In the opening match of the tie, India's Abhay Singh lost to Tomotaka Endo in three games. However, veteran Joshna Chinappa staged a brilliant comeback to level the tie 1-1. Chinappa, ranked 72 in the world, upset World No.18 Satomi Watanabe with...
Junior Asia Cup Hockey- Indian women clinch their maiden title
The Indian team clinched their maiden Women's Junior Hockey Asia Cup title at Kakamigahara in Japan with a 2-1 win over the Republic of Korea in the final. After the Men's Junior team, the Indian Women's team also won the Junior Hockey Asia Cup title by defeating Republic of Korea 2-1. Earlier this month, the Indian team won the Men’s...
Men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey- India win 4th title by defeating Pakistan 2-1
The Indian Men's Junior Hockey team successfully clinched the Asian crown by defeating Pakistan 2-1 in a thrilling final at Salalah in Oman. India created a new record of winning the maximum titles at the Men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey. The earlier titles were won in 2004, 2008 and 2015. In the final match of this year's edition, Angad Bir Singh...
70 years of Everest- A journey of celebration, toil, fate and achievement
As the sons of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay united in Nepal to mark the 70th anniversary of the historic ascent to Everest, we remember how the first summit changed the history of mountaineering in that region. Celebrating 70 years of Mount Everest Peter Hillary and Jamling Norgay, the sons of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, joined hands in Nepal to...
It ended where it began; Sania Mirza plays her farewell match in her hometown Hyderabad
Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza ended her 20-year long career with 'happy tears' at the Lal Bahadur Tennis Stadium in Hyderabad. Nearly two decades ago Sania Mirza signaled her arrival on the big stage with a historic WTA singles title triumph at the Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad. And by playing in exhibition matches at the same venue Sania finally...
WPL Auction- Smriti Mandhana became the most expensive women player of the inaugural season
The Women's Premier League (WPL) auction for the inaugural season took place at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai where a total of 448 cricketers went under the hammer. The five franchises - Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Capitals (DC), Gujarat Giants (GG), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and UP Warriorz (UPW) bought 87 players out of 448 cricketers for a sum...
Maharashtra win the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 title
Indian government's flagship event, Khelo India Youth Games 2022 successfully ended with Maharashtra winning the title. Maharashtra won the 5th edition of Khelo India Youth Games after topping the medals tally with 56 gold medals, 55 silvers and 50 bronze. Last edition's champions Haryana finished second with 41 golds, 32 silvers and 55 bronze. Host Madhya Pradesh came in...
Khelo India Youth Games- Ashmita Dhone, Vinatai Aher, L Dhanush create national record in Weightlifting
On day 8 of the Khelo India Youth Games, the weightlifters rewrote the record books when Ashmita Dhone, Vinatai Aher and L Dhanush created two national youth records. Competing in the Girls' 45kg Weightlifting category, Maharashtra's Asmita Dhone missed gold by a whisker but set new national youth record in clean and jerk event by lifting 82 kgs. Her best...