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Indian boxers shine at Youth World Championships
Eight of the Indian women pugilists entered the semi-finals of their respective categories at the ongoing AIBA Youth Women's and Men's World Championships here on Tuesday.
Leander Paes dropped from Davis Cup World Group tie against Serbia
Veteran Leander Paes was today dropped from the Indian Davis Cup squad for the World Group away tie against Serbia scheduled from September 14 to 16. The reigning Asian Games champion pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will be playing the doubles while three singles players will be Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran. Rohan Bopanna is currently ranked 37 in the ATP doubles list while Divij is a notch below at 38. The members of the selection committee, SP Misra (Chairman), Balram Singh, Nandan Bal, Rohit Rajpal and coach Zeeshan Ali selected the team via tele-conference. Mahesh Bhupathi and Zeeshan Ali are the non-playing captain and coach respectively. The team will be accompanied by two physios as well for this tie. Squad: Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan, Saketh Myneni.
Asiad 2018: Pincky bags silver, Malaprabha settles for bronze in kurash
India's Pincky Balhara clinched silver, while Malaprabha Jadav settled for bronze in the women's 52 kilogram category of the kurash competition at the 2018 Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Asiad 2018: Dutee storms into 200m final; heartbreak for Hima
Star Indian athlete Dutee Chand stormed into the women's 200 metres final after topping the semi-finals at the Asian Games here on Tuesday.
AIFF considers Churchill Brothers' request of relegation immunity from I-League
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has decided to consider Churchill Brothers' request for relegation immunity from the I-League. This was decided in the League Committee meeting, which took played here today and attended by chairman Subrata Dutta, AIFF general secretary Kushal Das and I-League CEO Sunanda Dhar, among thers. Churchill Brothers failed to survive the I-League drop last season after losing 0-1 to eventual champions Minerva FC. The two-time former winners from Goa ad finished ninth last season and with AIFF's developmental squad Indian Arrows having relegation immunity, Churchill Brothers faced the axe. "The Committee discussed the request of Churchill Brothers FC Goa to allow them in the Hero I-League next season which is slated to kick off in October this year. "The Committee considered the request and after due deliberation, the Committee decided to place the issue further to the Emergency Committee which will take the final decision on a later date," the AIFF ...
Four Indians settle for bronze in world youth boxing
Asian medallists Bhavesh Kattimani (52kg) and Ankit Khatana (60kg) were among the four Indian boxers who signed off with bronze medals in the world youth championships after losing their semifinal bouts here today. Bhavesh was beaten 5-0 by American Asa Stevens, while Ankit went down 2-3 in an exciting contest against Thailand's Atichai Phoemsap. Also finishing with a bronze medal were Neha Yadav (+81kg) and Sakshi Gaidhani (81kg) in the women's draw. Neha, a direct entrant into the semifinal stage owing to the small size of the draw, lost to Ukraine's Mariia Lovchynska in her very first bout of the tournament. Similar was the case of Saskhi, who lost to Russia's Anastasiia Rybak in the semifinals to sign off with a bronze. Earlier, four Indian women boxers advanced to the semifinals to be assured of medals here. Jony (60kg), Sakshi (57kg), Astha Pahwa (75kg) and Anamika (51kg) entered the semifinals of their respective weight categories last night. Jony defeated China's Chen Yibing ..
India win silver, bronze in Kurash at Asiad
India today bagged two medals in Kurash, a form of wrestling indigenous to central Asia, with Pincky Balhara and Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav winning silver and bronze respectively in the women's 52kg category at the ongoing Asian Games here today. The 19-yeard-old Pincky lost 0-10 to favourite Gulnor Sulaymanova of Uzbekistan in the gold medal clash to settle for the silver. Pincky earlier defeated Tsou Chiawen of Taipei 5-0 in Round of 16 before getting the better of Susanti Terry Kusumawardani of Sri Lanka 3-0 in the quarterfinals. She beat Abdumajidova Oysuluv of Uzbekistan 1-0 in the last four stage. Earlier in the day, Yallappa lost to Sulaymanova 0-10 in the semifinal to claim the bronze as both the semifinalists are assured of medals. Kurash is a form of folk wrestling in which the competitors use towels to hold their opponents with an aim to throw them off the feet. It is making its debut at the Asian Games.
Ayyasamy to get Rs 30 lakh cash incentive
The Tamil Nadu government today lauded Dharun Ayyasamy who won the silver medal in the 400 metre hurdles at the ongoing Jakarta Asian games and announced a cash incentive of Rs 30 lakh for him. Congratulating the 21-year-old athlete from Tirupur, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said Ayyasamy had made everyone proud by his feat. Ayyasamy had earlier won the gold in the 4x400 metre relay and 400 metre hurdles at the 2016 South Asian games. "I congratulate you and all those who have contributed to your success and wish you win many more such laurels in future," the chief minister said in a statement.
Manjit wins gold in 800m, Jinson 2nd
Manjit Singh upstaged pre-race favourite compatriot Jinson Johnson to win gold in men's 800m in a 1-2 finish for India in the event here today. The 28-year-old Manjit ran his personal best time of 1 minute and 46.15 seconds to win his maiden major international medal. Johnson, who smashed legendary Sriram Singh's 42-year-old 800m national record in June during the National Inter-State Athletics Championships, finished second in 1:46.35. He holds the national record of 1:45.65. Abdalla Abubaker of Qatar was third in 1:46.38.
Iniesta says Barcelona capable of big things this season
Former FC Barcelona midfield star Andres Iniesta, now at Japanese club Vissel Kobe, said he believes his former club is capable of big things this football season.
NKFI to launch kabaddi league
The New Kabaddi Federation of India (NKFI), a leading association promoting the sport, is all set to launch Indo International Premier Kabaddi League, the first of its kind in the country.
Winning Asian Games medal very special for me: Nehwal
Former world number one Saina Nehwal, who bagged a bronze medal in the women's singles badminton event of the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games, has said that the victory is very special for her as it came after a long gap.The former world number one settled for the bronze medal after slumping to a 17-21, 14-21 defeat at the hands of Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the semi-final clash in the quadrennial prestigious tournament.Reflecting on the same, the 28-year-old told ANI that though she had worked really hard for the tournament, winning a gold medal is not all an easy task."Asiad medal is very special for me as I had missed the opportunity to claim victory despite participating in the last four edition of the tournament. It was pressurizing for me out there but I handled it well," Nehwal said.She added, "Asian Games is like the Olympics for us. I had worked hard and focused well. It is not easy to win gold, you have to beat the best."Talking about her comeback following ...
Pavan Shah to lead India in U-19 Asia Cup in Dhaka
Maharashtra batsman Pavan Shah has replaced Aryan Juyal as the captain of the India U-19 squad for the Asia Cup, starting in Dhaka from September 29. Most of the players from India's tour of Sri Lanka were retained while Juyal has been dropped. Although he is only 16, Juyal won't be eligible to play in the next World Cup, as BCCI policy doesn't allow any player to play two successive colts World Cup. Meanwhile Shah and Vedant Murkar will lead India A and B squads in the four-nation tournament, also comprising Nepal and Afghanistan. It will be played in Lucknow from September 12 to 18. India U19 Squad for Asia Cup: Pavan Shah (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat (wicket-keeper), Yash Rathod, Ayush Badoni, Nehal Wadhera, Prab Simran Singh (wicket-keeper), Siddharth Desai, Harsh Tyagi, Ajay Dev Goud, Yatin Mangwani, Mohit Jangra, Sameer Choudhary, Rajesh Mohanty. For the Quadrangulars India U19 A: Pavan Shah (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat ..
Dutee makes 200m final, Hima disqualified
Dutee Chand set herself up on course for a second Asian Games medal after qualifying for the women's 200m final but Hima Das suffered a heartbreak as she was disqualified for a false start here today. Dutee, who won a silver in women's 100m dash, stormed into the final by winning the semifinal in personal best time of 23:00 seconds, which was faster than her qualification round timing. Dutee was in third position in the beginning but made up in the last 50m stretch to edge out Edidiong Odiong (23.01) and Lingwei Kong (23.32). Hima, the silver medallist in the women's 400m, lined up for the semifinal heat number two but had to make a premature exit due to a false start. She will now hope to make up for the mistake in the mixed 4x400m relay, making its debut at the Asian Games, later in the day. Dutee was faster than Hima in the qualifying, clocking 23.37, compared to 23.47 of the latter. In the National Inter-State Championships in June, Hima had won the 200m gold in 23.10 ahead of ...
Ankit, Bhavesh settle for bronze in world youth boxing
Asian medallists Bhavesh Kattimani (52kg) and Ankit Khatana (60kg) today settled for bronze medals in the world youth boxing championships after losing their semifinal bouts here. Bhavesh was beaten 5-0 by American Asa Stevens, Ankit went down 2-3 in an exciting contest against Thailand's Atichai Phoemsap. Also finishing with a bronze medal was Neha Yadav (+81kg). Neha, a direct entrant into the semifinal stage owing to the small size of the draw, lost to Ukraine's Mariia Lovchynska in her very first bout of the tournament. Earlier, four Indian women boxers advanced to the semifinals to be assured of medals here. Jony (60kg), Sakshi (57kg), Astha Pahwa (75kg) and Anamika (51kg) entered the semifinals of their respective weight categories last night. Jony defeated China's Chen Yibing 5-0, before Sakshi got the better of Russian Valeriia Rodionova by a similar margin. Astha clinched a split verdict over Albania Elsidita Selaj, while Anamika defeated Italian Martina La Piana. Asian ...
Shuttler Sindhu settles for Asiad silver
Indian star shuttler P.V. Sindhu had to settle for a historic silver after going down in straight games in the women's singles final at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Asiad silver-medalist Usha Rani to be promoted in police services
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Tuesday announced that Asian Games silver medalist Usha Rani, who had joined the police services as a constable, would be elevated to 'B' grade post.Speaking during a felicitation programme for the player, the minister further stated that his government would consider relaxing existing rules to encourage more sportspersons towards joining the police force.Rani, who was a part of the silver medal winning Kabaddi team during the ongoing prestigious quadrennial tournament, was also presented with a cheque of Rs 15 lakhs.Lauding the efforts put in by the Kabaddi player, Parameshwara wished her all the best to win a gold medal in future.The minister further assured that other medal winners from the state, Rohan Bopanna and Fouaad Mirza, would also be felicitated for their achievements.While Bopanna, along with Divij Sharan had clinched gold in Men's Doubles Tennis event, Mirza had settled for silver in Equestrian Individual event.India's ..
Usha Rani felicitated
The Karnataka government would consider relaxing existing rules to encourage more sports people to join the police department, Deputy chief minister G Parameshwara said today. He was speaking at a function got up to felicitate Kabaddi player Usha Rani, part of the Indian women's team that won the silver medal at the ongoing Jakarta Asian Games. The Kabaddi player is presently a police constable posted at the Dodda Ballapura police station. "We assure Usha Rani that she would beelevated to 'B' grade post," the deputy chief minister said. A 'B' grade post is an officer rank in the police department, police said. Parameshwara presented a cheque for Rs 15 lakh issued by the Youth Services and Sports Department. Lauding her efforts, Parameshwara said he wanted to see her winning a gold medal in future. The state would also felicitate tennis player Rohan Bopanna and Fouaad Mirza, he said. Bopanna along with Divij Sharan won the gold in the men's doubles at the games while Mirza .
Chouhan congratulates MP girl Muskan for Asian Games glory
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan congratulated today Indian women's compound team, including local girl Muskan Kirar, for winning silver medal in archery at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta. The team comprising Kirar, Madhumita Kumari and Jyothi Surekha Vennam, won silver in the final match against Korea today. "Muskan (18) is the youngest archery player of the state and she has created history by winning silver medal in the Asian Games which has enhanced the country's name," Chouhan said in his congratulatory message. Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia has said that she felt proud of Kirar's achievement. The Indian team lost 228-231 in a contest that went down to the wire till the final set of arrows.
Malaysia beats Indonesia 2-1 to win gold in sepaktakraw men's Regu finals
Malaysia defeated hosts Indonesia 2-1 to win the sepaktakraw Men's Regu gold medal match at the 2018 Asian Games at the Ranau Hall of the Jakabaring Sports City here on Tuesday.