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Inter-District One Day Tournament (day 3): Longleng, Zunheboto register easy wins

DIMAPUR — The Sovima Cricket Ground has been a witness to enthralling cricketing action on the third day of the ongoing Senior Men’s Inter-District One Day Tournament 2024. In the first match, Longleng displayed a dominant performance, securi...

25 Apr 2024

Asian U20 athletics: Indians dominate 3,000m steeplechase as Ekta, Ranvir claim gold medals

NEW DELHI — Indian athletes dominate the men’s and women’s 3,000m steeplechase events at the 21st Asian U20 Athletics Championships to swell the gold medal tally to three on the second day of competitions in Dubai on Thursday. Ekta Dey ...

25 Apr 2024

Sainik School Punglwa organises basketball championship

DIMAPUR — The inter-house basketball championship for the academic year 2024–25 took place at Sainik School, Punglwa, on Thursday. According to an update, the championship was held in two categories: junior and sub-junior. Melak House won the jun...

25 Apr 2024

Tennis Ball Cricket Championship’ rescheduled

DIMAPUR — The ‘Tennis Ball Cricket Championship 2024,’ organised by the Tennis Ball Cricket Association of Nagaland (TBCAN), has been postponed and rescheduled to be held from May 9 to the 12th at DDSC Stadium, Dimapur. In an update, the TBCAN ...

25 Apr 2024

SJC (A) to host badminton tournament

DIMAPUR — The Alumni Association of St. Joseph College (SJC) (Autonomous), in collaboration with the Badminton Club of SJC (A), will be organising a badminton tournament on May 4 at the college indoor stadium from 9:30 am. According to an update, t...

25 Apr 2024

DSOs of Peren, Dimapur inform on sepaktakraw tournament

DIMAPUR — The District Sports Officer (DSO) of Peren has informed all schools in the Peren and Chümoukedima districts that the Department of Youth Resources and Sports will hold a district-level tournament-cum-selection for boys and girls under 14...

25 Apr 2024

PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball India to make debut in 2025

MUMBAI — The United Pickleball Association (UPA) inked a deal with Global Sports to bring the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball to India, the world’s most populous country. As a part of the partnership, the organization aims to launch key init...

25 Apr 2024

La Liga: Xavi to remain as Barcelona coach, to continue till June 2025

MADRID — FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has reversed his decision to step down as first-team coach at the end of the current season and will now see out his contract until the end of June 2025. Barcelona vice-president Rafa Yuste confirmed the n...

25 Apr 2024

With IWL-2, home-and-away league in place, AIFF records historic rise in women’s footballers

NEW DELHI — With a full domestic calendar in place, Indian football has recorded a historic 138 percent surge in registration of women players for the last two years, indicating a healthy growth in the popularity of the sport as well as an increase...

25 Apr 2024

Arjun breaches Air Rifle world record in Olympic Selection Trials

NEW DELHI — Arjun Babuta shone brightest on Day Seven of the ongoing Olympic Selection Trials (OST) 1&2 for Rifle and Pistol, breaching the existing finals world record in Men’s 10M Air Rifle, to post a commanding win. His sensational tally o...

25 Apr 2024

Former Zimbabwe cricketer Guy Whittall injured by leopard

HUMANI — Former Zimbabwe cricketer Guy Whittall, was hospitalised after miraculously surviving a leopard attack earlier this week. Whittall was out on a walk with his dog at a conservancy he owns in Zimbabwe. According to a post by his wife, Hannah...

25 Apr 2024

Atalanta beats 10-man Fiorentina 4-1 to reach Italian Cup final vs. Juventus

BERGAMO (ITALY) — Atalanta advanced to the Italian Cup final with a 4-1 win over 10-man Fiorentina to set up a meeting with Juventus for the trophy. The decisive goal by Ademola Lookman in stoppage time was initially ruled offside. Then the goal wa...

25 Apr 2024

Liverpool”s Premier League title hopes hit by 2-0 loss to Everton, Crystal Palace beat Newcastle

Read below: Crystal Palace ensure Premier League safety by beating Newcastle 2-0 LIVERPIOOL — Jurgen Klopp’s hopes of a dream send-off were left in tatters after a 2-0 loss at Everton dealt a major blow to Liverpool’s Premier League tit...

25 Apr 2024

IPL 2024: Sudarshan, Miller fifties in vain as DC edge GT by four runs

NEW DELHI — Fifties from B Sai Sudharsan and David Miller went in vain as Delhi Capitals managed to edge Gujarat Titans by four runs in a thrilling run-fest to secure their fourth win of the tournament at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Afte...

24 Apr 2024

Madrid Open: Raducanu suffers early exit, Osaka into second round with first clay-court win since 2022

MADRID — British tennis player Emma Raducanu suffered a first-round exit against World No. 82 Marie Lourdes Carle in a straight-set 6-2 6-2 at the Madrid Open. Emma Raducanu arrived in Madrid with a string of victories under her belt. From her pivo...

24 Apr 2024

26th edition of Club Wars held

DIMAPUR — The 26th edition of Club Wars, organised by Bidang MMA and Fitness Gym, took place at The Royal Global University in Guwahati on Wednesday. According to a press release, the mixed martial arts event aimed at promoting amateur MMA athletes...

24 Apr 2024

Mon, Tseminyu dominate day 2 of inter-district cricket tournament

DIMAPUR — On day 2 of the ongoing Senior Men’s Inter-District One Day Tournament 2024, organised by the Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA), thrilling encounters were witnessed at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium and Sovima Cricket Ground. In the ...

24 Apr 2024

Ao-Sangma football tourney among HB offseason activities

KOHIMA — The Highlander Brigade (HB), the supporters’ club of the Indian Super League club Northeast United FC (NEUFC), is preparing for its offseason activities, which include the second edition of the Ao-Sangma Shield Football Tournament. P...

24 Apr 2024

‘Happy Birthday Sachin’: Social media buzzing with heartfelt wishes as ‘God of Cricket’ celebrates 51st birthday

NEW DELHI — As India’s batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is celebrating his 51st birthday on Wednesday, social media is exploding with heartfelt wishes, painting the digital realm with hues of admiration and celebration for the cricketing icon,...

24 Apr 2024

Former wrestler Narsingh elected chairman of WFI’s athletes’ commission

NEW DELHI — Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was on Wednesday elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) Athletes’ Commission, here. According to information received, a total of eight c...

24 Apr 2024

AICF’s proposed action plan should include ‘one nation, one registration’, chess leagues, National Chess Centre: Stakeholders

CHENNAI — The All India Chess Federation (AICF) will soon roll out its action plan spreading the game further with focus on the entire ecosystem, said a top official. Members of the chess ecosystem were of the view that the proposed action plan sho...

24 Apr 2024

Nikhil, Dhruva & Nikeetaa secure titles in INAC 2024

PUNE — Nikhil J of JK Tyre clocked a blistering 1:25.094 to beat fancied Dhruva Chandrashekar who managed only 1:26.267 in the INAC1 800 to 1650cc class in the finals, while Nikeetaa Takkale excelled as a woman driver, in the FMSCI Indian National ...

24 Apr 2024

Milik’s late strike sends Juventus into Italian Cup final

ROME — Juventus sealed a berth in the Italian Cup final with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Lazio in the semifinal. Arkadiusz Milik scored seconds after coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute to send the Old Lady through at the Stadio Olimpico ...

24 Apr 2024

‘Hard for me to get a grasp of it’: Swiatek surprised on joining 100-week club as world No.1

 MADRID — Iga Swiatek, the world No.1, recently reached the milestone of becoming the ninth player to spend 100 weeks at the top of the WTA rankings. Reflecting on this achievement, the Pole expressed her surprise, saying it’s hard to “get...

24 Apr 2024

ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC strike first blow with 2-1 comeback win against Mohun Bagan in semis

BHUBANESWAR — Odisha FC recovered after conceding an early goal to secure a stunning 2-1 victory against Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) in the first leg of their semifinal fixture of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at the Kalinga Stadium on T...

23 Apr 2024
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