Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday became the first Indian to clinch the World Junior badminton Championship with a straight-game win over Japanese rival Sayaka Sato in the final.
Top seed Saina got the better of her ninth seeded Japanese rival Sayaka Sato 21-9, 21-18 in a lopsided match that lasted just 25 minutes.
“It is a […]
Indian grappler Yogeshwar Dutt squandered the lead in the third and final round to lose the wrestling quarter-final tie of the 60kg free style category against Kenichi Yumoto of Japan on Tuesday. With this, another medal slipped out of India’s hand after Akhil Kumar’s loss in boxing quarters yesterday. In both the competitions, losing semifinalists […]
Shuttler Anup Sridhar’s Olympic campaign did not proceed beyond the second round as Shoji Sato of Japan sent the Indian hurtling towards defeat in straight sets at the Beijing University of Technology (BJUT) Gymnasium on Monday evening.
Fleet-footed Sato took just 37 minutes to tame Sridhar 21-13 21-17 in a lop-sided match where Sridhar looked out […]
It was a tight final as India just about managed to beat South Korea 3-2 in extra-time to clinch the Junior Asia Cup hockey crown.
Diwakar Ram’s goal in the extra time by converting a penalty corner did the trick for India to not only retain the trophy, but to also add to the flavour of […]
Defending champions India beat Pakistan 3-1 through Diwakar Ram’s brace to storm into the final of the Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament on Wednesday in an ill-tempered match that saw players of both sides exchange blows in the first half.
Diwakar, who has been in brilliant form throughout the tournament, with his two second-half goals emerged […]