English ‘Soccer’ became American
This is the American term of Football. But if we look into its history, Soccer is not conceptualized in America but it was very much a British import in America. In the 19th century football was quite popular in England but there were two forms of it-one played with foot called Association Football and the other played with...
Srikanth climbs to 8th position in the latest ranking released by BWF
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth rose to 8th position after his consecutive Superseries victories in Indonesia and Australia., according to the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings. Hyderabad-based Srikanth had last reached the top 10 in October 2016. However his career-high ranking remains No 3 which was achieved in June 2015.
Smriti Mandhana scores brilliant 106; India win their 2nd World Cup match
India's opening batter Smriti Mandhana started from where she left against England and put up a brilliant score of 106*to lead India to a 7-wicket win over West Indies in their 2nd World Cup group match in Taunton. Captain Mithali Raj supported her with a patient 46. Earlier, Indian spinners performed superbly to restrict West Indies to 183 runs...
India finish 2nd in Shooting World Meet
India finished a commendable 2nd in the medals tally in the ISSF Junior World Championship. Chine topped the tally with 19 medals. Indian shooters clinched 3 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.
Ramkumar Ramanathan beats World No 7 Thiem in Turkey
Ramkumar Ramanathan snatched the biggest victory of his career when he defeated World No 7 Dominic Thiem in straight sets in Antalya Open. The tennis player from Chennai got past Thiem by 6-3, 6-2 in only 59 minutes. Ramanathan is currently ranked 222 in the world. After Leander Paes' victory over Pete Sampras in 1998, Ramanathan's win against Thiem...
The unconventional Mira drives towards the podium
“I had a passion for speed and a strong heart to race the world. My ultimate dream has always been to race in Formula One and to be in a position to race against the best drivers out there.” Mira Erda, the first Indian woman to race in Euro JK Series which is one of the highest classes of Formula...
Indian shooters’ impressive show continues in World Championship in Germany
Indian team won bronze medal in men's 25m rapid fire pistol at the ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol in Suhl, Germany. The trio of Anish, Anhad Jawanda and Shivam Shukla scored 1711 points to claim third place. Earlier Anish won gold in men's 25m standard pistol competition with a world record score of 579. His score along with Anhad...
Aditi Ashok achieves career-best finish in LPGA
India's leading golfer Aditi Ashok finished 25th in LPGA's Walmart NW Arkansas Championship to achieve her career-best position. Aditi totalled eight-under 208 with rounds of 70, 64 and 71.
India beat England in their first match in Women’s World Cup Cricket
The Indian Women's team defeated England by 35 runs in the opener of Women's World Cup 2017. India scored 281 in 50 overs riding on Smitri Mandhana brilliant 90 in 72 balls combined with a gritty 86 from Punam Raut and 71 from skipper Mithali Raj. The Indian skipper created a new world record of scoring seven consecutive fifties. In...
Devendro, Ankush in the finals of Ulanbaatar Cup
Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Devendro Singh entered into the 52-kg category final in Ulanbaatar Cup in Mongolia. Ankush Dahiya of 60-kg category also advanced to the finals.Devendro defeated Mongolia's Gandulam Mungun-Erdene in a unanimous verdict, while Ankush, a former Asian youth silver-medallist beat Russia's Radna Tsibikov in a split decision. However, K Shyam, Hussamuddin and Priyanka lost their respective semi-final...