Barcelona Spain Masters: Saina, Sameer enter quarterfinals, Srikanth loses
February 20, 2020 22:36 ISTSaina brushed aside Maria 21-10, 21-19 in the second round to set up a last-eight clash with Thailand's third seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan.
Saina brushed aside Maria 21-10, 21-19 in the second round to set up a last-eight clash with Thailand's third seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan.
On a memorable day for the hosts, the Indian girls reached four out of five finals with Divya (68kg), Pinki (55kg) and Sarita (59kg) standing on top of the podium.
Suraj Lata said that she always thought her husband's behaviour would change, but after he assaulted her at Kapurthala in Punjab in November last year while she was officiating at a tournament, she told to herself that it was enough.
Sarita Mor edged out Atlantsetseg in the summit clash at the KD Jadhav Indoor stadium here. Pinki (55kg) and Divya Kakran (68kg) had also won gold on Thursday.
In a stunning display of power wrestling, Divya won all four bouts in five-wrestler 68kg category, as the competition was fought in the round-robin format.
If proven guilty, they may have to face imprisonment for two years for defaming the current Secretary of the BCA, who is also a member of the Education Commission of FIDE.
The Manpreet Singh-led side claimed five points from a possible six against the Netherlands before claiming another three in a stunning 2-1 victory over Belgium, the reigning World and European champions.
India will take on Australia in their next two-leg FIH Pro League match against Australia at the Kalinga Stadium on Friday and Saturday.
Jitender's qualification to the Asian Championships marked a shift of guard of sorts.
Ashu beat Syria's Abdulkarim Mohammad Al-Hasan 8-1 while Kundu defeated Nao Kusaka of Japan 8-0 inside one and a half minutes in a lop-sided 72kg bronze medal bout.
Sania took just 35 minutes to beat her opponent in the first round match.
At only 10, M. Hansini is all set to take part in her maiden International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) junior circuit event.
The Arjuna Awardee sustained a long-term injury to his right ankle in early 2019, which saw him miss all the competitions held last year.
Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat has said that the government has put in efforts for athletes who will take part in the Tokyo Olympics.
Earlier, Kumar was down 1-8 in his semifinal bout against his Kazakh opponent Azamat Kustubayev but made a great comeback, grabbing 11 points on the trot to win the bout at 12-8.
Reportedly Shetty covered 100 metres in just 9.51 seconds to beat Srinivasa Gowda's record of 9.55 seconds.
India are currently third in the FIH Pro League table, with eight points in four matches.
English F1 driver Lewis Hamilton and star footballer Lionel Messi jointly received the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.
Dahiya had finished third with a best throw of 68.21m in the event held at Sonepat, Haryana on April 16, 2019. After the event, the 21-year-old Dahiya was asked by the National Anti-Doping Doping officials to furnish his dope samples but he instead sent another person to the collection room.
The team returned from Lahore after losing in the final on Sunday amid the furore over its participation in an event declared "invalid" by the International Kabaddi Federation.
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