Coming into the final, Neeraj had a personal best throw of 87.43m from May this year and his biggest competitor for the gold was expected to be Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Chao Tsun. But just one throw into Monday’s event and it became pretty evident that Neeraj was going to be …
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Tejinder Pal Singh wins gold medal in shot put
However, Tejinderpal himself bettered his mark with a Games Record throw of 20.75m in his fifth attempt. A stunning effort from the man who had finished 8th at the Commonwealth Games.
Read More »Asian Games: 15-year old Shardul Vihan wins silver in Men’s Double Trap
He is in 9th standard, just 15 years old and already an Asian Games silver medallist. Indian double trap shooter Shardul Vihan joined the likes of Lakshay Sheoran and Saurabh Chaudhary as the latest Indian teenage shooter on the podium at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. Uttar Pradesh teenager …
Read More »India wins 3rd test by 203 runs against England
It took India 17 balls on the final morning to take the last wicket and wrap up their seventh Test win in England, an utter domination of the hosts from the moment India were inserted on day one. The win also made Virat Kohli India’s second-most successful captain in Tests, …
Read More »Asian Games: Vinesh Phogat wins gold; Men’s hockey team beat Indonesia 17-0
Putting behind her heart-breaking loss at the Olympics two years ago, Vinesh began her victorious campaign with a revenge win against Chinese Yanan Sun against whom she had suffered that terrible leg injury which cut short her journey in Rio. Indian shooter Deepak Kumar claimed the silver medal in men’s …
Read More »18th Asian Games 2018: India wins first medal
India opened its account in the 18th Asian Games with Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela winning the bronze medal in the 10 meter mixed air rifle event on Sunday. The duo of Kumar and Chandela finished third on the podium with a score of 429.9. Chinese Taipei claimed gold with …
Read More »Dipa Karmakar wins gold in vault event in Gymnastics World Challenge Cup
The 24-year-old from Tripura, who had finished fourth in the vault event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, scored 14.150 to win gold on Sunday. This is Karmakar’s first medal in a World Challenge Cup. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Dipa Karmakar for her gold in vault event in Gymnastics World Challenge …
Read More »Turkey election: Erdogan wins second term as president
Turkish voters had for the first time cast ballots for both president and parliament in the snap elections, with Erdogan looking for a first round knockout and an overall majority for his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The stakes were particularly high as the new president will be the …
Read More »Archery: Deepika Kumari wins gold at World Cup stage event
Salt Lake City (USA) : Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumar shrugged off her poor run of form by clinching gold medal in the women’s recurve event at the World Cup (Stage III) after a gap of six years beating Germany’s Michelle Kroppen 7-3 to qualify for the circuit Final, later this …
Read More »Roger Federer wins 98th ATP title in Stuttgart ahead of return to No. 1
Top-seeded Swiss beat his Canadian opponent for the 11th time in 14 meetings while winning a first Stuttgart title. Federer, who will be chasing a ninth Wimbledon triumph next month, finally came good on the German grass on his third attempt after losing a semi-final in 2016 to Dominic Thiem …
Read More »Nadal wins 11th French Open despite late injury scare
The 32-year-old world number one now has 17 Grand Slam titles, just three behind great rival Roger Federer. Nadal endured a nervy conclusion to the final, however, when he needed treatment in the fourth game of the third set for a finger injury before sealing victory on a fifth match …
Read More »Indian-origin Texas boy wins Scripps National Spelling Bee
Nemmani, a 14-year-old from Texas, defeated a field of more than 515 spellers, aged 8 to 15, hailing from across the United States and eight other countries. The definition of the winning word “koinonia” is: the Christian fellowship or body of believers, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Responding to the …
Read More »Hindustan Zinc wins Gold in SEEM National Energy Management Awards 2017
Hindustan Zinc’s Captive Power Plant (CPP) at Chanderiya Smelting Complex won Gold award in SEEM National Energy Management Awards (SNEMA) 2017, under the category ‘Industries CPP’. The award ceremony was held in New Delhi on 25th May 2018, where the jury identified the best performing industries, facilities and individuals in various …
Read More »Anti-FARC conservative wins as Colombia presidential vote faces runoff
A 41-year-old senator, Duque will face his leftist rival, former guerrilla Gustavo Petro, in the run-off on June 17. With most of the vote counted, Duque had polled 39.7 per cent of the votes, compared to Petro’s 24.8 per cent. Petro beat off a late challenge from former Medellin mayor …
Read More »Karnataka: Kumaraswamy wins vote of confidence
The three-day-old HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka won a vote of confidence without a contest, with the BJP MLAs walking out of the Assembly before the floor test, bringing an end to the 10-day high-voltage political drama. Earlier BJP decided to honour the parliamentary tradition that the presiding officer should …
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