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| Despite quota cut, Mirabai and Co chase Commonwealth gold rush | | |  GLASGOW, July 25: Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will spearhead India's weightlifting campaign at the Commonwealth Games as the team seeks to overcome a doping-hit build-up and extend its dominant record at the quadrennial event.
India's medal prospects suffered a setback before the competition when its weightlifting contingent was cut from 16 to 11 after multiple doping violations. The latest casualty was Dilbag Singh (96kg), who was withdrawn earlier this week, further depleting the | |
| | | | Diksha lone Indian to make the cut at Women's Scottish Open | | |  SCOTLAND, July 25: Diksha Dagar compiled one-over 73 in the second round and was the only Indian to make the cut at the Women's Scottish Open. With rounds 74-73 she is 3-over and tied 35th with two more rounds to go. Pranavi Urs (84-71) with a 13-shot difference between her rounds was 11-over and missed the cut as did Avani Prashanth (80-77). The cut fell at +6 with 65 players making it through to the weekend in Scotland. Diksha had three birdies on the second, seventh and the 14th but also dr | |
| | | | J&K Cycle Polo Association announces District-Level Championships for 2026-27 | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 25: The Jammu & Kashmir Cycle Polo Association (JKCPA) has announced the tentative schedule for the District-Level Cycle Polo Championships across various districts of Jammu & Kashmir as part of its 2026-27 Activity Calendar
The proposed schedule of the district-Level Cycle Polo Championships is as follows:
1) District Bandipora: 31st July & 1st August 2026, 2) District Pulwama: 4th & 5th August 2026, 3) District Ganderbal: 7th & 8th August 2026 & 4) District Srinagar: 11th & 12th August 2026
Speaking on the occasion, the General Secretary of J&K Cycle Polo Association said after the successful completion of the district-Level Championships, the Asso | |
| | | | CWG: Indian swimmers fail to qualify for final | | | | GLASGOW, July 25: Indian swimmers endured a disappointing outing at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday as both Dhakshan Shashikumar (3:58.09s) and Aryan Nehra (4:00.26s) failed to qualify for the final of the 400m freestyle event.
Shashikumar (3:58.09s) and Nehra (4:00.26s) finished 15th and 16th respectively amongst the 27 swimmers in the 400m freestyle heats at the Tollcross Swimming Centre.
Shashikumar had moved into seventh position at the halfway stage, but could not do enough to clear his heat. In heat 4, Nehra was placed last at the halfway stage, and ended in the same position.
Dhakshan Shashi Kumar was in heat 3. | |
| | | | We want to write own piece of history in WC, says Indian men's hockey coach Fulton | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, July 25: Fully aware of the legacy he is chasing, Indian men's hockey team chief coach Craig Fulton is determined to break the 51-year-old medal jinx at the World Cup, and said the Harmanpreet Singh-led is eyeing to "write its own piece of history" in the upcoming showpiece.
Fulton, who guided India to their second consecutive bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, very well knows that consistency will be key if India are to win a drought ending medal at the upcoming World Cup in The Netherlands and Belgium from August 15 to 30.
Eight-time Olympic gold medallist, India boast of only three World Cup medals, the last of which -- a gold -- came way back in the 1 | |
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