Five-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) and Kavita Goyat (75kg) assured India of at least two bronze medals in women's boxing by advancing to the semifinals with contrasting wins at the Asian Games, in Guangzhou on Monday.
Olympic bronze medallist and middle weight (75kg) top seed Vijender Singh started his campaign in style, beating Kazakhstan's Azamat Belgibayev to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the World Boxing Championships in Milan, on Saturday. The 23-year-old world number two, who was conferred the Khel Ratna award last month, defeated his rival 14-8.
Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom on Saturday claimed a historic fifth successive World Championship title, beating Steluta Duta of Romania 16-6 in the final in Bridgetown.
M C Mary Kom continued her chase for a historic fifth successive World Championship gold by becoming the only Indian boxer to enter the final of the event with a thumping win in the last-four stage in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Indian boxer M C Mary Kom (48kg) continued her march towards a fifth consecutive World Championship title by advancing to the quarter-finals with a thumping win over Australian Jenny Smith Bridgetown on Sunday.
Olympic hero Vijender Singh broke the bronze jinx and fetched one of India's two silvers at the two-day Champion of Champions invitational boxing tournament in Guangzhou, China on Tuesday.
Embarrassed by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh's failure to turn up for the Padma Shri awards last Wednesday, the government issued a notification saying National sports awards, like the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dhronacharya and Dhyanchand, will be withdrawn if the recipient is absent from the ceremony without intimation.
Four-time world champion M C Mary Kom stormed into the quarter-finals with a thumping first-round triumph on an all-win day for the Indians at the fifth Asian Women's Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and star off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will get special honours during the annual BCCI Awards Ceremony scheduled in Mumbai on February 18.
Four-time world champion women boxer MC Mary Kom is miffed at the poor accommodation provided by the organisers of the ongoing 10th Senior Women's National Boxing championship at J R D Tata sports complex in Jamshedpur.
Vijender Singh continues to scale new heights. The Beijing Olympics bronze medallist was given top billing in the middleweight category while three Indians were also seeded for the World Boxing Championships, starting in Milan on Tuesday.
Aware is the fifth Indian wrestler to test positive for the dreaded virus after Vinesh Phogat, Deepak Punia, Navin and Krishan.
They have been moved to a SAI empanelled hospital as a precautionary measure for further monitoring.
Khel Ratna awardee and four-time world champion M C Mary Kom will spearhead a five-member strong Indian team as women's boxing makes its debut at the Indoor Asian Games in Hanoi on Saturday
Leander Paes dished out yet another virtuoso performance to win the US Open men's doubles trophy, taking his Grand Slam tally to 10, but his taste for success is far from being cloyed.
Women's cricketer Anju Jain is among the awardees, while none of her popular male counterparts were nominated.
After proving her mettle inside the ring, Khel Ratna awardee woman boxer M C Marykom is now busy making a transition to coaching as well by setting up an academy in Imphal even while she guns for a fifth world title herself.
'Neeraj's gold medal can be a turning point for the game in India. India's first Olympic medal in track and field and that too a gold.'
The Indian Cricket board has recommended former Test skipper Chandu Borde's name for the prestigious Dhyan Chand award.
Mountaineer Bachendri Pal was, on Friday, conferred with the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, while Gautam Gambhir, BajranG Punia and Sunil Chhetri, among others, received the Padma Shri.
Four-time world champion MC Mary Kom led the charge as three Indian woman boxers advanced to the finals with contrasting wins in the third Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi on Monday.
The ace cueist said more than the wins it were the defeats that helped him become a better player.
India's sprint sensation Dutee Chand's nomination for Arjuna award and cricketer Harbhajan Singh's nomination for Khel Ratna award were rejected by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The Delhi High Court Monday sought the Centre's stand on a petition by Manika Batra, who was left out of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Asian Table Tennis Championships, assailing Table Tennis Federation of India's (TTFI) mandate of compulsory attendance at the National Coaching Camp in order to be selected.
The BCCI, however, said there was no proposal for a bowling coach as that would lead to dual authority
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday.
Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand said the career spans of chess players are getting shortened because of the intense competition within the sport.
Pankaj Advani beat Ashok Shandilya 76-101, 101-40, 100-0, 100-32 to win the billiards final at the Asian Games.
Amidst controversies, the National Sports Awards were presented by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday.
Pankaj Advani's India 'A' team went down crashing 2-7 to England at the World Snooker Team Championship.
Ferreira will head the committee for the Dronacharya Award, Ahluwalia be in charge of the one that will select sportspersons for the Arjuna and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards.
'There are many players in the team who are senior to me and therefore, I am not thinking on that line,' the Indian opener said.
India cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar was conferred with the Bharat Ratna by President Pranad Mukherjee at a ceremony in New Delhi on Tuesday.
In the same event, Rinku picked up a bronze medal to make it an India-dominated podium. The F46 category of disability covers upper limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement.
BCCI recommended India pacers Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and women's team player Poonam Yadav for the Arjuna award.
Sports Minister Vikram Verma said old policies will be followed while electing sportspersons for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, hosted the National Sports awardees, including Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu and bronze winner Sakshi Malik, at his 7 Race Course Road residence in New Delhi.
It's been seven years since a chess player got the Arjuna award and the iconic Viswanathan Anand is hoping that India's triumphant campaign at the online Chess Olympiad will change this when the national sporting honours are announced next year.
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