Unbeaten Indian professional boxing star Vijender Singh will be back in action next month after more than a year long hiatus forced by COVID-19.
India has much to be proud of and celebrate. But there is also much that is wrong, much that looks dangerous. Employment, current account deficit, rural distress, agricultural productivity are all in deep crisis, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Sankar's father Subramanian encouraged him to drop out of the schooling system at an early age and pushed him to play in the upper age groups and senior circuits.
Prannoy and Sen played five times in 2022 with Sen coming into the match with a slender 3-2 advantage.
Tokyo Olympian B Sai Praneeth will meet compatriot HS Prannoy in his opening match, while former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap will square off against a qualifier.
HS Prannoy playws a pivotal role in India's epic triumph by winning the decisive third singles against Malaysia and Denmark
Top Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a straight-game loss to seventh seeded English pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy 17-21, 14-21 in a last-8 match.
Vijender and Losan will square off on March 19 in a super middle-weight (76kg) showdown in Goa
The CWG is set to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8.
The 32-year-old Indian eased into the quarter-finals of the Olympics men's +91kg boxing in his debut Olympic Games, defeating Jamaica's Ricardo Brown in his opening bout, in Tokyo, on Thursday.
Sindhu now leads 3-0 against the Chinese on head-to-head.
Eldhose Paul led India's historic 1-2 finish in men's triple jump at the Commonwealth Games as he won a rare gold medal in track and field events and was followed by fellow Kerala athlete Abdulla Aboobacker in Birmingham on Sunday.
It is "irritating" to be unlucky all the time; perhaps they need some "divine intervention" to win crucial matches, said a frustrated Satwiksairaj Rankireddy after he and Chirag Shetty were beaten in the men's doubles semi-finals at the World Championships, in Tokyo, on Friday.
Sen, a product of the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, has been in the form of his life for about a year now.
Sindhu posted this cute picture with her nephew saying, "I used to just be the cool sister . Now Im also the cool aunt. #nephew#cutiepie#babyboy#"
This was Sameer's fifth loss to Lee in seven meetings.
Virat Kohli, who has been in great form at the T20 World Cup, along with India women star players Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma were nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for October.
A look back at many memorable moments in his life as Prince Charles.
'Much as I feel on top of the world after being a part of a special series like Jubilee, I would say my biggest achievement so far has been spreading happiness around.'
Indian contingent has an opportunity to go deep in the draw and recapture the trophy which has been won by just two Indians so far -- the legendary Prakash Padukone (1980) and P Gopichand (2001).
Will bout will offer viewers the glitz and glamour of Vegas-style boxing event
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
The top Indian players, including Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Srikanth have failed to lift the prestigious trophy
Now all eyes are on the two Super 1000 events -- Yonex Thailand Open (January 12-17) and Toyota Thailand Open (January 19-24) as the world's best return to action following a prolonged break.
The Badminton Association of India are hoping to finalise the duo's appointments by the end of this month.
The defence of four Super Series titles this season is not bothering Kidambi Srikanth as the ace shuttler is focussed on staying injury-free and winning a gold medal at the upcoming Asian Games.
India's Pooja Rani out-punched Algeria's Ichrak Chaib in her opening bout to enter the quarter-finals of the 75kg boxing competition in her maiden Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
Former Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap produced yet another inspiring show, outplaying fourth seed Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei, to enter the men's singles final of the Canada Open Super 100 tournament, in Calgary, on Saturday.
The United Kingdom government on Tuesday imposed tough sanctions against five Russian banks and three super-rich oligarchs from the country over President Vladimir Putin's aggressive action on the Ukraine border.
Parupalli Kashyap advanced to the men's singles quarter-finals at the Korea Open after a hard-earned victory over Malaysia's Daren Liew, in Incheon, on Thursday. The Indian shuttler prevailed 21-17, 11-21, 21-12 in 56 minutes.
Almost every medal that is there to be taken is in her kitty but M C Mary Kom says she still trains like a maniac, the latest result of the regimen being a gold on debut at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday.
Three Indian shuttlers tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the All England Championship while a few are awaiting confirmation on their inconclusive samples as India's campaign has been thrown into chaos before the start of the tournament, starting in Birmingham on Wednesday.
The Indian men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reclaimed its position in the top 10 of the latest BWF rankings.
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh demolished Ghana's former Commonwealth champion Charles Adamu to claim his 12th successive victory and ensure his four-year unbeaten streak in the professional circuit remained intact, in Dubai, on Friday.
Besides, the BAI also recommended renowned National Institute of Sports (NIS)-certified coaches -- S Murlidharan and Bhaskar Babu -- for the Dronacharya Award.
He was hailed as the next big thing when he shocked five-time world and two-time Olympic champion, Lin Dan in the final of China Open Super Series Premier event, a performance that also held out promise of a medal at the Rio Olympics.
'They want us to win in every match, like in cricket.' 'It's so tough to play every tournament and win.'
On Wednesday, Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy, seeded eighth, scraped past the Denmark duo of Amalie Magelund and Freja Ravn 21-9, 17-21, 21-19 in the women's doubles.
Satwik and his doubles partner Chirag Shetty, who had claimed the Commonwealth Games silver in 2018 and won the Thailand Open Super 500 last year, were recommended for the Arjuna Award jointly.
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