Some highlights by Indian athletes at CWG 2018: Heena Sidhu gave India its 11th gold medal on day 6 of 2018 Commonwealth Games by finishing at the top in 25m air pistol. Sidhu is seen celebrating her record win with her coach and husband Ronak Pandit. Shreyasi Singh, clinched the top podium finish in […]
By Vijay Badhwar This is the 5th time Australians are hosting the Commonwealth Games. But they are not great hosts, neither towards the visiting teams nor towards overseas visitors, simply not having even the minimal trait of Asian humility to make them welcome. Rather, their mannerisms are perceived as abrasive, even threatening, as the ether […]
India has won eight Gold, 4 Silver and 5 Bronze at Commonwealth Games 2018 being held at Gold Coast. Like the Phogat sisters, Yadav sisters are doing India proud in weightlifting as Punam Yadav won India its fifth gold in Women’s 69 Kg category. Punam hoisted a total of 100kg in snatch and 122kg in […]
By Gaurav Joshi The 11th season of the Indian Premier League kicks off in Mumbai on 7th April. The Indian Down Under previews each team and rates their chances in the upcoming season. Mumbai Indians Regaining champions, look once again to go deep in the tournament, with two of the best death bowlers at […]
India started Day 2 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on a brilliant note after Sanjita Chanu won gold in the women’s 53 kg weightlifting event. Friday will see as many as 17 medals decided across artistic gymnastics, track cycling, swimming and weightlifting. India will battle for two more gold medals up for […]
Mirabai Chanu gave India their first gold medal in women’s 48 kg weightlifting. This came soon after weightlifter P Gururaja started the day on a great note as he won the men’s 56 kg silver –”‰India’s first medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Also Indian table tennis players opened their Commonwealth Games […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji In a spineless display last night [Tuesday, April 3, 2018], Australia lost to South Africa in the Johannesburg Test by 492 runs. And with that defeat Australia lost the series 1-3. What a fall after their Ashes triumph only three months ago and their triumph by118 runs in the first Test of […]
India’s strong 225-member contingent has arrived in Australia to take part in Commonwealth Games 2018 being held from April 4 – 15 in the gold coast as the south Brisbane city is festively decorated to welcome competitors from around the world by countries that are part of the commonwealth. 5000 athletes in all have […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Enough is written on the infamous Cape Town ball-tampering episode masterminded by Australian captain Steve Smith with his advisers and executed by fielder Cameron Bancroft. However, this controversy reminded me of the Vaseline controversy involving England’s fast bowler John Lever in the third Test against India in Chennai on 15 January 1977. […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The final between India and Bangladesh in Colombo last night was a match to remember. What a thriller! India needed six runs to win the Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-series off the last ball. And India’s Dinesh Karthik hit a tremendous six to win the Trophy for India. Both India and Bangladesh entered the […]