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Indian Junior women’s hockey squad named

August 31, 2017 Press Release Hockey, Sports

A 28-member core group for the Indian junior women’s hockey team was announced on Thursday following selection trials earlier this month. The probables: Goalkeepers: Divya Thepe, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Kushboo; Defenders: Neelu Dadiya, Ashmita Barla, Priyanka, Suman Devi Thoudam, Salima Tete, Ritu, Manisha Chauhan. Midfielders: Udita, Ishika Choudhary, Mahima Choudhary, Gagandeep Kaur, Nilanjali Rai, Mariana Kujur, Baljeet Kaur, Reet, Sadhna […]

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4th ODI: India crush Sri Lanka by 168 runs

August 31, 2017 Press Release Cricket, Sports

Disciplined bowling from Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav helped India defeat Sri Lanka by 168 runs at R Premadasa Stadium on Friday to go 4-0 up in their five-match One-Day International series. Bumrah, Pandya and Yadav picked up two wickets each as the hosts lost men at regular intervals to be bundled out for 207 runs in 42.4 […]

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Virat Kohli overtakes Sanath Jayasuriya with record-breaking 29th hundred

August 31, 2017 Press Release Cricket, Sports

Virat Kohli slammed his 29th one-day international hundred as India took a firm grip of the fourth game of a five-match series against Sri Lanka at the Premadas in Colombo.

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Amit, Gaurav enter quarterfinals of World Boxing Championships

August 28, 2017 Press Release Others, Sports

Amit Phangal (49kg) and Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) upstaged fancied rivals to enter the quarterfinals but former bronze-medallist and third seed Vikas Krishan (75kg) was ousted after a second-round loss in the 19th World Boxing Championships in Hamburg. While Amit stunned seventh seed Carlos Quipo of Ecuador, Gaurav got the better of Ukrainian Mykola Butsenko in a pre-quarterfinal bout.

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World Badminton Championships: Saina Nehwal loses in semis, settles for bronze

August 26, 2017 Press Release Badminton, Sports

Saina Nehwal settled for a bronze medal as her impressive run at the World Badminton Championships came to an end after a heart-breaking loss against Rio Olympics bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the women’s singles semi-finals. After battling for an hour and 14 minutes, it was the World No. 12 Japanese who managed to eke out a come-from-behind […]

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Kapugedara to lead Sri Lanka for suspended Tharanga

August 26, 2017 Press Release Cricket, Sports

Sri Lanka limited-overs captain Upul Tharanga was Friday handed a two-match ban for a slow over-rate offence during his side’s second straight loss to India in the ongoing one-day series. Middle-order batsman Chamara Kapugedara will lead the hosts in the absence of Tharanga, according to a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) release. Test captain Dinesh Chandimal and batsman Lahiru Thirimanne have […]

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