2 wins away from Calendar Grand Slam World No. 1 Novak Djokovic inched closer to a Calendar Grand Slam as he reached the semi-finals at the US Open, beating Italian Matteo Berrettini in four sets today. The 34-year-old defeated Berrettini 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in three hours and 26 minutes at the Flushing Meadows. Djokovic,…
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: MUDA holds cycle rally in remembrance of Quit India Movement
September 6, 2021As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav being held nationwide to celebrate the 75th year of Independence, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) had organised a bicycle rally in city this morning to remember Quit India Movement. Over 100 employees of MUDA, led by Chairman H.V. Rajeev and Commissioner D.B. Natesh, took part in the rally….
Tokyo Paralympics declared closed
September 6, 2021Tokyo bid a colourful farewell to the Paralympics yesterday after 12 days of stereotype-defying, record-shattering performances despite a year-long pandemic delay. International Paralympic Committee Chief Andrew Parsons declared the Games closed on a cool night in the Olympic Stadium, saying they had “not just been historic, they’ve been fantastic.” It was a Games like no…
India registers largest ever medal haul at Paralympics
September 5, 2021Shuttlers shine with more podium finish India registered its largest ever medal haul at the Paralympic Games finishing with five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals in Tokyo. With a total of 19 medals, India went past its previous best tally of four medals at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. In fact,…
Tokyo Paralympic Games (August 24 – September 5): Shooter Manish Narwal wins India’s third gold
September 4, 2021Second yellow metal in shooting after Avani’s Singhraj bags silver, his second medal in Tokyo Indian shooters Manish Narwal and Singhraj Adana clinched the gold and silver medal respectively in the P4 – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 final at Asaka Shooting Range today. The 19-year-old Manish created the Paralympic record as he amassed 218.2 points…
Indians assure 3 more medals
September 4, 2021Three more medals are assured for India at Tokyo Paralympics with three Indian para-badminton players — Krishna Nagar, Pramod Bhagat and Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj — making it to finals in their respective classifications today. While Krishna Nagar reached final of the Men’s Singles (SH6), Pramod Bhagat is into gold match in Men’s Singles SL3 and…
Swimmer Suyash Jadhav disqualified
September 2, 2021Indian para swimmer Suyash Jadhav endured a disappointing outing in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB7 final of the ongoing Paralympic Games as he was disqualified for a rule violation in Tokyo on Wednesday. Jadhav, who won a gold in Asian Para Games in 2018 along with two bronze medals and a silver in the 2016…
Tokyo Paralympic Games (August 24 – September 5): Aruna Tanwar loses quarterfinals, moves into repechage in Taekwondo
September 2, 2021India’s taekwondo player Aruna Tanwar today lost in the quarterfinals of Tokyo Paralympics in the K44-49 kg category. She now moved into the repechage quarterfinals round. In repechage, Aruna will face Royala Fataliyeva of Azerbaijan today at 2 pm (IST). Aruna faced off Peru’s Leonor Espinoza and trailed by 2-26 at the end of the…
Tokyo Paralympic Games (August 24 – September 5): India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu wins silver, Sharad takes bronze in Men’s High Jump (T63)
September 1, 2021India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu won the silver medal while Sharad Kumar brought home the bronze in men’s high jump (T63) at the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday. Thangavelu cleared 1.86m mark to win silver medal, while Sharad Kumar cleared 1.83m. Varun Singh Bhati, the third Indian in the fray, finished 7th in the event, managing to clear…
Tokyo Paralympic Games (August 24 – September 5): Sumit Antil breaks WR thrice en route Javelin (F64) Gold
August 31, 2021Sandeep Chaudhary finishes fourth India’s Sumit Antil won gold in men’s javelin (F64) at the Tokyo Paralympics with a new World Record (WR) throw of 68.55m. Sumit Antil smashed the WR not once, not twice but thrice during the final in Tokyo on Monday. He threw 66.95 in his first attempt to set the new…















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