Sports

World Winter Games 2022: Special Olympics Bharat athletes resume training

25 Feb 2021 15:32 PM IST

New Delhi [India]. February 25 (ANI): Special Olympics Bharat conducted their first national coaching camp post the pandemic, in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, to prepare for Special Olympics World Winter Games to be held in Kazan, Russia in 2022. The camp was held from February 8-20 in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Strandja Memorial Tournament: Boora storms into semis, Manjeet enters last-8

25 Feb 2021 15:15 PM IST

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Indian boxers Naveen Boora and Manjeet Singh registered comprehensive victories in their respective categories on the third day at the 72nd Strandja Memorial tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.The 2019 national champion Boora outpunched Brazil’s Eravio Edson 5-0 to enter in the 69kg semi-finals. With a

Tabebuia Open 2021: Wheelchair tennis tournament to kick off from Saturday

25 Feb 2021 14:51 PM IST

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 25 (ANI): Tabebuia Open 2021, the first official ranked tennis tournament for people with physical disability since COVID time, will kick off on Saturday. The tournament will see 38 players from across the country competing for the top position in singles and doubles events for men

Six-time world champion boxer Mary Kom joins Koo app

25 Feb 2021 14:14 PM IST

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Six-time world champion boxer Mary Kom (51kg) on Wednesday became the country’s first sportsperson to join the Made in India microblogging platform “KOO”. Mary Kom, who is also a member of parliament, asked her followers to join on KOO while responding to the application.

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Prithvi Shaw slams double ton as Mumbai amass 457/4 against Puducherry

25 Feb 2021 13:57 PM IST

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 25 (ANI): Mumbai skipper Prithvi Shaw put on a sensational batting performance and led from the front as he slammed an unbeaten 227 runs off 152 balls against Puducherry in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy on Thursday.Prithvi whacked five sixes and whooping 31 fours to steer

ISL 7: Never faced such a tough team before, says Dias after loss to Mumbai

25 Feb 2021 13:28 PM IST

Bambolim (Goa) [India], February 25 (ANI): Odisha FC interim head coach Steven Dias admitted that they were expecting a tough match against Mumbai City FC in the ongoing seventh season of the Indian Super League (ISL) on Wednesday.Mumbai City thrashed Odisha to register a thumping 6-1 win at the GMC

Martin Guptill leapfrogs Rohit Sharma to record most sixes in T20Is

25 Feb 2021 13:02 PM IST

Dunedin [New Zealand], February 25 (ANI): New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill on Thursday broke India opener Rohit Sharma’s record of most sixes in the shortest format of the game when he whacked eight maximums to announce his return to form. Going through a lean patch, Guptill slammed a whirlwind 97

ISL 7: Very important to be loyal to our style of play, says Mumbai City FC coach

25 Feb 2021 12:42 PM IST

Bambolim (Goa) [India], February 25 (ANI): Mumbai City FC head coach Sergio Lobera lauded his team’s performance against Odisha FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) and said that sticking to his preferred tactics helped them to register a thumping win.Mumbai City FC kept their hopes of topping the ISL

Mashal Sports issues ITT to auction Pro Kabaddi League media rights

25 Feb 2021 12:23 PM IST

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 25 (ANI): Sports management company Mashal Sports will conduct an open market media rights auction for five Pro Kabaddi League seasons to be held during 2021 – 2025.Bidders across the globe can purchase from Thursday ITT documents from www.pklmediaauction.com (Tender Portal). Each bidder will be required

Shotgun World Cup: Indian skeet shooters in line for medals in Team events

25 Feb 2021 11:32 AM IST

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Indian Skeet Shooters were in line for medals in the Team events at the end of competition day one of the year’s first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun stage, in Cairo, Egypt. On Wednesday, both the Men’s and Women’s 3-member teams

New Zealand survive Stoinis-Daniel scare to secure thrilling win over Australia in 2nd T20I

25 Feb 2021 10:34 AM IST

Dunedin [New Zealand], February 25 (ANI): Marcus Stoinis’ 78 off 37 balls and Daniel Sams’ 41 off 15 balls weren’t enough to help Australia secure a win as New Zealand emerged victorious in the second T20I by four runs on Thursday. With this thrilling win, New Zealand has taken a

VAIBHAV ARORA MIGHT BE THE NEW PACER TO KEEP EYES ON

25 Feb 2021 09:19 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh pacer Vaibhav Arora is on a high these days as he was not only picked by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League auction, but also picked a hattrick against Maharashtra in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. But the 23-year-old is not ready to slow