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Liverpool, Sep 14 (IANS) India's Jasmine Lamboria clinched her first gold medal in 57kg weight category at the World Boxing Championships after a stunning win over Paris Olympics silver medallist Paris Szeremeta of Poland.After a cautious start, Jasmine stormed back in Round 2 & 3 to beat number one seed Szeremeta 4-1 and clinch her maiden World Championships medal. Moreover, this India's first gold at this edition of the World Championships.Speaking in the mixed zone, after becoming the first ever World Boxing Champion, Jaismine said, “I feel really great. This is my very first medal, and I’ve also become a world champion, so it’s an incredible feeling for me. My only goal is to make my country proud.“I owe this win to our coaches, our federation, and the entire support staff. Because...

Tuticorin (TN), Sep 14 (IANS) Athletes from host Tamil Nadu dominated the opening day of Kadal Kondattam, India’s premier ocean sports festival, with a clean sweep across all categories in Kayaking and Stand-up Paddling.On Day 1 of the event originally scheduled to begin on September 12 but had to be postponed due to erratic weather and rough sea conditions, Tamil Nadu athletes clinched a total of 21 medals across Sub-junior, Senior, U-18 Boys, Girls Senior, and Open Men’s categories in Kayaking, as well as Amateur Standing Position Men and Girls Senior categories in Stand-up Paddling.The three-day festival is being organised by Aqua Outback, under the leadership of former National Kiteboarding Champion Arjun Motha, with support from Tamil Nadu Tourism and the Government of Tamil Nadu, at ...

Abu Dhabi, Sep 13 (IANS) Sri Lanka kicked off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign in emphatic style, outclassing Bangladesh by six wickets in their Group B clash at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on Saturday. Pathum Nissanka’s composed half-century and Kamil Mishara’s unbeaten 46 ensured the Islanders chased down 140 with 32 balls to spare, underlining their dominance with both bat and ball.Chasing what looked like a tricky total on a sluggish surface, Sri Lanka lost Kusal Mendis early, but Nissanka and Mishara soon took charge of the innings. Nissanka was at his elegant best, working the gaps with precision and punishing the loose deliveries to bring up a well-constructed fifty.Mishara, meanwhile, continued his breakout run in international cricket. The 23-year-old left-hander has ...

Jaipur, Sep 13 (IANS) Gaurav Khatri and Vishal Bharadwaj register High Fives as Puneri Paltan went back to the top of the standings with a convincing 39-33 victory against the Telugu Titans at the SMS Indoor Stadium in the second match on Saturday.Khatri and Bhardwaj were on top of their game with seven and six tackles respectively, putting on a defensive masterclass for Puneri Paltan. Meanwhile, Bharat Hooda notched up a Super 10, but it wasn’t enough for his team on the night.It was a riveting start to the game, with the two teams not wasting any time to hit the ground running in this high-intense clash. Aslam Inamdar and Bharat Hooda exchanged raids and tackles to open the scoring for their respective teams. The Paltan got their noses in front with Pankaj Mohite and Vishal Bhardwaj bagg...

Biel (Switzerland), Sep 13 (IANS) India made history in the Davis Cup on Saturday by defeating Switzerland 3-1 in a World Group 1 1st round match at the Swiss Tennis Arena here, registering their first win over a European country in Europe for the first time since 1993.On Saturday, top singles player Sumit Nagal defeated Henry Bernet in the reverse singles 6-1, 6-3 to seal victory for India in the World Group 1 stage at the Swiss Tennis Arena in Biel, Switzerland.With this, the current Indian team emulated the feat of a team comprising Leander Paes and Ramesh Krishnan, which beat France 3-2 in the quarterfinals. While India has now progressed to the World Group Qualifiers, he result relegated Switzerland to the Davis Cup 2026 World Group I play-offs.The Indian team made further history as ...

Abu Dhabi, Sep 13 (IANS) Shamim Hossain (42 not out) and Jaker Ali (41 not out) top scored as Bangladesh fought back to post 139/5 in 20 overs against Sri Lanka in the fifth match of Group B of the Asia Cup at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.An unbeaten record 86 runs for the sixth-wicket stand between Shamim Hossain and Jaker Ali gave the Tigers a total to bowl at after being reduced to 53 for 5.Put into bat, Bangladesh endured a disastrous beginning. Nuwan Thushara and Dushmantha Chameera were unplayable with the new ball, sending both openers back without a run on the board.Thushara rattled Tanzid Hasan Tamim’s off stump with a peach of a delivery, before Chameera had Parvez Hossain Emon caught behind in the very next over. Remarkably, Sri Lanka began with successive wicket-maiden overs to...

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev on Saturday said that all athletes must try to focus on other avenues while continuing their sporting journeys to prepare themselves for the future.Addressing the panel titled ' Leadership & Life Beyond the Pitch ' at PlayCom 2025: Business of Sports Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, the 1983 Men’s ODI World Cup-winning captain also added that all athletes should continue to learn from everyone in the dressing room and beyond."One’s cricket life, or any sports life, usually gets over between 30 and 40. But beyond that, you still have another 40 years of life. So, how does a sportsman plan beyond his active sports life? That is the most important thing, in my opinion," Kapil Dev said."When you are a star, everything is in fron...

Jaipur, Sep 13 (IANS) UP Yoddhas went down to Jaipur Pink Panthers 29-41 in their opening match of the Jaipur leg of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12 at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.Star raider Gagan Gowda furthered his impeccable form with another Super 10 performance, which is his fourth of the present campaign. Gowda accumulated 15 points, and skipper Sumit Sangwan stood tall with four of them to his name. Guman Singh came off the bench to bag a couple of them to his name, too.The Yoddhas logged a 51.16% raid strike rate, exceeding the 47.4% of the Panthers. They also had a super raid to their name, unlike Jaipur.The Yoddhas demonstrated formidable fight in the first half, striking 10 raid points. It was a high-octane affair, but UP, who have been performing ...

Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) Former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly, along with former India spinner Harbhajan Singh, have been included in the Draft Electrol Roll ahead of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the national federation at which the new governing body will be elected.Ganguly has been named as a representative for the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), which he has represented earlier, and has held the post of BCCI President. What has surprised many is finding Harbhajan Singh as a representative of the Punjab Cricket Association. Harbhajan is a Rajya Sabha Member from Punjab.Another important aspect of the Draft Electoral Rolls is that besides Bengal and Punjab, Saurashtra (Jaydev Niranjan Shah), Jammu & Kashmir (...

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The stewards of the Dutch Grand Prix have overturned their earlier decision to penalise Williams driver Carlos Sainz, rescinding two penalty points on his superlicence after the team successfully argued new evidence proved the Zandvoort incident was a racing collision.The Spaniard had been handed a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points for causing a collision with Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson at Turn 1 during a safety car restart on August 31.At the time, the stewards deemed Sainz at fault for attempting to overtake around the outside. Calling the decision “a complete joke,” Sainz voiced his frustration immediately after the race.Following a virtual hearing on Friday, however, the stewards admitted a "significant and relevant new element" had emerged, which wa...