Four Indian boxers march into semis at Asian U-22 & Youth Championships

Astana (Kazakhstan) (IANS) Indian boxers Aryan, Yashwardhan Singh, Priyanshu and Sahil marched into semifinals with confident wins at the Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024, here on Wednesday.

Aryan gave India a perfect start with…

India to compete in Asia Rugby Men's 15s C'ship Division 1

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian Men’s 15s Rugby team will chalk up another milestone in their journey to the Asian frontier as they will compete at the Asia Rugby Men’s 15s Championship Division -1, for the first time ever.

Qualifying for the Division…

India’s Vishvanath, Akash, Preet storm into semis at Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing

Astana (Kazakhstan) (IANS) Indian boxers Vishvanath Suresh, Akash Gorkha and Preet Malik progressed into the men’s U-22 semi-finals with convincing victories at the Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024, here on Tuesday.

Reigning youth…

IAS officer Suhas LY bags silver in Spanish Para Badminton International

New Delhi (IANS) IAS officer Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj won silver medal in Spanish Para Badminton International in Toledo, Spain.

Yathiraj, a Paralympic silver medallist, lost to Frenchman Lucas Mazur 18-21, 6-21 in the men's singles SL4…

Final Olympic Qualifier: Maheshwari wins silver, claims 21st quota place in shooting

New Delhi (IANS) India’s Maheshwari Chauhan won a silver medal in the Women’s Skeet competition on the concluding day of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Final Olympic Qualification Championship Shotgun at the Lusail Shooting range…

Uber Cup: Ashmita, Priya-Shruti give India 2-0 lead over Canada

Chengdu (China) (IANS) Ashmita Chaliha (world rank 53) beat former Commonwealth Games champion Michelle Li (world rank 25) of Canada in straight games 26-24, 24-22 at the Uber Cup 2024, here on Saturday.

Priya and Shruti Mishra also won their…

Squash: Senthilkumar, Akanksha in QF of PSA Challenger Tour event

New Delhi (IANS) Top-seeded Indian Velavan Senthilkumar eased past Frenchman Matteo Carrouget in straight games to move into the quarterfinals of the Batch Open squash, a USD 12,000 PSA Challenger Tour event in Paris.

National champion Senthilkumar,…

Archery World Cup: Deepika storms into individual semis; Compound Mixed Team in final

Shanghai (China) (IANS) Top Indian archer Deepika Kumari stormed into the semifinals of the Women's Individual Recurve section of the World Cup Stage 1, beating Jeon Hun-Young of South Korea 6-4 in the quarterfinals here on Friday.

Meanwhile,…

Pragnya Mohan, Muralidharan Sinimol to lead India's charge in South Asian Triathlon C'ships

New Delhi (IANS) Pragnya Mohan and Adarsh Muralidharan Sinimol will spearhead a strong Indian challenge at the 2024 South Asian Triathlon Championships to be held alongside the Asia Triathlon Cup in Pokhara, Nepal on April 27.

The competition…

Sana Mir and Usain Bolt named ambassadors of ICC T20 WC Qualifier 2024

Dubai (IANS) Former Pakistan skipper Sana Mir and eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt have been named as the ambassadors of women’s and men’s ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024.

Sana Mir represented Pakistan in 226 international games,…