Boxing
- Hyderabad
Will make India proud: Nikhat Zareen
Hyderabad: Arjuna Awardee and IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship winner Nikhat Zareen has said she will make the country and State proud in future competitions as well. Country Club Chairman Y. Rajiv…
- Telangana
Telangana boxer Hussamuddin bags gold at National Boxing Championships
Hyderabad: Mohammad Hussamuddin won a gold medal at the 6th Elite Men’s National Boxing Championships on Friday in Hisar. Hussamuddin who belongs to Telangana’s Nizamabad town emerged victorious with a 4-1 scoreline.…
- Sports
Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina enter finals in women’s boxing nationals
Bhopal: Reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain continued their fine run to progress to the finals of Women’s National Championships here on Sunday. Eight Railways boxers,…
- India
Nikhat emerges as India’s biggest star in a year filled with historic performances
Delhi: In Nikhat Zareen, a new star emerged on the horizon while veteran MC Mary Kom, standing in the twilight of her career, was left heartbroken in what was an eventful year…
- Entertainment
Madhuri Dixit: Era of boxing people and characters is over
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, whose streaming movie ‘Maja Ma’ released recently, is chuffed with the response so far to the film. The actress is playing the role of a lesbian in…
- Sports
Boxing at National Games: Simranjit, Shiva, Saweety win easy to advance to next round
Ahmedabad: World championships medallists Simranjit Kaur Baath and Shiva Thapa outclassed their respective opponents to advance to the quarterfinals of women’s and men’s boxing events at the National Games here on Friday.…
- Photos
CWG 2022: Boxing mens over 48kg-51kg semi-final
Birmingham: India’s Amit Panghal (blue) and Zambia’s Patrick Chinyemba during the semi-final match of the mens over 48kg-51kg (Flyweight) boxing event, at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK, Saturday, Aug.…
- Photos
CWG 2022: India’s Ashish Kumar at boxing quarter-final
Birmingham: India’s Ashish Kumar punches Aaron Bowen of England during the men’s Light Heavy (75-80 Kg) category boxing quarter-final match at the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK, Wednesday, Aug 3,…
- Bollywood
Aditya Roy Kapoor lays smack down on wrestler in Great Khali’s hood
Mumbai: Actor Aditya Roy Kapur, who is busy promoting his upcoming film ‘Om: The battle within’, recently visited wrestler The Great Khali at the latter’s academy. Ecstatic after meeting him, Aditya shared…
- Sports
Vijender Singh set to return to pro boxing ring after 19 months
New Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh is all set to return to the pro boxing ring after 19 months at the Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh in August…
- Sports
CWG 2022: Telangana’s Hussamuddin secures place in Indian boxing contingent
Hyderabad: After Nizamabad’s Nikhat Zareen who recently won a gold medal at World Boxing Championship, another boxer Mohammed Hussamuddin from the same district is going to represent India at the international level.…
- Sports
India’s Sabari J. beats Pengue of Australia to bag WBC Australasia pro-boxing title
Sydney: India’s Sabari Jaishankar defeated Australian champion Michael Pengue to win the World Boxing Council’s Australiasia title in the welterweight division. In a historic moment for Indian boxing, Sabari won the title…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 8-year-old photo of KCR awarding Nikhat goes viral
Hyderabad: A photo showing Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao awarding boxing champion and athletic Nikhat Zareen with a cash award of Rs 50 lakh has become viral on the internet. The…
- Telangana
Telangana: Congress announces Rs 5 lakh reward for Nikhat Zareen
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A Revanth Reddy on Sunday announced that the Indian National Congress party would reward world boxing gold-medalist Nikhat Zareen with a gift of five lakh…