NAGPUR runners excelled in the Pachmarhi Monsoon Marathon that was organised by Adventures and You and supported by Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board (MPTB). The event had a total participation of 1,115 runners from across the country. In the 21-km men’s category, Nagpurians Mohit Kore (1:36:08), Manohar Barai (1:36:24) and Akshay Dadwe (1:36:43) made it 1-2-3 to finish first, second and third respectively. In the women’s section, city’s Nidhi Tarare shone carving out a time of 1:52:41. In the 10-km, women’s ..

VIDARBHA cricketer Apoorv Wankhade slammed his third century of the season in the Surrey Championship under way in the United Kingdom. Wankhade, who plays for Dulwich Cricket Club scored a whirlwind knock of 106 in 90 balls as Dulwich posted 301 for 3 (decl) in 55 overs. Dulwich then bundled out Walton on Thames Cricket Club for 203 runs in 37 overs to register a thumping 98 runs victory. The match was a 120-overs game and Dulwich earned 24 points for their huge win. Wankhade, who has so far slammed ..

RANBIR Gour won a bronze medal in the Maharashtra State 50th Junior Aquatic Championship that was organised by the Swimming Federation of India. The championship was held at the Deccan Gymkhana in Pune. A regular member of Gallantry Swimming Club, Ranbir won the medal in 100m butterfly participating in the Under-14 age group. He regularly trains at NIT Swimming Pool, Ambazari Road under the watchful eyes of coaches Nishant Raut and Vilas Solanki. Ranbir is a class IX student of Podar International ..

  THE ultra-cycling community in India witnessed a remarkable achievement as Dr Amit Samarth completed the gruelling Race Around Poland 2024. This solo self-supported race, part of the World Ultra-cycling Championship, covered a total distance o..

NARAYANA Vidyalayam girls team and Delhi Public School (DPS) Kamptee Road boys team won the Team Championships in Under-11 category of the two-day Inter-School Chess Competition christened as ‘GAMBITS’ that concluded recently. Girls and boys of Narayana Vidyalayam emerged winners in U-14 category while in U-16 category, Somalwar High School Nikalas boys team and Narayana Vidyalayam girls team emerged victorious. Hosts DPS MIHAN girls and boys teams were finished as runners-ups. In the individual categories..

THE badminton courts at Swavalambi Nagar’s NIT Krida Sankul, have become a safety concern for the shuttlers as water leaking from the ceiling has turned the court into a potential injury zone. Players and coaches have expressed their alarm over growing number of wet spots on the court which can cause slips and falls posing serious risk of injury. “We can’t play safely under these conditions. The water on the court can lead to accidents,” said a regular player at the sports complex who wished not to ..

Devansh Thaokar, Ojas Landge and Ira Rokade bagged doubles crowns in their respective age groups of the Yonex Sunrise Bhagini Mandal Nagpur District Badminton Tournament that concluded at Subhedar Badminton Hall, RTMNU Campus in Ravi Nagar on Sunday. Devansh won U-13 boys singles and doubles events, Ojas took home U-11 boys singles and doubles titles while Ira’s trophies came in the Under-11 girls section. In the boys Under-15 singles final, Aditya Yaul (BSA) e..

JYUTHIKA Bodkhe, B.Sc Statistics student of Dr Ambedkar College, has been selected in Maharashtra junior women’s hockey team that will participate in the 2nd Hockey India Junior Women West Zone Championship to be held at Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh from Sunday. Midfielder Jyuthika, a former student of Ira International School, was picked for the junior west zone national trials at Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune. Jyuthika, who is coached by Shahid Bux since her formative days, was included in the probables ..

WASHIM’S very own Ayushka Pandurang Gadekar has clinched gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Sriracha, Thailand. Representing India in the U-15 58 kg category competition, Ayushka defeated Uzbekistan’s Dilnura Avezova in a thrilling final match. Hailing from a small village Jaipur in Washim district, Ayushka, a student of Swami Vivekananda Junior College, Kokalgaon, is the daughter of well-known wrestler Pandurang Gadekar. Both her siblings Arjun Gadekar and Kalyani Gadekar are ..

CITY’S Assistant Police Inspector Shivaji Nanware has made Maharashtra Police Department as well as the country proud by climbing the ‘Makalu Peak’. API Nanware, who is posted at Nagpur’s Crime Branch, became the first officer from Maharashtra Police Department to climb this peak. A resident of Solapur, Nanware conquered Makalu, the fifth-highest mountain on Earth on May 30 and hoisted the Indian tri-colour and flag of Maharashtra State Police Force as a mark of achievement. Nanware took 55 days to ..

GOLFERS of Nutan Bharat Vidyalaya, Abhyankar Nagar helped Maharashtra team finish second and win silver medal in the Junior and Sub-Junior National Mini Golf Championships that concluded at Chimanbag Ground in Indore recently. Nutan Bharat students Sanskruti Jambhulkar, Pranali Rathod, Charu Hemne, Vallari Shinde, Khushwant Kathane, Naitik Tarone, Soham Raut, Siddhi Kathane and Priyanshu Kathane performed well for the State team. Siddhi and Soham also bagged individual bronze medals in sub-junior ..

Indian CAPF, special forces canine squad in France for Olympics venue security..

NAGPUR footballers’ talent is being recognised in the country. If Asheer Akhtar has been retained by NorthEast United for another year and will be playing the Durand Cup, two other footballers from the Orange City, in all probability, will be seen playing India’s oldest and prestigious football tournament, this season. Apart from Asheer, who will be donning NorthEast United jersey, Vasu Kanojiya and Rashid Ansari, will be representing Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) football team in this ..

O R A N G E City’s one of the most p r o m i s i n g and result oriented swimming coaches R o s h a n Choudhary has been appointed as District Convenor for conducting all school swimming competition for the academic year 2024-25. Swimming Federation of India has informed that for the year 2024-25, district, department, state, competitions should be completed by taking technical support from the district organisation or the state organisation. Roshan has been congratulated by theAAN members Anil ..

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    Sports Reporter   THE duo of Tanvi Meena and Vishwashree Sonskar scored hat-tricks as Delhi Public School (DPS) began Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football Tournament with a bang. The inter-school soccer tourney got underw..

    Sports Reporter  THREE days after re-opening of schools (State board), kids will be back on the ground, wearing their school jerseys, with their favourite numbers printed on their backs. They will fight for the ball in th..

    Sports Reporter  CITY’S international handball player Harpreet Singh Randhawa, who was selected in the Indian University team for World University Games in Spain, was recently facilitated by Shreyash Raisoni, Execut..

    Sports Reporter   BRIDGE enthusiasts will have an enjoyable and engrossing two days of bridge on July 6 and 7 as Vidarbha Bridge Association will be conducting GB Logistics Commerce Ltd sponsored open bridge tourname..

     Sports Reporter   SPORTS Journalists’ Association of Nagpur (SJAN) celebrated World Sports Journalists’ Day by felicitating talented and medal winning athletes of the district. The athletes brought ..

   Sports Reporter  ON A high after her semi-final finish in the US Open last week, Nagpur’s Malvika Bansod will be expecting to go one notch above when she begins her campaign at the Canada Open badminton tournament in Calg..

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Indian cricket team on the phone on Sunday and congratulated its members on their T20 World Cup win. Modi congratulated Rohit Sharma for his splendid captaincy and appreciated his T20 career. He also lauded Virat Kohli for his innings in the final, besides his overall contribution to Indian cricket. Both the greats announced their retirement from T20 internationals following the win. Modi praised Hardik Pandya for his final over and Suryakumar Yadav for his ..

   Sports Reporter    INDIA’S Malvika Bansod continued her dream run at the US Open Super 300 Badminton Tournament with another shocking win over a better ranked opponent to make it to the semi-finals. In the quarter-fi..

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     Sports Reporter  MALVIKA Bansod of Nagpur made a winning start to her US Open campaign under way at Fort Worth, Texas. In the round of 32 battle, city’s international shuttler Malvika defeated Estonia’s ..