Tag: Indian
Tokyo Olympics: Indian Boxer Lovlina Borgohain Beats German Opponent To Reach Quarters In 69kg
India's Lovlina Borgohain advanced to the next round in the women's 69kg boxing competition by beating Germany's Nadine Apetz, a boxer nearly 12 years elder to her, 3-2 to reach the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday. ....
National Gallery Of Australia To Return 14 'looted' Artworks To India
The National Gallery of Australia has decided to return 14 artworks from its Asian art collection to the Indian government. ....
Danish Siddiqui Was Brutally Murdered By Taliban: Report
Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was not simply killed in a crossfire, nor was he a collateral damage; rather, he was brutally murdered by the Taliban, Michael Rubin wrote in the Washington Examiner. ....
Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal And Krishnappa Gowtham Stay Back In Sri Lanka After Testing Covid Positive
Three members of the Indian limited-overs team, who have tested positive for Covid-19, have stayed back in Sri Lanka and will not be able to depart until they return negative tests. ....
Tokyo Olympics: Indian Boxer Satish Kumar Fought Despite Serious Injury, Says BFI President
Indian boxer Satish Kumar, who lost to world No 1 Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals of the mens super-heavyweight boxing, played with a serious injury with 13 stitches above his eye and on his chin, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president, Ajay Singh revealed on Sunday. ....
Bronze For Us Is As Good As Gold: Indian Goalkeeper Sreejesh's Mother
Even when India held on to the lead that they had in the crucial clash with Germany in Tokyo, thousands of miles away from there at the house of Indian goalkeeper Sreejesh, it was anxious moments. ....
India fought back brilliantly from a two-goal deficit to beat Germany 5-4 in a high-intensity goal-fest to win bronze, the country's first medal in men's hockey at the Olympics after a gap of 41 years. It was a dream come true for billions of hockey fans as India came back from 1-3 down to score an impressive 5-4 win that reminded its fans of the glory days when the Indians were a force to reckon with in world hockey.....
Coach Graham Reid: Team First Mentality, Fitness Played Key Role In India's Success
The resilence the team had developed over the last 15 months as they stayed together in Bangalore during the pandemic, the coachs insistence on 'team-first' mentality and focus on fitness of the players were the key factors in the Indian men's hockey team winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics and ending a 41-year medal drought. ....
Rasika Dugal Gets Two IFFM Fest Nominations For 'Mirzapur 2', 'Lootcase'
Actress Rasika Dugal, who bagged two nominations for her work in the film 'Lootcase' and web series 'Mirzapur 2' at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), says she is very excited and happy for the nominations and how she wishes to travel and attend the festival. ....
The Famous Fourths: Indians Who Missed The Bronze By A Whisker
The fourth-place finish, the dreaded fourth-place finish. Nobody really wants to finish in that position at the Olympic Games, yet there are more than half-a-dozen instances -- with the latest being golfer Aditi Ashok in Tokyo2020 -- where Indian players or teams have missed bronze by a whisker. Aditi finished fourth with an aggregate score of 15-under 269 on Saturday. ....
