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Sujeet Kalkal clinched men’s 65 kg gold medal

Sujeet Kalkal clinched men’s 65 kg gold medal

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The rising Indian wrestler Sujeet Kalkal clinched the gold medal in his first international tournament of the year at the Zagreb Open in Croatia on Wednesday. Sujeet showed a dominating performance throughout the day and clinched the men’s 65kg freestyle title without dropping a single point in his 3 bouts. This is the third ranking series tile for the reigning U23 World Champion after Zouhaier Sghaier 2022 and Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial 2025. Sujeet started the day with a technical superiority 10-0 win over the European silver medalist Khamzat Arsamerzouev of France before knocking out American wrestler Joseph McKenna to reach final. In the final, Sujeet was also trying to dominate the proceedings from the start against Iranian wrestler Peyman Nemati, but was not able to breach his solid defence. However, he somehow managed to find a take-down with his aggressive play and edge past Nemati 3-0 in a closely fought battle to win the title. Meanwhile, the Olympic medalist Aman Sehrawat had a bit of a disappointing outing as he could not …

How Devika Sihag clinched the Thailand Masters title

How Devika Sihag clinched the Thailand Masters title

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Trailing 15-20 in the opening game of the quarter-finals against world No 16 Supanida Katethong at the 2026 Thailand Masters Super 300 last week, Devika Sihag scripted a wonderful turnaround. She went on to win seven points in a row to pocket the game 22-20. The Indian shuttler took the second game comfortably to knock out the home favourite. Two days later, she stood on top of the podium with the women’s singles title in the bag. She became only the third Indian women’s singles shuttler, behind legends Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu, to win a Super 300 title or above. “I wasn’t thinking anything at that time [when trailing 15-20 against Kathethong],” recalled Sihag in a conversation with The Bridge. “I just told myself I’ll keep pushing her into rallies and she eventually started making mistakes, which helped me,” she added. Just as she explained, Sihag likes to keep things simple. At 5-feet 9 inches, she is one of the taller shuttlers going around in the world tour circuit. Training alongside double Olympic medallist …

How a ‘fed up’ Viswanathan Anand planned his return to competitive circuit and nearly clinched the Tata Steel Rapid title in Kolkata

How a ‘fed up’ Viswanathan Anand planned his return to competitive circuit and nearly clinched the Tata Steel Rapid title in Kolkata

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Viswanathan Anand may be 56, but his appetite for challenging the younger generation and remaining a tough competitor even at this age makes him the legend he is. The five-time World Champion enjoyed an impressive run at the 2026 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz Tournament in Kolkata, starting the year with a second-place finish in the Rapid segment. As a semi-retired professional, Anand shared how difficult it is to regain the mental shapeand compete against some of the very best players of this generation. “The biggest problem recently is that after seven or eight months of not playing chess, you forget that aspect. I mean, I sort of know what the young chess players are doing and when. I can do commentary, and it’s not that my moves would be totally off. But it’s another thing when you’re actually playing. The thought of, ‘What am I actually going to do now? What opening am I going to play?’… all these decisions, you forget how to think about after a long break,” said Anand. …

Varun Chakravarthy’s fifer clinched India victory against NZ in Dubai

Varun Chakravarthy’s fifer clinched India victory against NZ in Dubai

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Varun Chakravarthy with his five-wicket haul clinched victory for India in their last group match of Champions Trophy 2025 played against New Zealand in Dubai. India was scheduled to face New Zealand to play the final group match of the Champions Trophy 2025 on March 3 in Dubai. Both teams have qualified for the knockout stage and also remained unbeaten in the group stage. The 12th match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was scheduled to be played between Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand and Rohit Sharma-led India on March 2 in Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. New Zealand and India have played 118 ODIs so far with India having an edge over New Zealand. India won 60 matches while New Zealand won 50 ODIs with seven matches ended no result. India executed an impressive performance in both batting and bowling innings. Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel and Hardk executed an impressive performance with bat while Varun Chakravarthy with his five wickets haul bagged an easy victory for India. Notably, Varun Chakaravarthy has picked a five-fer in his second …

Rickelton, bowlers clinched maiden victory for South Africa in Champions Trophy 2025

Rickelton, bowlers clinched maiden victory for South Africa in Champions Trophy 2025

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Ryan Rickelton and the bowlers’ performance bagged South Africa their maiden victory in the Champions Trophy 2025. Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan was scheduled to face Temba Bavuma led South Africa to play the third match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 21 in National Stadium, Karachi. The match against South Africa at Karachi will be the maiden ICC Champions Trophy appearance for Afghanistan. Speaking of the match, South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first where Ryan Rickelton and Tony de Zorzi opened the attack. The duo made a steady start and added 28 runs in five wickets without losing a wicket. But Mohammad Nabi came into the attack and broke the partnership by dismissing de Zorzi for 11 runs and registered his maiden Champions Trophy wicket. Following Zorzi’s dismissal, South African captain Bavuma and Ryan Rickelton made a century stand and pushed the team’s score beyond the 150 mark. While the duo was seen threatening, Nabi dismissed Bavuma and gave the much-needed break for Afghanistan. But Ryan Rickelton continued his momentum …

Will Young, bowlers clinched NZ a lead in ODI series

Will Young, bowlers clinched NZ a lead in ODI series

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Will Young’s unbeaten 90 off 86 balls clinched the first victory for New Zealand in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. With the victory, New Zealand leads the series by 1-0 with the second and third matches to be played on January 8 and 11 in Hamilton and Auckland respectively. During the Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2024-25, a total of three T20Is, three ODIs and a couple of practice matches have been scheduled to be played between 23 December 2024 and 11 January 2025. The hosts already won the three-match T20I series by 2-1 and took a lead in the ODI series with a victory of the first game at Wellington. Speaking of the match, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl first where Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando opened the inning for SL. NZ’s Matt Henry struck earlier and dismissed Nissanka for 9 in the fifth over while Jacob Duffy dismissed Kusal Mendis for 2 in the sixth over. Soon Kamindu Mendis and SL skipper Asalanka lost their wickets …

Brandon, Carty’s tons clinched series victory for West Indies

Brandon, Carty’s tons clinched series victory for West Indies

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West Indies cricket team lifted the ODI series trophy of the England tour of West Indies 2024 by winning the three-match series by 2-1. The tour consists of three ODIs and five T20Is. The hosts won the first match of the series by 8 wickets(DLS method) and made a lead while England won the second game and levelled the series. After chasing the 300-plus target in the second game, England was expected to win the third and final ODI at Barbados. But the West Indies players who are well known for their power-packed performance once again proved their worth by showcasing an all-round performance in the third ODI. Speaking of the match, West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl first. Phil Salt and Will Jacks opened the inning for England. West Indies bowlers bowled some fierce deliveries and dismantled England’s top order as the visitors lost their top four wickets for 24 runs. Though England lost early wickets, Phil Salt made a stand on the other end and started to build a partnership …

Ashwin’s all-rounding performance clinched India a win in Chepauk test

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Ravichandran Ashwin with his impressive century and a fifer grasped a victory for the Indian cricket team in the Chepauk test. As per the IND vs BAN 2024 schedule, the first test of the series was scheduled to be played between September 19 and 23 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. This test series was very crucial for both teams as these two tests will form part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship. The test between IND vs BAN grabbed the attention of many as India was playing their longest format nearly after a gap of seven months. India played their previous test series against England in January – March 2024 which India won by 4-1. In the first test between IND vs BAN, the hosts displayed an impressive performance with both bat and ball. Especially, Indian allrounders Ashwin and Jadeja made an exceptional inning with both and ball. Speaking of the match, winning the toss Bangladesh decided to bowl first where Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma opened the inning. India was expected to deliver …

Radhika clinched silver; bronze for Shivanee

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Radhika clinched the fifth medal for India at the Asian Championships 2024 after winning a silver medal in women’s 68 Kg while Shivanee Pawar upset the two-time world silver medalist Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal of Mongolia to win the bronze medal in women’s 50 Kg on Saturday. Radhika lost the final by technical superiority to two-time world champion Nonoka Ozaki of Japan in the final but confirmed the second silver medal for India in this competition. This is also her second Asian medal after a silver medal from 2022 in women’s 65 Kg. Radhika made it to the final after two dominating wins in the earlier rounds. She won on technical superiority (12-2) in the quarterfinals against Albina Kairgeldinova of Kazakhstan while pinned the home favourite Gulnura Tashtanbekova in the semis to book a place in the final. On the other hand, Shivanee Pawar caused a major upset by knocking out reigning world silver medalist Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal of Mongolia in a very close (9-7) bronze medal bout. She was trailing for the major portion of the match …

Virat Kohli’s Text To RCB Boss After Women’s Team Clinched WPL Title Wins The Internet

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Kate Cross revealed that it was Virat Kohli‘s idea to honour the franchise’s women’s team after their Women’s Premier League (WPL) triumph earlier this month. RCB defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 8 wickets in the final at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, winning the franchise their first-ever silverware. Cross, who didn’t play a single game, revealed that it was Kohli who texted the owners to ‘honour the girls’ at the RCB Unbox event on March 19. “The owner got the text from Virat Kohli saying, we should honour the girls on Sunday,” Cross told BBC. During the RCB Unbox event, the men’s team gave the women’s team a guard of honour, showing their appreciation for their achievements. In the WPL final, all-rounder Sophie Molineux won the Player of the Match award for taking three wickets. Meanwhile, Kohli won the Player of the Match award in RCB’s game against Punjab Kings (PBKS). The former RCB captain Kohli produced a quality half-century on a slightly gummy pitch. Kohli (77, 49b, …