Railways Bodybuilding Team bagS 3 medals at Asian C’ship
New Delhi: Indian Railways Bodybuilding team created history by winning three medals (one gold, one silver, one bronze) at a Body Building Championship held in Seoul, South Korea. Out of 26 countries participated in this Championship, India stood at 3rd position. Eight players of Indian Railways Body Building Team participated in this Championship. A Bobby Singh won gold, V Jayaprakash won silver and Indranil Maity bronze.
Sportsperson should be VIP: Rathore
New Delhi: Assuming charge of the Sports Ministry on Monday, Olympic silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said there needs to be a change in the environment of the ministry. "There needs to be a change in the environment of Sports Ministry and the attitude towards sportspersons. The way we look at players and treat them that also require to be changed. The sportsperson should be the only VIP," asserted the new Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs. "Having been a player myself, I know the challenges faced by them," added the former army man.
lanka names new T20 squad for 1-off india match
Colombo: Sri lanka on Monday announced a new 15- member team for the one-off T20 International against India to be played here on September 6, making at least six changes in the squad named last month. Sri lanka Cricket had already named a T20 squad on August 15 ahead but two days before the one-off T20 match against India, the Board released a new team with just eight of the original players in it.
Indian women's team to play Belgium junior men's team
New Delhi: The 18-member Indian women's hockey team is set for the preparatory tour of Europe, ahead of the Asia Cup in Japan next month. Striker Rani will captain the side with goalkeeper Savita being her deputy. The team will play four matches during the tour, the first and third of which will be against ladies Den Bosch. They will also play against the Belgium junior men's team.