Spinner Ganesh Bhosale bowled Medical Representatives Cricket Club to an innings win over Anurag Cricket Club, Kamptee, inside two days in their Group League match of the Dr MN Dorairajan Trophy at the NSSM, Ground 1, on Tuesday. Ganesh claimed eight wickets for 36 runs to dismiss Anurag CC for 104, giving MRCC a mammoth 480-run first-innings lead. Ganesh later returned to claim 6-60 as Aunrag CC folded for 130 in their second essay after being made to follow-on. Ganesh’s match figures read an impressive ..

SPECIALLY-ABLED athletes from Nagpur showed remarkable determination to secure top honours at the Late Prabhakarrao Datke Smriti Seva Sanstha and Divyang Welfare Department, Pune’s National Divyang boys and girls Sports Competition, oraganised at the Reshimbagh Ground. CM Devendra Fadnavis paid a visit to the competition on Saturday, MLA Ashish Jaiswal was also present. Nagpur won the general championship in multiple disabled, deaf-dumb and intellectually disabled, while Amravati won the overall championsh..

Nagpur’s Pratima Bhonde won gold medal in the women’s 50 kg category in the ongoing Khelo India Para Games-2025 under way at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Participating in 50 kgs body weight category, 33-year-old Pratima lifted 86 kgs to bring glory to Maharashtra and Nagpur. Tamil Nadu’s Gomathi won silver medal by lifting 65 kgs. Pratima was way ahead of Gomathi, lifting 11 kgs more than the silver medalist. In the last year’s competition, Pratima had to settle for the silver medal. She has ..

MOHD Faiz’s second successive century was the highlight of the day as once again five hundreds were recorded on Day One of the second round of Group League matches of the Dr MN Dorairajan Trophy that began at various grounds of the city on Monday. Three of the five centuries were scored by Medical Representatives’ Cricket Club, who piled up a mammoth 584-7 before declaring against Anurag Cricket Club, Kamptee. Tushar Kadu (107), Amaan Hussain (119) and Shubham Patil (100 not out). made merry as rival ..

RIAAN Ritesh Jham and Avika Rathi clinched titles in the Under-7 category, while Sai Sharma and Shraddha Bajaj emerged as champions in the Under-17 category at the Nagpur District Chess Championship 2025. The tournament was organised by Chess Association Nagpur in association with GH Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation, MKH Sancheti Group, and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at Vivekanand Hall, Shraddha House, Kingsway. Riaan dominated the Under-7 Open category with a perfect score of 6 points ..

SKATERS of Manish Skating Academy excelled at the 12th National Skating Championships of Rural Games Organisation of India organised by the Rural Games Organisation of India. The championship witnessed a spectacular showcase of talent, with skaters from across the country competing for top honours...

 Sports ReporterWOODBALL Association of Maharashtra, under the aegis of Woodball Association of India, will be conducting 19th men and women and 13th sub-junior boys and girls national woodball championship from Sunday. The competition will be held a..

  Sports ReporterTHE state-level sports for differently-abled boys and girls, jointly organised by the Late Prabhakarrao Datke Smriti Seva Sanstha and Divyang Welfare Department, Pune, Maharashtra, was inaugurated at Reshimbagh ground, on Saturd..

 Sports Reporter ST JOHN’S High School  (State Board) emerged champions of the 5th edition of Late Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara Memorial Inter-School Football Tournament organised by SFS School Sadar, the other day. In the exciting..

 Sports Reporter FORMER  India stumper Saba Karim will grace the Bankers’ Sports Council annual awards function to be held on March 25 at Narayani Memorial hall, MKH Sancheti Public School and Junior College, Hindustan Colony, Wardha Road..

 AUCKLAND  HASAN Nawaz made an unbeaten 105 from 45 balls as Pakistan beat New Zealand by nine wickets in the third Twenty20 International on Friday to keep alive the five-match series. Pakistan won the toss and were able to bowl first, reversin..

 NEW DELHI  VIRAT Kohli has the skill to score runs at a much better strike-rate like any young T20 star but RCB’s team composition is such that he needs to adopt a risk-free approach and aim for a high scoring season, says former Australi..

RENOWNED Smylist practitioner, Dr Dakaha, has been invited as a distinguished speaker at the 2nd International Smylist Conference, set to take place at Bombay Yerla Dental College on April 15 and 16. Dr Dakaha, the first Smylist Master of Central India has made groundbreaking contributions to the field of Smylist treatment. His expertise extends beyond just dental corrections—he focuses on overall well-being by addressing the intricate connection between jaw alignment and body health. At the conference, ..

OPERATING Department defeated Commercial Department in Super Over in the SECR DRM Cup Inter-Department Cricket Tournament organised by South East Central Railways Sports Association (SECRSA) at its Motibagh Stadium. In the exciting match, Operating’s Ayush Khare took two wickets in Super Over to help his side record thrilling win. Commercial Department posted 87 for seven in 10 overs...

  Sports Reporter :   ALL-ROUND performance from Akif Faraz helped Electrical Department (G) beat Demo Shed by 22 runs in the ongoing DRM Cup Inter-Department Cricket Tournament organised by South East Central Railways Sports Association (S..

AARUSHI Takalkhede, a Grade IX student of Jindal Vidya Mandir, Kalmeshwar, has achieved an outstanding milestone by securing a silver medal in pole vault division-level tournament. She also represented school at the state-level tournament recently held at Dervan in Chiplun, Ratnagiri. Chairman of School Management Committee; Plant Head of JSWSCPL Rajesh Jain and Principal Pallavi Chakkilala congratulated the student and appreciated the in-charge teachers Sneha Kamble and Govinda Pal for this achievement...

TEAM ‘RCB’ defeated Team ‘KKR’ to lift the Box Cricket title organised by ICAI Nagpur Branch (WIRC) at Box Cricket Ground, Hill Top, Ram Nagar, for Chartered Accountants. The winning RCB team was led by CA Abhijeet Bondre while the runners-up team was captained by CA Pratik Khandelwal. More than 150 CAs participated in the tournament. The tournament inaugurated by CA Swapnil Ghate, Past Chairman, ICAI Nagpur Branch. “There is no short cut to success. Physical and Mental Health both needs to be balanced ..

CRAZY Boys thumped Shravan Stars by seven wickets in final of the Season 6 of Nagpur Cricket War recently. The box cricket tournament was organised at The Empress Palace, Wardha Road. After winning the toss, Crazy Boys elected to bowl first. Shravan Stars scored 53 for 8 in 10 overs with Akshay Arsade top-scoring 32 runs from 31 balls. He smashed three sixes. For Crazy Boys, Reyan Qureshi picked three wickets while Amit Samseriya and Parvesh Assudani chipped in with one wicket apiece. In reply, Crazy ..

CITY athlete Janhvi Hirudkar won a silver medal in the 20th Youth National Athletics Championship that concluded at Patna Sports Stadium in Patna on Wednesday. The event was hosted by Indian Athletics Federation. Representing Maharashtra in the championship meant for Under-18 boys and girls, Janhvi won her medal in the 1000m race. She clocked 2 minutes 56.54 seconds to end behind Uttar Pradesh’ Nandini Rajbhar who took 2 minutes 55.68 seconds. Haryana’s Muskan bagged the bronze. Nagpur’s Pranay Upase ..

TALENTED city shuttler Shreeja Wankhede secured a gold medal in doubles category and silver in singles at the just-concluded Raisoni Foundation Yonex-Sunrise Sadabai Raisoni Memorial Maharashtra State Level Women’s Badminton Tournament 2025. The tournament was organised by the Nagpur District Badminton Association (NDBA) at the University’s Subhedar Hall. In the U-15 girls’ doubles event, Shreeja partnered with Vidhi Saini of Ahmednagar to clinch the title. The duo stunned top-seeded pair of Sanvi ..

MINISTERIAL Services Sports Club (MSSC) prevailed over Medical Representatives’ Cricket Club (MRCC) by virtue of their 177-run first innings lead after the final of the VCA Guzder League ‘A’ Division 2-Day Tournament 2024-25 ended in a tame draw on Tuesday. MSSC won the toss and piled up 374 runs in their first innings on Day 1 of the match at VCA’s Kalamna ground on Monday. Vedant Jajoo top-scored with 89, while Anurag Dixit (75), Aman Mokhade (67) and skipper Mandar Mahale (31) chipped in with useful ..

Nagpur District Unified Hockey team entered final of Sub-Junior Girls Asmita State Hockey League underway at Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium, Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune on Tuesday. In the semis, Nagpur girls, who won all their league games and are undefeated in the tourney, got the better of Thane by a solitary goal. The all important goal came on a rebound hit by Maitri Thakre in 56th minute of the fourth quarter of the last-four clash. Nagpur skipper Shrawani Tulankar’s powerful strike on a penalty ..

DHANWATE National College (DNC) drubbed Sindhu Mahavidyalaya by nine wickets to win the title on fifth occasion in the RTMNU Inter-Collegiate Cricket Tournament, recently. Sindhu Mahavidyalaya won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 181 runs for five wickets in 20 overs. Pratham Nagdive (72) , Mohd Sabir Shiekh (34) and Balkrushna Chauhan (25) were main run getters. For DNC, Kaustubh Salve, Bhargaon Barde, Sahil Sheikh and Garv Shaligram chipped in with one wicket each. In reply, DNC achieved ..

Nagpur’s Yogesh Jaiswal and Arya Takone excelled in the recently organised second edition of Khajuraho Marathon at Khajuraho. The annual event was organised by city’s Adventures And You in association with Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board (MPTB). More than 600 runners from across the country and Khajuraho participated in the event. The marathon was organised in 3 race categories: 21 kms, 10 kms and 5 kms...

   Sports Reporter  OPERATING Department defeated Construction by nine wickets in their opening match of the SECR DRM Cup InterDepartment Cricket Tournament which got under way on Saturday. Pradeep Kumar Gupta, DRM SECR inaugurated the..