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Commonwealth Day to be celebrated around world Commonwealth Day will be celebrated on Monday with observances, speeches, exhibitions and cultural events across the 56 Commonwealth member countries. With 'Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future' as its theme, the day aims to unite 2.5 billion Commonwealth citizens in celebration of their shared values and principles, and in pursuit of a common future, centred on sustainability and peace. This will be the first Commonwealth Day presided over by the UK's King Charl...
Commonwealth Day to be celebrated around world
Commonwealth Day to be celebrated around world
Source: IANS
13/03/2023 10:27:48 AM
India`s growth in women`s cricket has been phenomenal, particularly in last five years: Shelley Nitschke Australia women's team head coach Shelley Nitschke has heaped praise on India's progression in the cricketing circuit, saying that the country's growth has been nothing short of phenomenal, especially in the last five years. India women's cricket team came firmly under limelight when they finished as runners-up in the 2017 ODI World Cup, and even defeated Australia in the semi-final. They went on to be runners-up in the 2020 T20 World Cup and took the silver medal in the Wo...
India`s growth in women`s cricket has been phenomenal, particularly in last five years: Shelley Nitschke
India`s growth in women`s cricket has been phenomenal, particularly in last five years: Shelley Nitschke
Source: IANS
17/12/2022 5:04:19 PM
Monaco Diamond League 2022: CWG silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar finishes sixth long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, who won a historic silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last week, finished sixth at the Monaco Diamond League 2022 in Fontvieille on Wednesday. MaIndian king his Diamond League debut, Sreeshankar logged a best jump of 7.94m at the Stade Louis II. The 23-year-old, who holds the Indian national record in the men's long jump with an 8.36m effort at the Federation Cup earlier this year, got off to a slow start in Monaco. He registered 7.6...
Monaco Diamond League 2022: CWG silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar finishes sixth
Monaco Diamond League 2022: CWG silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar finishes sixth
Source: IANS
11/08/2022 2:37:51 PM
Tamil star Sasikumar hails his protege fencer Bhavani Devi`s gold medal  Actor and director Sasikumar on Wednesday congratulated fencing champion C.A. Bhavani Devi for having won a gold at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London. She won the medal defeating her Australian opponent in the senior women's sabre individual category. Taking to Twitter, Sasikumar, who directed the Tamil cult classic, 'Subramaniapuram', wrote: "Congrats Bhavani Devi! Individual gold at the Commonwealth Championships 2022 London." Bhavani Devi sh...
Tamil star Sasikumar hails his protege fencer Bhavani Devi`s gold medal
Tamil star Sasikumar hails his protege fencer Bhavani Devi`s gold medal
Source: IANS
10/08/2022 3:38:37 PM
CWG 2022: Lawn bowls, TT gold light up the day for India A historic gold medal in lawn bowls, followed by the men's table tennis team defending it's gold medal from 2018 and a silver medal by weightlifter Vikas Thakur in men's 96kg made it India's day at the Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday. The two gold and one silver on the day took India's tally at Birmingham to 12 medals -- five gold, four silver and three bronze medals to move up to sixth in the medals table. The Women's Fours of Lovely Choubey, Pinki, Nayan Mon...
CWG 2022: Lawn bowls, TT gold light up the day for India
CWG 2022: Lawn bowls, TT gold light up the day for India
Source: IANS
3/08/2022 11:19:14 AM
CWG 2022: Shushila Devi settles for silver, Vijay Yadav wins bronze in judo India's Shushila Devi Likmabam lost to South Africa's Michaela Whitebooi by a Waza-Ari in the final to settle for the silver medal in Women's 48kg judo competitions of the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the Coventry Arena near here on Monday. Though Shushila's failure to win India's maiden gold medal in the Commonwealth Games judo competition was disappointing, India had another success on the day as Vijay Kumar Yadav won a bronze medal in the Men's 60kg division. How...
CWG 2022: Shushila Devi settles for silver, Vijay Yadav wins bronze in judo
CWG 2022: Shushila Devi settles for silver, Vijay Yadav wins bronze in judo
Source: IANS
2/08/2022 11:13:40 AM
3x3 Pro Basketball League in March 2022 at Chandigarh The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and 3x3 Pro Basketball League Indian Sub-continent (3BL) will hold the 3BL Season III from March 5-27, 2022, in Chandigarh, BFI Secretary General Chander Mukhi Sharma said on Thursday. The league second season of the league was held in 2019. "The BFI has granted the exclusive rights to 3BL to promote 3x3 Professional Basketball in India. 3BL will provide additional income and exposure to Basketball athletes," he said. The 3BL becomes a ...
3x3 Pro Basketball League in March 2022 at Chandigarh
3x3 Pro Basketball League in March 2022 at Chandigarh
Source: IANS
16/12/2021 4:34:08 PM
India to field hockey teams at Birmingham Commonwealth Games Reversing the decision announced by Hockey India president Gyanandro Ningombam a few months back, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has stuck a deal with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), promising that India's men's and women's hockey teams will participate in next year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The Hockey India president had a few months back informed the Commonwealth Games Federation president that the Indian men's and women's teams will not p...
India to field hockey teams at Birmingham Commonwealth Games
India to field hockey teams at Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Source: IANS
4/12/2021 12:40:50 PM
Vinesh Phogat enters 53kg final of Ukraine wrestling event Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat on Saturday reached the women's 53kg category final of the XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial competition in Kiev, Ukraine, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) tweeted late on Saturday night. Vinesh will play world No.7 and 2017 world champion Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus on Sunday. Vinesh won gold at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as the 2018 Asian Games.  
Vinesh Phogat enters 53kg final of Ukraine wrestling event
Vinesh Phogat enters 53kg final of Ukraine wrestling event
Source: IANS
28/02/2021 9:28:36 AM