Red hot Indians continued their dominance at the 10th men’s Hockey Asia Cup tournament as they defeated Pakistan 3-1 in a Pool A match. Chinglesnsana Singh (17th minute), Ramandeep Singh (44th) and Harmanpreet Singh (45th) scored for India, while Pakistan’s lone strike came from the stick of Ali Shan in the …
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Switzerland’s Esther Staubli created history when she became the first female referee to officiate a match at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Esther, who hails from Bern, officiated the match between Japan and New Caledonia at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. In line with FIFA’s objective to further develop …
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Confident India defeated hosts Bangladesh 7-0 in the second round of Hockey Asia Cup to book a spot in the Super 4. Ranked 6th in the world, Indians were no match for their less-fancied rivals as they dominated the match with more than 70% possession to continue their strong run …
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India made a winning start in the Hero Asia Cup 2017 as the two-time champion outplayed Japan 5-1 in the event’s inaugural game at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka. Harmanpreet Singh scored twice, while SV Sunil, Lalit Upadhyay and Ramandeep Singh scored a goal each t give India …
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India qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup after their convincing 4-1 win over Macau in the qualifying round. A 4th straight win in Group A saw Sunil Chhetri and his team finish in top-2 in the qualifying round. the AFC Asian Cup is the second oldest continental football championship …
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India’s HS Prannoy, PBL, became the costliest player at the players auction of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) with a bid of 62 lakh rupees by team Ahmedabad Smash Masters. Chinese World No 11 Tian Houwei was bought by Delhi Acers for 58 lakh rupees while Awadhe Warriors had to …
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Jemson Ningthoujam and Ankita Bhakat won gold in the mixed team event of Archery World Youth Championships held in Rosario, Argentina. The junior men’s recurve team, which also included Jemson, settled for a silver. India’s third medal came in the compound cadet women’s team event with Khusbu Dayal, Sanchita Tiwari …
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All eyes are set on the colts of Indian football as the host country take on the USA in their first match in FIFA U-17 World Cup. The historic moment will be graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. More than 50,000 people is …
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Pooja Kadian became the first Indian to win a gold medal at Wushu World Championships held at Kazan in Russia. Kadian won by defeating Evgeniya Stepanova in the 75kg women’s Sanda category. Wushu comes under Chinese Marial arts and is one of its two divisions. The other one being Kung-Fu. …
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The young Indian table tennis players put up a strong showing at the Slovenia Junior and Cadet Open, winning a gold and 2 silver in boys and girls category. The India A boys overcame the formidable Chinese Taipei trio while their B counterparts got the better of the Thai-USA team …
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