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Indian boxers shine at Asian Youth Boxing Championships 2024

Five youth boxers Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda, Yashwardhan Singh, Laxmi and Nisha from India put up impressive performances to clinch gold medals at the Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan on Monday.

2024-05-06T15:18:46.406769+00:00 IST

Indian 4x400m relay teams earn spots in Paris Olympics 2024

The Indian 4x400m relay teams, both women's and men's, qualified for the Olympics in Paris on Monday after placing second in their respective second-round heat at the World Athletics Relays held here at Nassau, Bahamas on Monday.

2024-05-06T02:42:36.203406+00:00 IST

ISSF World Cup: Vivaan misses final, bows in shoot-off

Vivaan Kapoor shot 120 in qualification to get into a three-way shoot-off for the sixth and final qualifying spot with Ireland's former junior world champion Ian O'Sullivan, besides Coward-Holley

2024-05-05T16:38:12.094610+00:00 IST

GD Birla Memorial Masters: Chari upsets top seed to enter final

Nikhil Chari upset top seed Gautam Lad in three games to set up a title clash with Rajan Samant, who was also taken the distance by Jitesh Padukone in the men's singles 45 semi-finals of the GD Birla Memorial Masters Badminton Tournament

2024-05-05T16:31:53.717971+00:00 IST

Buoyed by government support IGU focusses on growing game

The support from the government for the game of golf has been a big boost for the IGU. The Sports Ministry has been very generous in backing the golfers ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris

2024-05-05T16:16:48.890619+00:00 IST

CJ Cup: Korea’s An finds hope after closing eagle

Byeong Hun An, who is seeking a maiden PGA TOUR victory, converted a seven-foot putt on the par 5 18th hole at TPC Craig Ranch following a wonderful second shot from 239 yards out to emerge as the leading Asian contender through 54 holes in the USD 9.5 million showpiece

2024-05-05T15:22:53.055248+00:00 IST

INDE Racing’s Sandra Gomez secures second consecutive podium

Sandra Gomez claimed 66 points after all 3 races, coming in only behind Bonnell Racing's Tanja Schlosser who finished with 75 points while Runar Sudmann, a replacement for injured Spencer Wilton, bagged a total of 46 points, bringing the team total to 112. The duo narrowly missed out on an overall podium finish in Oslo, as GF Logistikk finished with 116 points

2024-05-05T15:14:57.495343+00:00 IST

Junior National Equestrian: Niharika, Jai, Hayden shine on day-2

Amateur Riders' Club hosted the second Junior National Equestrian Qualifier of this year at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. Multiple riders from Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad qualified for the Nationals in the Children 1 Dressage, Children 2 Dressage, Children 2 Show Jumping and Junior Show Jumping categories respectively

2024-05-05T13:01:02.981185+00:00 IST

Tejaswin Shankar wins high jump event at Arizona athletics meet

Shankar won the title with the season's best-equalling effort of 2.23 m, as per Olympics.com.

2024-05-05T10:39:49.120849+00:00 IST

GSTA teams up with TPL to help bolster grassroots programmes

The TPL and GSTA will work together and support young aspiring tennis players, along with helping organise tennis tournaments at various age-groups. The year-long programmes of the GSTA have been quite good, and have produced some fantastic players, and this drive aligns perfectly with the TPL's ideology, which aims to ensure that there is no disruption in the pipeline

2024-05-05T09:21:27.283742+00:00 IST

Bajarang Punia opens up on doping test following suspension

Following the suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Sunday, wrestler Bajrang Punia opened up on the issue saying that never refused to give his samples to the NADA officials for the doping test.

2024-05-05T08:58:21.231729+00:00 IST

NADA suspends Bajrang Punia for not giving dope sample: Sources

Punia, along with a line of other top wrestlers, including Olympians Sakshi Malik and Vinesh; was at the forefront of former BJP MP and president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment.

2024-05-05T06:44:16.388824+00:00 IST

Shreyasi best-placed Indian player in Trap qualification in Baku

India has sent only a shotgun squad for the Baku World Cup, which offers crucial ranking points ahead of the Paris Olympics

2024-05-04T17:58:00.671630+00:00 IST

CJ Cup: Kim, Semikawa get into title mix

SH Kim delivered a bogey-free 7-under 64 at TPC Craig Ranch to lie four strokes off the pace on 10-under, which was matched by Taiga Semikawa, who returned a 68 in the USD 9.5 million PGA Tour showpiece

2024-05-04T13:59:52.493606+00:00 IST

Sahana asks daughter Pavana to focus on senior events

Pavana Nagaraj, daughter of women's National High Jump record holder Sahana Kumari and 2010 National Inter-State men's 100m champion BG Nagaraj, won the Asian U20 gold with a personal best Long Jump of 6.32m. It came on the back of Sahana Kumari's nudge that made Pavana Nagaraj focus more on the long jump after having started as a high-jumper

2024-05-04T13:56:36.803884+00:00 IST

Asian U-22 and Youth Boxing C'ships: Akash, Preet enter finals

Four Indian boxers Akash Gorkha, Vishvanath Suresh, Nikhil and Preet Malik advanced into the U-22 men's finals at the ASBC Asian U-22 and Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan

2024-05-04T13:50:23.499795+00:00 IST

DC's Fraser McGurk opens up on bond with David Warner

The young power-hitting duo of Tristan Stubbs and McGurk opened up on playing the Indian Premier League (IPL), their golf outings together, playing the IPL ahead of their side's game against Rajasthan Royals on May 7 at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium in the episode two (season 4) of the DC Podcast.

2024-05-04T12:20:01.558301+00:00 IST

Very flattered: Adrian Newey reacts to Hamilton's Ferrari wish

Newey said he had been pondering over the decision for a "little while now."

2024-05-04T11:57:08.664587+00:00 IST

"Looking forward to seeing more of attacking bowling...": Flower

RCB will lock horns with GT at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. RCB is at the bottom of the points table, with three wins and seven losses, with a total of six points. GT is at eighth place with four wins and six losses, giving them eight points.

2024-05-04T11:39:50.243813+00:00 IST

Google Doodle celebrates India's first woman wrestler Hamida Banu

Google Doodle paid tribute to India's first woman wrestler Hamida Banu on Saturday. She was the first female to enter the sport which was dominated by the male population during the 1940s and 50s.

2024-05-04T03:35:17.153201+00:00 IST