Sports

Chopra wins historic gold; Dharun, Sudha, Neena clinch silvers


Jakarta, Aug 27: Indian athletes enjoyed a successful day at the 2018 Asian Games with reigning continental champion Neeraj Chopra creating a new national record on his way to the mens javelin gold while Dharun Ayyasamy, Sudha Singh and Neena Varakil clinched silvers in their respective events here on Monday. Neeraj threw 88.06 metres in...

ICC releases cinema screening ITT rights for World Cup


Dubai, Aug 27: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday released an Invitation To Tender (ITT) for LIVE Cinema Screening Rights to next years World Cup. Established cinema chains, individual cineplexes and theatres are being offered the opportunity to submit proposals for regional or worldwide rights, for which the ITT will provide further details. Media rights...

288 schools to compete in KBD Juniors


New Delhi, Aug 27: The second season of KBD Juniors kabaddi tournament will be hosted across 12 cities and will see the participation of 288 schools, it was announced here on Monday. The tournament will have 24 schools per city, and 3,500 students between the age group of 11 to 12 years battle it out...

FC Barcelona begin preparations for Huesca clash


Barcelona, Aug 27: FC Barcelona resumed training Monday to prepare for the upcoming La Liga match against Huesca. The entire squad took part in the session, with the addition of Jokin Ezkieta from the Barelona B team, reports Efe. The players who started in Saturdays 1-0 win over Valladolid performed recovery work, under the supervision of...

BCCI polls in next 3 months: Vinod Rai


New Delhi, Aug 27: Almost a week after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) registered its new constitution, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) said on Monday the boards polls will be held in three months. We are looking at elections in about 90 days and thats the deadline we have...

Adityanath announces job and Rs 30 lakh for Sudha Singh


Lucknow, Aug 27: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday congratulated Rae Bareli resident Sudha Singh for winning a silver medal at the 3000 meter steeplechase competition at the ongoing Asian Games-2018 in Indonesia. Extending his greetings to her, the Chief Minister announced a Rs 30 lakh reward for the sports person and added...

Asiad 2018: Indian squash teams register wins on Day 10


Jakarta, Aug 27: The Indian mens and womens squash team registered victories on the 10th day of the 18th Asian Games here on Monday. In the first game of the day, the Indian mens team of Saurav Ghoshal, Harinder Sandhu, Ramit Tondon and Mahesh Mangaonkar thrashed Indonesia 3-0 in Pool B and then defeated Singapore...

Sudha clinches silver in 3,000m steeplechase


Jakarta, Aug 27: Indias Sudha Singh grabbed her second medal at the Asian Games as she claimed a silver medal in the womens 3,000 metres steeplechase here on Monday. Sudha, the reigning Asian champion, clocked 9:40.03 minutes to finish behind Bahrains Winfred Yavi, who completed the race in 9:36.52 minutes. The 32-year-old Sudha, who had won...

Javelin thrower Neeraj wins Asiad gold


Jakarta, Aug 27: Reigning Asian champion Neeraj Chopra created a new national record on his way to the mens javelin gold at the 18th Asian Games here on Monday. Neeraj threw 88.06 metres in his third attempt to clinch gold. Neerajs gold is Indias second medal in the event in Asiad history. Gurtej Singh had...