Sport as medicine – The first and last prescriptions
Segun Odegbami
India Sport News
Pramac's Martin breaks lap record to grab pole position at Japanese Grand Prix
Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing set a lap record and stormed to his second pole position of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, with championship leader Francesco Bagnaia and last year's winner Jack Miller joining the Spaniard on the front row.
India Off To Winning Start In Chess Team Events At Asian Games
Indian men and women opened their campaign in the chess team event at the Asian Games with easy wins over Mongolia and Philippines respectively in Hangzhou on Friday. Both the teams won by identical 3.5-0.5 margins in the first round. The team event at the Asian Games is being played in the classical time format while the individual events were held in the rapid format. While the top-seeded Indian men's team saw GM Arjun Erigaisi opening the scoring with a win over IM Amartuvshin Ganzorig of Mongolia with black pieces, Vidit S Gujrathi and R Praggnanandhaa added to the points.
Asian Games 2023 September 30 Live Updates: India Face China In Shooting Gold Match; Mirabai Chanu's Weightlifting Event On
Asian Games 2023 September 30, Live Updates: Shooters again have led the morning charge for India at the Asian Games 2023. On Day 7 of the Asian Games 2023 medal events. India's Sarabjot Singh and Divya Thadigol will face China in the gold medal match of the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event. The Indian pair topped the charts with 577 points.
"You Finished My Cake Too": Virat Kohli's Comment On Anushka Sharma's Post Is Sweet As Love
India's star Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma are among the perfect couples one could find on social media. While Kohli, one of the finest batters in international cricket, has admitted that Anushka has been his perfect support, the Bollywood actor too has given her husband a lot of credit for her achievements in life. The couple often takes to social media to share its pictures together. Recently, Anushka put up a cute picture of her on social media during a promotional post and the comment of Kohli on it melted the internet.
Not Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuvraj Singh Wanted This Star As Axar's Patel Replacement In India's ODI World Cup Squad
The Indian squad is packed with quality players but either wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal or Washington Sundar should have found place in the home team's line-up, reckons 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh. All-rounder Axar Patel was ruled out of the global event due to quadriceps tear and the management replaced him with senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin was summoned for the ODI series against Australia and eventually he was included in the final 15-man squad as Chahal and Washington miss out.
Asian Games: Dominant India Beat Malaysia 6-0 In Women's Hockey
A dominant India defeated Malaysia 6-0 to register their second consecutive win in the women's hockey competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. The Indians continued from where they left against Singapore in their campaign opener and pumped in four goals in the first quarter of the Pool A match. Monika (7th minute) opened the scoring for India before vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka (8th), Navneet Kaur (11th), Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke (15th), Sangita Kumari (24th) and Lalremsiami (50th) also found the back of the net.
Asian Games 2023 September 30 Live Updates: Mixed Start For Athletes; Aditi Leads In Golf Event
Asian Games 2023 September 30, Live Updates: The Day 7 of the Asian Games 2023 will be a crucial one for India as stars like weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be in action in Hangzhou. India men's hockey team will be taking on Pakistan in their Pool A match.