About 15 minutes into the bronze medal match of the 10m air pistol mixed team competition at Chateauroux on Tuesday, Indian coach Munkhbayar Dorjsuren called a time-out. She went to Manu Bhaker. Within a few minutes, Manu was standing on the podium alongside her teammate Sarabjot Singh. A shiny bronze medal adorned her neck —her…
Paris Olympics Day 4 Top Moments in Pictures: Simone Biles clinches gold, China wins Table Tennis MD gold
There’s something endearing about speaking to Sarabjot Singh minutes after he partnered Manu Bhaker to win a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. The win hasn’t really sunk in, and he has no idea how his life is about to change. For now, his mind is still in the Olympic shooting…
For former India football captain Victor Amalraj it was a trip down memory lane when he met some of his contemporaries at the Mohun Bagan Day Club celebrations in Kolkata on Monday evening. Sourav Ganguly, former Indian cricket captain, was presented with Mohun Bagan Ratna Award at the function. Reflecting on the event, Amalraj informed…
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, defeating Oh Ye Jin and Wonho Lee of South Korea 16-10 at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. In badminton, the Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty completed their second consecutive win in Group C with a 21-13, 21-13 win over Fajar Alfian and…
NEW DELHI: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh produced miraculous efforts with the ball as Sri Lanka, yet again, inexplicably collapsed in the third and final T20I to hand India a 3-0 series win in Pallekele on Tuesday. Surya and Rinku turned out to be ‘men with golden arm’ as the Lankans, chasing a target…
All four sides in Group B were tied on three points going into the last matches, but Javier Mascherano’s Argentina qualified by beating Ukraine 2-0 in Lyon while Morocco eased through with a 3-0 victory against Iraq in Nice. Morocco, winner of last year’s Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations, finish with the same number of…
South Sudan coach Royal Ivey says his life feels like a movie right now. He might be onto something: An underdog, under-funded team from a nation still dealing with the aftereffects of a civil war and bracing for its first free election stuns the basketball establishment by qualifying for the Olympics, then nearly beats the…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav is filled with happiness as he witnesses the camaraderie and support among his fellow players. He embarks on a path to evolve into a true leader, guiding and inspiring his team beyond the responsibilities of a cricket captain.As he took charge as the permanent T20I captain for the first series, Suryakumar…
It is important to be consistent and produce the best in every match the team plays, said Jose Molina as he officially took charge of the Indian Super League shield winner Mohun Bagan Super Giant here on Tuesday. “We have to win all the matches. It doesn’t matter whether it is the Durand Cup, ISL…
