Boxing

The much-awaited semi-final match at the World Women's Boxing Championship in Russia's Ulan-Ude witnessed the loss of six times Champion Mary Kom against Turkey's Champion Busenaz Cakiroglu in the 51 kg category. Also read: Kamini Roy's 155th Birthday: Google Pays Tribute ...

All of us perceive boxing or martial arts as tools to hit someone or defend ourselves but they are not just that; they are more than that. Also Read: Are You Tired After First Innings? They can help you enhance your fitness ...

Chennai : Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra, who won India's first-ever individual gold at Beijing Olympics, will be honoured with an Honorary Doctorate by the SRM University, a leading private educational institution in Tamil Nadu. ...

Beijing : A brave Vijender Kumar put a spirited fight but failed to win his semifinal bout, going down 5-8 to Emillio Correa Bayeaux of Cuba in the middleweight (75 kg) category at the Olympic boxing competition here today. ...

Bhopal : When the entire country was applauding India's triumph in Beijing Olympics, a Hockey coach of Sports Authority of India (SAI) joined in the celebrations in a unique way by penning down a sonnet in honour of Abhinav Bindra, Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh. ...

Beijing : Akhil Kumar's hopes of an Olympic medal lay shattered on the ring of Workers' Gymnasium as he was out pointed by unheralded Veaceslav Gojan of Moldova 3-10 in the 54 kg (Bantam) bout of the Boxing competition here today. ...

Two people enter the ring, the bell goes and they start fighting it out – not with fists and blows, but with fairy tales, mini-dramas, poems. ...