Women’s hockey team captain Ritu Rani dropped from Oly squad
Ritu Rani (File Pic) Bangalore/Nagpur: Indian women's hockey team captain Ritu Rani has been been dropped from the Rio Olympics-bound side owing to lack of performance and attitude problems. The final squad of 16 is to be picked in three days'...
Ritika garners triple crown
Other shuttlers Sourabh, Rashi too excel Nagpur: Talented shuttler of Orange City Ritika Thaker continued her dream run at the Junior State Selection Badminton Tournament at Karad by clinching triple title on July 9, 2016. In the under-17 girls singles, Ritika...
SAI’s basketball camp from July 10
Nagpur: Sports Authority of India, Regional Centre is conducting selection trials to select trainees for coaching programme of basketball and handball from July 10 to 12 at Extension Centre, Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur. Interested students betwee 10 and 18...
Barcelona star Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison
File Pic Madrid/Nagpur: Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said on Wednesday. The court also...
Nagpur finish runners-up in sub jr Sepak takraw tourney
Nagpur district sub junior Sepak takraw boys and girls bagged second position in the recently held 19th Maharashtra state sub junior Sepak takraw championship. The tournament was organised at Nanded. In all 20 teams in boys section and 16 teams in...
Rohan Gurbani wins All-India badminton title
Nagpur: Rohan Gurbani emerged U-15 boys singles champion in the All India Sub-Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament at Patna, Bihar on Sunday. With this triumph, Rohan, a Standard VIII student of Centre Point School, Katol Road, became the first Nagpur boy to...
DKM, GKM, CPS teams advance in Mini Basketball Tourney
Nagpur: Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM), Gurudeonagar Krida Mandal (GKM) girls along with DKM and Centre Point School (CPS) boys recorded victories to advance into the next round in Under-13 Mini Basketball Tournament organised by Nagpur Amateur Sports Association (NASA) on...
Monika secures fourth place
Nagpur: Monika Raut, representing Maharashtra secured fourth place in 3000 metre steeple chase event in 50th Senior National Athletics Championship organised by Telangana Athletics Association at Hyderabad. Uttar Pradesh athletes dominated this particular event by winning gold and silver medals. Parul...
Prizes for Guzder League Cricket tourney distributed
Nagpur: The prizes of Guzder League cricket Tournament organised by Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) was distributed at VCA premises on June 27, 2016. VCA members Shirish Joshi, Likhiram Malviya, CG Pande and MP Kathale graced the occasion. VCA executive committee member...
Maithale Mothe bags double crown in tennis
Nagpur: Top seed Maithali Mothe emerged champion by pulling off victories against Sara Gajbhiye and Kalyani Somewar in the girls Under-16 and Under-14 categories respectively in the Rising Star tennis tournament conducted by NDHTA at MSLTA tennis centre, Ram Nagar. In...
Ritika scripts history
Nagpur: Ritika Thaker scripted history by winning Hutzor U-17 Junior International Badminton Tournament organised at Kibbutz in Israel. The tournament was organised by World Badminton Federation (BWF). In the summit clash, the extremely promising shuttler from city defeated top seed Dana...
Ritika Storms in Semi Finals
Nagpur: Talented shuttler Ritika Thaker of Nagpur added another feather to her cap by becoming the first girl from Nagpur to reach Semi Finals in her age group in an international tournament. She has stormed in semi final at hutzor U...
Anil Kumble is Team India’s new coach
Dharamsala: Former India captain Anil Kumble was named as India's new coach. The Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur made the announcement in Dharamsala on Thursday on the sidelines of the Board's Working Committee meeting. "For the next...
Shubham Lakudkar shines in chess tournament
Nagpur: Shubham Lakudkar emerged champion in the District Open Chess Tournament organised by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jai Bhim Bahuuddeshiya Sanstha, Indora under the auspices of Nagpur District Chess Association (NDCA) at Lalita Kala Bhavan the other day. Lakudkar garnered highest...
All India chess tourney in Gondia from June 25
Representational Pic Nagpur: Gondia District Chess Association is organising Late Ramesh Kotwal Memorial All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Championship on June 25 and 26 at Bhavbhuti Rang Mandir, Poona Toli, Gondia. The meet will be played under the aegis...
District XI drubs Ruby Sporting in U-19 champions
Nagpur: On the basis of first innings lead District XI defeated Ruby Sporting Club (RSC) to emerge champions in Inter Club Cricket Tournament organised by Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) at Civil Lines Stadium. In their first innings District XI scored 227...
Won’t mess up like I did while recommending Chappell: Ganguly
File Pic Kolkata/Nagpur: Entrusted with the responsibility of picking India's next chief coach, former captain Sourav Ganguly said that he will not "mess up" as he did once when he recommended Australian Greg Chappell's name in 2005. Ganguly and Chappell...
No Indian cricketer involved in alleged rape in Zimbabwe: BCCI
Harare;; India's cricket tour of Zimbabwe on Sunday was hit by a massive controversy after an official associated with one of the sponsors of the series was arrested for alleged rape even though he pleaded innocence to the charge. The storm...
U-23 hopefuls vie for Vidarbha Ranji Trophy selection
Representational pic Nagpur: Over the years, Dr MN Dorairajan cricket tournament has grown in stature and probably has become selection trials for Vidarbha Ranji Trophy as well as Under-23 teams. Local cricketers are looking forward as a chance to stake...
Under-13 basketball tournament for boys and girls from June 24
Representational pic Nagpur: Amateur Sports Association (NASA) is organizing Under-13 (mini) basketball tournament for boys and girls from June 24. The matches will be played on league cum knockout basis in the evening session only. Attractive prizes will be given...
Nagpur’s Faiz Fazal scores a half century on debut as India sweeps Zimbabwe
Dhoni-hands-cap-to-fazal Harer: India completed an easy and unchallenged series whitewash against Zimbabwe. India who embraced on a 3-match One-Day International (ODI) series and 3-match Twenty20 international (T20I) series on their tour to Zimbabwe, managed to win all the 3 ODIs...
