P B Jayasankar

Kochi: India won bronze in women’s boxing and has ensured one in men’s wrestling at Tokyo Olympics. Lovlina Borgohain made India proud by fetching the third bronze for the country. Borgohain from Assam went down in the welterweight category 5-0 against reigning world champion Busenaz Sürmeneli of Turkey in the 69kg semi-finals. Lovlina became India’s …

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Tokyo: Indian women’s hockey team which made wonders by making maiden entry into the semi-finals in Olympics defeating mighty Australia will take on Argentina in the semi-finals on tomorrow. The women’s team is entering the semi-finals for the first time in Olympics history. India defeated world number two by a solitary goal in the quarter …

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Kochi: Indian star shuttler P V Sindhu has secured the second medal for the country in Tokyo Olympics by winning the bronze. She became the first Indian woman to win a medal in successive Olympics today. The same feat was achieved by Sushil Kumar in wrestling in the men’s section. Sindhu defeated China’s He Bing …

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Kochi: Women athletes from North East make India proud as another lass has guaranteed a medal for the  country in the Tokyo Olympics. Boxer Lovlina Borgohain of Assam defeated Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei in the second quarterfinal bout of the women’s welterweight (64-69 kg) category. The first medal, as silver, was won by Mirabai Chanu …

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Kochi: India won its first medal in the opening day of the Tokyo Olympics when Mirabai Chanu clinched the silver in the women’s 49 kg weightlifting category. The 26-year-old Mirabai lifted 202 kg to win the medal.  Karnam Malleswari won a  bronze medal in the category in 2000 Sydney Olympics. The gold was won by China’s Hou Zhihui …

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Kochi: India came close to losing to the young Sri Lankans but was saved by the medium pacer and tail ender Deepak Chahar who not only took a couple of wickets but hit his highest score of 69 to sail to victory by helping India win the three limited overs series. Playing only his fifth …

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New Delhi: Hard hitter of the 1983 world cup winning team, Yashpal Sharma, 66, died on Tuesday following cardiac arrest.  According to media reports, Yashpal died after his daily exercise. Mr. Yashpal made 1,606 runs in 37 Tests, and 883 in 42 ODIs. He has to his credit two wickets as a bowler in a test …

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