Day: October 2, 2019

Six-time champion M C Mary Kom’s seemingly endless reservoir of experience makes her a strong medal contender yet again but the spotlight will also be on some youngsters when India takes guard at the World Women’s Boxing Championship starting here on Thursday.

India reached a commanding 202 for no loss before persistent rain forced early stumps on the opening day of the first Test against South Africa here on Wednesday.

India’s Avinash Sable qualified for the men’s 3000m steeplechase finals under dramatic circumstances while Annu Rani failed to repeat her impressive qualifying round form to finish eighth in the women’s javelin throw in the World Athletics Championships here.

India has a strong political and cultural relationship with Iran where it operates a strategic port, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, rejecting reports that Tehran is disappointed at New Delhi for not buying oil from the oil-rich nation in view of the tough US sanctions.

Noah Lyles produced a courageous performance to win the world 200 metres title in his first major championships on Tuesday and said he did not want to be called the new Usain Bolt.

D Shiva Rohan’s effort of three for 10 enabled AKT Memorial Vidya Saaket to record a six-wicket win over Government HSS Vikravandi in the sixth Junior Super Kings Inter-School T20 Championship on Tuesday.

Tamilnadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister K Palaniswami today paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in this season’s Champions League, sealing a 3-0 win for Juventus over Bayer Leverkusen in their Group D game in Turin on Tuesday.

BJP president Amit Shah kicked-off a four-month-long exercise today in an ambitious bid by the saffron party to claim the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi with its leaders across the country undertaking foot marches and addressing public events to mark his 150th birth anniversary.

Indian Super League outfit Chennaiyin FC returned home to Chennai following their pre-season camp in Ahmedabad and Jamshedpur and was welcomed by the fans in numbers at the airport here this evening.