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Scottie Scheffler wins again, taking 2nd Masters in three years

Scottie Scheffler lived up to his billing with a four-shot victory at the Masters Tournament to win a second Green Jacket in three years at Augusta National Golf Club.

2024-04-15T13:30:16.436531+00:00 IST

At 50, senior bureaucrat wins National Powerlifting medals

At 50, Ekta Vishnoi competed with girls half her age and won a Silver in the deadlift with the best lift of 165kg and a Bronze overall with the best lifts of 132.5 kg in the squat, 70 kg in the bench press and 165 kg in the deadlift. With these lifts, she also broke all records of the Master 2 category in the competition

2024-04-15T13:16:20.006547+00:00 IST

Marini fights for points in complicated Americas GP

Overhead clouds gave way to scorching sun as the MotoGP grid lined up for the 20-lap Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday afternoon on the outskirts of Austin, Texas. Both Luca Marini and Joan Mir were eager to make the most of the second race and continue collecting information for HRC's engineers back in Japan. The pairing hustled for early positions in the melee of the opening lap with Marini gaining ground as the race began

2024-04-15T12:46:40.068784+00:00 IST

Anju, Harshita shine with silver medal wins

India wrestlers Anju and Harshita produced remarkable performances as they bagged a silver medal each in the Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

2024-04-15T02:51:23.571503+00:00 IST

Palak bags 20th Paris Olympics quota place for India in shooting

Palak Gulia overcame a wobbly start in the 24-shot final, displaying nerves of steel to climb steadily up the leaderboard and eventually end with 217.6, bowing out after the 22nd shot. Armenia's Elmira Karapetyan won gold, while Thai teenager Kamonlak Saencha won silver and the second available quota place

2024-04-14T15:29:29.744389+00:00 IST

Gaurav Gill puts on commendable performance in Rally of Otago

JK Tyre's Gaurav Gill showcased a strong performance in the Rally of Otago, securing a top-three finish on day 1. He maintained his third position consistently until stage 10. However, an unexpected challenge in stage 11 forced him to withdraw from the race.

2024-04-14T14:21:23.062079+00:00 IST

It’s been surreal, Paris 2024 will be ultimate test: Anush

The 24-year-old Anush Agarwalla will carry the hopes of a billion when he straddles an equine at the Chateau de Versailles in Paris. Horses are entwined in almost every chapter of India's rich history. In the Mahabharata, Arjun's chariot was drawn by four white horses. In Paris, Agarwalla will be India's proverbial 'Arjun' astride, Sir Caramello, the horse that enabled him to win a historic dressage quota for Paris 2024.

2024-04-14T14:15:08.754256+00:00 IST

Delhi-NCR Open 2024: Ahlawat continues fine form with victory

Gurugram's Veer Ahlawat continued his fine form with a flawless last round of six-under-66 to march to a one-shot victory at the Delhi-NCR Open 2024, played at the Noida Golf Course.

2024-04-14T13:26:18.121379+00:00 IST

Akshay slips at end of Round-3; Scheffler moves into sole lead

Akshay Bhatia (72-75-72), 22, already a twice winner on the PGA Tour, was 5-over and T-28, while another Indian American Sahith Theegala shot a third straight 74 to get to get 6-over and T-36

2024-04-14T13:19:58.742610+00:00 IST

Sarvesh Kushare starts season with high jump title win in US

On Saturday, Sarvesh recorded a jump of 2.19 metres in California and finished first in the Group A. His personal best is 2.27 m which he recorded back in 2022. He also earned a fourth-place finish in the Asian Games in Hangzhou with an effort of 2.26 m, as per Olympics.com.

2024-04-14T13:13:20.196072+00:00 IST

Marini takes important guidance from Austin sprint

Luca Marini would end the Sprint in 17th place as he encountered never-before-seen chatter which severely limited his potential. For Joan Mir the Sprint race was compromised early as heavy contact from another rider left his RC213V with serious damage

2024-04-14T13:12:10.780310+00:00 IST

Palak, Sainyam keep India on course for Paris Olympics 2024 quota

Reigning Asian Games champ Palak and the second teenager in the squad Sainyam, kept the Indian shooting squad on course for a Paris Olympic 2024 quota place, reaching the final of the women's 10m air pistol in Rio de Janeiro.

2024-04-14T11:34:52.459396+00:00 IST

Radhika, Shivanee wins medal at Asian Wrestling Championship 2024

India's 23-year-old wrestler Radhika won the silver medal in the women's 68kg category at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Saturday.

2024-04-14T02:38:33.837295+00:00 IST

JK Tyre’s Gaurav Gill finishes Day 1 of Otago Rally in top-three

Piloting 2022 APRC champion and 10-time Otago Rally winner Haydon Paddon's Hyundai i20 N Rally2 machine, Gill and his New-Zealand based co-driver Jared Hudson were third on the timesheets, a little over 30 seconds behind overall leader Jack Hawkeswood and 11 seconds adrift of second-placed Robbie Stokes, as per a press release from JK Tyres.

2024-04-13T17:55:03.295592+00:00 IST

2nd Olympic qualifiers: Dev, Panghal to lead India’s challenge

BFI has selected nine boxers, including the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Amit Panghal (51kg) and World Championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev (71kg), to represent India at the second World Qualification Tournament of Paris Olympic Games 2024 scheduled to take place from May 23 to June 3 in Bangkok

2024-04-13T07:35:10.682353+00:00 IST

India’s women shooters face strong qualification field in Rio

A world-class 52-strong field will only be the first challenge that India's women 10m air pistol shooters Palak, Surbhi Rao and Sainyam, will have to overcome in their quest for a Paris Olympic quota place at the ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship Rifle/Pistol in Rio De Janeiro

2024-04-13T07:21:34.025128+00:00 IST

Augusta: Akshay Bhatia, Sahith Theegala make cut

Akshay Bhatia and Sahith Theegala handled the tough and windy conditions at the Augusta National Golf Club to make the 36-hole cut in the 88th Masters

2024-04-13T06:16:33.167498+00:00 IST

Modi interacts with top Indian gamers and plays few games

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a free-wheeling interaction with some well-known Indian gamers about a range of aspects, including the difference between gaming and gambling.

2024-04-13T05:49:40.025350+00:00 IST

Delhi-NCR Open 2024: Manu Gandas shines on day three

Manu Gandas (68-69-66), the winner of the 2022 edition of the event, enjoyed an error-free day as he moved up three spots from his overnight fourth position

2024-04-13T04:47:30.447120+00:00 IST

Emmaculate Anyango Achol to make World 10K Bengaluru debut

Emmaculate Anyango Achol, the world's second-fastest 10K woman runner, will headline the 16th edition of World 10K Bengaluru, scheduled for Sunday

2024-04-13T04:05:56.475698+00:00 IST

Manika Batra-Sathiyan fail to bag Paris Olympics 2024 quota

Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran failed to secure a Paris Olympics 2024 quota from the World Mixed Doubles Table Tennis Olympic Qualification tournament in Havirov.

2024-04-13T03:04:35.715141+00:00 IST