Tag: Chinese Taipei
My job is fifty percent done: Shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta after booking India’s first Olympic quota in Paris 2024
By Vivek Prabhakar Singh, New Delhi [India]October 2 (ANI): Indian shooter Bhowneesh Mendiratta feels his job is “50 per cent done” after booking his country’s first quota in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “I’m really happy. It’s an achievement for the country first and then for me. It’s an honor that I won the quota for…
Peter Gojowczyk, Tallon Griekspoor earn sweep at Winston-Salem
Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk, Dutch lucky loser Tallon Griekspoor and American Steve Johnson were among those who won in straight sets on Monday in the round of 16 at the Winston-Salem Open in Winston-Salem, NC Gojowczyk defeated Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3, Griekspoor toppled Japan’s Taro Daniel 7-6 (3), 6-3 and Johnson won…
Maja Stark storms to victory at the ISPS Handa World Invitational
Maja Stark broke the course record with a 10-under par 63 on Sunday to win the ISPS Handa World Invitational in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Stark collected six birdies on the front nine and finished with 10 during his bogey-free round. She finished 20-under-par 271 for the tournament to be five strokes ahead of LPGA Tour…
China’s Zhang Rui wins 2 titles at WTT Contender Tunis
TUNIS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — China’s Zhang Rui grabbed the spotlight at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Tunis here on Saturday by winning the women’s singles and doubles titles. Japan’s Miwa Harimoto pulled out all the stops to thwart Zhang in the singles final, coming back from 3-1 down to force a decider, but…
AFC Women’s Asian Cup: Indian team change base to Mumbai, Dennerby happy for challenge
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]January 13 (ANI): After camping in Kochi for more than a month since returning from their tour in Brazil, the Indian women’s team on Thursday moved base to Mumbai, where they are set to compete in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 . Looking forward to the upcoming tournament, head coach Thomas…
On-field communication will be the key to success in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup: Indumathi Kathiresan
Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 6 (ANI): India’s female soccer midfielder Indumathi Kathiresan said communication with the players on the pitch is an important aspect, as it helps the team know what mistakes they are making. “It’s all about communicating on the pitch to fill in the missing areas, when you play in midfield. People mistaken…
India’s coach Dennerby sees the quarterfinals of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): India, under Swedish Thomas Dennerby, enters the January AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 with the aim of reaching the quarter-final stage of the continental tournament. The hosts India were a competitive side in the early editions of the Asian finals, finishing second in 1979 and 1983. But the decades…
National team training improved my game in Senior Women’s NFC: Sandhiya Ranganathan
New Delhi [India]December 4 (ANI): One of the promising strikers who has played in the Indian women’s senior national team in recent years, Sandhiya Ranganathan, is currently showcasing his talents in the 2021-22 Senior Women’s Football Championship in Kerala. Sandhiya is from Tamil Nadu and she currently represents her state in the Senior Women’s NFC…
Indian women’s football teams seem to continue good work against Djurgarden
Stockholm [Sweden], October 23 (ANI): India’s women’s soccer team is ready to take on Djurgarden IF in their second friendly match in Stockholm on Saturday. After playing four friendly matches against UAE (4-1), Tunisia (0-1), Bahrain (5-0) and Chinese Taipei (1-0), Thomas Dennerby’s girls went to Sweden with three victories and one loss against their…
Indian women’s soccer teams are preparing for the Hammarby challenge
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): With three wins under their belt, the Indian women’s soccer team now takes on the Swedish Dammalsvenskan (level 1) league team Hammarby IF in a friendly match in Stockholm on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. This is the first of the two friendly matches they will play in the Scandinavian…
India’s women’s soccer team is preparing for two friendly matches in Sweden
Stockholm [Sweden], 14 October (ANI): The Indian women’s team is ready to take off against Sweden, where they will meet two Dammalsvenskan (level 1) sides Hammarby IF (20 October) and Djurgarden IF (23 October) as part of their preparations for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup for women next year. The team has already played four…
Indian women’s soccer teams beat Bahrain 5-0
Manama [Bahrain], October 11 (ANI): The Indian women’s soccer team put on a dominant show against Bahrain to record a giant 5-0 victory at Hamad Town Stadium in Hamad Town, on Sunday. Thomas Dennerby’s girls sent out a strong message with this astonishing victory after the heartbreaking 0-1 defeat against Tunisia in their previous friendly…
India’s women’s soccer team to play national friendlies
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) [India], September 24 (ANI): After setting up camp in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand for about a month, the Indian women’s team will travel abroad on an exposure tour as part of preparations for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, which will take place in India. next year. Earlier, head coach Thomas Dennerby had emphasized the importance…
Last places for table tennis men’s team at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, August 6 (Xinhua) – The following are the final placements of the table tennis men’s team at the Tokyo Olympics this Friday: 1. China (Xu Xin, Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Wang Chuqin) Germany (Patrick Franziska, Timo Boll, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Benedikt Duda) Japan (Yukiya Uda, Jun Mizutani, Tomokazu Harimoto, Koki Niwa) South Korea (An Jaehyun,…
China and South Korea meet in the semifinals of table tennis for men at the Olympics in Tokyo
© Provided by Xinhua Chinese table tennis men’s team will fight against South Korea in the semifinals after crushing France 3-0. TOKYO, August 2 (Xinhua) – Defending champions China booked a table tennis semi-final against South Korea at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after beating France 3-0 on Monday, but the world’s first fan Zhendong…