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Shooting nationals: Riya Shirish beats top field to land first crown in women’s 25m pistol

IANS | December 16, 2024 6:39 PM

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Aurangabad teenager Riya Shirish Thatte stunned a top field in the women’s 25m pistol final of the 67th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range (DKSSR) here on Monday, to land her first senior national title. Riya got the better of Punjab’s Simranpreet Kaur Brar 7-2 in a shoot-off for gold after both had tied at 31 hits in the eight series of five-shots decider. Olympian and former Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat was third with 25 hits.

West Bengal and Services win big in Santosh Trophy

IANS | December 16, 2024 6:27 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) West Bengal and Services recorded dominant victories in Group A of the final round of the 78th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy at the Deccan Arena on Monday.

Rajmata Jijabai Trophy: Manipur march into semis with emphatic win over Jharkhand

IANS | December 16, 2024 6:18 PM

Narainpur, Dec 16 (IANS) Defending champions Manipur routed Jharkhand by five second-half goals in Group A to become the first team to reach the semifinals of the 29th Senior Women’s National Football Championship for the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground on Monday. Manipur delivered a stellar second-half performance to secure a commanding 5-0 victory over Jharkhand after a goalless first half.

Sr Badminton Nationals all set to begin in Bengaluru from Dec 18

IANS | December 16, 2024 5:59 PM

Bengaluru, Dec 16 (IANS) An exciting domestic season, which witnessed the emergence of young challengers and revival of fortune for some battle-hardened journeymen, is set for a grand finale with the 77th Inter-Zonal and 86th Senior National Badminton Championships to be played at the Karnataka Badminton Association courts in Bengaluru from December 18-24.

‘Our dream is getting fulfilled’: Coach Sumit Bhatia elated to see Kho Kho going global

IANS | December 16, 2024 5:43 PM

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Coach Sumit Bhatia is all pumped up for the first edition of the Kho Kho World Cup scheduled to take place from January 13-19, 2025. Bhatia, who holds a distinct record of being the only head coach to have won the Asian Championship twice, believes that this historical step is an indication of the realisation of the dream to take the sport to the international level and help it gain global recognition.

Kim Garth reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

IANS | December 16, 2024 5:29 PM

Dubai, Dec 16 (IANS) Australian player Kim Garth has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI of the ICC Women’s Championship series against India in Perth on Wednesday. Garth was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to the “use of an audible obscenity during an International Match.”

Carlsen to take on newly-crowned world champion Gukesh in Norway Chess 2025

IANS | December 16, 2024 5:07 PM

Stavanger (Norway), Dec 16 (IANS) The chess world is gearing up for an extraordinary battle as Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, the world’s highest-rated player, will take on the 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest World Champion in the history of the game, in the upcoming Norway Chess 2025.

Kerala Blasters FC sack head coach Mikael Stahre after three consecutive losses

IANS | December 16, 2024 4:38 PM

Kochi, Dec 16 (IANS) Kerala Blasters have confirmed the departure of head coach Mikael Stahre and assistant coaches Bjorn Wesstrom and Frederico Pereira Morais after the team’s poor start in the 2024-25 Indian Super League (ISL) season has seen the side sit at the 10th place in the points table. The club has confirmed that Tomasz Tchorz, the head coach of the Reserve Team, and assistant coach, TG Purushothaman to take over the responsibility of managing the First Team on an interim basis until a new head coach is appointed.

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