While Lovlina out-punched Mexico's Vanessa Ortiz, Sakshi got the better of Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan to progress to the last eight stage. NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain made a winning start to her campaign as she and Sakshi Chaudhary moved to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Championships with dominant victories here on Monday. Both Sakshi (54kg) and Lovlina (75kg) notched identical 5-0 unanimous decision wins respectively. While Lovlina out-punched

A double Olympic medallist, Sindhu will hope to regain her confidence as she returns to the USD 210,000 event, opening her campaign against local player Jenjira Stadelmann. BASEL: Enduring a wretched run of form, defending champion PV Sindhu will hope to get back to winning ways when she competes at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament, beginning here on Tuesday. World number 9 HS Prannoy, who had finished runners-up in the last edition, too will eye a better show after a second round exit in the

The 25-year-old from Singapore, who is part of the ongoing IBA Women's World Championships, is a proficient boxer & an equally proficient embalmer NEW DELHI: Boxing is her passion and she has crunched bodies with her stinging punches over the years. She is also proficient in taking care of bodies, albeit bodies of the deceased. Danisha Mathialagan comes across as a regular 25-year-old and seems high-spirited as she reveals her fascinating journey so far. Part of the Singapore national boxing

Anyone could have been disheartened given the state of sport in their country but not Danisha. NEW DELHI: The Singapore team is one of the newest entrants in the world womens boxing championships. In fact this is the first time Danisha Mathialagan, who has her roots in Namakkal (Tamil Nadu), and the rest of the Singapore team are at the world event. Anyone could have been disheartened given the state of sport in their country but not Danisha. She radiates positivity as she explains what keeps he

Last edition's bronze medallist Manisha Maun (57kg) too advanced to the round of 16 with a 5-0 win against Rahimi Tina of Australia. NEW DELHI: Star Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen out-punched Algeria's Boualam Roumaysa to secure a pre-quarterfinal berth in the Women's World Championships here on Sunday. Last edition's bronze medallist Manisha Maun (57kg) too advanced to the round of 16 with a 5-0 win against Rahimi Tina of Australia. Competing in the 50kg event, Nikhat beat the reigning African

The qualifying mark for both the 2024 Paris Olympics and 2023 World Athletics Championships in August in Budapest, Hungary is 1:20:10, which the two Indians breached by a small margin. NOMI: India's 20km race walkers Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh Bisht on Sunday qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics as well as 2023 World Championships during the Asian Championships here. Vikash and Paramjeet finished second and third in the open category men's section of the Asian 20km Race Walking Championsh

Super Kings Academy run by Chennai Super Kings will be conducting a summer cricket coaching camp at Thoraipakkam from April 6 to May 31 for boys and girls aged 6 years to 23 years. CHENNAI: Bringing into play his vast experience Gaurav Gill (co-driver Aniruddha Rangnekar) survived tricky conditions following a spell of rain to consolidate his overall lead in the FIA-Asia Pacific Rally Championship (Asia Rally Cup) that is being run concurrently with the 46th South India Rally, the opening round

Abiola & Alesha, who were part of IBA World Championships in New Delhi, intent on encouraging more to take up the sport with the help of coach CHENNAI: In a sea of talented boxers in the ongoing IBA Women's World Championships in New Delhi, there are a couple of women who have come from the other side of the world to test their mettle. What's unique about them is they're related by blood. For sisters Abiola Jackman and Alesha, this world event is a rare opportunity to gauge what they are getting

In this very tournament, the young Indian combination had punched above their weight to reach this stage of the competition. CHENNAI: The signs were ominous over the last year or so. They may look fresh out of school but they are quite a pro when it comes to badminton on the court. Gayatri Gopichand (20) and Treesa Jolly (19) exhibited just that on Friday by putting up a performance that could go down in history books. The duo showed they have plenty of fight in them on the day, pulling off a th

Competing in her first senior World Championships in New Delhi, former youth world champ hopeful of strong show after her struggles in recent years CHENNAI: In 2017, as many as five Indian women boxers had dazzled to claim the top prize in the Youth Women's World Championships in Guwahati. Competing against some of the budding aspirants from around the world, they had shone the brightest. As many as three winners from that group are now part of the ongoing IBA Women's World Championships in New

The Indian duo had shocked seventh-seeded Thais Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Ravindra Prajongjai and former world No.1 pair from Japan Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the previous rounds. BIRMINGHAM: Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand continued their impressive run, dishing out another superlative performance to advance to their second successive semifinals at the All England Championships here on Friday. The world number 17 Indian pair looked solid in their defence and relent

The first round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2023, promoted by Blueband Sports gets underway here on Friday with a massive field of 63 entries. CHENNAI: There is palpable excitement and expectations of high-octane action as the 46th South India Rally, the first round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2023, promoted by Blueband Sports gets underway here on Friday with a massive field of 63 entries. The three-day event, organised by the Madras Motor Sports Club tha

Sisodias fall from grace has an eerie resemblance to the fate of his ex-colleague Satyendar Jain, former Delhi Health Minister, who is behind bars after being arrested in May last year by the ED.