What a match! A match that really matched the status of a World Cup final. It was cricket that was the winner…precisely Women’s Cricket that emerged winner. England is the Wold Champion in women’s cricket. They beat India at Lord’s by 9 runs. Batting first England scored 228 for 7 …
Read More »Sharad Kumar, Varun Bhati win medals in World Para Athletics Championship
India’s para high jumper Sharad Kumar and Varun Bhati win silver and bronze respectively in the T42 event in World Para Athletics Championship. India have now extended their medal tally to 5 at the Championships. Patna boy, Sharad Kumar recorded his career-best performance with a jump of 1.84m, just 0.02m …
Read More »Karamjyoti Dalal wins third medal for India in World Para Athletics
Discuss thrower Karamjyoti Dalal claimed a Bronze medal in the Women’s F55 category in c. Dalal, at the last moment, managed a throw of 19.02m, her best of the season. She overcame Baharain’s Alomari Roba, who managed 19.01m. Dalal is the first woman para athlete from India to win in …
Read More »Women’s Cricket-The History From Frantic Betting to Fan Following
The gentleMAN’s game of cricket is not for men only. Women’s Cricket has a surprising history that goes back to the summer of 1745. British newspaper Reading Mercury reported on 26th July, 1745 “The greatest cricket match that was played in this part of England was on Friday, the 26th …
Read More »India in the final of Women’s World Cup, beat Australia by 36 runs
What a performance by the Women’s cricket team! Mithali Raj and Co. defeated defending champions Australia by a margin of 36 runs. India entered the final of Women’s World Cup and will play against England at Lords’ on 23rd July. Winning the toss, Mithali Raj opted batting. After two quick …
Read More »Akhil, Jitender set for their professional debut on August 5
Indian boxer duo Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar are set for their professional debut on August 5 in Mumbai. Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist and World Cup bronze-medallist Akhil Kumar will take on experienced Australian Ty Gilchrist in Junior Welterweight (63kg) while World Cup and Asian Championships bronze-medallist Jitender Kumar will take on relatively new opponent …
Read More »Kidambi Srikanth emerges richest shuttler this year
India’s ace shuttler, Kidambi Srikanth rocketed him to the top of the overall prize money standings this year as published in a report in BWF News. Kidambi’s run of three straight finals – including back-to-back victories over in made him the highest earner surpassing World No 1 women’s singles shuttler …
Read More »Amit Saroha wins silver in World Para Athletics Championship
32-year-old Amit Saroha from Haryana won silver in men’s club throw F51 competition in World Para Athletics Championship. Saroha set a new Asian record in the event with the best throw of 30.25m, which came in his third attempt. Serbia’s Zeljko Dimitrijevic retained his title with a world record throw …
Read More »India create history, surpassed China to top medal tally in Asian Athletics Championships
It was Indian athletes all along. On the final day of Asian Athletics Championships, they set the track ablaze by winning 5 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze. After the end of the four-day Championships, the host ended with 29 medals (12 gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze), their highest-ever …
Read More »India’s golden run continues in Asian Athletics Chamionships
On the 3rd day of Asian Athletics Championships, India’s 3000m steeplechase athlete Sudha Singh clinched gold. India also grabbed 1 silver and 3 bronze to remain in the number one position in the medal tally. The runner from Uttar Pradesh won her race in 9 minutes 59.47 seconds in front …
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