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Silver lining forRitika-Nitin

RITIKA Thaker and Nitin Kumar claimed their first medal in the very first tournament they played together, that too a silver medal to start with their partnership, at the All India Ranking Senior Tournament at Jwala Gutta stadium at Hyderabad on Thursday. After a dream run up to the final, the Nagpur-Delhi pair could not keep up the tempo in the summit clash against the top seeds Sathwik and Radhika. Ritika and Nitin had a good start in first half of the first game where the scores were reading 11-10 ..

FROM 13 BIDDERS, VCA INDUCTS 6 FRANCHISES

VIDARBHA Cricket Association (VCA) has announced the induction of its franchises for the inaugural edition of the Vidarbha Pro T20 League (VPTL) 2025. The event, organised by Arivaa Sports, was graced by Vidarbha Cricket Association President Justice Vinay M Deshpande, former judge of the Bombay High Court and Prashant Vaidya, Governing Council Chairman, VPTL. The tournament will be played at VCA’s Jamtha Stadium in morning and evening sessions. According to a VCA press release six franchises — Jayaswal ..

Ritika-Nitin storms into final

CITY shuttler Ritika Thaker stormed into the summit clash at the ongoing Yonex All India Senior RankingTournament at the Jwala Gutta Academy, Hyderabad. Nagpur’s doubles specialist Ritika paired up with Nitin KumarofDelhi for the first time and marked her stamp of authority by making it to the final thus announcing her arrival with a new partner. In the Round of 32, Ritika and Nitin beat Rishi V and DharunigaSin straight games with the scores reading 21-7, 21-12. In the Round of 16, they faced Ayush ..

Malvika overpowers Arin

NAGPUR’S Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod overpowered 31-year-old Turkish Neslihan Arin player in the Round of 32 of Thailand Open to move up in the Super 500 tournament underway in Bangkok on Wednesday. The second best Indianat BWF Ranking of 23 behind 16 th ranked PV Sindhu, got the better of 31- year-old Arin in three games in a1hour,4minutes thriller toenter Round of 16. The 23-year-old south paw took a 1-0 lead with a 21-12 verdict in the opening game...

Chitre wins VNIT rating chess

CM ARUSH Chitre of Nagpur annexed the 1st VNIT International FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament held at VNIT Auditorium Hall. The event was organised by the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology & Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation in association with Chess Association Nagpur. The event was recognised by Chess Association Nagpur, MaharashtraChessAssociation, All India Chess Federation and FIDE. In all, five players namely Chitre, FM Aakash Dalvi, FM Vaibhav Raut, Siddhant Gawai andDishankBajaj ..

VNIT international chess meet begins

THE 1st VNIT International FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament that aims to provide a platform for the unrated players to get rating and rated players to improve their rating, got underway on Monday. The organisers have got tremendous response to the event as 476 players have registered for the event. The tourney got inaugurated at the hands of Girish Vyas, Vice-President, Maharashtra Chess Association & President, Chess Association Nagpur. CA Rajesh Kalani, Director, Vishvaraj Environment Pvt Ltd ..

NSA, Porwal storm into SF

NOBEL Sports Association’s Football Academy and Porwal Football Academy stormed into the semi-finals with contrasting victories over their respective rivals in the ongoing NDFA Inter-Academy Under-13 Boys Football Tournament being played at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Football Stadium in Suyog Nagar. On a cloudy Monday morning, NSA edged past Sankalp 4-3 via tie-breaker while high-flying Porwal youngsters continued their dominant run as they crushed Shree Football Academy 11-0 in another one-sided battle. ..

Warankar on intl body

NAGPUR’S Warankar has been named as South Asian Regional Head Director of the Asian Arm Wrestling Federation. In the annual AGM of the Asian Arm Wrestling Federation that was held during the 23rd Asia Arm Wrestling and 22nd Para Arm Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, Dr Warankar, Working President of People’s Arm Wrestling Federation India, was unanimously elected to the post. Representatives from 23 countries were present in the meeting. The selection has been made keeping in mind Dr Warankar’s ..

Khobragade bags natl TT medal

HARSHDEEP Khobragade, Police Head Constable of Nagpur Police Commissionerate, performed remarkably and won a bronze medal in the First All India Badminton and Table Tennis Cluster Tournament that were held at Kochi in Kerala recently. This competition was of national level and players from all over the country participated. Khobragade, who was selected in the Maharashtra State police table tennis team, achieved this success by impressively displaying his skills and determination in the age group of ..

Vidarbha, Mah reign supreme

VIDARBHA boys and girls while Maharashtra men and women teams reigned supreme in the first all India Tennis Ball T10 Cricket Tournament for Senior (Women and Men) and Junior (Boys and Girls, Under-19) that concluded at Railways ground in Ajni. The tournament was organised by Vidarbha Tennis Ball Cricket Association and Nagpur District Tennis Ball Cricket Association under the aegis of Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India. In the boys group, Vidarbha defeated Diu and Daman for the title. Karnataka ..

SWA’s wrestling camp begins

THE summer wrestling training camp organised by Star Wrestling Academy (SWA), in association with the Directorate of Sports and Youth Services, Pune, and District Sports Office, Nagpur got under way at the Divisional Sports Complex, Mankapur, Nagpur. This training camp has been organised with the main objective of instilling the habit of exercise in boys and girls, and to promote traditional sports like wrestling. This camp was inaugurated by newly-appointed sports coach Nishant Patil. Shriram Pendam ..

Cradle pip Nagpur City

CRADLE FC pipped Nagpur City via penalty shoot-out in the NDFA Inter Academy Under-13 boys tournament underway at Dr Ambedkar Ground in Suyog Nagar on Sunday. After the match ended 1-1 at end of the scheduled time, Cradle got the better of Nagpur City 4-3 in the spot kicks. Ayan put Nagpur City ahead in the 16th minute. After the half-time, Arav levelled the score for Cradle in the 31st minute of play. In the ensuing shoot-out, Nagpur City’s Riyan, Aryan and Arya scored while for the winners, Satvik, ..

World Kids Athletics Day celebrated

WORLD Kids Athletics Day was celebrated with enthusiasm by the Namhya Foundation at the Mahavir Nagar ground recently. The last day of the 6-day summer camp, that was organised by Namhya Foundation, coincided with World Kids Athletes Day (May 3). About 160 children from the age of 3 to 16 years enthusiastically participated in the camp. On the concluding day, various events like running, jumping, fun games, F1 Race, zumba and yoga were held. Every participant was given a certificate, trophy and snacks...

VNIT’s rapid rating chess meet on 12th

 Sports Reporter : THE first edition of VNIT International FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament will be held at Auditorium Hall, VNIT, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur on May 12. The one day FIDE Rapid Rating event is organised by Visvesvaraya Nationa..

DPS’ summer sports camp ends

   Sports Reporter : THE ‘Joie De Vivre’ Summer Sports Camp at Delhi Public School Kamptee Road, Nagpur was a joyful and enriching experience for the students of Grades I to VII. The 12-day camp was aimed to foster creativ..

Sportian, Pratigram record wins

  Sports Reporter :  SPORTIAN Football Club and Pratigram Football Academy recorded wins in the Inter-Academy Under-13 Boys’ Football Tournament organised by Nagpur District Football Association. The tournament is being played at..

Mate to coach Indian v’ball team

  NAGPUR’S Nilesh Mate has been appointed as head coach of the Indian women’s volleyball team for the AVC Women’s Volleyball Nations Cup that is going to be hosted by Vietnam from June 7. It is a great opportunity for Mate, a F..

Sankalp, NSA enter quarters

SANKALP Football Academy and Nobel Football Academy made it to the quarter-finals on opening day of the Inter-Academy Under-13 Boys’ Football Tournament organised by Nagpur District Football Association. The tournament is being played at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Football Academy in Suyog Nagar, North Nagpur. In the first match of this 16-team knock-out tournament, Sankalp defeated Deputy Director Sports and Youth Services (DDSYS) Football Academy 6-5 via tie-breaker after both the teams were locked at ..

NDAA celebrates World Athletics Day

A KIDS’ athletics competition was organised by Nagpur District Athletics Association on the occasion of World Athletics Day. The event was organised in collaboration with Delhi Public School, Kamptee Road and Shakuntala Sports Foundation, Wanadongri at Ishwar Deshmukh College of Physical Education, Krida Chowk. The winning players were felicitated with medals by Delhi Public School. Shailesh Lambe, Vice-Principal, Delhi Public School, Dr Brijbhushan Upadhyay, Principal, Dr Sharda Naidu, Nagpur District ..

Playwell are bridge champs

PLAYWELL, led by seasoned bridge players S Chhajjed, father and son duo of Raja and Amit Rewatkar, and Kumra brothers Neeraj and Sanjeev emerged champions in duplicate event organised by Vidarbha Bridge Association in their sports complex at Shankar Nagar. It was indeed a victory to cherish in 40 deals contest played across 5 rounds of 8 boards each, wherein their tally of 84.27 VP helped them secure top honours and winners purse. Playwell began their trail to the top spot with a confident 20 vs Orange ..

Four from city in Mah squad Four players, one asstT coach-cum-manager in team for U-20 nationals

Four footballers and one support staff from Nagpur will be representing Maharashtra Under-20 men’s team in the Swami Vivekanand U-20 National Football Championship which is being held at Narainpur in Chhattisgarh. The tournament, which started from April 10, is being played at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama ground. Of the four players picked in the 18-member State squad, three are from Ansar Club, Kamptee. Goalkeeper Amir Hamza, right winger Faizal Khan and defender Kawish Jafri are of Ansar Club while ..

Gymnast Kalbende in Mah team for KIYG

NAGPUR’S gymnast Ishan Kalbende has been selected in Maharashtra squad for Khelo India Youth National Championship which is going to be held at New Delhi. Kalbende, a gymnast of Achivers’ Academy, was felicitated for his selection by the members of Maharashtra Kamgar Kalyan Mandal, Raghuji Nagar. Around hundred gymnasts were present on the occasion. Director Maharashtra Kamgar Kalyan Mandal, Raghuji Nagar Sachin Wanjari, Sanjay Lokhande and others felicitated Kalbende. The programme was conducted ..

National kabaddi meet in Wardha

THE 51st edition of Devabhau National Kabaddi (Boys and Girls Junior) Tournament is being organised by Kabaddi Association Vidarbha Sangh (KAVS), Nagpur and Sarvajanik Bajrang Vyayam Shala, Deoli in Wardha district from May 9 to 12. The event, to be played mostly at Vidarbha Kesari Khasdar Ramdasji Tadas Indoor Stadium in Deoli, has the approval of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India. “Kabaddi has been Vidarbha’s own sport since ancient times and we want to revive it. Main reason of holding a press ..

Dhamgaye emerges champ

FIFTH seed Pramod Dhamgaye emerged champion in the 11th Kamal Kumar Barat Memorial Nagpur District Veteran (45 year & Above) Chess Championship that concluded at Dhanwate National College on Sunday. Dhamgaye was the clear winner with 5.5 points out of maximum 6 points. Sunil Chelani, with 5 points, was the runner-up. TM Kawadkar, Vijay Jhanwar and Sanjay Bhange all finished with 4.5 points piece and took the third, fourth and fifth places respectively. Seven players ended with four points in their ..

Super Division champions Eleven Star promoted to Elite

ELEVEN Star Club defeated Young Haider Club 5-4 via shoot-out to claim the JSW Super Division title at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Football Stadium in Suyog Nagar, North Nagpur. After playing a 1-1 draw at the end of regulation time, the match was decided via shoot-out where Eleven Star prevailed over Young Haider. The win also promoted Eleven Star to Elite Division. Masiullah put Eleven Star ahead in the 7th minute of play but Young Haider drew parity in the 62nd minute through Mukhtar Ansari to take the ..

Nerkar stuns Thakre to enter semis

Harshit Nerkar shocked top seed Aarav Thakre to storm into the semi-final Under-17 boys singles in the ongoing Raisoni Foundation’s Yonex-Sunrise GH Raisoni Memorial Nagpur District 1st Selection Badminton Tournament being played at Subhedar Hall. In the quarter-finals, Nerkar got the better of Thakre in two straight games 21-13, 21-17. Nakul Ravishekhar Londhekar had to work out hard to oust Naitik Patel 21-15, 21-17 and Hridaan Singh defeated Mourya Khandelwal 21-12, 21-19...

Fulmali’s team emerges champ

TEAM B, led by Bharti Fulmali, defeated Team D by seven runs to emerge champions of the VCA Women’s T20 league 2025 on Tuesday. In a closely contested final played at the VCA’s Kalamna ground, Team B batted first and posted 145-7 in 20 overs. Mansi Pande top-scored with 42, while Aarya Gohane and Nandini Pradhan contributed 35 and 25 respectively. For Komal Zanzad-led Team D, Shreemayee Pathak and Sakshi Bhupal shared five of the seven wickets to fall. Team D’s chase was anchored by Ankita Bhongade ..

Vidarbha U-14 boys enter final

A GALLANT unbeaten 154 by Prince Kumar was not enough as Madhya Pradesh fell short of Vidarbha’s first innings tally by 40 runs in the U-14 boys’ league match of the Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy (CZ) match in Dehradun on Wednesday. Chasing Vidarbha’s 327, MP boys battled long and hard but Vidarbha bowlers kept chipping away and bowled them out for 287 in 96.1 overs. The two-day match ended in a tame draw with Vidarbha taking home three points for taking first innings lead, while MP got one point. Both ..

Nagpur beat Yavatmal to lift Vid-level hockey title

Nagpur blanked Yavatmal to emerge champions of the Vidarbha level hockey tournament organised by Vidarbha Hockey Association at its ground. In a one-sided final, Nagpur boys thrashed Yavatmal by four goals to nil to claim the title. It was Yash Bamnel who scored a brace in the match for Ngapur. Bamnel sounded the board in the 13th minute to put Nagpur ahead. The second goal was scored by Nikhil Sahu in the 16th minute while Himanshu Nagdave stretched the lead in the 21st minute. Bamnel then scored ..

Nagpur storm into final

DEFENDING champions Nagpur blanked Pune to inch closer to retaining their WIFA State Inter-District Football Championship title. In the second semi-final played at Nagpur District Football Association’s at the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Football Stadium in Suyog Nagar, on Monday night, Nagpur defeated Pune 2-0. Mohd Owais Ashraf gave the hosts an early lead scoring in the sixth minute of play. Nagpur led 1-0 at the half-time. In the second half, Yash Shukla found his name on scoresheet with a beautiful ..

Delikar bags Asian gold

NAGPUR’S talented yoga exponent Bharat Delikar did the city proud by winning a gold medal in the 2nd Asian Yoga Competition that was held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Delhi from April 25 to 27. Players from as many as 20 countries participated in the Asian Yoga Competition. Bharat won the gold medal in the yoga category of forward bending. Bharat had secured a place in the Indian team by performing excellently in the selection trails held recently at Sonipat. Now, winning the gold medal ..

Siddhesh and Ammol for Asian Armwrestling C’ship

NAGPUR’S Siddhesh Warankar and Ammol Walke have been selected in the Indian team that will be participating in Asian Armwrestling Championship to be held in Delhi from May 3-5. Addressing a press conference, Dr Shrikant Warankar, Secretary, Maharashtra Arm Wrestling Association, informed that Siddhesh will be participating in the sub-junior 45 kgs category...

City footballers in State team

THREE footballers from city have been selected in the Maharashtra Under-14 girls and boys teams for the school nationals which is under way at Kolhapur. Mili Ranshoor of St Joseph’s Convent, Fetri and Unnati Dhuriya, a student of Vidya Mandir, Koradi have been selected in the girls team while Lavit Singh, a student of St John’s High School, Mohan Nagar, has been picked in the boys team. The players give the credit of their selection to coaches Ravikant Meshram, Vijay and Savio Andrew apart from their ..

Nagpur blank Kolhapur

HOSTS Nagpur blanked Kolhapur 3-0 to top Group A in the WIFA State Inter-District Football Championship at Nagpur District Football Association’s Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Football Stadium in Suyog Nagar, on Sunday night. Having won all the three league matches, Nagpur will play Pune, who finished second behind Mumbai in Group B, in the semi-final to be played on Monday. In the other semis, Mumbai will take on Kolhapur who won one match, drew one and lost one. Playing their and league’s last match, Nagpur ..

Boxer Alfiya to represent India at Asian meet

   Sports Reporter : NAGPUR’S Alfiya Pathan will represent India at ASBC Asian Under-22 Youth Men and Women Boxing Championship to be held at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, from May 10-24. Alfiya impressed the s..

Manav hits 108 to put Vidarbha on top

  Sports Reporter : YOUNG Manav Wakode struck a splendid 108 as Vidarbha U-14 boys posted 337 in their first innings of the Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy (CZ) match against Uttarakhand in Dehradun on Saturday. Vidarbha made a stuttering start..

Kale-Majumdar dominates green baize

 Sports Reporter : JATIN Kale and Parth Majumdar reigned supreme as they recorded an innings win over Tarun Mohta and his partner in the ongoing Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Memorial Snicket Tournament. The Kale-Majumdar..

Basketball coach Garud to get Bhau Kane award

  Sports Reporter : ACKNOWLEDGING the services given to the game of basketball and producing several medal-winning hoopsters, veteran coach Arvind Garud will be honoured with prestigious Bhau Kane award on May 14. Addressing a press confere..

Shruti shines in Dubai meet

 Sports Reporter : SHRUTI Rathi Gandhi from Nagpur made the city proud by winning two gold medals and one silver at the International Swimming Competition held in Dubai as part of the 11th International Games organised by SBKF. Representing Indi..

Nagpur enter semis

 Sports Reporter DEFENDING : champions Nagpur from Group A and Mumbai and Pune from Group B stormed into semi-finals of the ongoing WIFA State Inter-District Football Championship with a game to spare, on Saturday. Playing their second matc..

Mah handball team wins gold in National Masters Games

 Sports Reporter : The masters handball team of Maharashtra won gold medal at the recently held 7th National Masters Games. The Games were held at Dharamsala Himachal Pradesh. The Maharashtra team comprised former international handball player..

Amravati hold Kolhapur

 Sports Reporter :  Amravati rallied well despite being under the pump for most part of the match as they shared point with Kolhapur playing out a 1-1 draw in the morning match played at NDFA’s Dr Ambedkar Stadium in Suyog Nagar. It was Ko..

Nagpur blank Chandrapur

 Sports Reporter : HOSTS and defending champions Nagpur started their quest to retain the title on a thumping note as they went on to thrash Chandrapur 3-0 in their opening Group A encounter of Western India Football Association’s State In..

Raunak shines as Vid take 3 points

 Sports Reporter : Raunak Hedau, who contributed 60 runs with the bat, picked up three wickets for 16 runs as Vidarbha U-14 boys staged a remarkable comeback and clinch a vital 21-run first-innings lead against Chhattisgarh in their Raj Singh Du..

Innings victory for Padole-Gulati pair

Sports Reporter :  Yogesh Padole-Vikrant Gulati thrashed Bhawanisingh Raje Bhonsle-Kiran Rathod by an innings with the scoreboard reading 228-22 in the second round of the on-going Central Provinces Club’s Late Advocate MB Naidu Memorial Snicke..

NMC’s financial aid of Rs 57.89 lakh to city’s sportspersons

TO ENCOURAGE talented sportspersons of city, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has started a scholarship scheme for athletes who have won medals at national and international competitions. NMC through its ‘Udaan Khel Protsahan Yojana’ has selected 74 players for the 57.89 lakh financial assistance. The NMC had invited online and offline applications from deserving players to get the financial assistance through the scheme. Accordingly, 74 players were selected by a panel for various incentive awards. ..

Swimmer Shruti for Dubai competition

SHRUTI Rathi Gandhi from Nagpur is set to represent India in the upcoming international swimming competition, part of the 11th International Games organised by SBKF, to be held in Dubai on April 24 and 25, 2025. She will compete in the 50m, 100m, and 200m backstroke events in the..

Rupchandani family back from Pahalgam

Rupchandani family, which narrowly escaped the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir, heaved a sigh of relief after landing at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport on Thursday. The family got a rousing welcome from the citizens. However, 257 tourists from Nagpur district are still stranded in Jammu & Kashmir and waiting to return to the city. The district administration established contact with all 257 tourists and they are safe. Another flight from Mumbai will go to Kashmir to airlift ..

Mumbai arrive for State c’ship

Last year’s runners-up Mumbai district football team has arrived in the city for the Western India Football Association’s Maharashtra State Inter-District Football Championship for Senior Men which will be held from April 25. The eight-team competition will be hosted by Nagpur District Football Association. Nagpur are the defending champions. They had piped Mumbai by a solitary goal scored by Fahad Junaid. The other six teams, including, Kolhapur, Amravati, Chandrapur, Pune, Raigad and Aurangabad, ..

Accountant General (Audit) congratulates Parmod

PARMOD, an employee of AG (Audit)-II, Maharashtra, Nagpur made the department proud after he was selected as one of the 54 probables for the Indian Hockey Senior Men’s National Coaching Camp slated to be held at Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru from April 25 to 30th April. The 54-member core group will be pruned down to 40 by April 30 to make the core group of senior men for future coaching camps and international tournaments...