[ad_1] BOSTON: Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar overcame a strong challenge from former world champion and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Donald Thomas of the Bahamas to win the top position in the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix here.The 24-year-old Delhi-born athlete leapt 2.26 metres as he pushed the 2007 World …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu once again finds herself embroiled in a dope controversy and while the two-time Commonwealth Games champion claims innocence, she is faced with the dilemma of whether to appeal and relive the similar trauma she faced years ago.Sanjita has been handed a provisional suspension …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Thomas Cup triumph made for an epic success story while Neeraj Chopra further enhanced his superstar status with a rare Diamond League title but the cricket team’s struggles on the 22-yard strip left a lot to be desired in a bittersweet 2022 for Indian sports.In hockey, …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The legend of Mirabai Chanu continued to grow as she added a second World Championships medal to her much-decorated trophy cabinet while other Indian lifters too revelled in the glory of a power-packed performance at the Commonwealth Games in 2022.They say winning is a habit and Mirabai …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The year 2022 will be remembered by Indian sports fans. It was a year of many firsts and historic achievements by Indian athletes on the world stage – a good follow-up to an almost equally impressive 2021 which saw the country’s stars shine bright at the Tokyo …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: They were expected to dominate the field at the Commonwealth Games and they did but the tougher World Championships served a reality check for the established Indian stars even as the rise of Greco Roman wrestlers and exceptional show by the juniors made it an eventful 2022 …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Neeraj Chopra continued to conjure up history-scripting performances, inspiring the likes of Avinash Sable and Murali Sreeshankar in their quest for global success, but the age-old dope menace raised its ugly head again and shamed the nation at the global stage.At least six top Indian athletes were …
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[ad_1] BENGALURU: Kenneth Lawrence Powell, who passed away on Sunday, was one of India’s top sprinters in the 1960s and 70s, who blazed the tracks around the world soon after the heroics of ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh. “Powell complained of breathlessness and we rushed him to the hospital on Sunday …
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