Bhopal, Dec 12 (PTI) Karnataka’s Divya TS secured her maiden women’s 10m air pistol national title, getting the better of Uttar Pradesh’s Sanskriti Bana in a close gold medal match at the 65th National Shooting Championship, which concluded here on Monday. Divya beat Sanskriti 16-14 in the gold medal match and Haryana’s Rhythm Sangwan claimed the bronze. Olympian Manu Bhaker won the junior women’s air pistol gold with a similarly tight 17-13 victory over Telangana’s Esha Singh. Rhythm was yet again in bronze position, although she did win the gold in the Youth category, with a 16-12 win over Sanskriti.…
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Mumbai, Dec 12 (PTI) Eight-year-old Aryaveer Pittie claimed a silver medal in the under-8 category at the Bangkok Rapid Chess Championship. Aryaveer of the American School of Bombay (ASB) finished second with a creditable score of four points out of possible six at the Prasarnmit Plaza Sukhumvit on Sunday. Thailand’s Suthiponpaisarn Proudpitcha won the gold with five points. “We are proud of his victory and he indeed played this championship extremely well and look forward to more victories in future,” Aryaveer’s mother Neesha Chhabria said in a release. Aryaveer is a student of SMCA and trains under coach Durga Nagesh…
Chattogram, Dec 12 (PTI) A spot in the World Test Championship final at stake, a depleted Indian team has no option but to play an aggressive brand of cricket against Bangladesh in the two-match series starting Wednesday, stand-in skipper KL Rahul said on Monday. The Indian team will be without three key players — Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and regular skipper Rohit Sharma — due to injuries. Having already lost the ODI series, the Indian team will need to win its next six Test matches (two in Bangladesh and four vs Australia at home) to remain in contention for a…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Gamers from across 40 countries in Asia and the Middle East will compete in the inaugural Asia Open Esports Championship (Asia Open) to be held from January 30 to March 15 next year. The inaugural edition, to be held online, will feature four esports titles, including eFootball game and PES. The gamers will be able to compete in three categories — amateurs, mid-core and professionals. A joint venture between the International Esports Federation (IESF) and India’s Big Bang Media Ventures (BBMVPL), the event will provide gamers with a platform to compete and build communities internationally.…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) Hosts India will undergo a week-long specialised dragflick and goalkeeping camp from Wednesday at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru as part of their preparation for next month’s FIH men’s World Cup. The camp, to conclude on December 20, will be held under the watchful eyes of double Olympic champion from Netherlands Bram Lomans and Dennis Van De Pol. While Lomans will work with the Indian dragflickers, his countrymate Van De Pol will fine-tune the goalkeepers ahead of the game’s showpiece to be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29. The specialised camp…
दुबई, 13 दिसंबर ( भाषा ) आईसीसी ने मंगलवार को इंग्लैंड और पाकिस्तान के बीच रावलपिंडी में खेले गए पहले टेस्ट की पिच को औसत से नीचे करार दिया है जिस पर गेंदबाजों को कोई मदद नहीं मिली ।
Bhubaneswar, Dec 13 (PTI) The highest ticket price for a men’s hockey World Cup match has been set at Rs 500, the organisers said on Tuesday. “India match day tickets are priced at Rs 500 for West Stand, Rs 400 for East Stand, and Rs 200 for North and South Stand. For non-India match days, tickets are priced at Rs 500 for West Stand, Rs 200 for East Stand and Rs 100 for North and South Stand,” Hockey India said in a statement. “For qualifiers onwards till the final in Bhubaneswar, tickets are priced at Rs 500 for West Stand,…
नयी दिल्ली, 13 दिसंबर ( भाषा ) अनुभवी ड्रैग फ्लिकर हरमनप्रीत सिंह ने कहा है कि विश्व कप से पहले आस्ट्रेलिया जैसी मजबूत टीम के खिलाफ खेलने से भारतीय हॉकी टीम को अपनी कमियों को दुरूस्त करने का मौका मिला है ।
भुवनेश्वर, 13 दिसंबर ( भाषा ) अगले महीने होने वाले पुरूष हॉकी विश्व कप के मैचों का सबसे महंगा टिकट 500 रूपये का होगा । आयोजकों ने मंगलवार को टिकटों की घोषणा की ।
Dubai, Dec 13 (PTI) India opener Smriti Mandhana has reached a career-best 741 points as she continues to maintain her third position in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings for batters released on Tuesday. The Player of the Match in the second T20I against Australia, which ended in a tie before India won in the Super Over, gained 11 rating points to reach the landmark. Australia’s Tahlia McGrath is the new No.1 in the rankings following her superb performances in the first two matches of the ongoing series against India underway in Mumbai. The 27-year-old Australian had unbeaten knocks…