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Boxer Alfiya to represent India at Asian meet

   Sports Reporter : NAGPUR’S Alfiya Pathan will represent India at ASBC Asian Under-22 Youth Men and Women Boxing Championship to be held at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, from May 10-24. Alfiya impressed the s..

Manav hits 108 to put Vidarbha on top

  Sports Reporter : YOUNG Manav Wakode struck a splendid 108 as Vidarbha U-14 boys posted 337 in their first innings of the Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy (CZ) match against Uttarakhand in Dehradun on Saturday. Vidarbha made a stuttering start..

Kale-Majumdar dominates green baize

 Sports Reporter : JATIN Kale and Parth Majumdar reigned supreme as they recorded an innings win over Tarun Mohta and his partner in the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Memorial Snicket Tournament. The Kale-Majumdar..

Basketball coach Garud to get Bhau Kane award

  Sports Reporter : ACKNOWLEDGING the services given to the game of basketball and producing several medal-winning hoopsters, veteran coach Arvind Garud will be honoured with prestigious Bhau Kane award on May 14. Addressing a press confere..

Shruti shines in Dubai meet

 Sports Reporter : SHRUTI Rathi Gandhi from Nagpur made the city proud by winning two gold medals and one silver at the International Swimming Competition held in Dubai as part of the 11th International Games organised by SBKF. Representing Indi..

Nagpur enter semis

 Sports Reporter DEFENDING : champions Nagpur from Group A and Mumbai and Pune from Group B stormed into semi-finals of the ongoing WIFA State Inter-District Football Championship with a game to spare, on Saturday. Playing their second matc..

Mah handball team wins gold in National Masters Games

 Sports Reporter : The masters handball team of Maharashtra won gold medal at the recently held 7th National Masters Games. The Games were held at Dharamsala Himachal Pradesh. The Maharashtra team comprised former international handball player..

Amravati hold Kolhapur

 Sports Reporter :  Amravati rallied well despite being under the pump for most part of the match as they shared point with Kolhapur playing out a 1-1 draw in the morning match played at NDFA’s Dr Ambedkar Stadium in Suyog Nagar. It was Ko..

Nagpur blank Chandrapur

 Sports Reporter : HOSTS and defending champions Nagpur started their quest to retain the title on a thumping note as they went on to thrash Chandrapur 3-0 in their opening Group A encounter of Western India Football Association’s State In..

Raunak shines as Vid take 3 points

 Sports Reporter : Raunak Hedau, who contributed 60 runs with the bat, picked up three wickets for 16 runs as Vidarbha U-14 boys staged a remarkable comeback and clinch a vital 21-run first-innings lead against Chhattisgarh in their Raj Singh Du..

Innings victory for Padole-Gulati pair

Sports Reporter :  Yogesh Padole-Vikrant Gulati thrashed Bhawanisingh Raje Bhonsle-Kiran Rathod by an innings with the scoreboard reading 228-22 in the second round of the on-going Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Memorial Snicke..

NMC’s financial aid of Rs 57.89 lakh to city’s sportspersons

TO ENCOURAGE talented sportspersons of city, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has started a scholarship scheme for athletes who have won medals at national and international competitions. NMC through its ‘Udaan Khel Protsahan Yojana’ has selected 74 players for the 57.89 lakh financial assistance. The NMC had invited online and offline applications from deserving players to get the financial assistance through the scheme. Accordingly, 74 players were selected by a panel for various incentive awards. ..

Swimmer Shruti for Dubai competition

SHRUTI Rathi Gandhi from Nagpur is set to represent India in the upcoming international swimming competition, part of the 11th International Games organised by SBKF, to be held in Dubai on April 24 and 25, 2025. She will compete in the 50m, 100m, and 200m backstroke events in the..

Rupchandani family back from Pahalgam

Rupchandani family, which narrowly escaped the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir, heaved a sigh of relief after landing at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport on Thursday. The family got a rousing welcome from the citizens. However, 257 tourists from Nagpur district are still stranded in Jammu & Kashmir and waiting to return to the city. The district administration established contact with all 257 tourists and they are safe. Another flight from Mumbai will go to Kashmir to airlift ..

Mumbai arrive for State c’ship

Last year’s runners-up Mumbai district football team has arrived in the city for the Western India Football Association’s Maharashtra State Inter-District Football Championship for Senior Men which will be held from April 25. The eight-team competition will be hosted by Nagpur District Football Association. Nagpur are the defending champions. They had piped Mumbai by a solitary goal scored by Fahad Junaid. The other six teams, including, Kolhapur, Amravati, Chandrapur, Pune, Raigad and Aurangabad, ..

Accountant General (Audit) congratulates Parmod

PARMOD, an employee of AG (Audit)-II, Maharashtra, Nagpur made the department proud after he was selected as one of the 54 probables for the Indian Hockey Senior Men’s National Coaching Camp slated to be held at Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru from April 25 to 30th April. The 54-member core group will be pruned down to 40 by April 30 to make the core group of senior men for future coaching camps and international tournaments...

Ira hockey players in Mah team

   Two hockey players from Ira International School have been selected in the Maharashtra team that will be participating in the Khelo India Youth Games. The Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Bihar from May 7, 2025. Yashasvi Kubde and..

City’s Aakib finds place in Hockey India Probables

CITY’S talented hockey player Aakib Rahim, who plays for Indian Navy and Services Sports Control Board (SSCB), has been selected as one of the 54 players for the Hockey India Senior Men’s National Coaching Camp. The camp is scheduled to be held at Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru from April 25. The players are informed to reach the venue on April 24 and report to chief coach Craig Fulton. Aakib, son of Arif and Noorjha, thus became the second male player after his cousin brother ..

Manav’s five-wkt haul in vain

VIDARBHA U-14 boys drew their opening match against Rajasthan in the Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy in Dehradun on Monday. Vidarbha bowlers did well to restrict Rajasthan to 178 in their first innings with Manav Wakode picking up five wickets for 38 runs...

Shooters Shamya, Shaurya shine in State

SHAMYA Raikawar and Shaurya Bhandarkar of Orange City Sports Shooting Club excelled in the Maharashtra Air Gun State Shooting Competition that was organised by Maharashtra Rifle Association in Nagpur. Shamya won a gold and two silver medals in youth junior and senior category while Shaurya secured two bronze medals in sub-youth, youth, in the 10m rifle shooting event. Both shooters have been selected for the Pre-National Shooting Competition 2025. Shaurya and Shamya train under Nagpur’s noted shooting ..

Kale-Majumdar drubs Rai-Thakur

Jatin Kale-Parth Majumdar and the pair of Chaitanya Jain-Vedit Agrawal recorded victories over their respective opponents in the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Snicket Tournament. In the first match of the evening, Kale-Majumdar duo defeated Saurabh Rai-Abhishek Thakur 122-47. Scoring first, Kale-Majumdar fumbled to post only 17 points. However, Rai-Thakur could not take the advantage and also scored an identical 17 points. Regrouping themselves, Kale-Majumdar scored a respectable ..

Mazhar to lead Indian sqay team

Mazhar Khan, a karate coach from Sandipani School, who is also a prominent figure in the martial arts community, has been selected to lead Team India at the upcoming International Sqay Championship 2025 at Moscow, Russia. The championship is scheduled to be held on April 26–27. With a legacy spanning over four decades, Mazhar Khan is widely recognised as one of Nagpur’s most respected and accomplished martial arts coaches. His relentless dedication, discipline, and efforts have played a significant ..

Umesh, Jhulan named as Brand Ambassadors of VPTL

INDIA pacers Umesh Yadav and Jhulam Goswami have been named as the brand ambassadors of the Vidarbha Pro T20 League (VPTL), organised by the Vidarbha Cricket Association. This strategic move marks a significant milestone for the league as it seeks to inspire a new generation of cricketing talent and bring greater visibility to the sport in the Vidarbha region. “As an aspiring cricketer you always look for role models to look up to and inspire yourself. For the talents of Vidarbha we found Umesh Yadav ..

MSSC annex Dorairajan Trophy

MINISTERIAL Services Sports Club (MSSC) defeated Reshimbagh Gymkhana by eight wickets to annex the MN Dorairajan Trophy at the VCA’s Kalamna ground on Monday. Having taken a substantial 133-run first innings lead on Day 2, MSSC bowlers proceeded to dismantle Reshimbagh Gymkhana’s batting line-up on the final morning. They succeeded in doing so as Reshimbagh folded for 183 runs in only 30 overs. Once again, it was Shree Choudhary, who made 75 in the first innings, defied the MSSC attack with a splendid ..

Sanvi retains State boxing title

REPRESENTING Nagpur, Sanvi Mahajan remained undefeated to win Maharashtra State title for second consecutive year, informs Porus Kotwal, Secretary, Nagpur District Boxing Association. In the Maharashtra State Youth Men’s and Women’s Group Boxing Selection Trials held at Yavatmal recently, Sanvi won the championship for the second year in a row with an outstanding performance...

Dhanashree selected for Asian yoga meet

CITY’S decorated yoga player Dhanashree Lekurwale-Vadnere has been selected in the Indian squad for the 2nd Asian Yogasana Sports Championship to be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, Delhi from April 25 to 27. Top 16 athletes from each age group were selected in the Asian Championship selection trials held at the Sports University of Haryana, Sonipat recently. Dhanashree has been selected in the artistic singles yogasana category after performing exceptionally well in these trials. Only one athlete ..

Pooja bagstwin golds

POOJA Parashar Vaade brought laurels to the city by bagging twin golds in the I Compete Natural’s Sports Model Overall Championship that was held in Mumbai. Pooja excelled in the competition taking part in the First Timer Novice 30+ category. She trains under National-level coach Vinayak Dhote. City’s bodybuilder had won a bronze in the last edition...

Anmol selected for ISSF Jr World Cup

ANMOL Bhargava has been selected by British Shooting to represent Great Britain at the upcoming ISSF Junior World Cup to be held at Suhl in Germany, informs her coach Anil Pande. She is an overseas citizen of India and a British citizen with family links to Nagpur as both her maternal and paternal grand-parents and parents are from Nagpur. Anmol had been to Nagpur and trained off-line under Pande, who imparts coaching at GRPF Headquarters Ajni, Jyotiba Phule NIT Sports Complex Swavalambi Nagar, ADBA ..

Mokhade puts MSSC on top

AMAN Mokhade stuck a superb double century to help Ministerial Services Sports Club (MSSC) take control of the MN Dorairajan Trophy final against Reshimbagh Gymkhana at VCA’s Kalamna Ground on Sunday. Replying to Reshimbagh’s tally of 320-9, MSSC lost their skipper Mandar Mahale (0) to the third ball of their innings, but Mokhade led the charge and added 95 runs for the second wicket with Vedant Jajoo (28) and 89 for the third wicket with Shivam Deshmukh (48)...

Bhonsle-Rathod records huge win

THE pair of Bhawanisingh Raje Bhonsle and Kiran Rathod defeated the combination of Bindesh Paul and Dushyant Mhaisalkar by an innings in the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Snicket Tournament. Bhonsle-Rathod drub Paul-Mhaisalkar by an innings with a score of 182 against 72. Scoring first, Bhonsle-Rathod made 82 points against which their opponents were bayed at 25 points in the second frame. As such Paul-Mhaisalkar were given follow on and in the third frame, that is the follow ..

Choudhary attends SFI training camp

CITY’S Roshan Choudhary, attended Swimming Level 1 training camp organised by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) in Ahmedabad. The three-day training programme was hosted by internationally acclaimed American coach Chris Martin. Choudhary, Sports HOD at Centre Point School, Wardhaman Nagar, and Secretary of the Aquatic Association, Nagpur, successfully cleared the online exam and was selected to participate in this prestigious training programme. Choudhary was the first participant from Vidarbha ..

City sportspersons get Shiv Chhatrapati Awards

Several sportspersons of Nagpur received the prestigious Shiv Chhatrapati awards from Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at a glittering function held at Balewadi in Pune on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Governor Radhakrishnan said that sportspersons from the State should prepare themselves and be ready to win medals at the Olympics. Governor CP Radhakrishnan further said that Sports Department of the State has set up sports ..

Aqua swimmers for all India Sea Swimming Championship

SWIMMERS of Aqua Sports Club will be participating in the All India Sea Swimming Championship which is going to be held on April 19 and 20 at Caranzalem Beach, Goa. The championship is being organised by Open Water Swimming Academy in Association with National Institute of Watersports under the aegis of the Swimming Federation Of India. Joshi sisters— Sanjana and Snehal will participate in the 10km and 5km swimming event in open women age group. Ved Pimpalkar will participate in 2km and 5km swimming ..

Mah veterans’ handball squad announced

The Maharashtra veterans’ handball team will be participating in the forthcoming 7th National Masters Games which will be held at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh from April 20. The tournament will be organised by Masters Games Association under the aegis of Super Masters Games and Sports Federation of India. The State team has been declared in Nagpur which consists of several former international players. All the participants are regularly practicing at Yashwant Stadium. The squad: Rupkumar Naidu, ..

Singhania-Mehta pair secures narrow victory

Saurabh Singhania-Bhavya Mehta defeated Mihir Shah-Jaydev Menon 160-158 in the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Memorial Snicket Tournament. Singhania-Mehta posted 88 while Shah-Menon scored 131 and took lead of 43. In the third frame Singhania-Mehta scored 72, taking a lead of 29. In the fourth frame Shah-Menon pair could manage 27. In another match, Adit Agrawal-Tushar Sharma defeated Dheeraj Thutheja-Saurabh Agrawal 208-134. Agrawal-Sharma scored 63 in the first frame against ..

Chennai Lions will be the team to beat, says CIty’s Jennifer

She had trained hard for this day. She always wanted to be part of the Ultimate Table Tennis and her dream came true when she was picked by Chennai Lions for the sixth season of the league which commences at Ahmedabad from May 19. Playing her maiden Ultimate Table Tennis League will be a challenge but Nagpur’s international table tennis player Jennifer Varghese has trained hard and says that she would learn a lot from the world’s best during the competition. She feels that Chennai Lions, the 2019 ..

Mandar takes MSSC to Dorairajan final

Mandar Mahale’s all-round show helped Ministerial Services Sports Club (MSSC) sail into the final of MN Dorairajan Trophy after they beat Medical Representatives’ Cricket Club (MRCC) by 209 runs in the semi-final at SB City College ground on Thursday. MSSC will take on Reshimbagh Gymkhana in the final to be played at VCA’s Kalamna ground from April 19-21. After taking a 74-run first innings lead, MSSC piled up 309-6 before declaring their second innings, leaving MRCC with the onerous task of chasing ..

Chokhani-Samel, Bajaj-Narang register innings victories

Pankaj Chokhani-Siddharth Samel and Siddharth Narang-Lavesh Bajaj registered wins over their opponents in the opening round matches of the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Memorial Snicket Tournament. Pankaj Chokhani-Siddharth Samel defeated Rahul Sharma-Gautam Kale 214-91 while the Narang-Bajaj pair beat Abhishek Jain-Ashish Sharma 177-75. In another match between Bhawanisingh Raje Bhonsle-Kiran Rathod pair and Ajay Sharma-Manoj Jain duo, Raje Bhonsle-Rathod recorded an innings ..

Jennifer picked byChennai Lionsfor UTT Season 6

CITY’S talented India paddler Jennifer Varghese has been picked by Chennai Lions for the Ultimate Table Tennis’ sixth season. This will be for the first time that Jennifer will be playing the Ultimate Table Tennis after the Chennai franchise showed faith in her. Jennifer has been on a medal winning spree this season. In last three months, she has won a few international gold medals for India and it was a matter of time that franchises lay their hands on the rising talent of the country. The Chennai ..

Skipper Jagtap escorts Reshimbagh into final

HARD-HITTING batter Kedar Jagtap led by example as Reshimbagh Gymkhana marched into the final of the MN Dorairajan Trophy on Wednesday. In the semi-final, they defeated VMV Cricket Club by seven wickets. After gaining a handy first innings lead of 42 runs, Reshimbagh Gymkhana bundled out VMV CC for 160 in their second innings. Needing 119 runs for victory, skipper Jagtap batted aggressively in making unbeaten 87 off 49 balls with 14 boundaries and three sixes as his team won by seven wickets. In the ..

Kale-Majumdar records crushing win

Jamashp Bapuna-Akshay Khetarpal, Jatin Kale-Parth Majumdar and Saurabh Rai-Abhinav Thakur had an easy day as they recorded victories over their respective rivals in the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Snicket Tournament. Bapuna and Khetarpal registered twin wins in the day as they first defeated Sahil Kamwani 233-62 and then got the better of Ashish Agrawal-Pritesh Tank pair 193-46. Kale-Majumdar duo recorded a crushing win over Kiran Rathod-Bhawanisingh Raje Bhonsle pair. ..

Mahale, Mokhade and Bhosle shine

MANDAR Mahale made 81 and Aman Mokhade top-scored with 83, but in spite of their 139-run opening stand, Ministerial Services SC were bowled out for 267 in their first innings by MRCC on the opening day of their MN Dorairajan Trophy semi-final at the SB, City College ground on Tuesday. MSSC, in fact lost nine wickets for 70 runs as they collapsed from 197-1 to 267 all out. Most of the damage was done by Ganesh Bhosle (5-82) while Amaan Hussain claimed 3-51. In reply, MRCC were 105-2 at close of play ..

NDFA prunes probables to 35

WITH the State Inter-District Football Championship round the corner, Nagpur District Football Association (NDFA) selection committee has started narrowing in on picking the best 18 from district. The Western India Football Association (WIFA) will be conduting the final round of the championship in Nagpur with winners from four zonal meet and last year’s semi-finalists completing the 8-team line-up...

Yodhas beat Ajinkya XI to retain title

Defending champions Ramshakti Yodhas beat Ajinkya XI by seven wickets to emerge champions of the National Cricket War All India Box Cricket Tournament at Rani Kothi in Civil Lines. In an all-Nashik final, Ajinkya XI posted 78-7 in 8 overs. Avinash Kakad scored the highest 33 runs from 24 balls hitting five sixes. Yogesh Bhojane contributed 25. For Ramshakti Yodhas, Ganesh Karose picked two wickets while Yash Lonkar, Atharva Kashikar and Aditya got one wicket each. In reply, Ramshakti Yodhas achieved ..

Vali-Jain, Rai-Kamwani register innings wins

Sandeep Jain-Faiz Vali and Abhishek Rai-Sunil Kamwani recorded an innings victory over the respective opponents in the Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Snicket Tournament. In the opening match of the evening, Jain-Vali pair thrashed Ashish Agrawal-Pritesh Tank by an innings (156-41). Agrawal-Tank could muster 23 against which Jain-Vali set a target of 56 in the second frame. Agrawal-Tank needed to score 33 in the third frame and also were required to take a lead against Jain-Vali. However, ..

Sahejveer, Shraddha clinch chess titles

titles for Open and Girls categories respectively whereas Chirag Lahoti and Swara Gandhi won the District Under-11 titles in Open and Girls Group respectively. The Nagpur District Under-11 and Under-15 Selection Chess Championship for Open and Girls were organised by Chess Association Nagpur in association with GH Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation, MKH Sancheti Group, and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at Vivekanand Hall, Shraddha House, Kingsway, near Kasturchand Park. In the Under-15 Open ..

SNG’s Dagwar in Mah team for youth natls

ARYA Rahul Dagwar, a talented player from Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana (SNG), has been selected to represent Maharashtra State basketball team in the 40th Youth National Basketball Championship, being held in Pondicherry from April 9 to 16. A student of Bhavan’s BP Vidya Mandir, Civil Lines, Arya is daughter of Dr Rahul and Mousami Dagwar. She trains at Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana courts under the expert guidance of Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee Shatrughna Gokhale and NIS coach Vinay Chikate...

Dhurad to lead Vid in Dungarpur Trophy

MALHAR Dhurad will lead Vidarbha’s U-14 boys’ team in the upcoming Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy (Central Zone) to be played in Dehradun from April 20 to May 5, 2025. VCA’s Junior Selection Committee named the following squad for the tournament: Malhar Dhurad (captain), Manav Wakode (vice-captain), Nausesh Umale, Raunik Headeoo, Viraj Verma, Arjun Mahajan (wk), Samarth Nathani (wk), Vedant Bhoyar, Sparsh Dhanvazir, Atharva Patel, Krishna Nagarkote, Hiren Trivedi, Yash Thakre, Shourya Jain, Virat Bhoyar, ..

Rai-Kamwani, Chawla-Hirani win

ABHISHEK Rai-Sunil Kamwani pair defeated Akshay Khetarpal-Jamashp Bapuna duo 112-80 to start their campaign on a winning note in the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Adv MB Naidu Snicket Tournament. Potting first, Rai-Kamwani made 39 while Khetarpal-Bapuna could manage 10 points only. In the third frame, Rai-Kamwani bettered their performance and scored 73 to pip Khetarpal-Bapuna who posted 70 points. In another match, Ajit Chawla and Mahesh Hirani fought out hard to beat Chaitanya Jain-Vedit ..

TRO clinch DRM Cup T20 title

 RACTION Operations (TRO) Department defeated Commercial Department via Super Over to clinch the DRM Cup T20 Cricket Tournament organised by Divisional Sports Association Central Railway at its Ajni ground. In the exciting final, which went to the wi..