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ARCHER DEEPIKA KUMARI BECOMES WORLD NO. 1 AFTER WINNING GOLD AT WC

29 Jun 2021 07:49 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Archer Deepika Kumari on Monday became the world number one as World Archery unveiled its latest rankings. She completed her hat-trick of gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris on Sunday by winning the Recurve individual event by 6-0. India’s ace archer Kumari defeated

The swimming cartel in India

29 Jun 2021 07:48 AM IST

NEW DELHI: I was thrilled to read that, how Likith the Bangalore Swimmer raised his voice against the cartel in the swimming and that too at international platform. I could not stop or refrain myself from further adding to his ordeal because the platform at which, he raised his voice

EURO 2021: ENGLAND TO CLASH WITH GERMANY IN THE ROUND OF 16 TODAY

29 Jun 2021 07:45 AM IST

The two sides have played 32 official games in the past, with Germany winning 15 and England emerging winners in 13 encounters.

T20 World Cup to be shifted from India to UAE: BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly

29 Jun 2021 07:42 AM IST

MUMBAI: The T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India is being shifted to the UAE owing to the health safety concerns posed by COVID-19, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly told on Monday, ending weeks of speculation surrounding the mega-event in October-November. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly with secretary Jay Shah. “We have officially

EXTRA TIME GOALS SEE ITALY TRIUMPH OVER AUSTRIA TO QUALIFY FOR QUARTERS

28 Jun 2021 07:43 AM IST

Extra time goals from Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina saw Italy triumph over Austria in the round of 16 match of the ongoing Euro Cup 2020 on Saturday (local time) here at the Wembley Stadium. As a result of this 2-1 win over Austria, Italy has qualified for the quarterfinals

WE ARE GOING TO TOKYO OLYMPICS TO WIN, NOT JUST FOR TOKEN PRESENCE, SAYS KIREN RIJIJU

28 Jun 2021 07:41 AM IST

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Sunday said that the Indian Olympic contingent is heading to Tokyo to win, not just for token presence. Tokyo Olympics were slated to be held last year, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and now it will

GOOD PERFORMANCES CAN HELP KNOCK DOORS FOR T20 WC CALL-UP, SAYS DRAVID

28 Jun 2021 07:40 AM IST

Rahul Dravid, India head coach for the Sri Lanka tour, on Sunday said that he hopes the white-ball squad is able to give good performances and with that, they are able to knock the doors of selectors for a callup for the T20 World Cup which is set to be

Sajan makes history, becomes first Indian swimmer to qualify for Olympics

28 Jun 2021 07:39 AM IST

Sajan Prakash has become the first-ever Indian swimmer to breach the ‘A’ Olympic qualification time by clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy.

INDIA WOMEN’S RECURVE ARCHERY TEAM ENTERS FINAL

26 Jun 2021 07:58 AM IST

PARIS [FRANCE]: The Indian women’s recurve archery team spearheaded by star archer Deepika Kumari entered the final of the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage three on Friday. The team of Deepika, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari defeated France 6-2 to reach the finals and will now lock horns with Mexico

ROUND OF 16: WALES TAKE ON DENMARK TODAY

26 Jun 2021 07:56 AM IST

13 days of non-stop action from the Group Stages of Euro 2021 is a treat we all lapped up after a year of waiting courtesy the Covid Pandemic and the following lockdowns. But these 36 matches are only part of the first course of a grand 5 course football buffet

Picking Jadeja backfired on India: Manjrekar on WTC final loss

26 Jun 2021 07:54 AM IST

Having Ravindra Jadeja in the playing XI for the World Test Championship (WTC) final backfired on India, said former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, who also added that fielding Hanuma Vihari instead could have helped them put on a few more runs to challenge New Zealand. “If you have to look at how

ARCHERY WORLD CUP: ATANU DAS, DEEPIKA KUMARI ENTER MIXED FINAL, ASSURE MEDAL FOR INDIA

25 Jun 2021 07:53 AM IST

Archers Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das sailed into the finals of the ongoing World Cup here on Thursday. The star couple entered the finals of the mixed pair event and will now lock horns with Netherlands on Sunday. “Many congratulations to the recurve mixed team of @ImDeepikaK and @ArcherAtanu for