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 »Sindhu settles for silver in her first World Badminton Championship final
India’s badminton sensation P V Sindhu had to settle for silver after losing 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 to Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the World Badminton Championships at Glasgow in England. This was Sindhu’s best performance in World Championship as she appeared for the first time in the final. This was …
Read More »Indian athletes clinch 4 gold in Day 2 of Asian Championship
After a superb show in the opening day with 2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze, India increased their tally clinching 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze on the rain-soaked Day 2 of the Asian Championship at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. Indian quarter milers, in both the men’s and …
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 …
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