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Nagpur fencing team shinesat State Cadet Championship

  THE Nagpur fencing contingent delivered a stellar performance at the State-level Cadet Fencing Championship held in Aurangabad, clinching two gold and as many bronze medals thus securing 3rd position in the team championship. Young fencers fro..

CITY’S VASU HELPSCISF RETAIN ALL INDIAPOLICE FOOTBALL TITLE

  Special Correspondent : CITY footballer Vasu Kanojiya helped Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) clinch the prestigious 74th BN Mullik All India Police Football Championship in Hyderahad, recently. City’s Vasu, who is posted a..

All-round Anas guides RCA to win

  Sports Reporter : ALL-ROUNDER Anas Malik Khan produced an excellent performance with bat and ball to help Royal Cricket Association (RCA) registered a 24 runs win over Ruby Sporting Club in the Super League match of the ongoing Thunderbir..

City athletes for ‘Indian Series-06’

  Sports Reporter : SAMIT Tong, Mitali Bhoyar, Aniket Nalawade, Dhanashree Kamthe, Manoj Chavan and Pratik Kanhere will be expected to perform at their fullest when they participate at the ‘Indian Series-06’, an athletics champ..

Parakram house lift inaugural BSPL trophy

  Sports Reporter : PARAKRAM House emerged overall champions of the Prabhakarrao Mundale Memorial Baljagat Swimming Premier League (BSPL), hosted by Deendayal Shodh Sansthan, Baljagat. Veer House secured second position, Shaurya House fini..

Anvi meets Sejal in U-17 singles final GS U-11: QF: Ananya Nadupuru bt

   TOP Seed Anvi Dongarkar will lock horns with second seed Sejal Thadani in the Under-17 girls singles final of the ongoing Yonex-Sunrise GH Raisoni Memorial Nagpur District Summer Amateur Badminton Tournament under way at RTMNU’S Su..

City athletes for ‘Indian Series-06’

   Sports Reporter : SAMIT Tong, Mitali Bhoyar, Aniket Nalawade, Dhanashree Kamthe, Manoj Chavan and Pratik Kanhere will be expected to perform at their fullest when they participate at the ‘Indian Series-06’, an athletics..

Parakram house lift inaugural BSPL trophy

   Sports Reporter : PARAKRAM House emerged overall champions of the Prabhakarrao Mundale Memorial Baljagat Swimming Premier League (BSPL), hosted by Deendayal Shodh Sansthan, Baljagat. Veer House secured second position, Shaurya House..

Anvi meets Sejal in U-17 singles final

    Sports Reporter :  TOP Seed Anvi Dongarkar will lock horns with second seed Sejal Thadani in the Under-17 girls singles final of the ongoing Yonex-Sunrise GH Raisoni Memorial Nagpur District Summer Amateur Badminton Tournamen..

City athletes shine in relay events

  THE Nagpur District Athletics Association celebrated World Athletics Day with a vibrant District Relay Tournament at University Ground, Ravi Nagar. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from budding athletes across various age groups..

Nagpur girls enter semis

  Sports Reporter : Nagpur girls defeated Kolhapur 39-26 to qualify for the semi-final of the 51st Maharashtra State Sub-Junior Basketball Championship in Satara on Thursday. In a low scoring quarter-final, Nagpur’s, Netra Damke top..

With 117 matches, badminton meet begins

  Sports Reporter : With a total of 117 matches, the Yonex-Sunrise GH Raisoni Memorial Nagpur District Summer Amateur Badminton Tournament 2026 got under way at RTMNUs Subhedar Hall on Tursday. Matches started as early as 6 am where early..

West Zone clinch all India veterans’ cricket title

  Sports Reporter : IN A gripping final at the Grand Arena Cricket Ground, Hyderabad, West Zone emerged victorious defeated North Zone by one wicket in the BVCI All India Veterans Tournament 2026, delivering a match filled with drama, resil..

Nagpur girls enter quarters, boys make exit in last eight

  Sports Reporter : Nagpur girls basketball team won both their league round matches to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 51st Maharashtra State Sub-Junior Basketball Championship which began in Satara on Wednesday. In their tournament..

Shukla’s double in Nagpur’s 2nd win

  Sports Reporter : Yash Shukla scored two goals, one in each half, as Nagpur improved their performance by a few notch to register their second win in the ongoing Maharashtra State (WIFA) Inter-District Championship at Kolhapur. After sta..

Skaters celebrate Mah Day

 IN A spirited display of patriotism and discipline, young skaters from Gandhibagh Skating Club celebrated 67th Maharashtra Day with great enthusiasm during their summer camp. The club organised a grand skating rally from Sokhta Bhavan, Gandhibagh to..

SWFA’s football camp begins

  The summer football coaching camp of South West Football Academy (SWFA) organised in association with Mahadevrao Sports Foundation started at the football ground of RTMNU Sports Complex in Ravi Nagar. The event marked the beginning of a new fo..

Mumbai City run away with twin kabaddi titles

  Sports Reporter : ON THE strength of its strong performance, Mumbai City teams achieved double success by winning the championship in both the women and men’s divisions as it was curtains on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Cup State..

Tilak Putla team wins one-day cricket title

  Tilak Putla defeated Wadi team to win the One-Day cricket tournament organised at Omkar Nagar ground by Tukdoji Putla Newspaper Vendors Association. Tilak Putla team scored 42 runs and then bundled out Wadi at 23 runs to win the title. The ob..

Mumbai teams enter kabaddi finals

  Sports Reporter : MUMBAI Suburbs girls and Mumbai City boys stormed into the final of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Cup State-Level Kabaddi Tournament under way at Sevanand Vidyalaya in Koradi. The tournament is jointly organised by Dir..

Cager Sara to lead Nagpur sub-jr girls

  Sports Reporter : SHOOTING guard Sara Gulalkari from Dharampeth Krida Mandal will lead the Nagpur district U-13 basketball girls team in the 51st Maharashtra State Sub-Junior Basketball Championship at Satara. Matches will be played betwe..

Peter named captain of district football team for State meet

  Defender Stanley Peter will lead Nagpur district football team in the Maharashtra State (WIFA) Inter-District Championship which begins from Tuesday at Kolhapur. Nagpur District Football Association announced the squad on Monday. The Nagpur te..

Yash, Gargi to leadPagariya Strikers

  Sports Reporter : Medium pacer Gargi Wankar has been named captain of Pagariya Strikers’ women’s team which will make its debut in Vidarbha Premier League Season 2. VPL Governing Council has increased number of teams in women&..

Mehvish shines at national Deaf T20 cricket tourney

  MEHVISH Pasha, a Class XI student of Electronics Technology (MCVC) department of Sindhi Hindi High School and Junior College, Khamla, has made the city proud by her impressive performance in the Deaf T20 National Cricket Tournament held at Hyd..

Wankhade costliest player, Nagpur Heroz bought him for Rs 8.30 lakh during auction

n Special Correspondent HARD-HITTING batter Apoorv Wankhade emerged as the costliest player during the first ever auction of Vidarbha Premier League Season 2 held on Sunday. The 34 year-old right-handed batter, who had a Category B base price of Rs 1.5 la..

Mumbai, Nanded, other eves in QFs

  Sports Reporter :  EVES from Mumbai Suburbs, Nanded, Kolhapur, Pune, Mumbai Suburbs Nashik, Palghar and Ratnagiri stormed into the quarter-finals of the ongoing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Cup State-Level Kabaddi tournament under way at S..

Coach Gawande elated with Bharti’s selection

SANDEEP Gawande, childhood coach of cricketer Bharti Fulmali, was elated upon her wards selection in the Indian women’s team for the forthcoming T20 World Cup to be held in England and Wales in June. Bharti, who made her India debut way back in 2019, will play underHarmanpreetKaur in the mega event. Speakingwith‘TheHitavada’ from Amravati, Gawande’s voice had satisfaction written overit as he was expecting the call after Bharti’s exceptional performance for the past one year. “It (the selection)was ..

Pagariya Strikers rope in Binny as head coach

  By Paritosh Pramanik Pagariya Strikers have roped in former India all-rounder Stuart Binny as its Director of Cricket Operations and head coach for the Vidarbha Premier League Season 2. The franchise-based T20 cricket tournament, which will be..

Nagpur City Police are football champions

  Sports Reporter :  NAGPUR City Police’s Azhar Shaikh and Arjun Yadav found the back of the net twice each as they beat fierce rivals and hosts Mumbai City Police 4-3 in a thriller to win the football championship at the prestigious..

Gurbani, Sasan, Deshmukh upgraded to Category A

  Sports Reporter : TO ENSURE equitable distribution of Category A players, the Vidarbha Premier League’s Governing Council has added three more players to Category A which has a base price of Rs 2,50,000. Rajneesh Gurbani, Shivam Des..

DCM Pawar inaugurates kabaddi meet

  Sports Reporter : DEPUTY Chief Minister and Sports Minister of Maharashtra Sunetra Pawar observed that with advancement of technology, the sport of kabaddi needs to adpot new technologies to promote and survive at international level. Paw..

VCA to hold seminar for video analysts

  VIDARBHA Cricket Association :  will host a seminar for aspiring video analysts (freshers only) at VCA Cricket Academy in Civil Lines from May 13 to 16. Interested candidates can register online by logging on to www.vca.co.in. The last da..

DCM Pawar to inaugurate kabaddi meet today

  Sports Reporter : Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Sunetra Ajit Pawar, who is also Sports Minister of the State, will inaugurate the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Cup State-Level Kabaddi Tournament for men and women at Sevanand Vidyalay..

Overwhelming responseto yogasana camp

  Sports Reporter : The free yoga coaching camp organised by Nagpur District Yoga Association and Unity Sports Association, Bapu Nagar is evoking huge response with over 100 participants enrolling themselves in first couple of days. The pa..

126 players to go under the hammer during VPL auction

  Sports Reporter : AS MANY as 126 players will go under the hammer at the Vidarbha Premier League (VPL) Season 2 Players’ Auction to be held on May 3. The auction will be conducted by renowned Presenter Charu Sharma. The first half o..

Team Playwell clinches duplicate bridge title

  Sports Reporter : TEAM Playwell, led by father and son duo of Raja and Amit Rewatkar, along with brothers Neeraj and Sanjeev Kumra, emerged champions in the duplicate bridge event organised by Vidarbha Bridge Association at its Shankar Na..

Patel, Pyare Khan, IG Patil fete Alfiya

  Sports Reporter : CITY boxer Alfiya Tarannum Khan Pathan, who clinched silver medal at the ASBCA Asian Elite Boxing Championship at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, recently, was felicitated and congratulated by renowned personalities of Nagpur t..

Rs 20 lakh prize money for kabaddi meet

Over Rs 20 lakh will be distributed to the teams as well as players during the first Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Cup State Level Kabaddi Tournament for men and women which begins from April 30 at Sevanand Vidyalaya, Koradi. The tournament, which will be organised in Nagpur district for first time in 19 years, will be organised by Deputy Director of Sports and Youth Services in association with Nagpur Amateur Association of Kabaddi and Nagpur Rural Kabaddi Association. Addressing a press conference ..

RTMNU karate team wins bronze in All India tourney

THE karate team of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) claimed bronze medal in the All India Inter-University Karate Competition held at Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam. The team was felicitated by Vice-Chancellor Dr Manali Kshirsagar at Jamnalal Bajaj Administrative Building...

SFS’ Gaikwad bags SGFI tennis gold

ST FRANCIS de Sales High School and Junior College’s Pranav Gaikwad brought glory to the institution and State by winning the gold medal in Under-14 boys singles at the prestigious School Games Federation of India (SGFI) Lawn Tennis Championship held in Delhi. Displaying exceptional skill, determination, and sportsmanship, Pranav outperformed competitors from across the country to secure top position in his category...

Para athletes Pride of the Nation

We all have heard of Neeraj Chopra, Abhinav Bindra and Manu Bhaker. They are the pride of the nation, the shining Olympians. They deserve all the attention they get and more. But, there are also some others who have earned the country’s attention- the para-athletes. Sadly, inspite of their exemplary achievements, especially in the recent past, the para-athletes remain neglected. Stories of each of these para-athletes is a chapter in motivation, for, even after physical disabilities, they didn’t lose ..

Ved, Shivam domination continues

   Sports Reporter : OVERNIGHT joint leaders Ved Faur and Shivam Sabat continued to rule the roost in the Prof Dr Shirish L Deshpande Memorial AICFB Maharashtra State Selection Chess Championship for the blind and visually impaired in..

Free cycle polo coaching camp starts at Nandanvan

   Sports Reporter : THE Nagpur District Cycle Polo Association launched its free summer coaching camp for cycle polo with great zeal at Darshan Colony, Nandanvan, on Saturday morning. Campers will be provided special training in fitne..

Janhvi bags Fed Cup bronze

   Sports Reporter : CITY’S talented athlete Janhvi Hirudkar bagged a bronze medal in the 24th Federation Cup National Junior Athletics Championship for U-20 boys and girls to be held at the Mahatma Gandhi Stadium, Tumkur, Karnat..

Nagpur enter QF with thumping win over Thane

   Sports Reporter : NAGPUR thrashed Thane with a second half brilliance to storm into quarter-final of the ongoing Maharashtra State WIFA Inter-District Football Championship (U-20) under way at Sinhagad Sports Complex, in Lonavala. I..

Gondia to take on Yavatmal in T20 final today

   Sports Reporter : GONDIA will lock horns with Yavatmal in final of the VCA organised Inter-District T20 Cricket Tournament to be played under lights at VCA Civil Lines ground on Sunday. In the semi-finals played at VCA Civil Lines g..

Kale-Mehadia lifts snicket title

  JATIN Kale and Shreyas Mehadia emerged winners of the 9th CP Club Annual Snicket Tournament played between members and dependents of CP Club and Gondwana Club. In the final, the Kale-Mehadia duo defeated Akshay Khetrapal and Lavesh Bajaj 3-1..

Nagpur team leaves for State meet

  AAMIR Hamza will lead 18-member Nagpur district team in the Maharashtra State (WIFA) Inter-District Football Championship for U-20 Men to be held at Sinhagad Sports Complex, Lonavala. Nagpur District Football Association (NDFA) has named Prana..

NBYS, PBG boys in quarters

  Sports Reporter : NUTAN Bharat Yuwak Sangh (NBYS) and Players Basketball Gymkhana (PBG) boys made it to the quarter-finals of the Inter-Club Sub-Junior Basketball Championship in progress at Surendra Nagar on Wednesday. NBYS got the bette..

Binkar slams unbeaten ton in Gadchiroli’s huge win

  Sports Reporter : ROHIT Binkar made mockery of Akola bowlers with a scintillating unbeaten century as he escorted Gadchiroli to a huge victory in the ongoing Inter-District T20 Cricket Tournament organised by Vidarbha Cricket Association..