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India U-31 team wins bronze, U-16 finishes fourth in World Youth Team Bridge Championships | | |
NEW DELHI, July 18: India's U-31 bridge team won the bronze medal while the U-16 side finished fourth in the 19th World Youth Team Championships held at Salsomaggiore in Italy.
On the final day of the tournament on Thursday, two Indian teams were in contention for podium finishes.
The U-16 team lost the semifinal playoff against France after two close sets. It however became the first Indian side to advance this far in the competition.
The U-31 team, playing in the 'Board A Match' event, finished third among 24 competing sides to win the bronze.
The U-16 team comprised of Prakhar Bansal, Viha Gahrotra, Ananya Mehta, Jashith Narang, Adhiyaman Zodypache and Agilan Zodypache. They had be | |
| | World Women's Chess Cup: All four Indians to play tie-breaks | | | GEORGIA, July 18: International Master Divya Deshmukh, who is waiting to become a Grandmaster, had a tough day in office as she was outplayed by Zhu Jiner of China in the return game of the pre-quarterfinals in the FIDE World Women's Chess Cup here on Thursday.
Divya, the only Indian up a point and looking to make her maiden entry into the quarterfinals of the prestigious tournament, fell just short of achieving it when she blew up her position in the middle game arising out of a not-so-formal Scotch Opening.
Divya, to her credit, tried her best but salvaging the resulting endgame was almost impossible.
However, the Indian is still in the fray thanks to her first-round victory against th | |
| | Jadeja's "incredible fight" at Lord's Test earns him Team India's MVP tag | | |
LONDON, July 18: India head coach Gautam Gambhir led the chorus of praise for experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, describing his heroics in the Lord's Test against England as an "incredible fight".
Jadeja remained unbeaten on 61 off 181 balls but despite his valiant knock, India went down by 22 runs in the third Test.
"That was an incredible fight. The fight from Jaddu was absolutely brilliant," said Gambhir in a video titled 'The MVP ft. Ravindra Jadeja', which was posted on the BCCI website on Friday.
Chasing a modest 193, India's batting line-up crumbled with the top eight lasting less than 40 overs.
But Jadeja, who came in at No. 7, stood firm and showed immense courage and g | |
| | Free entry for Durand Cup at Jamshedpur | | | JAMSHEDPUR, July 18: The Durand Cup Organising Committee on Friday announced free entry for the public for all the matches to be held in Jamshedpur.
All 22,500 seats are being made available through complimentary passes, ensuring an inclusive and festive start to Asia's oldest football tournament, stated a release.
There will be free ticket distribution for the first match at the JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium box office on July 23 and 24, strictly on a first-come, first-served basis, until stocks last.
"To ensure fair distribution, a maximum of four tickets per person will be issued," it added.
Complimentary tickets have also been earmarked for local schools and all 41 teams of the JS | |
| | Didn't know that a national women's football team existed when I started out: Aditi Chauhan | | | NEW DELHI, July 18: Aditi Chauhan says she didn't know that a national women's football team existed in India when she kicked the ball for the first time.
Nearly two decades later, she retires as a trailblazer, having become the first Indian woman to play professional football in Europe.
"Playing football, I didn't know there was a national team first of all. So I started because of the fun of the game," the 32-year-old recalled in an interview with PTI Videos.
"When I started, I never imagined that, you know, everything that I achieved... it was not even a dream that I could imagine," she said.
Chauhan is not entering full-time coaching immediately but is open to helping out the next g | |
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