Sports

DAINIK NATION BUREAU John Wooden once said “Sports do not build character. They reveal it”. On September 14, the final match of Bro Bernard Memorial Girls Basketball Tournament ( Under 14 Girls ) was played between St Joseph’s Academy Team B and St Mary School, Clement Town. Bro Bernard was the first Provincial of the Indian Province. He also served ...

World Cup-winning coach Vicente del Bosque has some advice for sprint king Usain Bolt’s new Australian club — play him in defence. The Jamaican superstar has been handed the chance to train with the Central Coast Mariners for an indefinite period in a bid to prove he has what it takes to earn a professional playing contract. The eight-time Olympic ...

The last match of the five-Test series between India and England was played at the Oval. India lost by 118 runs in this match. India were set a the target of 464 runs to win but despite the century of opener Lokesh Rahul and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, the Indian team was dismissed for 345 in the second innings. With the ...

India captain Virat Kohli was on Saturday rested from the Asia Cup with the selectors naming Rohit Sharma as captain of the 16-member squad for the tournament to be held in United Arab Emirates. Rajasthan left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed is the only new face in the team. Asia Cup is scheduled to start from September 15 in Dubai. India will ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Sarita Gaekwad, daughter of a farm labourer who was part of the women’s 4X400 relay team which won a gold at Asiad, once used to run barefoot. Gaekwad hails from a remote village in the tribal-dominated Dang district of Gujarat. After the Indian relay team’s feat at Asian Games in Indonesia yesterday, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced an ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Indian women’s hockey team made its first Asian Games final in 20 years, outlasting three-time champions China 1-0 in a fiercely-contested battle here today. Gurjit Kaur’s strike from a penalty corner in the 52nd minute was the difference between the two sides, in a match that lacked the quality of a high-profile semifinal. Nonetheless, the erratic ...

Olympic medallist PV Sindhu yet again finished second-best in a major final but grabbed a historic individual silver medal at the Asian Games after losing the women’s singles title clash to world number one Tai Tzu-Ying here today. No Indian had ever reached the final of a singles event at the Asian Games before the 23-year-old from Hyderabad, who lost ...

In Asian Games 2018, Neeraj Chopra of India made history by winning the gold medal at Men’s Javelin Throw on Monday. Neeraj’s first throw was 83.46 meters, although in the second throw, his foot went out of the line, which was considered foul his third throw was 88.06 meters. With this, Neeraj broke his own national record. Neeraj also threw ...

The glamor of Indian badminton star PV Sindhu is also seen both on and off the badminton court. She is a brand ambassador and appears in many advertisements. Sindhu has become one of the top 10 players in the world in terms of earning. Sindhu, who won the silver medal at the Rio Olympics, has an annual earning of Rs. ...

Team India beat England by 203 runs in the third Test played at Nottingham. At the same time, the Virat Brigade has opened the winning account of the five-match Test series. Losing the toss, India were bowled out for 329 in their first innings. In reply, hosts England only managed 161 in their first innings courtesy of a maiden 5 ...