MC Mary Kom of Manipur created history after she outclassed Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota by a unanimous 5-0 decision in the women’s 48-kilogram light flyweight final of the Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi on November 24, 2018. Mary Kom Read More …
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Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian to win gold in Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championship
India’s Bhavani Devi won the gold medal in the Sabre event in the Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2018 held in Canberra, Australia. Chennai born Bhavani Devi is the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Championship. In Read More …
NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS -2018
Name of the winners of National Sports Awards 2018 were announced on September 20, 2018. Woman weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and Indian team cricket captain Virat Kohli will be given Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Here are the complete winners list of National Read More …
Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot revealed
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot’s name was revealed on July 22, 2018 as Miraitowa (pronounced mee-rah-e-toh-wa). According to the organizer committee, the mascot is based on the Japanese words mirai (future) and towa (eternity) combined. Miraitowa was chosen to promote a Read More …
Hima Das becomes first Indian woman to win a gold at the IAAF World Under- 20
Hima Das of India created history on July 12 by becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold at the IAAF World Under- 20 Athletics Championships in Tempere, Finland. The 18-year-old Das clinched the top spot in the women’s Read More …
India finishes third with 66 medals at 21st Commonwealth Games
What: 21st commonwealth games Where: Gold Coast, Australia When: 4-15 April, 2018 The 21st commonwealth games were at held at Gold Coast, Australia between 4-15 April 2018. The game ended on April 15 with colourful ceremony with legendary Indian boxer MC Read More …
India beat Bangladesh by four wickets to win the Nidahas Cricket Trophy
What: Nidahas T-20 Cricket Trophy Who: India Where: Colombo When: 18 March 2018 India beat Bangladesh by four wickets to win the Nidahas Cricket Trophy final in Colombo on March 18. 2018. In a nail biting final, India clinched the T20 Read More …
PyeongChang Paralympic Winter Games 2018
What: 12th Paralympic Winter Games 2018 When: 9-18 March Where: Pyeongchang (South Korea) The 12th Paralympic Winter Games 2018 concluded in PyeongChang on March 18, 2018. The 10-day competition was held between 9-18 March in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometres east of Seoul, Read More …
Australia wins Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey title 10th times
Australia beat defending champions England by 2-1 margin and lifted the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey title. The final match was played at Ipoh, Malaysia on March 10, 2018. Australia have now won the prestigious tournament for the 10th time. Argentina finished Read More …
Five cricketers placed under BCCI’s A plus category
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on March 7, 2018 introduced an A plus category in the central contracts for which only five players were picked. A plus category: An A plus category players are; Virat Kohli, Read More …
Laureus Sports awards-Roger Federer is World Sportsman of the Year 2017
Twenty-times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has won the 2017 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year and Comeback of the Year awards. The 36-year old Swiss star bagged the honour at the 18th edition of the awards ceremony in Monaco on Read More …
India wins 11 medals at Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2018
India boxers have rounded off their engagements with their best ever performance at the 69th Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Bulgaria. In the capital city of Sofia on 25 February, India boxers ended with a whopping 11 medals – five Read More …
P. Kashyap wins Men’s Singles title at the Austrian Open 2018
Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap has won Men’s Singles title at the Austrian Open International Challenge badminton tournament 2018. He defeated Malaysia’s June Wei Cheam in straight games on 24 February to clinch his first international title in over three Read More …
Aruna Budda Reddy becomes first Indian to win individual medal at Gymnastics World Cup
Aruna Budda Reddy of Hyderabad has created history by becoming the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup. She clinched a Bronze in the Women’s Vault event in Melbourne on 24 February 2018. She scored Read More …
Roger Federer became the oldest world number one in Tennis history
Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has become the oldest world number one in Tennis history. The 36-year old Federer replaced Rafael Nadal of Spain at the top of the standings after recording a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 Read More …