This was Sonia's first major international event having risen to senior level by winning a gold in the National Championships in 2016. Last year, she won a gold in the Serbia Cup. She won a bronze in the Ahmet Comert Boxing Tournament this year.
Jaiswal ticked a box in the third ODI with his maidan ton and Ruturaj Gaikwad chipped in with a hundred at Raipur, leaving Gambhir pleased as punch.
F1: The Movie is doing well, having crossed Rs 50 crore.
Months of uncertainty due to governance issues, turf wars and internal power struggles are set to end when the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) holds its much-delayed elections on Thursday.
Dinesh Kumar followed Haryana compatriots Vijender Singh and Jai Bhagwan into the pre-quarter-finals of the World Boxing Championships in Milan on Sunday night after defeating Reznicek Vladimir of the Czech Republic 15:7 on points.
Asian silver medallist Jai Bhagwan put India's faltering campaign at the World Boxing Championships back on track by advancing to the second round in the lightweight category with a thumping victory over Venezuela's Angel Rodrigues in Milan, Italy. The Indian out-punched his opponent 10-4 to bring some cheer in the Indian camp, which had been left stunned by three early exits.
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2 may be a comedy filled with chaos, but in its indirect way, it speaks about a time when the Constitution mattered more than one's religion and when the idea of India was larger than personal hate, observes Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
The 17-year-old Nikhat Zareen (54kg) of India continued her winning run to enter the final of the AIBA Women's Youth World Boxing Championships in Albena, Bulgaria.
Commonwealth Games medalist Jaismine Lamboria and experienced boxer Simranjit Kaur both secured impressive victories to advance to the semifinals of the Women's National Boxing Championship.
Bappi Lahiri realised disco was a winning ticket and escalated his game with several more dancefloor perennials. Soon, every film producer and music director in town was down with disco fever. On what would have been Bappi Lahiri's 73rd birthday this November 27, Dinesh Raheja rewinds to the late music composer's halcyon days.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said local residents must be given priority in jobs at the upcoming Vadhavan Port project in Palghar district, and warned that any attempts to deprive them of their 'rightful employment' at the mega facility would not be tolerated.
Mahindra has officially taken the covers off the BE 6 Formula E Edition, and let's just say it's loud, it's orange, and it's absolutely unapologetic, reports Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com
Rajinikanth may have made his last Hindi film two decades ago but he can still set the screen alight, blazing away with a gun that has dozens of barrels. As Thalaiva turns 75 on December 12, Dinesh Raheja looks back at his 17 year journey in Hindi cinema.
Bavuma believes this group, unbeaten in full-strength Test series since coach Shukri Conrad took charge in 2023, has the maturity and belief to mount a serious challenge and win their only second series in India after 25 years.
A week after the devastating Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad claimed 270 lives, investigators on Thursday continued to sift for clues to ascertain the cause, while the government said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will decide where to decode the black box of the ill-fated Dreamliner.
At Manish Malhotra's star-packed Diwali bash, all the sparkle in the room couldn't compete with Nita Ambani's Hermes Sac Bijou Birkin!
Whether it was in the company of superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan -- or, on rare occasions with both together, among others -- Saravanan's demeanour would stand out, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
It was a mere formality for the general assembly of 74 members to put a seal of approval on India's bid after Ahmedabad was recommended as the proposed host of the centenary edition by the Commonwealth Sport's Executive Board last month. India last hosted the CWG in 2010 in Delhi.
George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight boxer who lost the 'Rumble in the Jungle' to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman, died on Friday night. He was 76.
Pinki Rani replaced an injured M C Mary Kom, while Priyanka Choudhary came in for the suspended Sarita Dev in the Indian squad announced for the Women's World Boxing Championships to be held at Jeju, South Korea from November 13 to 25.
MCG to Barsapara: Gambhir and Pant might be feeling a sense of deja vu
Tamanna, Priya, and Deepak enter semifinals of Thailand Open boxing
The government on Wednesday withdrew the order mandating pre-installation of cyber security app Sanchar Saathi on smartphones by manufacturers.
'You don't come to a country to win a Test match, you obviously want to win the series.
Pankaj Kapur, who visibly enjoys playing the ringmaster to this family circus, is the glue that holds Thode Door Thode Paas together, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Lalitha Prasad (49kg) and Sandeep Sharma (75kg) had to settle for a bronze medal after losing in the penultimate round of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Armenia on Thursday. While Prasad was outdone by Bin LV of China, Sandeep went down to Magomed Madyiev of Russia in the semi-finals.
World Junior bronze-medallist Sachin Singh (49kg) became only the third Indian boxer ever to strike gold at the AIBA Youth World Championships with a stunning unanimous victory over Cuban national champion Jorge Grinan in the summit clash at St Peterburg, Russia, on Saturday.
'The first professional Indian boxer to ever win a world title.'
Abuse of power, financial misconduct, and the never-ending turf wars are now coming to light as Boxing Federation of India's officials jostle to escape blame for the shocking turn of events.
Naveen Kumar's dream run at the second AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships came to a disappointing end after he lost in the final of the flyweight category (50kg) to settle for a silver in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Asian silver medallist Kavinder Singh Bisht (57kg) and Sanjeet (91kg) advanced to the pre-quarter-finals with hard-fought wins in the World men's Boxing Championships.
With Bumrah leading the charge, India prised out five wickets in the second session to snuff out South Africa's hopes of reaching the 200 mark.
23-year-old Brazilian forward, signed from Brighton & Hove Albion for 60 million pounds ($81.5 million) last week, stars in victory over boyhood club Fluminense
'Coaches, captains are constantly being asked a lot of questions. It almost, after a point, feels like you are being questioned as to "Why did you make this change? Why did he play in the XI? Why is it that the opposition got 200 and we couldn't even get 120? Why are their bowlers getting more spin?"' 'These are questions that we never get asked throughout the year, right? Because the coaches who are there know what's going on. You are only answerable to the coaches and the selectors, who have all played cricket and understand the nuances of the game.'
Amit Panghal, India's lone male boxer to win a world championship silver medal, has turned professional.
MC Mary Kom inched one step closer towards her sixth gold medal at the Women's World Boxing Championships after beating Kim Hyang Mi of North Korea in the semi-finals of the 48kg.
Becomes first Indian to reach World Boxing Cup finals
Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal stunned Manchester City 4-3 in extra-time in Orlando on Monday to pull off one of the shocks of the Club World Cup.
Naveen and Hussamuddin storm into pre-quarters at IBA World Boxing championships
'A 100% tariff could cut the Indian film industry's US revenues by 30% to 40%.'
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