Rosemary Lenton relishing her Commonwealth Games debut at the age of 72
Rosemary Lenton recalls being frustrated at missing the chance to go and watch the Commonwealth Games in 2002 when health complications left her needing a wheelchair.
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India 'B' team capable of podium finish in Chess Olympiad: Coach Ramesh
The 'B' team, seeded 11th comprises Nihal Sarin, D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, B Adhiban and Raunak Sadhwani, all Grandmasters, and Ramesh believes if the players can keep their focus during the 11 rounds of the Olympiad, beginning at nearby Mamallapuram on July 28, they can finish on the podium. Barring Adhiban, who is 29, the rest of the squad are in their teens. "The preparations have gone very well.
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss intensify attacks during hard-fought Tory leadership TV debate
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss trashed each other's economic plans as the blue-on-blue attacks intensified during their first head-to-head TV showdown last night. The debate began in what viewers at home called bizarre fashion - saying a camera zoom made both senior politicians resemble cardboard cut-outs.
UAE national team set for September training camp ahead of busy first half to 2023
The UAE national team will begin preparations for a packed 2023 with a training camp in September.
My fight is with myself at the Commonwealth Games: Mirabai Chanu
Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold at Birmingham 2022. CWG has traditionally been a happy hunting ground for lifters from India, and Mira has no qualms about admitting that, even when asked if it is because of the absence of weightlifting powerhouses China and Korea. "Yes, (when compared to other events) the competition in weightlifting is a bit less in CWG, but it's not that the absence of strong weightlifting nations makes it easier for us. Every competition teaches us something," said Mira, as she sat down for a virtual interaction with TimesofIndia.com.It was heartening to see a beaming Mira on the podium in Tokyo last year, especially considering the condition she found herself in after the two-month lockdown in the middle of 2020. It left coach Vijay Sharma worried once training resumed. The shoulders weren't as strong as before and the back not strong enough to lift the weights that Mira found easy before Covid-19 stopped practice.
PSG.LGD claim Dota 2 Riyadh Masters crown with Gamers8 final triumph to earn $1.5m prize
RIYADH: PSG.LGD claimed the inaugural Dota 2 Riyadh Masters crown on Sunday night at Gamer8 with an exhilarating 2-0 victory over Team Spirit in the grand finale in Riyadh.
'Heads held high' in Lebanon as pride in Cedars basketball team salves Asia Cup loss
Lebanon’s men's basketball team fell agonisingly short in their attempt to win the Fiba Asia Cup after they were beaten 75-73 by Australia in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday evening.
CWG 2022: Will rest and reset work for Lovlina Borgohain?
Olympic bronze winner keen to put behind World Championships setback"You learn more from a defeat than a victory," were Tokyo bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain's words after her shocking pre-quarterfinal exit from the World Boxing Championships in May, her first major tournament in 278 days post her heroics in the Olympic Games. Away from the ring for more than nine months, fulfilling sponsorship commitments and attending innumerable felicitation events, Lovlina, by her own admission wasn't mentally strong and was unable to handle match pressure at the Worlds in Turkey. The lanky Assamese pugilist did manage to cross the first hurdle by beating her old nemesis, former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of the Chinese Taipei by a split decision verdict, before going down 1-4 to Cindy Ngamba of the Fair Chance Team in the next round, to bring the curtains down on her maiden campaign in the 70kg class.