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Indian basketball captain Amritpal Singh is formally invited by Sydney Kings to play for them in Atlas Challenge 2017. Amritpal has impressed the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) Draft Combine held in April this year. Amritpal is the first Indian-born player to play for an Australian team and is the …
Read More »India record their biggest win against Pakistan in hockey
India thrashed Pakistan by 7-1 goals to win their match and seal a place in the quarter-finals of the Hockey World League Semifinals in London. Harmanpreet Singh, Talwinder Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored twice each and Pradeep Mor scored one goal to put up an emphatic victory over the arch …
Read More »Kidambi Srikanth clinches Indonesia Open
India’s ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth won the Indonesia Open Super Series Premier singles trophy with a straight-game victory over Japanese qualifier Kazumasa Sakai in the final held in Jakarta. Srikanth won the match 21-11 21-19 in just 37 minutes. This is his third Super Series title after the China Super Series Premier …
Read More »Srikanth through to the finals, Prannoy out of Indonesia Open
Kidambi Srikanth won a breathtaking semifinal against World No 1 Son Wan Ho to enter the final of Indonesia Open Super Series Premier. Srikanth emerged victorious by 21-15, 14-21, 24-22. But HS Prannoy could not continue his superb show in the semifinal as he lost to Kazumasa Sakai by 21-17, 26-28, …
Read More »Pooja Gehlot clinches gold, Indian junior wrestlers shine in Asian Championship
The junior wrestlers from India clinched 5 medals including a gold in Asian Junior Wrestling Championship 2017. Pooja Gehlot won gold in women’s 51 kg category by defeating Chisaki Hori of Japan 6-5. c clinched a silver in 49 kg while Manju Kimari got a bronze in 59 kg. In …
Read More »Prannoy, Srikant continue giant killing; enter semis
HS Prannoy continues to spring surprises as he went past Olympic medallist and World No 8 Cheng Long of China 21-18, 16-21,21-19 to enter into the semifinal of Indonesia Open Super Series Premier. Kidambi Srikant also made it to the semifinals with a straight set 21-15, 21-14 victory over Tzu …
Read More »India thrash Scotland 4-1 in Hockey World League Semifinals
In their opening match of Hockey World League semifinals, India defeated Scotland 4-1. Ramandeep Singh scored twice while Akashdeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored on goal each. In the first half India conceded a surprise goal but came back in the match by scoring all four goals in the 3rd …
Read More »Prannoy stuns top seed Lee Chong Wei to march into Indonesia Quarters
H S Prannoy and Kidambi Srikant have marched into semifinals of Indonesia Open Super Series Premier by some stunning display of badminton. Prannoy defeated the top seed and multiple Olympic medallist Lee Chong Wei 21-10, 21-18 in just 40 minutes. Some hours later, Srikant defeated Jan O Jorgensen 21-15, 20-22, …
Read More »‘For Me, For You, For All’-the motto of Mallakhamb Day
15th June is celebrated as Mallakhamb Day. One of the most ancient sports of India, Mallakhamb is a rich cultural gift to the whole world. It has become quite popular in Western countries specially in Germany, Italy and United Kingdom. Let Mallakhamb overcome many more boundaries and emerge as one …
Read More »Chhetri seals India’s victory over Kyrgyz Republic
In a fast-pace Asian Cup qualifier match, India’s Mr Dependable Sunil Chhetri scored the match-winning goal to surpass Kyrgyz Republic. This was Chhetri’s 54th goal in his 94th match for the national team. India who had beaten Myanmar 1-0 in their first match of the qualifiers, notched up their 7th …
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