Sports

NEERAJ CHOPRA PLAYED BIGGEST ROLE IN MY ACHIEVEMENT: SUMIT ANTIL

04 Sep 2021 08:17 AM IST

India para javelin thrower Sumit Antil has credited Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra for his achievements in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Speaking on the sidelines of Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitating the athletes on Friday, Sumit very comprehensively won gold in the men’s javelin throw (Sport Class F64). Sumit dominated

Paralympics: Avani Lekhara wins bronze in 50m Rifle 3P SH1 event

04 Sep 2021 08:15 AM IST

Indian shooter Avani Lekhara on Friday won a bronze medal in the R8 women’s 50m rifle 3P SH1 event in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. This is Avani’s second medal in the ongoing Paralympics as she had won gold earlier this week. Avani was at the fourth position at the end

PRAVEEN KUMAR WINS SILVER IN HIGH JUMP (T64 EVENT), SCRIPTS ASIAN RECORD

04 Sep 2021 08:14 AM IST

Indian athlete Praveen Kumar (Sport Class T44) on Friday clinched a silver medal in the men’s high jump T64 final in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Praveen registered scores of 1.88m, 1.93m and 2.01m before creating the Asian Record as he leapt the mark of 2.07m in the finals. Praveen cleared

HARVINDER SINGH CREATES HISTORY, WINS BRONZE IN RECURVE ARCHERY

04 Sep 2021 08:12 AM IST

Indian archer Harvinder Singh created history as he won the bronze medal in the men’s individual recurve at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Friday. The Indian defeated South Korea’s Min Su Kim by 6-5 after a shoot-off as both archers shared the spoils in the five sets to find a

Fourth Test: Rohit, Rahul survive last hour as India trail by 56 runs on Day 2

04 Sep 2021 08:10 AM IST

Rohit Sharma and K.L. Rahul were steady to make sure India doesn’t lose any wickets on the second day

Ronaldo surpasses Ali Daie’s tally, breaks all-time men’s international scoring record

03 Sep 2021 02:57 AM IST

Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 110th international goal to surpass Iran legend Ali Daie’s tally as he broke the all-time men’s scoring record in their World Cup qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday (local time). Ronaldo first netted a goal in the dying minutes of the

SHUTTLER PRAMOD BHAGAT BEATS OLEKSANDR IN STRAIGHT SETS, STORMS INTO SEMI-FINALS

03 Sep 2021 02:56 AM IST

Indian shuttler Pramod Bhagat on Thursday stormed into the semi-finals of the men’s singles SL3 after defeating Chyrkov Oleksandr of Ukraine in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Bhagat set the tone early in the game and defeated Oleksandr in two straight sets to seal the match in 26 minutes. Bhagat got

PARALYMPICS: ARVIND FINISHES 7TH IN MEN’S SHOT PUT EVENT

03 Sep 2021 02:54 AM IST

India’s Arvind finished at the seventh spot in the men’s shot put event of the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics here at the Olympic St – Standing Shot Put on Thursday. Arvind registered throws of 10.52m, 12.41m, 11.87m, and 13.48m. The shot putter’s third and fifth throws were disqualified. Uzbekistan’s Khusniddin Norbekov

Madness, non-selection of Ashwin has to be greatest non-selection in UK: Vaughan

03 Sep 2021 02:52 AM IST

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Thursday termed the non-selection of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in the Indian lineup as “madness”. “The non selection of @ashwinravi99 has to be greatest NON selection we have ever witnessed across 4 Tests in the UK !!! 413 Test wickets & 5 Test 100s !!!!

‘INDIAN PLAYERS SHOULD PLAY MORE COUNTY CRICKET TO DO WELL IN ENGLAND’

03 Sep 2021 02:50 AM IST

In the fourth cricket test being played at The Oval, I was thinking that Team India would definitely include Ravichandran Ashwin in this match but I was very much surprised by the team management’s decision not to play Ashwin. It is possible that the team management must have felt that

4th Test: Umesh removes Root as hosts trail by 138 runs on Day 1

03 Sep 2021 02:48 AM IST

At stumps, England’s score read 53/3, still trailing by 138 runs with seven wickets in hand.

Anurag Thakur launches first-ever nationwide quiz on sports, fitness

02 Sep 2021 08:02 AM IST

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur and Union Minister of HRD, Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday launched the Fit India Quiz, which is the first-ever quiz on fitness and sports. Minister of State of Youth Affairs and Sports, Nisith Pramanik also graced the launch event. Tokyo Olympics medalists