Tuesday, 19 March 2024

Commonwealth Games

With silver and two bronze medals on final day, India finish 17th in Commonwealth Youth Games
POSITIVE NOTE

With silver and two bronze medals on final day, India finish 17th in Commonwealth Youth Games

PORT OF SPAIN (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO): India ended the Commonwealth Youth Games here on a positive note, winning a silver and two bronze medals in athletics on the final day, finishing 17th in the medal table of the eight-day event.

Sports Minister lauds swimmer Shoan Ganguly for his silver at Youth Commonwealth Games
INDIAN SWIMMER

Sports Minister lauds swimmer Shoan Ganguly for his silver at Youth Commonwealth Games

NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday lauded Indian swimmer Shoan Ganguly for winning silver at Youth Commonwealth Games in Trinbago.

Australia's Victoria axes plan to host 2026 Commonwealth Games
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Australia's Victoria axes plan to host 2026 Commonwealth Games

SYDNEY: The state government of Victoria in Australia on Tuesday announced that plans to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games have been cancelled, as costs will be 'too high' at over 6 billion Australian dollars (4 billion US dollars).

Diamond League: Steeplechaser Avinash Sable finishes sixth in Silesia, qualifies for Paris Olympics
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Diamond League: Steeplechaser Avinash Sable finishes sixth in Silesia, qualifies for Paris Olympics

MUMBAI: With another season's best effort, India's Commonwealth Games 3000m steeplechase silver medallist Avinash Sable finished sixth in Silesia Diamond League meet in Chorzow, Poland and achieved the qualifying standard for next year's Olympic Games in Paris.

Avinash Sable to train in Switzerland ahead of World Athletics Championships; TT players' tour too gets the nod
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Avinash Sable to train in Switzerland ahead of World Athletics Championships; TT players' tour too gets the nod

New Delhi:The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has approved Commonwealth Game silver medallist Avinash Sable's proposal to train in St. Moritz, Switzerland to prepare for the World Athletics Championships that is set to take place in August this year.

Judoka Tulika Maan credits Khelo India for her CWG 2022 success
Khelo India Youth Games 2022

Judoka Tulika Maan credits Khelo India for her CWG 2022 success

NEW DELHI : Indian Judoka Tulika Maan, who aims for a medal in Asian Games, has credited the Khelo India scheme for her performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she bagged the silver medal in +78kg category.

Malaysia Open: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal suffer first-round exit
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Malaysia Open: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal suffer first-round exit

KUALA LUMPUR : India had a disappointing start to the 2023 season as the ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal suffered an early exit from the Malaysia Open Super 1000 after losing their respective opening round matches on Tuesday.

Three admit paying bribes for Tokyo Olympic Games sponsorship rights
Tokyo Olympic Games

Three admit paying bribes for Tokyo Olympic Games sponsorship rights

TOKYO : A former chairman and two other senior managers of Japanese major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. have admitted in court to having bribed a former Tokyo Olympic organising committee executive to win sponsorship rights for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

French Open badminton: Srikanth overcomes Lakshya, Sameer Verma upsets Ginting
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French Open badminton: Srikanth overcomes Lakshya, Sameer Verma upsets Ginting

PARIS : Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth beat Commonwealth Games champion and compatriot Lakshya Sen in the opening round of the French Open 2022 BWF Super 750 tournament men's singles event, here on Wednesday.

BWF World Rankings: Sindhu breaks into top five, Prannoy moves to 12th
BWF World Rankings

BWF World Rankings: Sindhu breaks into top five, Prannoy moves to 12th

KUALA LUMPUR : Two-time Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu gained a place to enter the top 5 in the women's singles BWF World Rankings released on Tuesday.Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sindhu, who has 87,218 points from 26 tournaments, displaced arch-rival Carolina Marin of Spain in the fifth position. The Indian ace boasts a career-high ranking of world No.2, attained back in 2017-18, but ha'n't broken into the top five since September 2019, just following her world championships title win that year.

PV Sindhu eyes comeback with BWF World Tour Finals in December

BWF World Tour Finals 2022 PV Sindhu eyes comeback with BWF World Tour Finals in December

National Games javelin throw gold medallist Manu D.P aims for glory on international stage

National Games National Games javelin throw gold medallist Manu D.P aims for glory on international stage

Fencer Bhavani Devi to travel from France for hat-trick in National Games

National Games Fencer Bhavani Devi to travel from France for hat-trick in National Games

National Games: Sreeshankar expects tough competition in men's long jump

National Games National Games: Sreeshankar expects tough competition in men's long jump

Telangana paddler Akula Sreeja hopes to ride on recent form to make impact in National Games

36th National Games Telangana paddler Akula Sreeja hopes to ride on recent form to make impact in National Games

World Wrestling C'ships: Bajrang Punia wins bronze, India finish with two medals

World Wrestling C'ships World Wrestling C'ships: Bajrang Punia wins bronze, India finish with two medals

Australia all-rounder Tahlia McGrath named ICC Women's Player of the Month for August

ICC T20 World Cup Australia all-rounder Tahlia McGrath named ICC Women's Player of the Month for August

Neeraj Chopra to skip National Games in Gujarat, to prepare for mega events next season

National Games Neeraj Chopra to skip National Games in Gujarat, to prepare for mega events next season

From collecting bamboo to winning gold, Mirabai shares her journey with Big B

Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 From collecting bamboo to winning gold, Mirabai shares her journey with Big B

Indian athletes bat for Esports recognition as a sport ahead of next year's Asian Games

Asia Cup 2022 Indian athletes bat for Esports recognition as a sport ahead of next year's Asian Games

Let's all pick up any sport and play it regularly: Tendulkar on National Sports Day

National Sports Day Let's all pick up any sport and play it regularly: Tendulkar on National Sports Day

Another power struggle in IOA as Sumariwalla claims to be co-opted as president

Olympic Association Another power struggle in IOA as Sumariwalla claims to be co-opted as president

Punjab CM Bhagwant Maan to felicitate commonwealth games winning punjabi players with prize money of Rs 9.30 Crore on august 27 : Meet Hayer

CWG 2022 Punjab CM Bhagwant Maan to felicitate commonwealth games winning punjabi players with prize money of Rs 9.30 Crore on august 27 : Meet Hayer

BWF World Championships: Prannoy stuns Kento Momota to set up pre-quarters clash against Lakshya, Srikanth bows out

BWF World Championships BWF World Championships: Prannoy stuns Kento Momota to set up pre-quarters clash against Lakshya, Srikanth bows out

Fit-again Neeraj Chopra confirms his participation in Lausanne Diamond League

Olympic and World champions Fit-again Neeraj Chopra confirms his participation in Lausanne Diamond League

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