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Mary Kom Boxing Academy gets new infrastructure

Mary Kom wins gold medal in style ahead of World Championships

7:18 pm July 28, 2019

New Delhi: Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom claimed the gold medal without breaking a sweat in the 23rd President’s Cup, asserting her supremacy in a lop-sided 51 kg bout final in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia on Sunday. The Olympic bronze medallist pugilist decimated Australian April Franks 5-0. The 36-year-old Indian had also won a gold […]

Kayaking, canoeing training facilities added to Khelo India Centre in Srinagar

Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Guwahati next year

9:23 pm July 27, 2019

New Delhi: The third edition of Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Guwahati next year, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday. Rijiju announced the decision on his official Twitter handle. “I am happy to announce that the 3rd edition of the #KheloIndia Youth Games will be held at Guwahati from January 18-30, […]

Sjostrom sets pace as nightclub deaths stun world swim

2:18 pm July 27, 2019

Gwangju (South Korea): Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom limbered up for a world sprint double with the fastest 50 metres freestyle heat Saturday as a fatal nightclub accident shook the world swimming championships. Eight athletes were among the injured after a balcony at a South Korean nightclub collapsed in the early hours Saturday, sending party-goers plummeting over […]

No review of India’s World Cup performance: COA chief

7:30 pm July 26, 2019

New Delhi: The Committee of Administrators (COA) chief Vinod Rai on Friday said there is no meeting planned to review India’s performance in the World Cup. India, who went into the World Cup as one of the favourites, were handed a heartbreaking defeat by New Zealand in the semifinals. “Where is the time to have […]

Australian Open delay valid if smoke haze worsens: Djokovic

Djokovic, Del Potro withdraw from Montreal, Nadal gets top seed

2:36 pm July 26, 2019

Montreal: Wimbledon champion and world number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next month’s US Open hardcourt tuneup event in Montreal, saying he needs more rest after capturing his 16th Grand Slam singles crown. The 32-year-old Serbian, who outlasted Roger Federer in an epic All-England Club final earlier this month, was joined by Argentina’s 12th-ranked […]