Manpreet Singh becomes India’s most-capped hockey player with 413 appearances
The achievement has sparked celebrations in his native village of Mithapur in Punjab's Jalandhar district.
The achievement has sparked celebrations in his native village of Mithapur in Punjab's Jalandhar district.
In the lead-up to the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, cricket pundits identified Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma as the key to India’s hopes of winning a second successive ICC title within six months.
Indian hockey star Manpreet Singh has equalled Dilip Tirkey's long-standing record of 412 international appearances and is set to become the most-capped player in the history of Indian men's hockey.
Gill, Kishan, Rohit and Iyer reached major landmarks as India posted 402 against Afghanistan. Here are five key records and milestones from the second ODI in Lucknow.
Captain Tilak Varma and Kumar Kushagra struck half-centuries before Nishant Sindhu claimed 4-31 as India A defeated Afghanistan A by 101 runs to qualify for the 50-over tri-series final in Dambulla.
Komal Kohar and Gyaneshwari Yadav won gold medals in women’s 45kg and 49kg while Mukund Aher, competing in men’s 55kg, also topped the podium.
Abhishek Pal’s personal best is 28:54.98 clocked in Gujarat last year. The national record of 28:02.89 in 0,000m belongs to the Beijing 2008 Olympian Surendra Singh set 15 years ago.
One of the top contenders, Bengaluru Smashers will open their campaign in the second tie of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 4 against U Mumba TT, spearheaded by top international stars Aruna Qadari and Lily Zhang, at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Friday.
Two of India's best international match officials Javed Shaikh and Mohammed Muneer have lauded Hockey India’s latest initiative, the ‘Match Officials Education and Development Plan’.
A Woman Grandmaster (WGM) ranked No. 37 in India, the next destination for 20-year-old Vantika Agrawal, is to become a…