Arpinder Singh has broken a new ground. He became the first Indian to have a podium finish for team Asia-Pacific at the IAAF Continental Cup. Arpinder won a bronze at Ostrava in Czech Republic to achieve this historic feat. In the recently concluded Asian Games, this 25-year old athlete won …
Read More »Unified Koreans march at Jakarta as the 18th Asian Games commenced with Neeraj Chopa leading India flag
The capital city of Indonesia presented a dazzling opening show pronouncing the 18th Asian Games, with red as the predominant colour in the extravaganza of song and dance. The Indian contingent was led by the Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who is regarded as the brightest gold medal prospect among the …
Read More »Glory of Sachin Nag- the very first Asian Games gold for India that happens to be the only one in Swimming
Sachin Nag was born in Varanasi in a middle-class Bengali family. Sachin was well-acquainted with the lanes, by-lanes and Ghats of Benaras and often gazed at the endless flow of the Ganga. But at that time he was completely unaware about how this holy river would change his destiny and …
Read More »India become Asia champions in hockey after 10 years
India beat a gutsy Malaysia 2-1 at Dhaka in Bangladesh to end their 10-year wait for clinching the Hockey Asia Cup. It is India’s 3rd Asia Cup title after they last won in 2007. he Indians, ranked sixth in the world, came out all guns blazing. They took the lead …
Read More »India come back to winning way defeating Malaysia in Hockey Asia Cup
India played their best hockey in the tournament as they defeated Malaysia 6-2 in their second game of the Super 4s stage of the Hockey Asia Cup in Dhaka. With this win, India jumped to top of the Super 4s standings with 4 points from two games. India played a dominating …
Read More »India register a draw against Korea in Hockey Asia Cup
India ended their first Super 4 stage match of the 10th men’s Hockey Asia Cup with a draw against Korea. Striker Gurjant Singh scored the last-minute equaliser to save the day for India. Korea came out as a dangerous defensive side who did not give any chance to the scoring …
Read More »India gets the better of Pakistan in Hockey Asia Cup
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 …
Read More »India beat minnows Macau to enter 2019 AFC Asian Cup
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 …
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 »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 …
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