Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Sunday got engaged to her wrestler boyfriend Satyawart Kadian, who is also a Commonwealth Games medal winner, in Rohtak. The engagement ceremony was a private affair with only the family members of the two attending the event. Satyawart’s father Satyavan Pehelwan said the wedding day was not yet confirmed.
» Read moreUsain Bolt bid a blazing-fast farewell to the Rio de Janeiro Games — and likely the Olympics altogether — Friday night with yet another anchor leg for the ages. He turned a close 4×100 relay race against Japan and the United States into a never-a-doubt runaway, helping Jamaica cross the line in 37.27. “There you go,” he said. “I am […]
» Read moreCarolina Marin and PV Sindhu have fought some good battles in the last couple of years in badminton courts. Before the 2016 Rio Olympics final, in seven head-to-head meetings, the World No.1 held a slender 4-3 advantage. In the final, Marin was facing an uphill battle after losing the first game 21-19 to Sindhu as the Indian shuttler played with aggression and […]
» Read morePV Sindhu guaranteed that she would become the fifth, having beaten Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara – ranked sixth in the world – in straight sets 21-19, 21-10 spanning 51 minutes in the semi-finals of the women’s badminton singles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The first Indian in an Olympics badminton final — say it again, and let the words roll of […]
» Read moreGritty woman wrestler Sakshi Malik ended India’s painful wait for a medal at the Rio Olympic Games by clinching the bronze in the 58kg category, pulling off a sensational 8-5 victory over Aisuluu Tynybekova. Sakshi’s victory brought cheers to the Indian contingent that had endured agonising 11 days without a medal.
» Read moreTwo-time World Championship bronze medallist PV Sindhu stands just a win away from assuring India an elusive medal after she stunned London Games silver medallist Wang Yihan of China to enter the women’s singles semifinals at the Rio Olympics here on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Indian, who came into the match with a 2-4 head-to-head record, dished out a compact game […]
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