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Mary Kom settles for bronze after intense semifinal loss

12:00 am March 6, 2021

New Delhi: Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) settled for a bronze medal in the 35th Boxam International Boxing Tournament in Castellon, Spain after going down to American Virginia Fuchs in an intensely-contested semifinal bout on Friday. The 37-year-old olympic-bound star lost in a split decision after an exhausting contest that was also […]

Pant soldiers on to take India to 153/6 at tea

2:50 pm March 5, 2021

Ahmedabad: Rishabh Pant mixed caution with aggression during his unbeaten knock of 36 but India huffed and puffed their way to 153 for 6 at tea on the second day of the fourth and final Test against England here on Friday. India are still 52 runs behind England’s first innings score of 205 after the […]

Olympian boxer Sakti Mazumdar dies of heart attack

Boxam International Boxing: Satish, Ashish enter semis

1:49 pm March 5, 2021

New Delhi: Olympic-bound Indian boxers Satish Kumar (+91kg) and Ashish Kumar (75kg) entered the semifinals of the 35th Boxam International Tournament in Castellon, Spain with impressive victories. Also advancing to the last-four round was Sumit Sangwan (81kg) after a 4-1 triumph over Mohor El Ziad of Belgium. Satish, the first super heavyweight from the country […]

Manish Kaushik enters quarters of Spanish boxing tourney

9:36 pm March 3, 2021

New Delhi: Olympic-bound Indian boxer Manish Kaushik (63kg) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Boxam International Tournament with a facile opening round win in Castellano, Spain. The world championship bronze-medallist defeated Spaniard Ammari Raddouane 5-0 on Tuesday night to make the last eight, where he will be up against Kazakhstan’s Sufiullin Zakir — a two-time […]

Too much noise about spin-friendly tracks: Kohli

8:11 pm March 3, 2021

Ahmedabad: Stop the noise, tighten up that defence and get on with the game — a combative Indian skipper Virat Kohli said on Wednesday ahead of the fourth and final Test against England as he navigated persistent queries on the spin-friendly tracks in the country. India annihilated England inside two days in the Pink-ball Test […]