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Akther slams hat-trick as Porwal emerge champs

   Sports Reporter : RIDING on a hat-trick by Arsalan Akther, Porwal Academy emerged champions in the U-17 boys Late Sardar Atal Bahadur Youth Football Championship that concluded at NDFA ground on Saturday. Porwal Academy blanked Nobe..

Nawanya in Mah squad

   NAWANYA : Sawalakhe has made the city proud after making it to the Maharashtra squad that will be taking part in the Sub-Junior National Boxing Championships to be held at Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab. Nawanya will be tak..

Double Delight For KavyaJash grabs men’s singles title; Prateek is U-19 champ 1st Mah State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament

   Sports Reporter :  IT WAS double delight For Thane’s Kavya Bhatt as she won women’s singles and U-19 girls singles titles in the 1st Maharashtra State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj..

Eagle, South West Blue in final

   Sports Reporter : Eagle Sports Academy will lock horns with South West Blue in the final of the Late Dada Mitra Under-15 Boys Youth Football Championship final. In the semi-finals played on Friday, Eagle Sports Academy thrashed Ach..

NSA are U-13 champions

   Sports Reporter :  NOBEL Sports Academy (NSA) edged past title favourites Porwal Football Academy via shoot-out to clinch the Late Chandra Mohan Sahani U-13 Youth Football Championship. In an exciting final played at Nagpur District..

Jennifer makes early exit; Jayesh meets Jash in QF

   Sports Reporter : CITY’S international paddler Jennifer Varghese made an early exit while Jayesh Kulkarni made it to the quarter-finals on the opening day of 1st Maharashtra State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at Rashtrasant..

With twin gold, Ateeba selected in Indian Strengthlifting team

  ATEEBA Abid Sheikh delivered an outstanding performance at the 3rd Western India Strengthlifting and Incline Bench Press (IBP) Championship held at Dalli Rajhara in Chhattisgarh, recently. Representing Maharashtra in the Under-65 kg womenR..

Eagle, Achievers, JSW, Porwal enter semis

  Sports Reporter : Eagle Sports Academy will take on Achievers Academy while Porwal Football Academy will lock horns with JSW Football Academy in the semi-final of the Under-15 Dada Mitra Youth Championship. The last four battle will be pl..

Over 960 paddlers for State TT

  Sports Reporter : The first Maharashtra State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament gets under way at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University’s Subhedar Hall from Friday. This is after more than 27 years that the first of the five..

Apollo Club cagers for intl master’s meet

  APOLLO Basketball Club, Tilak Nagar, Nagpur is participating in the Stephan Koshy Jacob International Master’s Basketball Tournament at Kottayam, Keralam to be held in the last week of June. This is a prestigious tournament where teams f..

NMC, HCL sign MoU to strengthen sports

  Sports Reporter : TO FURTHER strengthen the sports culture in Nagpur city, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Sports Department of Nagpur Municipal Corporation and HCL Foundation on the occasion of International O..

Porwal Academy, Nobelto meet in summit clash

  Sports Reporter : PORWAL Academy and Nobel Sports Academy will fight for supremacy when they clash in final of the Under-13 Late CM Sahani Inter-Academy NDFA Youth Football Championship. While Porwal rode on Mohamamad Abuzar hat-trick fo..

Playwell emerge bridge champions

  TEAM Playwell, led by seasoned bridge players S Chhajed, father and son duo of Raja and Amit Rewatkar along with brothers Neeraj and Sanjeev Kumra, emerged champions in duplicate bridge event organised by Vidarbha Bridge Association at its Sha..

Double delight for Varda, Utsav

  Jayesh bags men’s singles TT title n Sports Reporter THE duo of Varda Kejgir and Utsav Meshram took home twin titles each while Jayesh Kulkarni bagged men’s singles title in the Shivaji Nagar Table Tennis Tournament that was held a..

Porwal, Sankalp enter semi-finals

  Areeb scores four goals in Porwal’s 7-0 win over DDYS Academy n Sports Reporter PORWAL Football Academy and Sankalp Football Academy boys teams made it to the semi-finals of Under-13 Late CM Sahani NDFA Youth Football Championship in c..

Sharayu clinches natl karate gold

  REPRESENTING Maharashtra, Nagpur’s Sharayu Shravanakar delivered an outstanding performance to clinch gold medal at the KIO Sub-Junior Cadet, Junior National Karate Championship that was held at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Parade Ground, Deh..

Sajwan, Ghate, Thaokar claim twin titles

  Sports Reporter : RUTVA Sajwan, Sanvi Ghate and Devansh Thaokar claimed twin titles as it was curtains on the Baidyanath Yonex-Sunrise Nagpur District Badminton Championship 2026 held at RTMNU’s Subhedar Hall, Ravi Nagar on Wednesd..

Raunak guides C’Chartres Echecs to lift French Top 16 Club C’ship

  AFTER his heroics at the French Top16Club Championship 2026 in France, city’s India’s 65th Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani is making waves in Hong Kong with his superlative performance. The 21-year-old chess master has grabbed the spot..

FROM FRANCE TO HONG KONG, GM SADHWANI IS UNSTOPPABLE

Sports Reporter WITH highest points in his kitty among his team members,Indian Grandmaster Nagpur’s Raunak Sadhwani helped his side Team C’Chartres Echecs clinch the French Top 16 Club Championship 2026, recently. Sadhwani was the sole Indian..

Ghichare completes 3600km char dham cycling expedition

  Sports Reporter : NAGPUR-BASED adventurist Vijay Ghichare, President of the Vidarbha Karate Association, Nagpur also President of the Nature Warrior Bicycle Group, has successfully completed a historic Char Dham cycling expedition from Na..

Shivaji skaters win rich haul of medals

  SHIVAJI Skating Club (SSC) players returned with a rich haul of medals from the skating tournament organised by Icon Skating Academy at Saoner Grampanchayat Skating Rink recently. In the tournament where over 250 skaters from Chhindwara, Chand..

Rajvansh hits hat-trick as Eagle hammer Rabbani 6-

  Sports Reporter : RIDING on a hat-trick by Rajvansh Bhatia, Eagle Academy hammered Rabbani Academy 6-0 in their Under-15 boys Late Dada Mitra NDFA Football Academy Championship on Tuesday. Shahid Sheikh gave the team an early opening scor..

Singh, Naktode storm into semis

  Sports Reporter : TOP seed Rohan Singh, Priyanshu Dubey, Chunharmeet Sokhi and Ameya Naktode made it to the men’s singles semi-finals in the Baidyanath-Yonex-Sunrise Nagpur District Badminton Championship in progress at Subhedar Bad..

INDIA WARRIORS PLAYEDEXCEPTIONAL CRICKET

                                                THE India Warriors women’s team etched its name into the history books..

NECO Master Blasterwomen sign off with pride

  NECO Master Blaster Women’s inspiring journey in the Vidarbha Women’s Premier League (VWPL) 2026 came to an end in the final at the VCA Jamtha ground on Sunday, but the team leaves the tournament with its head held high after produ..

Over 30,000spectatorsenjoy final

  THE final between Bharat Rangers and Pagariya Strikers was a ‘full house’ with maximum seats occupied for the men’s final. Over 30,000 spectators got an opportunity to witness the summit clash. VCA had made free entry for spe..

India Warriors areWVPL champions

  NECO MASTER BLASTER HAD THEIR SHARE OF CHANCES IN FINAL By Anupam Soni : TABLE toppers at end of the league stage, India Warriors maintained their supremacy to emerge champions in second edition of Women’s Vidarbha Premier Leag..

PAGARIYA MEN BAG TITLE

  Bharat Rangers fought till the last but fell short by just 9 runs in high-scoring final   By Paritosh Pramanik : PAGARIYA Strikers batters unleashed brute power to bury Bharat Rangers under a mountain of runs. But Rangers too we..

Mannan hits hat-trick as Porwal drub Xcite Play

   Sports Reporter : RIDING on a hat-trick by Abdul Mannan, Porwal Football Academy drubbed Xcite Play Club 6-0 in the U-15 Late Dada Mitra Youth Championship underway at NDFA ground on Saturday. Man of the Match Mannan scored his goal..

Raisoni rapid chess begins

   Sports Reporter : THE 19th GH Raisoni Memorial International FIDE (Rapid) Rating Chess Tournament got underway at GH Raisoni Institute of Information and Technology, Shraddha Park, Wadi on Saturday. In fourth round of the event, top..

Shivani, Ashwini, Arya help Neco Master Blaster enter final

   Sports Reporter : TOP-ORDER batters Shivani Dharne and Ashwini Deshmukh smashed fluent half centuries each to help Neco Master Blaster beat Orange Tigresses by four wickets in their Eliminator match of Women’s Vidarbha Premier..

Strikers to meet Rangers for title

    By Paritosh Pramanik : PAGARIYA Strikers made it to back-to-back finals of the Vidarbha Premier League Season 2 after they defeated Orange Tigers in the Qualifier 2 here at VCA’s Jamtha Stadium on Saturday. In a low-scor..

‘Fearless does not mean doing something blindly’

   By Anupam Soni : THE shortest format of cricket does require some slam bang type of batting by playing fearlessly but Trevor Gonsalves, Head Coach and Mentor of VPL franchise Orange Tigers and Orange Tigresses, feels that “fea..

Skipper Mona takes Warriors into final

   Sports Reporter : MONA Meshram led from the front with an all-round show as India Warriors recorded a thrilling one run win over Neco Master Blasters in their Women’s Vidarbha Premier League match at Vidarbha Cricket Associati..

NAGPUR HEROZ ELIMINATEDBinkar, Mahale, rains take Orange Tigers into Qualifier 2

   By Paritosh Pramanik : FIRST it rained fours and sixes from the blades of Orange Tigers’ Rohit Binkar and Mandar Mahale and then pre-monsoon showers poured on VCA’s Jamtha field forcing umpires to abandon the match after..

Rangers storm into final

   By Paritosh Pramanik : ADITYA Ahuja scored a fine century (109) for Pagariya Strikers but their butter-fingered fielders let the game slip away from their grasp as Bharat Rangers stormed into the final of Vidarbha Premier League Sea..

Disha guides Orange Tigresses to win over Pagariya Striker

  SKIPPER Disha Kasat led from the front as Orange Tigresses recorded a convincing 60 runs win over Pagariya Strikers in their Women’s Vidarbha Premier League match at Vidarbha Cricket Association’s Civil Lines ground on Thursday nig..

Showcase your talent and work towards representing India: Jayaswal

  NECO Master Blaster owner Anand Jayaswal has praised the performances of the franchise’s women’s team in the Vidarbha Women’s Premier League (VPL) 2026 and encouraged players to make the most of the platform to showcase their..

Pagariya Strikers jump to second spot

  By Paritosh Pramanik PAGARIYA Strikers rode on an all-round performance to finish at the second spot behind Bharat Rangers after completion of their league round in the Vidarbha Premier League Season 2 here at VCA’s Jamtha International..

Sasan and Bisht unleash BEAST power

  Bharat Rangers record 44-run victory over Nagpur Heroz n By Paritosh Pramanik BHARAT Rangers defeated Nagpur Heroz to finish their league outings on a winning note collecting highest 12 points from seven encounters in what was the last league..

INDIA WARRIORS RECORD WIN

  Sports Reporter : INDIA Warriors defeated Pagariya Strikers by 32 runs in their rain-curtailed Women’s Vidarbha Premier League at VCA Civil Lines ground on Wednesday night. Chasing India Warriors’ 91-5 made in revised 11 over..

RANGERS CONSOLIDATE POSITION AT TOP WITH WIN

  By Paritosh Pramanik BHARAT Rangers consolidated their position at the top with a close win over India Warriors via DLS method in a rain-curtailed match of Vidarbha Premier League Season 2 here at VCA’s Jamtha Stadium. Needing 180 t..

Three share lead after Rd 7

  R SAILESH of Tamil Nadu, Kishan Kumar of Bihar and Rupam Mukherjee of West Bengal were leading the tables with 6½ points to their credit at end of seven rounds of 19th GH Raisoni Memorial International FIDE Classical Rating Chess Tourname..

Four share lead after five rounds

  R SAILESH of Tamil Nadu, Shaon Chowdhary and Rupam Mukherjee of West Bengal, and Salil Kumar of Kerala are leading the tables with 5 points to their credit at the end of five rounds of 19th GH Raisoni Memorial International FIDE Classical Rati..

Power failure abandonsTigresses vs Warriors tie

  Sports Reporter : POWER failure at VCA Civil Lines Stadium abandoned the match between Orange Tigresses vs India Warriors on Tuesday night. Former India player and India Warriors captain Mona Meshram won the toss and decode to make first..

Pagariya Strikers take third place with victory

  By Paritosh Pramanik DEFENDING champions Neco Master Blaster have become a punching bag this season. The team has failed to record a single win in their six matches they played till date. In their return-leg match against Pagariya Strikers, Ma..

Heroz hand Tigers second defeat, Move to 2nd spot

  Move to 2nd spot n By Paritosh Pramanik ATHLETICISM was on display on Tuesday afternoon where Nagpur Heroz fielders flew like ‘Supermen’ taking unbelievable catches as they defeated Orange Tigers for the second time in space of six..

Emphasis on quality infrastructure to promote sports: CM Fadnavis

   Sports Reporter : CHIEF Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that emphasis is being given on providing quality infrastructure to promote sports in Nagpur. Fadnavis, speaking during the concluding function of the week-long Khasdar Krida..

Mahale and Thakare guideTigers to 5-wicket victory

  By Paritosh Pramanik ORANGE Tigers bowlers fired in unison and then the batters, especially Mandar Mahale, demonstrated their batting abilities to beat India Warriors in the Vidarbha Premier League here at VCA’s Jamtha Stadium on Sunday..

Bharat Rangers putone foot in play-offs

  By Paritosh Pramanik DOMINANT Bharat Rangers put one foot into play-offs with their fourth successive win in the Vidarbha Premier League Season 2 here at VCAs’ Jamtha International Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Chasing 179 for win, Ranger..