The Indian Awaaz

AMN/ WEB DESK Former Indian Hockey player, Olympian and Gold Medallist, Davinder Singh Garcha passed away today. He was 74. A former IPS officer, he was part of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He had scored a total 8 goals in 6 Olympic matches and played []

AMN/ WEB DESK The Joint Director, Youth Services and Sports, UT Ladakh, Tahir Hussain Zubdavi today inspected the ongoing preparations for the upcoming 5th LG Cup Ice Hockey Championship at the Ice Hockey Rink, Biamathang. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the championship will commence from 12th January, and the Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh []

AMN/ WEB DESK Indias campaign at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 ended today. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu bowed out of the tournament after losing the semi-final match against Chinas Wang Zhi Yi, 16-21, 15-21 in Kuala Lumpur. Sindhu had advanced to the semifinals after her opponent, Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, retired due to injury. []

AMN/ WEB DESK Sikkim is planning to introduce ice hockey as a winter sport. Preparations are underway to establish a natural ice rink in Gnathang Valley in East Sikkim. The facility is expected to become operational by next winter. District Collector of Gangtok Tushar G. Nikhare and Sikkim Mountaineering Association (SMA) president Kunzang Gyatso Bhutia, []

Zakir Hossain from Dhaka Bangladesh will not travel to India for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul reiterated on Wednesday, demanding that the teams matches be shifted to co-host Sri Lanka. We certainly want to play in the World Cup, Nazrul said after meeting Bangladesh Cricket Board directors. But we do []

AMN Australia clinched the Ashes series by winning the fifth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The bowling, batting and fielding performances feature highly on the all-time lists for Aussies in the Ashes, underscoring Australias dominance in the 4-1 series win. The Australians bowled England out for 342 on the fifth day of the series []

AMN In badminton, Indias PV Sindhu has stormed into the womens singles quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur. She outclassed eighth seed Tomoko Miyazaki of Japan 21-8, 21-13 in just 32 minutes today. Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinal of the Malaysia Open for the fourth time. Sindhu will either take on Japans Akane []

AMN ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier fixtures have been announced. 10 teams will vie for the last four spots in the tournament during the Global Qualifier tournament, scheduled in Nepal from 14th January to 1st of February. The matches will be held in Kathmandu across two venues- the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground []