Karkala : Talented Karatekar Ranjitha Poojari of Karkala has won the gold medal in the 14th Karate Budokan International Championships held at New Delhi recently. Ranjitha, a student of St Joseph Primary School, Belman, has won gold in the Kata category and bronze in Kumite category. The event was jointly organised by the All India […]
Mumbai : Ace Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Sunday ended his fairytale journey in ODIs but said he will continue to play Tests.Tendulkar’s decision following days of speculation came moments before the selectors announced Team India for the limited overs series against Pakistan starting Dec 25. Battling with form, Tendulkar’s move was on expected lines. Since […]
New Delhi: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar added another feather to his already crowded cap as he was conferred the membership of the Order of Australia, an honour “rarely” awarded to non-Australians, on Tuesday. The talismanic right-hander was presented with the Order by Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the […]
Mangalore : Vivek Raj, a student of Derik’s Chess School of Mangalore has bagged the first place in the national chess championship held at Kanpur from October 15 to 20. Vivek Raj is a student of Kendriya Vidyalaya at Ekkur. Vivekraj garnered seven points and remained unbeaten in eight rounds. He has thus been qualified […]
Mangalore: Cricket India Academy, an initiative by Mangala Sports Club was inaugurated in Mangalore on September 16, Sunday. A novel cricket education programme launched in association with Cricket Australia was also inaugurated at St Aloysius College Centenary ground. The programme was inaugurated by Brijesh Patel, former Indian cricketer, Matthew Betsey, Cricket Australia’s coach manager and […]
Mangalore : Cricket India Academy and Cricket Australia will be jointly conducting cricket coaching camps at St Aloysius Centenary grounds from September 16. There would be separate coaching for 5-8 year group named ‘Cricket Kids,’ a Cricket Education Programme for children between 9-14 years of age and Emerging Players category for children aged 15 and […]
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday congratulated M.C. Mary Kom on winning the bronze medal in women’s boxing at 2012 London Olympics. “I join the nation in congratulating boxer Mary Kom for winning the Olympic bronze medal in the 51kg women’s boxing event. She showed great discipline and determination and has done India […]
London, : Saina Nehwal etched her name in India’s sporting history winning the country’s maiden medal from badminton and becoming the second Indian woman to stand on the podium after China’s Xin Wang retired hurt from the bronze medal play-off in the women’s singles event at the London Games here Saturday. However, the glamorous mixed […]
London: Army marksman Vijay Kumar won a silver medal for India in the men’s 25 metre rapid fire event at the 2012 London Olympics here on Friday. The gold went to Cuban Leuris Pupo while Chinese Feng Ding got the bronze. Pupo kept his cool to win Cuba’s first gold. Pupo scored 34 to edge […]
London: Ace marksman Gagan Narang on Monday opened India’s account in the London Olympic Games by clinching the bronze medal in the men’s 10m air rifle event here. Narang shot 103.1 in a gripping ten-shot finals for an aggregate of 701.1 after scoring 598 in the qualifying round in which also he stood third. The […]
