Birmingham: Jeremy Lalrinnunga endured excruciating pain on his way to a sensational gold medal winning performance at the Commonwealth Games as the teen sensation shattered two CWG weightlifting records, here Sunday. The reigning Youth Olympic champion first bettered the snatch mark with a successful 140kg attempt and then lifted 160kg in clean and jerk to […]
BIRMINGHAM: Partially fulfilling the promise he made to himself four years back, young weightlifter Sanket Sargar won a silver medal in men’s 55kg category, putting India on the medal tally at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. He targetted a gold medal but injured his right elbow while attempting to lift 139kg in clean and jerk […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised Indian weightlifter Sanket Sargar for his “exceptional effort” after he opened the country’s medal count at the Commonwealth Games by claiming a silver. Sargar (21) won the silver in the men’s 55 kg category. Malaysia’s Mohamad Aniq (249 kg) smashed the Games record in clean and […]
CHINAR WOMEN’S CRICKET LEAGUE 2022 Srinagar: Anantnag XI beat Kulgam Sports in the final match of 3rd Chinar Women’s Cricket league 2022 played at Dooru Anantnag on Saturday. Batting first after being invited to bat first Kulgam Sports put a total of 77 runs on the board in their allotted 15 overs.IN reply Anantnag XI […]
Birmingham: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu hopes the Commonwealth Games will serve as a perfect launchpad for her quest to regain the world championship crown next month. Sindhu, who won a silver and a bronze in the last two editions, is chasing an elusive gold medal at the ongoing Games and thereafter her immediate target […]
Tarouba (Port of Spain): Rohit Sharma’s elegant half-century and Dinesh Karthik’s blazing finish were backed up by a solid bowling performance as India made short work of West Indies with an easy 68-run victory in the first T20I on Friday. While Rohit set up the platform with a 44-ball-64, it was Karthik’s calculated assault — […]
Birmingham: India midfielder Navjot Kaur’s campaign at the Commonwealth Games came to an abrupt end as she is set to fly back home after testing positive for COVID-19. The 27-year-old from Kurukshetra had been in isolation for the past two days. Sonika replaces her in the 18-member Indian women’s squad. India opened their campaign with […]
BIRMINGHAM: India pacer Renuka Singh’s dream spell did not prove to be good enough as Australia came back from the brink to pull off a three-wicket win in the Commonwealth Games Group A opener on Friday. The target of 155 should have been a straightforward chase but Renuka, playing only her seventh T20, broke the […]
PAMPORE: Feroz Ahmad Ganaie and Maroof Hilal Sofi have bagged bronze medal respectively in the 16th World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF) World championship held at Philippines. Both Feroz and Maroof are from Pampore area. Speaking to Kashmir Reader Feroz said “I fought against players from USA, Philippines and Malaysia” I am happy with my […]
Srinagar: The inter-college women’s table tennis tournament concluded at the University of Kashmir on Friday. The final match was played between Women’s College Baramulla and GDC Tangmarg, wherein GDC Tangmarg defeated Women’s College Baramulla by 2 sets to 1 (2-1). In Singles, Bisma Ali of Women’s College Baramulla defeated Amreena Hafiz by 2-0, whereas Shabnam […]