CHANDIGARH: Teenage boxer Sandeep Kaur made sure the tricolour was flying high in Poland when she won gold in the 52kg weight category at the 13th International Silesian Boxing Championships for women. She won the yellow metal in the junior section. Sandeep thumped her opponent, Poland’s Karolina Ampuska, by a 5-0 margin in the summit clash. Success didn’t come easy for the 16-year-old, a native of Hassanpur village in Patiala. Sandeep’s humble...
Showing posts with label Asian Game. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asian Game. Show all posts
Monday, September 24, 2018
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Indian cricket, at the moment, is riding a wave of uneasiness. The dust of the 1-4 Test series loss in England has not yet settled, yet the cramped scheduling has forced authorities to work overtime to send 75% of the squad to UAE ahead of the Asia Cup starting on Saturday. The rest of the team - enjoying a short three-day break following the gruelling three-month long England tour - and the coaching staff are due to arrive only on Sunday. India's campaign...
Sunday, September 9, 2018
LONDON: Alastair Cook displayed his all-too familiar obduracy and powered England to a position of strength in the fifth Test against India, laying the groundwork for a swansong befitting a distinguished career. Scorecard | As it happened Cook was unbeaten on 46 runs in his last international innings as England reached 114 for 2 at stumps on day three at the Oval. At end of play, he had put on 52 runs for the third wicket with skipper Joe Root...
Saturday, September 8, 2018
LONDON: India's susceptibility to quality swing bowling once again came to the fore as they struggled to reach 174 for six after England's tail wagged considerably to give the hosts an upper hand on the second day of the fifth and final Test here on Saturday. Scorecard | As it happened India still trail England by another 158 runs with four wickets in hand and three full days' play remaining in the match. Courtesy birthday boy Jos Buttler's 89...
NEW DELHI: The sepaktakraw world championship in Bangkok is just a fortnight away and Asian Games bronze medallist Harish Kumar is busy serving - not on court but at his brothers' roadside tea stall in Delhi's 'Little Tibet', Majnu ka Tila. Tea has been the 21-year-old's ticket to sporting glory. For each one of his 15 medals, he and his family have passed countless steaming cups over the counter. Five days after the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games...
