Manoj Joshi

TOKYO QUALIFIERS: WRESTLERS BRING LAURELS TO INDIA

April 12, 2021

Indian female wrestlers Anshu Malik and Sonam Malik on Saturday made the country proud as they booked spots for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in the 57kg and 62kg category respectively. At the same time, in the 77 kg Greco-Roman style wrestling, Gurpreet Singh, despite defeating the former Olympic champion, could...

TEAM INDIA SHOULD KEEP ASHWIN AS A FIRST PRIORITY

March 31, 2021

India would always carry a rich legacy in the department of spin bowling. Once India’s spin quartet—comprising of Bedi, Prasanna, Chandra, and Venkataraghavan— was considered as the terror of spin bowling across the world. Later, Dilip Doshi, Shivlal Yadav, Maninder Singh, and Sivaramakrishnan exhibited their class and ruled through the...

Vinesh beats Vanesa to win gold at Ukraine wrestling event

March 1, 2021

After a one-year break from competitions, Vinesh Phogat proved that her preparations are on the right track by winning gold at the Kiev International Tournament in Ukraine. She had defeated Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus in the Pro Wrestling League in 2019. This time too she defeated her in the final...

ISHANT IS INDIA’S FIRST GENUINE PACER: COACH SHARAVAN KUMAR

February 24, 2021

Since 2016, Ishant Sharma has an average of 22.91 in Test cricket and, which jumped to pulverising figures of 19.34 in 2018, which is the second best in the world after Jason Holder of West Indies. Ishant Sharma’s average is even better than James Anderson, who has taken the most...

NATIONAL GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING SEES FIRST-TIMERS SHINE AS CHAMPIONS

February 22, 2021

It has been noticed that the ones who become the champions of the National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship are often winners in the following years too. But this time, the three wrestlers who became champions at this year’s Nationals were all first-timers. Neeraj of Delhi in the 63 kg category, Gaurav...

INDIA’S DEFEAT IN CHENNAI TEST RAISES SEVERAL QUESTIONS

February 10, 2021

Team India`s defeat at Chennai against England raises myriad questions, whether they are still recovering from the winning streak at Brisbane being the biggest one. Did India under-estimate the England spinners, Joe Root and the sultan of swing James Anderson? Nevertheless, India needs to strive on a war-footing to get...

HARYANA’S PRIDE: WHEN SONAM MALIK STUNNED HER IDOL FOR GOLD

February 5, 2021

Representing Haryana at the recently held National Women’s Wrestling Championship in Agra, 18-year-old wrestler Sonam Malik earned huge praise after defeating Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik. This was her third win over Sakshi almost in a year. Sakshi Malik has been dominating in the 62 kg category for the last four...

SAKSHI MALIK LOSES TO SONAM AGAIN, DIVYA KAKRAN TO RITU MALIK

February 1, 2021

It seems that Asian Champion Divya Kakran is going through a tough time. She suffered defeat twice within a month, losing to Ritu Malik in the inter-Railway a few days back, and now at the National Championship, where she was upset by Rajni from Uttar Pradesh. Not only this, the...

SANGHA, INDIAN-ORIGIN YOUNGSTER, PICKED IN AUSTRALIA T20I SQUAD

January 28, 2021

Numerous players of the Indian-origin have been playing from England, West Indies, New Zealand, and Kenyan teams. Australia, too, is not far behind. Nevertheless, Australia’s rivalry with India is well known, but to strengthen the team, they are not averse towards the idea of adding a player from any country...

NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP: ROHIT, PRAVEEN EMERGE VICTORIOUS

January 26, 2021

The TATA Motors 65th Men Senior Free Style National Wrestling Championship was held at Noida Stadium, on 23-24 January. This time, the championship witnessed numerous new faces emerging as champions. Nevertheless, all the eyes were fixed at Narsingh Pancham Yadav (74 kg), who was returning to the ring after four...

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