India beat Pakistan in Women’s Asia Cup final
<p>India defeated Pakistan by 17 runs to retain the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup title at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground here on Sunday The Bangkok win was India’s sixth Asia Cup victory in as many meets. India last won the title at Guangzhou, in China, in 2012. Opting to bat […]</p>
‘Swachh Bharat’ and ‘Swasth Bharat’ go hand in hand: Sachin
<p>Urging people to stay healthy and fit, legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday said that ‘Swachh Bharat’ (clean India) and ‘Swasth Bharat’ (healthy India) go hand in hand. Tendulkar was nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spread awareness about cleanliness when the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched. “Swachh Bharat and Swasth Bharat go hand […]</p>
120,000 to attend Chapecoense players’ funeral
<p>Around 120,000 people, including celebrities, politicians, athletes and journalists are expected to be at the Saturday funeral of the Chapecoense footballers and coaches. Nineteen players, most of the club’s training staff and a number of journalists and guests were killed in the Monday plane crash in Colombia, that saw a death toll of 71. The […]</p>
Indian eves thrash Lanka to storm into Asia Cup final
<p>Riding on a fine half-century from Mithali Raj and Ekta Bisht’s 3-8, the Indian women’s cricket team reached the 2016 ACC Women’s Asia Cup T20 International final by thrashing Sri Lanka by 52 runs at the AIT Cricket Ground here . Continuing her brilliant form, Mithali slammed her the 9th T20 International fifty to propel […]</p>
Indian sportswomen Yahoo’s top newsmakers for 2016
<p>Indian sportswomen who won laurels and dominated the headlines during the Rio Olympics pipped all other contenders in 2016 to emerge as the top newsmakers in the country, Yahoo announced on Thursday. “The list of top newsmakers is usually ruled by politicians and Bollywood stars but in 2016, it saw the entry of P.V. Sindhu, […]</p>