Category: Sports

74-Year-Old Prakash Awasthi Wins Gold as Lucknow Athletes Secure Two Silver and Seven Bronze Medals in Bengaluru Lucknow: Proving that age is no barrier to sporting excellence, veteran swimmers from Lucknow were felicitated for their impressive performance at the 2nd Asian Masters Swimming Championship, held in Bengaluru from October 4 to 10. The city’s swimmers collectively won 10 medals, including one gold, two silver and seven bronze, bringing recognition to Lucknow. The felicitation ceremony was organised by the Lucknow District Swimming Association at Awadh Gymkhana Club, where other senior swimmers…

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A Symbol of Passion, Discipline and Determination, Nivedita Basu Claims the Maharashtra State Championship Title Age Is Just a Number! Nivedita Basu Showcases Her Sporting Prowess and Wins Maharashtra’s Squash Title Mumbai (Anil Bedag): When passion drives you to pursue your dreams, neither age nor responsibilities can stand in the way of success. Nivedita Basu has proved this with an impressive victory at the Maharashtra State Closed Squash Championship 2026, held in Pune, where she clinched the title in the Women’s 35+ category. Known for helping brands reach new heights,…

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Lucknow: Central Public School, Rajajipuram, witnessed an energetic start to its six-day inter-school sports festival, ‘Ranbhoomi 2026 – Sankalp Se Vijay Tak’, bringing together young sporting talent from across the region. More than 70 teams representing over 30 schools are participating in various sporting competitions, making the event a major platform for students to demonstrate their athletic abilities, competitive spirit and teamwork. The inaugural ceremony was attended by Dr. Anand Kishore Pandey, Director of Sports Network India, and Eugene Paul, Honorary Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Fencing Association and Executive…

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Lucknow: Top seed Vanshraj Jalota of Uttar Pradesh emerged as the U-18 singles champion at the Brij Mohan Lal Tiwari Memorial AITA Championship Series Tennis Tournament, delivering an impressive performance in the final. Organised by SDS Tennis Academy under the aegis of the Uttar Pradesh Tennis Association, the tournament was sponsored by TVS and held at the La Martiniere Lawn Tennis Facility, La Martiniere College. In Friday’s singles final, Jalota defeated third seed Anuruddh Kumar in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, to lift the championship trophy. The contest witnessed intense rallies,…

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh registered their second consecutive victory in the 2026-27 Ranji Trophy, defeating Goa by 68 runs to climb to the top of Elite Group A with 13 points. Rinku Singh starred with a century in the first innings, while Kartik Yadav claimed five wickets in the second innings to seal the win. Rinku, who is currently out of India’s T20 squad, continued his impressive domestic form by scoring his second consecutive century. His 118-run knock in the first innings helped Uttar Pradesh recover from a difficult position after…

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Lucknow: Yash Taekwondo Academy organised a colour belt and certificate distribution ceremony at the Rapti Apartment complex on Wednesday, honouring 18 players who successfully cleared the academy’s colour belt examination. Raj Kumar, secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Taekwondo Association and president of Yash Taekwondo Academy, attended the event as the chief guest along with academy secretary Him Preet Singh. They presented the players with their new colour belts and certificates. Congratulating the achievers, Raj Kumar said Taekwondo teaches discipline, patience and self-confidence while equipping practitioners with essential self-defence skills. He…

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Lucknow: Vanshraj Jalota and Anuruddh Kumar secured places in the singles final of the Brij Mohan Lal Tiwari Memorial AITA Championship Series Under-18 Tennis Tournament with hard-fought semifinal victories on Thursday. Meanwhile, Aarav Bhaskar and Anuruddh Kumar clinched the doubles title, putting Anuruddh in contention for a double crown. Organised by the SDS Tennis Academy under the aegis of the Uttar Pradesh Tennis Association, the TVS-sponsored tournament is being held at the La Martiniere Lawn Tennis Facility at La Martiniere College in Lucknow. In the singles semifinals, top seed Vanshraj…

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Sharjah: Rashid Khan delivered an impressive all-round performance as Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by 37 runs in the opening match of their three-game T20 International series in Sharjah, taking an early lead in the contest. After being reduced to 66 for five, Afghanistan recovered to post 177, with aggressive contributions from Izaz Ahmadzai and Rashid proving crucial. Zimbabwe were subsequently bowled out for 140 in 19.1 overs, unable to sustain their chase of 178. Afghanistan’s recovery began with Shahidullah Kamal, who scored 46 off 42 balls to stabilise the innings. Ahmadzai…

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s unseeded Arya Singh produced an impressive upset to enter the quarterfinals of the Brij Mohan Lal Tiwari Memorial AITA Championship Series Under-18 Tennis Tournament in Lucknow on Tuesday. Mohammad Ariz and fifth seed Aarav Bhaskar also advanced after hard-fought victories in the pre-quarterfinals. Arya stunned eighth seed Neelotpal Singh 6-1, 6-1, dominating both sets with aggressive play and giving his opponent little opportunity to recover. Mohammad Ariz defeated fellow Uttar Pradesh player Arnav Srivastava 6-1, 7-6(4). After comfortably winning the opening set, Ariz faced a strong challenge…

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Lucknow: Fifth-seeded Uttar Pradesh player Aarav Bhaskar defeated fourth seed Virat Singh 6-3, 6-2 to enter the singles semifinals of the Brij Mohan Lal Tiwari Memorial AITA Championship Series Under-18 Tennis Tournament in Lucknow. The tournament, sponsored by TVS, is being organised by SDS Tennis Academy under the aegis of the Uttar Pradesh Tennis Association at the La Martiniere Lawn Tennis Facility on the La Martiniere College campus. In the other singles quarterfinals, top seed Vanshraj Jalota defeated Mohammad Ariz of Uttar Pradesh 7-5, 6-2, while second seed Faiz Kidwai…

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