Bhopal, May 20 (IANS) The Indian U18 women’s hockey team produced a dominant display to defeat Australia 4-1 in the fourth and final match of the series at the Udhav Das Mehta (Bhai Ji) Central SAI Centre here on Wednesday. Australia took the lead early in the first quarter through Aurora Kovacevich (8’), putting the visitors ahead. India, however, responded quickly with captain Sweety Kujur (13’) scoring the equaliser before the end of the opening quarter.The hosts continued their momentu…
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Tashkent, May 15 (IANS) India concluded its U-17 campaign at the Asian Boxing Championships 2026 with a total of 17 medals, including 2 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze, with the girls’ contingent leading the charge.The U-17 girls delivered an impressive 12-medal haul, comprising 2 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze, while the U-17 boys added 1 silver and 4 bronze medals.India secured two gold medals in the girls’ finals. Rakhi (46kg) clinched gold with a strong RSC win in the second round against Rukhs…
Tashkent, May 12 (IANS) India’s U-17 boys had a challenging day at the Asian Boxing U17 Championships 2026, with Lakshay Phogat emerging as the lone finalist, while four other boxers secured bronze medals after their semifinal bouts in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.In the 75kg category, Lakshay Phogat delivered a dominant performance to defeat Seungmin Lee of Korea (KOR) by a unanimous 5:0 decision to book his place in the final. In other semifinal bouts, Narendra Nella (46kg) went down 0:5 against Abd…
Tashkent, May 11 (IANS) India’s U-17 girls continued their strong run at the Asian Boxing U17 Championships 2026, with eight boxers advancing to the finals and four boxers finishing with bronze medals after the semifinals in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.Rakhi (46kg) led the charge with a commanding RSC win in the third round against Yating Zhang of China (CHN). In 48kg, Khushi Chand secured a dominant 5:0 victory over Mungunzul Altamgadasa of Mongolia (MGL).In the 52kg category, Mamta Murlidhar Raut w…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Hockey India on Monday announced a list of 84 players (42 Men and 42 Women) for the upcoming U-18 National Coaching Camp, scheduled to begin at SAI Bhopal.The players have been selected based on the recently concluded 16th Hockey India Sub Junior National Championships.To ensure high-performance standards, the initial 42-member groups will be pruned down to 24 players after one week of evaluation, and they will be part of an intensive training block that is part of the…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Actress Rashmika Mandanna will soon grace the screen as Diya in the highly talked about sequel, “Cocktail 2”.In her latest social media post, Rashmika decided to relive all the behind-the-scenes fun she had with her co-stars Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon while shooting the peppy number “Jab Talak” from the film.The ‘Animal’ actress revealed that they ended up having a blast with a lot of laughter and random dancing in between the shots while filming “Jab Talak”.Rashmika w…
Ranchi, April 2 (IANS) Goans Hockey secured a win in Division ‘C’, while Hockey Bengal, Hockey Chandigarh, and Hockey Uttarakhand each triumphed in their matches in Division ‘B’ in the second day of the 16th Hockey India Sub-junior Women National Championship 2026, on Thursday in Ranchi, Jharkhand.The day kicked off with a Pool A, Division ‘C’ match where Goans Hockey beat Telangana Hockey 6-3 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda International Astro-turf Stadium. Goans captain Dellina Mend…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) One particularly adorable moment captured PM Modi affectionately holding little Omy in his arms, melting hearts online. On a heartwarming Saturday morning in New Delhi, Malayalam actor and BJP leader Krishnakumar, along with his entire family, had a memorable personal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. The encounter, filled with warmth and genuine interaction, quickly went viral as family members shared touching photos and emotional…
Mumbai, Jan 4 (IANS) Actor Suriya, who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, and his wife Jyothika were seen at the Mumbai airport with their kids. On Sunday, the actor couple were clicked at the Mumbai airport as they stepped out of their car with their children Diya and Dev. The ‘Vikram’ actor served as the perfect family man, as he matched steps with his family, nudging them towards the airport terminal.The actor couple and their children were dressed casually. While Suriya opted for a pas…