HOCKEY Legendary Australian hockey player Jay Stacy was on Tuesday appointed head coach of Hockey India League side Vedanta Kalinga Lancers for the upcoming edition of the tournament, which was revived earlier this year. He will take over from German coach Valentin Altenburg, who led the side in the previous campaign. The 57-year-old tactician made…
MOTORSPORT History made as 10-year-old Indian Atiqa Mir wins UAE race from pole position Indian racing’s 10-year-old prodigy Atiqa Mir on Sunday created history by becoming the first woman in UAE karting to win a race in the Minimax category. In a competitive field of 14 drivers including seasoned European race winners, Atiqa was the…
VOLLEYBALL Prime Volleyball League gets ready for fourth season with 10 teams Getting ready for the fourth edition of the Prime Volleyball League (PVL) to be staged in Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad from October 2, with the enhanced field of 10 teams following the addition of Goa Guardians, the organisers were excited about growing…
TABLE TENNIS National Ranking TT: Sathiyan, Harmeet, Payas enter quarterfinals The pre-quarterfinals of the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Championships saw most top-seeded players advance though not without a few hiccups. In the men’s singles, fourth seed Ronit Bhanja fell early, but the remaining big names, including Ankur Bhattacharjee, Harmeet Desai, G. Sathiyan, and Payas…
SHOOTING India’s rifle, pistol mixed team events to begin show in Ningbo World Cup It will be mixed events of air rifle and air pistol on the opening day of the shooting ISSF World Cup in Ningbo, China, on Tuesday. After having made all its best shooters compete hard in the recent Asian Championship in…
ARCHERY AAI treasurer Dr Ummacheril elected to World Archery medical committee Archery Association of India treasurer Dr. Joris Paulose Ummacheril was elected as a member of the medical and sports science committee of World Archery at its 56th Congress that concluded in Gwagnju, South Korea on Wednesday. The medical and sports science committee comprises five…