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, 18-21.
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 the men's section, S Satish got a silver...
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 Wei Wang of Chinese Taipei. In the semifinals, Prannoy...
Squash travels from a Corner to Glass Courts
In early 19th century, the Harrow boys of London played a racquet game in a special ‘Corner’ of their schoolyard. This ‘Corner’ had two side walls and a front wall where the boys hit a ball hard by moving across the area. Seeing their interest in the sport, the authority built two customized open-air racquet courts in 1850. But...
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 Quarter.
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, 21-16. On the other hand both PV Sindhu and...
Tug of War between Sun and Moon
In a school’s Annual Sports Day, Tug of War is often included as the most entertaining event of the day. But did you ever think that this simple sport has a long history? The sport was practised in ancient Egypt, Greece and China, where it was believed that the Sun and Moon played Tug of War for supremacy on...
‘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 of the premier sports of India.
Uday Deshpande and his tryst with Mallakhamb
It was late 1950s. India had tasted independence some years back and people were trying to overcome the effects of colonialism in every aspect of life. Sport was no different. While cricket had a steady growth, many people took to yoga and martial arts that had a strong essence of Indianism. It was by this time, a little boy...
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 international win on the trot. With this win, India...