Jyothi Yarraji made history by securing India’s inaugural gold medal at the 25th Asian Athletics Championship held in Bangkok on Thursday. Dominating the competition, she triumphed in the challenging 100m hurdles event, despite facing adverse weather conditions during the rain-marred final. Jyothi displayed remarkable skill and determination, clocking a time of 13.09 seconds to clinch […]
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Deepti Sharma is the first Indian woman to record 100 wickets in a WT20I
Indian cricketer Deepti Sharma (born August 24, 1997) competes for Bengal, Birmingham Phoenix, and India. She is an all-rounder who bowls right-arm off-break and bats left-handed, and she is presently ranked fourth among the best all-rounders in the ICC Cricket Rankings. Deepti Bhagwan Sharma is third among female cricketers in ODI individual scoring (188 runs). […]
The peculiar World Cup history of Indian soccer
When the Indian soccer 2014 World Cup begins in Brazil, a captive audience of nearly 100 million Indians, including myself, will settle in for a month of bliss: long, enthralling nights in front of the television (most games start after midnight here) and short, imaginative mornings spent calling in sick at work before tumbling back […]