Breda: India’s quest for their maiden Champions Trophy hockey title remained unaccomplished as they lost 1-3 to defending champions Australia via penalty shootouts in the summit clash of the 37th and final edition of the tournament. India came agonisingly close to securing their maiden Champions Trophy triumph, only to be denied by a valiant show…
Chess: Mohite holds Thejkumar to a draw
July 2, 2018Delhi: Maharashtra’s Mohite Ranveer (Rating 2089) held Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar of Mysuru to a creditable drawn in the seventh round of the Commonwealth Open Chess Championship 2018 held at Delhi on Sunday. After seven rounds, GM Thejkumar of Railways has secured 4 points and is placed 53rd in the rankings. GM Vaibhav Suri of…
Talented Athlete Reena George
July 1, 2018Our city’s athlete Reena George, representing Karnataka, did everyone proud by winning bronze medal in the women’s 100m event of Inter-State Athletic Championships 2018 held at Guwahati on Friday. She was also part of the Karnataka women’s 4x100m quartet which won gold in the Championships. She is our ‘Star This Week.’ Reena, employed with Central…
India reign supreme in Kabaddi Masters, Clinch title with easy win
July 1, 2018Dubai: Putting up yet another superlative show, India thrashed Iran 44-26 to emerge champions of the six-nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai, here today. In a battle between the top two sides of the world, the three-time world champions did not give Iran any ground to recover with captain Ajay Thakur (nine points) and youngster Monu Goyat…
Hockey: India draw with Netherlands, enter Champions Trophy final
July 1, 2018Breda: India were held to a narrow 1-1 draw by hosts Netherlands but it was enough for the last year’s runners-up to enter their second consecutive final of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament. India scored through Mandeep Singh (47th minute) from a penalty corner rebound but the goal was nullified by Thierry Brinkman (55th) five…
FIFA World Cup-2018: Cavani brace helps Uruguay reach last eight
July 1, 2018Sochi: Edinson Cavani scored twice as Uruguay shattered Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup dream with a 2-1 victory over Portugal here on Saturday. Paris Saint-Germain striker Cavani curled home a superb 62nd-minute winner to settle a thrilling second round duel in Sochi which sends Uruguay into a quarter-final against France next Friday. Cavani had already put…
Commonwealth Chess: Sreeshwan holds Thejkumar
July 1, 2018Delhi: M. Sreeshwan of Telangana (Rating 2064) held Grand Master M.S. Thejkumar to a draw in the sixth round of the Commonwealth Open Chess Championship 2018 at Delhi on Saturday. After six rounds, GM M.S. Thejkumar, seeded eighth in the Tourney, has secured 3.5 points and is placed 64th in the rankings. In the fifth…
Bengaluru’s Yash Aradhya in JK Tyre Formula-4 BMW Series
June 30, 2018Bengaluru: After dominating in Go Karting for nearly six years with Multiple National Championship and being crowned as the National Champion (Rookie) FLGB in his debut year at the JK Tyre National Racing Championship FLGB, Bengaluru boy Yash Aradhya, a student of Bishop Cottons Boys School and a racer with Team MSport, now moves to…
Malaysia Open: P.V. Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth enter semifinals
June 30, 2018Kuala Lumpur: P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth continued their impressive run at the Malaysia Open, progressing to the semifinals of the women’s and men’s singles competition with a straight-game wins in the USD 700,000 world tour super 750 tournament on Friday. In a clash between Olympic silver and gold medallists, it was Sindhu who emerged…
Kabaddi Masters India thrash South Korea, to face Iran in final
June 30, 2018Dubai: India skipper Ajay Thakur led from the front to thrash South Korea 36-20 while a second string Iran outplayed Pakistan 40-21 in the semi-finals of the Kabaddi Masters at the Al Wasl Sports Club here on Friday. For the first time in the tournament, India were put under pressure and it forced the coach…















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