The FIFA under-17 World Cup in 2017, which will be held in India, officially has six venues now after the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata was ratified by the FIFA delegation after an inspection on Tuesday. The other five venues that had been ratified before Kolkata are Kochi, Mumbai, Goa, New Delhi and Guwahati. At the same time, competitions department […]
» Read moreAditi Ashok qualified for the Stage III of the Ladies PGA Tour, the most lucrative platform for professional women golfers, by finishing tied 24th in Stage II in Venice, Florida. The 18-year-old Indian carded rounds of 69-76-75-72 and totalled four-over 292 to advance to the next stage to be held in Daytona, Florida from November 30 to December 4.
» Read moreIndia have opted to retain the same squad for the last two One-Day Internationals (ODI) against New Zealand, to be played in Ranchi (October 26) and Visakhapatnam (October 29), Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Monday (October 24). Suresh Raina, who was brought back into the India ODI squad at the start of the series, but […]
» Read moreSwimmer D.V. Charu Hamsini, pursuing her MBBS in Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College in Kalaburagi, brought laurels to the college and the region by winning a record nine gold medals in different individual events in the swimming competitions organised by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bengaluru recently. Ms. Hamsini won gold medals in the 200 metres individual medley, […]
» Read moreFormer US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro clinched his first ATP title in almost three years with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over American Jack Sock in Sunday’s final in Stockholm.
» Read moreIndia on Saturday triumphed in the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup for a third straight time as they staged a remarkable fight-back to overcome a tough Iran 38-29 in the title clash, maintaining their dominance in the sport. This was India’s third title triumph on the trot in a sport they have dominated for long. Incidentally, Iran tasted defeat to India […]
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