PV Sindhu creates history, becomes first Indian to enter Olympic badminton final
New Delhi/Nagpur: PV Sindhu created history on August 18, 2016 as she became the first Indian shuttler ever to reach the final of the Olympic badminton competition. A day after wrestler Sakshi Malik gave India its first medal in the ongoing...
Sakshi Malik clinches bronze medal in women’s wrestling 58kg category
New Delhi/Nagpur: India’s Sakshi Malik won a bronze medal in the wrestling 58kg category after the Indian beat Aisuluu Tynybekova 8-5 in the bronze medal bout. In a thrilling contest, Sakshi fought back from 0-5 down to seal the bout...
Aditya Diddee Memorial CP Club Open Snooker Tournament 2016 gets underway at CP Club
Nagpur: Aditya Diddee was a Snooker Player who was passionate about the game and was closely associated with the Central Provinces Club too. In memory of such a passionate Snooker player, his close friends including Bindesh Paul, Rajesh Mohta, Amit...
Aditya Diddee Memorial Open Snooker Tournament-2016 to be held at CP Club
Nagpur: What better tribute can good close friends give than organize a memorial tournament? Well that is exactly what close friends of Aditya Diddee are doing. Aditya was a Snooker Player who was passionate about the game and was closely associated...
Jersey problems solved, Indian boxers won’t be disqualified, says coach
New Delhi/Nagpur: Indian boxers don't run the risk of disqualification from Rio Olympic; kit problems sorted out, says coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu. The International Boxing Association (AIBA) pulls up Indian boxers for not having 'India' written on their jerseys. Indian boxers Vikas...
Disqualification looms large over Indian boxers at Rio Olympics
New Delhi/Nagpur: The International Boxing Association (AIBA) pulls up Indian boxers for not having 'India' written on their jerseys. Indian boxers Vikas Krishan, Manoj Kumar and Shiva Thapa now face a risk of being disqualified at the Rio Olympics, reports. It is...
11 sports complexes to be built at 11 Taluka places: Bawankule
File Pic Nagpur: The Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has directed the District Sports Officer to send proposals for constructing sports complexes at 11 Taluka places except Katol and Kamptee to State Government. The sports complexes are to be built at...
Aditya Diddee Memorial open Snooker Tournament from August 14
Nagpur: CP Club Nagpur is organizing a open Snooker Tournament for the budding Snooker enthusiasts of city, in the name of Aditya Diddee Memorial, which would commense from August 14, 2016 at 6:00 pm by Sameer Meghe (MLA) and Girish Dewani There...
ASI Subhash Kamdi bags Bronze Medal in National Power Lifting competition in Chhattisgarh
Nagpur: Assistant Sub Inspector Subhash Rajaramji Kamdi bags 3rd position and gets Bronze Medal in National Power Lifting competition held recently in Raipur in Chhattisgarh. He is posted in Police Headquarters in Nagpur. Subhash Rajaramji Kamdi aged 56 years has served...
Leander Paes-Rohan Bopanna crash out of Rio Olympics 2016
Rio: India's men's tennis doubles pair of Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna went down 4-6, 6-7 (6) against Poland's Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski in their first round match here on Saturday. Paes-Bopanna surrendered the first set in 32 minutes at...
Rio Olympics: Leander Paes not assigned room in games village
Rio: Indian tennis star Leander Paes has not been allotted a room in the Rio Olympics games village, reports the Times of India. The seven-time Olympian, who arrived in Rio de Janeiro Thursday evening, said he was extremely disappointed with...
World Wrestling Federation nod for Narsingh Yadav to Rio
New Delhi: United World Wrestling Federation has cleared wrestler Narsingh Yadav's participation in the Rio Olympics. The news was confirmed by the Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Saran Singh. The National Anti-Doping Association (NADA) on Monday gave clean chit...
German Club signs Mallika Bhandarkar
Nagpur: International paddler Mallika Bhandarkar has added one more feather to her cap. She has been signed by a German club Torpedo Gottingen. Mallika will represent the club in the German League this season. Malllika had suffered injury to her right...
Anjuman, SFS, Hislop, Sindhu storm into semi-finals
Nagpur: Anjuman High School, SFS College, Hislop and Sindhu Mahavidyalaya stormed into the semi-finals of ongoing Subroto Mukherjee Suburban Inter-School Under-17 Football by winning their respective quarter-finals here on August 2, 2016. The tournament organised by DSO at SFS College...
YMCA under 16 Inter School football tournament -2016 begins
Nagpur: The inaugural function of the 24th YMCA Nagpur Under 16 Inter School Football Tournament was held on Bishop Cotton School Ground, Sadar, Nagpur at 03:00 PM. The Chief Guest for the function was Rohit Macwan, President, YMCA Nagpur. Other...
Shah emerges sole leader
Nagpur: At the end of fifth round, Swapnil Shah of Mumai emerged sole leader with five points on the third day of National Open Chess Championship for Blind at Bank of India hall, RPTS road on Friday. Shah was followed by...
National chess for the blind from July 28
Representational Pic Nagpur: The National Federation of the Blind Maharashtra, Nagpur (Vidarbha Unit) will be organising and conducting the National Open Chess Championship for the Blind from July 28 to July 31 at Bank of India Credit Co-operative Society Hall. About...
Mallika wins bronze medal for Air India
Nagpur: After going through right shoulder surgery, international paddler Mallika Bhandarkar won her first medal for Air India after a layoff of an year in 46th Inter- Institutional Table tennis Championships which are being held at SMS indoor stadium Jaipur. Mallika...
Jalgaon win State softball title
Nagpur: Jalgaon district emerged champion in Maharashtra State Junior Softball Championship held at Gondia. In all 19 teams participated in the tournament. According to the secretary of state association Pradip Talvekar in the final, Jalgaon defeated Mumbai 8-1. Mumbai suburb finished third....
SC accepts Lodha recommendations: 70 years age cap for BCCI officials
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Supreme Court ruling on the Lodha Committee recommendations on the functioning of the Board of Control of Cricket in India. Highlights... The SC accepts the massive Lodha commission recommendations. Recommendation on having no minister in BCCI and age cap...
Square named after hockey wizard Dhyanchand
Nagpur: UNION Minister of Surface Transport, Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari dedicated square after hockey legend Major Dhyanchand on Saturday evening. The square, near Vidarbha Hockey Association (VHA) and in front of Patrakar Colony off Amravati Road, was named after the...
