Leading javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang fails drug test; faces a ban of 4 years
World Championships finalist and medal prospect in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, Davinder Singh Kang, has been tested positive for Androstane, an anabolic steroid by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), the new anti-doping body of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). He now faces the prospect of being banned for four years that can eventually put an end to his...
Curtains fall on the 16-days extravaganza….it’s the end of 2018 Winter Olympics
The audience took their seats, the delegates settled themselves in the VIP boxes, and music and lights were intertwined in the Olympic stadium for the last time…..this stadium at Pyeongchang will be demolished after this grand festival. As the athletes came out, this time quite informally, a giant illuminated turtle led to the centre of the stage. The turtle which...
Day 16: Marit Bjoergen- the greatest- seals the last day with her medal no 15
She was already the highest medal winner of Winter Olympics. on the last day of the Games, Marit Bjoergen of Norway, claimed her 15th medal to emerge as the greatest Winter Olympian of all times.She stormed to 30km Cross Country gold in 1.22.17.6 to give herself and her 16-year long Olympic career a fitting farewell. It was also her record-equalling...
A double for India in South Africa-Women Cricketers win T20 series after ODI triumph
It was an all-round performance from the Indian eves in the T20 series against South Africa that made them clinch the series by 3-1. Batting first, India finished with a combative 166 with Mithali Raj scoring her 3rd fifty of the series and her 13th one overall. Veteran Raj showed aggression in her innings of 62 runs off 50...
Aruna Reddy creates history by claiming the first medal for India in Gymnastics World Cup
It might be a bronze; but it is the first medal for India in Gymnastics World Cup. After Deepa Karmakar produced stunning result in the Rio Olympics, gymnastic has been a much talked-about sport in India. And Aruna Budda Reddy has ignited the flame once again. She became the first gymnast from this country to win a medal at...
Day 15: USA win first ever gold in Men’s Curling
The US closed the Men’s Curling event with a gold in the rink defeating Sweden 10-7. It is the second ever Olympic curling medal for the Americans following the bronze earned at Turin 2006. US skip John Shuster produced a stunnng dis[lay of accuracy to win the hearts and the gold. Sweden had to settle for silver, one step...
Day 14: 15-year old Alina Zagitova takes gold in Figure Skating
Alina Zagitova, the teen sensation representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) skated to Don Quixote to collect the gold in Figure Skating at Pyeongchang. She performed all her showpiece jumps including two triple Lutz, a triple flip into a double toe, and a triple flip into a double loop, that made her come closer to break the world...
Spain calling for young footballers; Luv Kapoor and Ishan Sahi sign for Palamos FC
Palamos FC, the oldest football club in Catalonia and third oldest in Spain, have signed two Indian footballers for the first time in their 120 years of long history. Delhi-based footballer Luv Kapoor and Madhya Pradesh boy Ishaan Sahi, both plays U-19 football in India. This is the highest level at which any Indian player has ever been signed...
Day 13: USA win Women’s Ice Hockey, their first title in the event since 1998
It was USA's turn this time. After been beaten by Canada in the last two finals of Olympics, the USA beat their old rivals Canada to win the Women's Ice Hockey final by 3-2 in penalty shootout. In doing so, the Americans secured their first Olympic title in the event since the inaugural competition at Nagano 1998. The match...
22nd Day of March
1992 The World Cup semi-final that is considered to be silly. It ended in farce. The match between South Africa and England was stopped due to rain when South Africa needed 22 off 13 balls. Ten minutes later, when the play resumed, South Africa were given the target of 21 runs off 1 ball, thanks to the Duckworth-Lewis Policy. 2001 India, led...