Sports
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Injury scare for India as Rohit Sharma retires hurt in the third T20I
Basseterre: India suffered a major injury scare in the third T20 International against the West Indies at Warner Park here as skipper Rohit Sharma walked off retired hurt in the second over…
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Indian men’s table tennis team defeats Singapore 3-1 to clinch gold medal in CWG 2022
Birmingham: Indian men’s table tennis team defeated Singapore 3-1 in the finals to win the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022 here on Tuesday. Achanta Sharath Kamal lost for the first…
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Jordanian taekwondo player refuses to face Israeli rival
A 13-year-old Jordanian taekwondo player Maysir Al-Dahamsheh on Sunday withdrew from a semi-final match at the Cadet and Junior World Championships 2022, in Bulgaria refusing to confront a player from Israel. Al-Dahamsheh withdrew from…
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CWG 2022: Harjinder Kaur wins bronze for India, seventh medal in weightlifting
Birmingham: Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur claimed a bronze medal in the women’s 71 kg competition at the Commonwealth Games here despite not lifting her best in an event in which England’s Sarah…
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Algerian football player refuses to face Israeli opponent
A 24-year-old Algerian football player Ahmed Touba refused to accompany his team, İstanbul Basaksehir, on a trip to the occupied territories to face Israel’s Maccabi Netanya FC. Istanbul Basaksehir travelled to Israel and…
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CWG 2022: Lifter Achinta Sheuli wins men’s 73kg, bags third gold medal for India
Birmingham: With an assured performance, India’s 20-year-old weightlifter Achinta Sheuli won gold in the men’s 73kg division at the Commonwealth Games 2022, lifting a new games record total of 313kg at the…
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Prez, PM congratulate Jeremy Lalrinnunga for bagging gold at CWG
New Delhi: The President and the Prime Minister on Sunday congratulated weightlifter, Jeremy Lalrinnunga on winning gold medal at Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In a tweet President Droupadi Mumru said, “Congratulations, Jeremy…
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CWG 2022: Jeremy Lalrinnunga not satisfied with performance despite winning Gold
Birmingham: Despite clinching a Gold medal in Men’s 67 kg final, Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga said that he is not satisfied with his performance. Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga created history by capturing…
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CWG 2022: Indian boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin reaches round of 16
Birmingham: Indian boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin beat South Africa’s Amzolele Dyeyi by a unanimous 5-0 score in the round of 32 match in the featherweight category at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham…
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CWG 2022: Sanket Sargar bags silver medal in weightlifting
Birmingham: Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar on Saturday won a silver medal in men’s 55kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The 21-year-old managed a total lift of 248kg (113kg in…
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Arab soccer player Munas Dabbur quits Israel team; here’s why
Arab-Israeli soccer player Munas Dabbur announced on Tuesday he was retiring from Israel’s national soccer team. 30-year-old Palestinian born in Nazreth, Munas Dabbjr on Tuesday took to Instagram and announced his decision.…
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From UP to Hyderabad: Journey of MMA fighter Khushboo Nishad
Leaving her home and family behind in Uttar Pradesh, 23-year-old Khushboo Nishad secretly travelled to Hyderabad two years ago under the guise of a job transfer to become a mixed martial artist.…
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No shorts in cricket, please; it will ruin the game
The traditions and culture of cricket that made it a gentleman’s game with a all encompassing aura are being threatened by ill conceived innovations. The latest move that is under consideration is…
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PV Sindhu named India’s flagbearer at CommonWealth Games
Birmingham: Double Olympic medallist badminton ace PV Sindhu was on Wednesday named flagbearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games beginning here on Thursday. “Sindhu has been…
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Shoaib Akhtar’s biopic to be directed by Dubai based filmmaker
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based filmmaker Muhammad Faraz Qaiser is all set to direct a biopic based on the life of Pakistan’s former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar. The movie titled ‘Rawalpindi Express – Running Against…
