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Rio: Dipa Karmakar scripts history, first Indian to enter vault finals

Rio: Dipa Karmakar scripts history, first Indian to enter vault finals

Sports August 8, 2016 at 7:51 pm 0 comments

Rio de Janeiro: Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar scripted history as she became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games after finishing 8th in the qualifying round in Rio. The Tripura-girl, who is the country’s first woman gymnast to qualify forRead More

Rio 2016: India on day four, all eyes on Bindra

Rio 2016: India on day four, all eyes on Bindra

Sports August 8, 2016 at 7:50 pm 0 comments

Rio de Janeiro: The Indian contingent is yet to shine at the Games Village but all eyes are on Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang who will start their campaign in the 10m Air Rifle Men’s Qualification. In archery, Laxmi Rani Manjhi will turn out for the 1/32 Eliminations. The men’sRead More

Shami backs Virat Kohli’s five-bowler theory

Sports August 8, 2016 at 7:49 pm 0 comments

St. Lucia: Playing with five specialist bowlers did not yield a win for India in the second Test but pacer Mohammed Shami has endorsed his captain Virat Kohli’s theory, saying it makes the bowlers more productive. India finally hit the nets at the Darren Sammy Stadium here on Sunday, afterRead More

Rio Games: Heena Sidhu bows out of 10m Air Pistol Women’s qualification

Rio Games: Heena Sidhu bows out of 10m Air Pistol Women’s qualification

Sports August 7, 2016 at 6:08 pm 0 comments

Rio de Janeiro: Indian shooters disappointing run at the Rio Olympics Games continued with Heena Sindhu crashing out of the 10m Air Pistol Women’s Qualification round in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Heena was way behind the leaders in the qualifying round, finishing on 14th position in the field ofRead More

Rio 2016: Indian campaign in table tennis ends

Sports August 7, 2016 at 6:07 pm 0 comments

Rio de Janeiro: Indian table tennis quartet led by veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal ended its Olympic campaign on the opening day itself as all four players lost their first round matches, here on Saturday. Save Mouma Das, who was blown away by 0-4 margin in just 21 minutes, Sharath andRead More

Rio 2016: India, Dipa Karmakar eye historic medal

Rio 2016: India, Dipa Karmakar eye historic medal

Sports August 7, 2016 at 6:07 pm 0 comments

Rio de Janeiro: She has already grabbed a piece of history by becoming the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics and Dipa Karmakar will aim to touch greater heights when she competes at the Rio Games, here on Sunday. Fighting all odds, the 22-year-old diminutive girl fromRead More

Rio 2016: Hockey team, rower Bhokanlal off to a bright start

Sports August 7, 2016 at 6:05 pm 0 comments

Rio de Janeiro: The men’s hockey team and army rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal lit up an otherwise gloomy opening day of competitions for India at the Rio Olympics here on Saturday. The men’s hockey team broke a 12-year Olympics jinx by winning their opening group league encounter, while Bhokanal qualifiedRead More

Viv Richards proud of Windies’ fighting spirit against India

Viv Richards proud of Windies’ fighting spirit against India

Sports August 5, 2016 at 6:55 pm 0 comments

Jamaica: West Indies cricket legend Sir Viv Richards has heaped praise on his nation’s current crop of young players for displaying a great ‘fight and character’ in the drawn second Test match against India at Sabina Park in Jamaica. Battling to stave off another ignominious innings defeat in the four-matchRead More

West Indies drop Chandrika for 3rd Test against India

West Indies drop Chandrika for 3rd Test against India

Sports August 5, 2016 at 6:54 pm 0 comments

Jamaica: Fresh from salvaging an unexpected draw against India, West Indies dropped opener Rajendra Chandrika on Thursday and brought batsman Shai Hope into the 14-man squad for the third Test. Roston Chase hit an undefeated 137 as West Indies lost only two wickets on the final day of the secondRead More

India at Rio: Tennis a medal prospect despite debates

Sports August 5, 2016 at 6:52 pm 0 comments

Rio de Janeiro: A fair share of controversies rattled Indian tennis in the run-up to the Olympics with Leander Paes in the middle of storm but it also carries the country’s medal hopes from the mixed doubles pairing of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna when the event gets underway inRead More