Mary Kom reaches quarterfinals of World Women's Boxing Championships
October 08, 2019 16:19 ISTChasing her first world medal in the 51kg division, Mary Kom picked up pace in the second round and was especially sharp with her counter-attacks.
Chasing her first world medal in the 51kg division, Mary Kom picked up pace in the second round and was especially sharp with her counter-attacks.
Indian cricketer MS Dhoni and tennis star Leander Paes were seen playing football during a charity event in Mumbai.
3x3 basketball will make its debut in Olympics in Tokyo, and India will host the event.
Saina Nehwal took to Twitter to address her visa issues ahead of her participation in the Denmark Open.
The Denmark Open, a top BWF Super 750 tournament, will be played at Odense from October 15 to 20.
He did not elaborate on how this will be done but including a new sport in the Olympic roster is a long-drawn and cumbersome process, which also requires intense lobbying.
The sixth-seeded Indian prevailed 5-0 over Venezuela's Rojas Tayonis Cedeno to stand just one win away from securing a medal in her debut at the big event.
Sania Mirza has confirmed that her younger sister will be marrying Asaduddin. The Mirzas recently returned from Paris after a bachelorette trip.
The Roller Skating Federation of India (RSFI) on Sunday announced the first National Ranking Championships for Speed Skating which will be held between October 5 to 8.
Sarita, a gold-medallist in the 2006 New Delhi edition of the showpiece, was chasing her maiden world medal in over a decade.
In men's javelin throw Shivpal Singh failed to reach the final with a best throw of 78.97m that left him 24th in the qualification round.
On the second day of women's qualification on Saturday, Biles had a massive all-round qualifying score of 59.432 which was 2.266 points more than the second-best, her countrywoman Sunisa Lee.
It was a bad day for Indian contingent at the World Athletics Championships as India's men's and women's team in the 4x400m relay, as well as javelin thrower Shivpal Singh failed to qualify for the finals.
The high-profile basketball league made its eagerly-awaited India debut on Friday with Indiana Pacers edging past Sacramento Kings 132-131 in a thrilling contest in Mumbai.
Boora, defeated Mongolia's Myagmarjargal Munkhbat 5-0 in the opening round to set up a clash with second-seeded Welshwoman Lauren Price.
Avinash Sable clocked 8 minutes 21.37 seconds to breach the Olympics qualifying standard of 8:22.00. He also bettered his own national record of 8:25.23 which he clocked on Tuesday during the first round heats.
After the regulation time ended at 118-118, the match was decided in the extra five minutes when the Pacers, who were trailing throughout the match, went ahead for the first time.
The Indian team started the match on an attacking note, and pushed the hosts back into their own half, creating a host of opportunities inside the opening 10 minutes.
Jamuna Boro will next face Algerian fifth seed and defending champion Ouidad Sfouh in the pre-quarterfinals in what will be a tricky bout for her.
On Friday night, Naser clocked 48.14 seconds -- the fastest time in the world for 34 years to become the first woman athlete from Asia to win the 400m gold
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