ATHLETICS National Junior Athletics Championships rescheduled, to be held in Bhubaneswar next month The 39th edition of the National Junior Athletics Championships will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from December 7 to 11. The event was supposed to be held from October 25 to 29 before being postponed due to the threat…
CRICKET New Zealand Tour of India November 1-5: Third Test – Mumbai India Tour of South Africa November 8: First T20I – Durban November 10: Second T20I – Gqeberha November 13: Third T20I – Centurion November 15: Fourth T20I – Johannesburg India Tour of Australia (Border Gavaskar Trophy) November 22-26: First Test – Perth South…
HOCKEY Nehru girls tournament: Mata Rukhmani School beats Krida Prabodhini Parmeshwari Sodhi performed a hat-trick to guide Mata Rukhmani Government Senior Secondary School, Chhattisgarh, to a 3-0 victory over Krida Prabodhini, Pune, in a league match of the Charanjit Rai 30th Nehru girls hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Tuesday. The results (league) Iramdam…
Indian junior men’s hockey team has had some time to reflect on its performance upon its return from Malaysia where it won the bronze medal at the Sultan of Johor Cup under skipper Amir Ali. India beat New Zealand in a thrilling play-off match to win the bronze medal. “We were very disappointed after missing…
GOLF Sharma finishes 66th as Byeong An beats Kim to Genesis title It was another disappointing week for Shubhankar Sharma, whose weekend rounds of 76-76 saw him finish tied-66th at the Genesis Championship on the DP World Tour. Earlier, Sharma had rounds of 71 and 68. Korea’s Byeong Hun An beat fellow countryman Tom Kim…
Argentina midfielder Lucas Toscani joined Delhi SG Pipers’ men’s squad as replacement for German Christopher Ruhr ahead of the upcoming Hockey India League 2024-25 season. Ruhr was ruled out of the league “due to medical reasons”, as posted by the club’s X account on Monday. The two-time Olympic medallist was acquired by the franchise for…
Hockey India announced the Indian Women’s Hockey team for the Women’s Asian Championships Trophy 2024 on Monday, which will be held in Rajgir, Bihar from November 11-20. Salima Tete will lead the defending champion while Navneet Kaur will line up as vice-captain. India won the 2023 edition after beating Japan 4-0 in the final to…
ATHLETICS Benson, Reena win Kochi Spice Coast Marathon Local runners C.B. Benson and Reena Manohar won the men’s and women’s titles respectively in the Ageas Federal Life Insurance Kochi Spice Coast Marathon at the Marine Drive here on Sunday. Benson, who had finished second in the two previous editions, comfortably tackled the men’s 42.2km in…
India colts ended its campaign at the prestigious Sultan of Johor Cup with a bronze medal after it beat New Zealand 2-2 (3-2) in a thrilling shootout in Johor Bahru on Saturday. India’s goalkeeper Bikramjit Singh held his nerves to make three excellent saves while strikers Gurjot Singh, Manmeet Singh and Sourabh Anand Kushwaha scored in…
Australian defender Corey Weyer has been roped in by Delhi SG Pipers for the upcoming season of Hockey India League (HIL), the club said on Friday. The 28-year-old Weyer comes as a replacement for fellow Australian Flynn Ogilvie, who opted out of the league due to personal reasons. Weyer is known for his powerful drag-flicking…
