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Feb282022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

Men’s FIH Pro League: India go down 5-3 against spirited Spain

This was India’s second loss of the ongoing FIH Pro League season. The Indian hockey team lost their second leg match against Spain 5-3 in the Men’s FIH Pro League 2021-22 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Sunday. Abhishek (6’), Harmanpreet Singh (27’) and Sukhjeet Singh (51’) scored the goals for India while Paul Cunill (14’, 24’), Joan Tarres (14’), Pepe Cunill (54’) and Marc Miralles (59’) were scorers for Spain. Indian men’s hockey team, who had beaten Spain 5-4 in the first-leg on Saturday, have four wins in the FIH Pro League and are second on the points table with 12 points. Spain, on the other hand, picked up their first win of the tournament and are placed eighth with three points. In the second leg, both India and Spain started the match on a positi...

Feb282022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

Indian Open Throws Competition 2022: Tajinderpal Singh Toor wins shot put gold on return

Athletics, Breaking News, Trending

While four results breached the qualifying standards for the Commonwealth Games, seven made the cut for the Asian Games. Competing for the first time since the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the gold medal in the men’s shot put event at the Indian Open Throws Competition 2022 at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NS NIS) in Patiala, on Sunday. Tajinderpal Singh Toor, who was out of action due to a wrist injury and then his wedding over the past few months, recorded a best throw of 19.94m to bag the yellow metal. Each of Tajinderpal’s three valid attempts would have won him the title. Karanveer Singh (19.17m) and Aniket (17.63m) won silver and bronze, respectively. Though Tajinderpal Singh Toor’s winning throw was well short of his personal best of ...

Feb262022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers: India go down fighting against hosts Philippines

Basketball, Breaking News, Trending

India lost the match 88-64 but put up a much-improved display than they did against New Zealand in Wednesday’s match. The Indian men’s basketball team put up a valiant fight but eventually lost 88-64 to hosts Philippines in its second FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers Group A match at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Friday. Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon top-scored for India with 14 points followed by Prashant Singh Rawat with 13. Dwight Ramos was the standout player for the Philippines with 17 points and four rebounds. Having been on the receiving end of a heavy 101-46 defeat against New Zealand in their opening match on Thursday, the Indian basketball team, captained by Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, put up a much-improved display in their second outing. India,...

Feb262022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

Indian boxing selection trials for Asian and Commonwealth Games announced

Boxing, Breaking News, Trending

The boxing trials have been spread across four months to give Indian boxers more time to prepare. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has announced trials to select the squads for this year’s Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the women’s world championships. The selection trials for three upcoming big-ticket events will be spread out from March to June, giving elite boxers more time to prepare. The selection trials for all 12 women’s world championships weight divisions (48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 81kg, +81kg) and three overlapping Asian Games categories will be held from March 7 to 9. Trials for the remaining two Asian Games weight categories - women’s 51kg and women’s 69kg - will be held separately, from March 11 to 14. Tokyo Olympic br...

Feb262022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

India’s Mirabai Chanu qualifies for Commonwealth Games with gold at Singapore Weightlifting International 2022

Breaking News, Trending, Weightlifting

Mirabai Chanu was competing in the 55kg weight category for the first time. Sanket Mahadev, Rishikantha Singh and Bindyarani Devi also qualified for Birmingham 2022. Tokyo Olympics silver-medallist Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal in the 55kg weight category at the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 competition on Friday to qualify for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Competing in the 55kg weight division for the first time instead of her pet 49kg, Mirabai Chanu managed a best lift of 86kg in snatch and followed it up with 105kg in clean and jerk for a combined lift of 191kg. The competition is being held at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall in Singapore. Jessica Sewastenko of Australia won the silver medal with a combined lift of 167kg (77kg snatch+90kg clean and jerk) while...

Feb252022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

Yasar Dogu International wrestling: India’s Gyanender wins Greco-Roman bronze

Breaking News, Trending, Wrestling

Rio Olympian Hardeep Singh, competing in 97kg, and Ashu, in 67kg, lost in the repechage round. Indian Greco-Roman wrestler Gyanender won a bronze medal in the 60kg division on the opening day of the Yasar Dogu International 2022 ranking series in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday. Gyanender won his first bout of the day – beating Marat Garipov of Brazil 7-3 in the quarter-final. However, he lost 5-0 against Turkish wrestler Ekrem Ozturk, a world championships medallist, in the semi-finals. For the bronze medal, Gyanender was up against Azerbaijan’s Eldaniz Azizli, a 2018 world champion, who withdrew midway from the match due to injury. Gyanender was leading 2-0 at the time. Rio 2016 Olympian Hardeep Singh was the other Indian wrestler to win a match on the opening day of the Istanbu...

Feb252022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

Asian Qualifiers: India suffer heavy loss against New Zealand in opener

Basketball, Trending

India lost the Group A match 101-46. Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon was India’s top scorer with 10 points. The Indian men’s basketball team was handed a heavy 101-46 drubbing by New Zealand in their opening Group A clash of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers campaign at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City in Quezon City, Philippines on Thursday. Sahaij Pratap Singh Sekhon was India’s top scorer with 10 points followed by Princepal Singh with seven. Kiwi power forward Tom Vodanovich was the highest scorer in the match with 21 points. Against New Zealand, ranked world No. 27 in the FIBA rankings, India, ranked 80th, made a poor start. The All Blacks took a 5-0 lead before Muin Bek Hafeez finally opened the scoring for India with a two-pointer. However, New Zeal...

Feb252022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers draws revealed; India to play in Group D

Breaking News, Football, Trending

February 24, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: India has been slotted in Group D of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers alongside Hong Kong, Afghanistan, and Cambodia. India will host all the matches from its group. The matches will be held across three Match Days on June 8, 11, and 14, 2022. The 2023 AFC Asian Cup is set to kickoff on June 16, 2023. The host nation, India, are ranked highest among the other teams in the group. They rank 104 in the world according to the latest FIFA rankings. Whereas their opponents, Hong Kong ranks at 148, Afghanistan at 150, and Cambodia at 178 in the world. India finished third in the Group E of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers third round. Afghanistan finished just below India in the same group. Hong Kong ended their 2022 World Qualifier campaign at fo...

Feb252022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

Patna Pirates and Dabang Delhi all set to tussle for the coveted VIVO PKL title

Kabaddi, Trending

A date with destiny awaits two teams in the VIVO Pro Kabaddi Season 8 final. PKL’s most successful franchise, the Patna Pirates, will look to claim the throne for the fourth time in franchise history, while Dabang Delhi will be eyeing that elusive title a season after missing out in a heartbreaking fashion. The two best teams in the league stage will slug it out for supremacy in the final. But who will finish on top when it matters most? Check out our preview for the biggest Panga of the year: Final: Patna Pirates vs Dabang Delhi The Patna Pirates have put together a historic campaign. They finished the league stage with 86 points, 11 more than second-placed Dabang Delhi, a new PKL record. Their score difference of +120 is the third highest in the league’s history and their ...

Feb242022 by Ajith KumarNo Comments

All England Open 2022 badminton: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal handed tricky draws

Badminton, Trending

B Sai Praneeth will face world No.1 Viktor Axelsen in his singles opener while Lakshya Sen could run into world champion Loh Kean Yew in the second round. Top Indian badminton players PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen have been handed challenging draws at the All England Open Championships 2022 to be held in Birmingham from March 16 to 20. PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, will be up against world No 17 Wang Zhi Yi in the first round of women’s singles. Sindhu’s Indian compatriot Saina Nehwal, meanwhile, will face Thailand’s in-form world No 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong in her opener. Both PV Sindhu, seeded sixth at the tournament, and Saina Nehwal, who is unseeded, are in the bottom half of the draw. Saina Nehwal may come up against reigning women’...