The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday issued an apology for allegedly mocking Hima Das’ English skills on their official Twitter account. After Hima won her semi-final in the women’s 400 metre event at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, the AFI posted a video with a caption which pointed out Hima’s limited English speaking ability. “#HimaDas […]
» Read moreIndian golfer Aditi Ashok capped a disappointing week with a one-over 73 for a total of nine-over 297 to finish Tied-63rd at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championships. Aditi, who is playing only her second year on the LPGA Tour, had four bogeys, three of them in a row on the back nine from 12th to 14th, and three birdies. The […]
» Read moreChennai lad R Praggnanandhaa created history on Saturday as he became the second youngest Grandmaster in the world at 12 years, 10 months and 13 days. Praggnanandhaa had already achieved his first GM norm in the World Juniors 2017, and he achieved his second GM norm at a closed round-robin tournament in Greece. He had also crossed 2500 Elo rating […]
» Read moreAseel Al-Hamad will make another breakthrough for Saudi Arabian women on Sunday by driving a Formula One car ahead of the French Grand Prix. The lap of the Le Castellet circuit comes on the day a ban ended on females getting behind the wheel on the Gulf kingdom’s roads. Renault said Ms. Al-Hamad would drive a 2012 car as part […]
» Read moreExtending her brilliant run this season, seasoned Tejaswini Sawant nailed a gold in the women’s 50m Rifle Prone event on the opening day of ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage in Munich.
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian women’s table tennis team, weightlifters and shooters on winning medals in the 21st Commonwealth Games. “A well deserved and historic Gold for the Indian women’s Table Tennis team! Congratulations to the team. Delighted at this accomplishment,” the Prime Minister tweeted. A well deserved and historic Gold for the Indian women’s Table Tennis […]
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