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By admin: March 27, 2023

1. Mumbai Indians lift inaugural Women's Premier League trophy beating Delhi Capitals

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The team of Mumbai Indians has won the title of the first season of the Women's Premier League played at the Brabourne stadium, Navi Mumbai

The team of Mumbai Indians has won the title of the first season of the Women's Premier League played at the Brabourne stadium, Navi Mumbai

on 26 March.

An overview of the news

  • The team of Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in the final.

  • Delhi captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to bat first.

  • Her team scored 131 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs.

  • In response, Mumbai won the match by scoring 134 runs for three wickets in 19.3 overs.

  • Nate Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 60 off 55 balls, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scored 37 off 39 balls, helping Mumbai Indians win the match by scoring 134 for 3 in 19.3 overs.

Brief Score

  • Delhi Capitals: 131 for 9 in 20 overs (Meg Lanning 35, Hayley Matthews 3/5, Issy Wong 3/42).

  • Mumbai Indians: 134 for 3 in 19.3 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 60 not out, Harmanpreet kaur 37, Radha Yadav 1/24).

Awards of Women's Premier League (WPL)

  • Final Safari Powerful Striker of the Match: Radha Yadav (Delhi Capitals)

  • Final Player of the Match: Natalie Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians)

  • Safari Powerful Striker of the Season: Sophie Devine (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

  • Emerging Player of the Season: Yastika Bhatia (Mumbai Indians)

  • Fairplay Award: Mumbai Indians & Delhi Capitals

  • Catch of the Season: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)

  • Purple Cap Winner: Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)

  • Orange Cap Winner: Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals)

  • Most Valuable Award: Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)

  • Runners-Up: Delhi Capitals

  • Champions: Mumbai Indians

Five teams participated in the inaugural edition of WPL

  • Mumbai Indians (MI), 

  • Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), 

  • Delhi Capitals (DC), 

  • UP Warriorz (UPW) 

  • Gujarat Giants (GG) 

By admin: March 27, 2023

2. Mumbai Indians lift inaugural Women's Premier League trophy beating Delhi Capitals

Tags: Sports Sports News

The team of Mumbai Indians has won the title of the first season of the Women's Premier League played at the Brabourne stadium, Navi Mumbai

The team of Mumbai Indians has won the title of the first season of the Women's Premier League played at the Brabourne stadium, Navi Mumbai

on 26 March.

An overview of the news

  • The team of Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in the final.

  • Delhi captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to bat first.

  • Her team scored 131 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs.

  • In response, Mumbai won the match by scoring 134 runs for three wickets in 19.3 overs.

  • Nate Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 60 off 55 balls, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scored 37 off 39 balls, helping Mumbai Indians win the match by scoring 134 for 3 in 19.3 overs.

Brief Score

  • Delhi Capitals: 131 for 9 in 20 overs (Meg Lanning 35, Hayley Matthews 3/5, Issy Wong 3/42).

  • Mumbai Indians: 134 for 3 in 19.3 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 60 not out, Harmanpreet kaur 37, Radha Yadav 1/24).

Awards of Women's Premier League (WPL)

  • Final Safari Powerful Striker of the Match: Radha Yadav (Delhi Capitals)

  • Final Player of the Match: Natalie Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians)

  • Safari Powerful Striker of the Season: Sophie Devine (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

  • Emerging Player of the Season: Yastika Bhatia (Mumbai Indians)

  • Fairplay Award: Mumbai Indians & Delhi Capitals

  • Catch of the Season: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)

  • Purple Cap Winner: Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)

  • Orange Cap Winner: Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals)

  • Most Valuable Award: Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)

  • Runners-Up: Delhi Capitals

  • Champions: Mumbai Indians

Five teams participated in the inaugural edition of WPL

  • Mumbai Indians (MI), 

  • Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), 

  • Delhi Capitals (DC), 

  • UP Warriorz (UPW) 

  • Gujarat Giants (GG) 

By admin: March 27, 2023

3. Lovlina Borgohain becomes champion in 75 kg category: India wins four gold

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 gold in the World Championship for the first time.

India's Lovlina Borgohain defeated Australia’s Caitlin Parker in the 75kg final to win the gold medal at the World Women’s Boxing Championship in New Delhi on 26 March.

An overview of the news

  • Lovlina has been successful in winning gold in the World Championship for the first time.

  • Lovlina defeated Caitlin Parker of Australia 4-3. She had earlier won bronze medals at the World Championships in 2018 and 2019.

  • Lovlina had lost in the quarterfinals of the 66 to 70 kg (light middle weight) category at the Commonwealth Games last year. She was defeated 3–2 by Rosie Eccles of Wales.

  • Lovlina, who won a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, could not win any medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well.

India gets four gold in World Boxing Championship

  • India has got a total of four gold medals in the Women's World Boxing Championship.

  • Indian boxers won gold medals in the 48, 50, 75 and 81 kg categories.

  • Neetu Ghangash won the gold medal in the 45-48 kg category.

  • Sweety Boora won the gold medal in the 75-81 kg category.

  • Nikhat Zareen gave the country its third medal by winning gold in the 48-50 kg category.

  • Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal in the 70-75 kg category to give India its fourth gold medal.

World Women’s Boxing Championship Finals result 

  • 50kg: Nikhat Zareen (India) beatt Thi Tam Ngyuen (Vietnam) 5-0

  • 54kg: Hsiao-Wen Huang (Taiwan) beat Yeni Arias (Colombia) 5-0

  • 60kg: Beatriz Ferreira (Brazil) beat Paola Valdez (Colombia) 5-0

  • 66kg: Liu Yang (China) beat Janjaem Suwannapheng (Thailand) 5-0

  • 75kg: Lovlina Borgohain (India) beat Caitlin Parker (Australia) 5-2

  • +81kg: Khadija Mardi ( Morocco) beat Lazzat Kungiebayeva (Kazakhstan) 4-1.

Best Boxer

  • Beatriz Ferreira (Brazil, 60kg)

By admin: March 27, 2023

4. Lovlina Borgohain becomes champion in 75 kg category: India wins four gold

Tags: Sports Sports News

 gold in the World Championship for the first time.

India's Lovlina Borgohain defeated Australia’s Caitlin Parker in the 75kg final to win the gold medal at the World Women’s Boxing Championship in New Delhi on 26 March.

An overview of the news

  • Lovlina has been successful in winning gold in the World Championship for the first time.

  • Lovlina defeated Caitlin Parker of Australia 4-3. She had earlier won bronze medals at the World Championships in 2018 and 2019.

  • Lovlina had lost in the quarterfinals of the 66 to 70 kg (light middle weight) category at the Commonwealth Games last year. She was defeated 3–2 by Rosie Eccles of Wales.

  • Lovlina, who won a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, could not win any medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well.

India gets four gold in World Boxing Championship

  • India has got a total of four gold medals in the Women's World Boxing Championship.

  • Indian boxers won gold medals in the 48, 50, 75 and 81 kg categories.

  • Neetu Ghangash won the gold medal in the 45-48 kg category.

  • Sweety Boora won the gold medal in the 75-81 kg category.

  • Nikhat Zareen gave the country its third medal by winning gold in the 48-50 kg category.

  • Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal in the 70-75 kg category to give India its fourth gold medal.

World Women’s Boxing Championship Finals result 

  • 50kg: Nikhat Zareen (India) beatt Thi Tam Ngyuen (Vietnam) 5-0

  • 54kg: Hsiao-Wen Huang (Taiwan) beat Yeni Arias (Colombia) 5-0

  • 60kg: Beatriz Ferreira (Brazil) beat Paola Valdez (Colombia) 5-0

  • 66kg: Liu Yang (China) beat Janjaem Suwannapheng (Thailand) 5-0

  • 75kg: Lovlina Borgohain (India) beat Caitlin Parker (Australia) 5-2

  • +81kg: Khadija Mardi ( Morocco) beat Lazzat Kungiebayeva (Kazakhstan) 4-1.

Best Boxer

  • Beatriz Ferreira (Brazil, 60kg)

By admin: March 27, 2023

5. Nikhat Zareen becomes world champion in 50kg category

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first Vietnamese boxer to reach the final of the World Championships.

Nikhat Zareen defeated Vietnam’s Nguyen Thị Tam to become the world champion in the 50kg category at the World Women’s Boxing Championship in New Delhi on 26 March.

An overview of the news

  • The Indian boxer won against Thi Tam, who is the first Vietnamese boxer to reach the final of the World Championships.

  • Earlier, Nikhat Zareen became only the second Indian woman boxer to win two gold medals.

  • Defending world champion Nikhat dominated the bout from the start, landing accurate punches and using her quick footwork to dodge the Vietnamese's attacks.

  • Nikhat, who hails from Telangana, put up a brilliant performance in the first round and was ahead with a scoreline of 5-0.

  • In the final round, Nikhat kept her composure and put up an aggressive performance to prove that she is one of the best players in the game.

  • With this win, Nikhat has come on par with India's legendary boxer MC Mary Kom.

  • Mary Kom has also won two consecutive golds in the World Championships. Mary has won a record six gold medals in this global competition.


By admin: March 27, 2023

6. Nikhat Zareen becomes world champion in 50kg category

Tags: Sports Sports News

first Vietnamese boxer to reach the final of the World Championships.

Nikhat Zareen defeated Vietnam’s Nguyen Thị Tam to become the world champion in the 50kg category at the World Women’s Boxing Championship in New Delhi on 26 March.

An overview of the news

  • The Indian boxer won against Thi Tam, who is the first Vietnamese boxer to reach the final of the World Championships.

  • Earlier, Nikhat Zareen became only the second Indian woman boxer to win two gold medals.

  • Defending world champion Nikhat dominated the bout from the start, landing accurate punches and using her quick footwork to dodge the Vietnamese's attacks.

  • Nikhat, who hails from Telangana, put up a brilliant performance in the first round and was ahead with a scoreline of 5-0.

  • In the final round, Nikhat kept her composure and put up an aggressive performance to prove that she is one of the best players in the game.

  • With this win, Nikhat has come on par with India's legendary boxer MC Mary Kom.

  • Mary Kom has also won two consecutive golds in the World Championships. Mary has won a record six gold medals in this global competition.


By admin: March 26, 2023

7. Women’s World Boxing Championships: Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora become world champions

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Neetu Ghanghas achieved a historic feat by winning the gold medal by defeating Mongolia's Lutsekhan Altantseg in thefinal of the 45-48kg category at the Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi on March 25.

An overview of the news

  • Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medalist Neetu Ghanghas won the title in the 48kg category. On the other hand, experienced boxer Sweety Bura achieved success in the 81 kg weight category.

  • The 22-year-old Neetu won the gold medal in the minimum weight category by defeating Mongolia's Lutsaikhan Altansetseg 5-0 in the final match.

  • The 30-year-old Sweety notched up a 4-3 victory over China's Wang Lina in the light heavyweight category to give India a double win.

  • With this victory, Nitu, a 2022 Strandja Memorial gold medallist, became thesixth Indian boxer to be crowned world champion.

Mary Kom became world champion a total of six times

  • Six-time champion MC Mary Kom (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018), Sarita Devi (2006).

  • Jenny RL (2006), Lekha KC (2006) and Nikhat Zareen (2022) are other boxers who have won world titles.

IBA World Boxing Championships

  • The IBA World Boxing Championships, and the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, are biennial boxing competitions.

  • This is organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), which is the sport governing body.

By admin: March 26, 2023

8. Women’s World Boxing Championships: Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora become world champions

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Neetu Ghanghas achieved a historic feat by winning the gold medal by defeating Mongolia's Lutsekhan Altantseg in thefinal of the 45-48kg category at the Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi on March 25.

An overview of the news

  • Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medalist Neetu Ghanghas won the title in the 48kg category. On the other hand, experienced boxer Sweety Bura achieved success in the 81 kg weight category.

  • The 22-year-old Neetu won the gold medal in the minimum weight category by defeating Mongolia's Lutsaikhan Altansetseg 5-0 in the final match.

  • The 30-year-old Sweety notched up a 4-3 victory over China's Wang Lina in the light heavyweight category to give India a double win.

  • With this victory, Nitu, a 2022 Strandja Memorial gold medallist, became thesixth Indian boxer to be crowned world champion.

Mary Kom became world champion a total of six times

  • Six-time champion MC Mary Kom (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018), Sarita Devi (2006).

  • Jenny RL (2006), Lekha KC (2006) and Nikhat Zareen (2022) are other boxers who have won world titles.

IBA World Boxing Championships

  • The IBA World Boxing Championships, and the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, are biennial boxing competitions.

  • This is organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), which is the sport governing body.

By admin: March 23, 2023

9. Pankaj Advani won the Asian Billiards Championship title

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Pankaj Advani has won the Asian Billiards Championship title held in Doha, Qatar.

Pankaj Advani has won the Asian Billiards Championship title held in Doha, Qatar.

An overview of the news

  • On 19 March, Pankaj defeated the defending national champion Brijesh Damani (India) 5–1 to win the title for the second time in a row and ninth overall.

  • After a 5–1 win over Thailand's Praput Chaithanasakun in the quarter-finals, Pankaj defeated Myanmar's Pauk Sa in the semi-finals.

  • In the women's section, China's Bai Yulu won the title beating Panchaya Channoi of Thailand 3-0 in the final.

  • Advani has won gold medals in English Billiards singles in the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games.


By admin: March 23, 2023

10. Pankaj Advani won the Asian Billiards Championship title

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Pankaj Advani has won the Asian Billiards Championship title held in Doha, Qatar.

Pankaj Advani has won the Asian Billiards Championship title held in Doha, Qatar.

An overview of the news

  • On 19 March, Pankaj defeated the defending national champion Brijesh Damani (India) 5–1 to win the title for the second time in a row and ninth overall.

  • After a 5–1 win over Thailand's Praput Chaithanasakun in the quarter-finals, Pankaj defeated Myanmar's Pauk Sa in the semi-finals.

  • In the women's section, China's Bai Yulu won the title beating Panchaya Channoi of Thailand 3-0 in the final.

  • Advani has won gold medals in English Billiards singles in the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games.