Tag: Asia
Covid-hit Milkha Singh Stable, On Oxygen Support
Athlete Milkha Singh, who won multiple gold medals in sprint at 1958 and 1962 Asian Games and was admitted to hospital after he contracted Covid-19, is stable on oxygen support, doctors said on Wednesday.....
Sunday Evening Show: 4 Indian Women In Asian Boxing Finals
Indian women's team is looking ahead for more glory as four boxers, including six-time world champion MC Marykom, are ready for the finals of the Asian Boxing Championship scheduled for Sunday. ....
Asian Boxing Championships: Pooja Rani Wins 2nd Straight Gold, India End With 10 Medals
Pooja Rani won the 75kg gold while six-time world champion MC Marykom, Lalbuatsaihi, and Anupama settled for silver medals as the Indian women's team finished with 10 medals at the Asian Boxing Championship here on Sunday. ....
Asian Boxing: Sanjeet Lights Up Indian Camp With Gold In 91kg
Sanjeet on Monday put up a solid show against the three-time Asian champion Vassiliy Levit of Kazakhstan in the men's 91kg final to hand India its second gold of the Asian Championships in Dubai. Pooja Rani had clinched the first gold in the women's 75kg on Sunday. ....
India's Sunil Chhetri Now 3 Short Of Pele's 77 International Goals
Ace forward Sunil Chhetri has become the world's second most prolific goal scorer amongst the active players -- his tally of 74 is second only to Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo's 103 -- but the India captain is not counting them as yet. In the all-time goal scorers' list, Chhetri is three goals short of Pele's 77 goals. ....
Asian Cup Qualifiers: India, Afghan Draw 1-1, Both Enter Next Round
India were lucky to get away with a 1-1 draw against Afghanistan without actually scoring in a Group E match of the World Cup 2022 and Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers here on Tuesday, and still advanced to the third and final round. The Afghan goalkeeper scored the goal in India's account. ....
AFC Asian Cup Football: 22 Teams Qualify For Final Qualifying Round
India are among the 22 teams out of 24 teams that have advanced to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifiers final round, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Wednesday. ....
'The Milkha Singh I Knew'
Long before Sunny Deol's blockbuster Gadar was released, the gory scenes of Partition riots had played before my eyes - especially the massacre that happened on trains arriving from Pakistan - through the words of Milkha Singh, India's greatest-ever athlete who passed away Friday night. ....
Ismail Sabri Appointed As Malaysia's New Prime Minister
Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as new Prime Minister of the country, the national palace announced. ....
The Met Gala, referred to as the fashion world’s Oscar Night, usually falls on the first Monday of May. But after a year off because of the pandemic, the star-studded night returns on the second Monday of September in 2021 as an even more exclusive affair than before, and guests like co-chairs Gemma Chan, Billie Eilish, Naomi Osaka, and Lorde turned looks on the red carpet. Last week, Rihanna revealed that she is hosting this year’s annual Met Gala after-party, so there was a good chance she would steal the spotlight this evening. And then ....
