Litchfield, Mooney, Scrivens shortlist for ICC Women's Player of the Month for January 2023

Dubai (IANS) Two Australian batters -- Phoebe Litchfield and Beth Mooney -- along with the Player of the Tournament from the inaugural edition of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup, England's Grace Scrivens, were on Tuesday shortlisted for…

India lose lead and match against Nepal in SAFF U-20 Women's C'ship

Dhaka (IANS) The India U-20 Women's National Team are staring down the barrel of elimination from the SAFF U-20 Women's Championship after suffering a 1-3 defeat at the hands of Nepal at the Mostafa Kamal Stadium here on Tuesday.

India…

KIYG 2022: National Games medallist Shauryajit Khaire gunning for gold in Mallakhamb

Ujjain (IANS) When Shauryajit Khaire won a bronze medal in Mallakhamb during the National Games held in Gujarat last year, he became the talk of the whole country after becoming the youngest athlete to win a medal at the Games.

Now 10-year-old…

Aishwarya Pissay wins National Rally title for 6th consecutive year

Nashik (IANS) Aishwarya Pissay, the 27-year-old queen of Indian motorsports and Petronas TVS Racing team factory rider, clinched her sixth consecutive National rally title in the Ladies' class as the six-round of FMSCI Indian National Racing Championship…

Motivated to do well in Women's T20 World Cup on seeing U19 World Cup: Harmanpreet Kaur

Cape Town (IANS) With just a week left for the Women's T20 World Cup to begin in South Africa, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said her team is motivated to do well in the competition on seeing the triumph of U19 team in the inaugural Women's…

Golf: Aditi Ashok holds six-shot lead with one round remaining at Kenya Ladies Open

Vipingo (Kenya) (IANS) Two-time Olympian golfer Aditi Ashok continued her excellent form at the Magical Kenya Ladies Open, firing a bogey-free round of 69 (-4) to hold a six-shot lead heading with a final to go.

On the third day of action on…

KIYG 2022: Pole vaulter Dev Kumar sets junior national record, Maharashtra hold top spot

Bhopal (IANS) Madhya Pradesh's Dev Kumar Meena rewrote the pole vault national youth record during his gold medal effort at the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games 2022 Madhya Pradesh (KIYG2022MP), here on Friday.

Dev Kumar recorded a jump…

National Rally Championship: Aishwarya Pissay to go for her 6th straight title

Nashik (IANS) Aishwarya Pissay, the only FIM World Cupper from India, is all set for the final round of the FMSCI National Rally Championship (INRC-2w) 2022 and will be chasing her sixth straight national title when action resumes after a gap of over…

KIYG 2022: Chak De India to Khelo India - The Kerketa story

Gwalior (IANS) The movie Chak De India, released in 2007, is one of India's classics based on hockey or sports. In the film, Nisha Nair played the role of Soimoi Kerketa, who appeared on the film screen as a player from Jharkhand. That film influenced…

Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay to begin in Marseille

Paris (IAN) The Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Relay will begin its journey in Marseille, host city of the sailing and football competitions, the organisers announced on Friday.

"In spring 2024, Marseille will have the honour and good fortune to…