Indian sports wrap, July 20: India’s Priya Malik wins silver in Budapest Ranking Series

WRESTLING Budapest Ranking Series: Priya Malik wins silver, Manisha grabs bronze Priya Malik picked up a silver medal after being beaten 4-3 by Brazil’s Pan-American silver medallist Thamires Machado in the women’s 76kg final at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest. The 20-year-old Indian, a former World under-20 champion and a two-time Asian under-23…

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Upcoming sports bill to give overriding powers to National Sports Board

The word regulatory has been dropped but the upcoming Sports Governance Bill is set to institutionalise a National Sports Board (NSB), appointed entirely by the central government, with sweeping powers to suspend recognition of federations based on complaints or “its own motion” for violations ranging from electoral irregularities to financial misappropriation. The bill, due to…

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ENG-W vs IND-W LIVE Score, 2nd ODI: Rain threat looms at Lord’s; India Women eye series win v England; Toss at 3 PM IST

India Women: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Kranti Goud, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Tejal Hasabnis, Yastika Bhatia, Sayali Satghare.  England Women: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones (wk), Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Sophia Dunkley, Alice Davidson Richards, Sophie Ecclestone,…

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