Indian Hockey To Be Enriched By Two Silver Screen Depictions Soorma And Gold

After eleven years of the remarkable ‘Chak De India’, one of the greatest sports films ever made in India, here comes two stories from Indian hockey that are likely to revive the lost glory of the nation’s most successful Olympic sport. While the hockey fans are jubilant over the team’s resurgence on the world stage, Bollywood serves a treat with two hockey-themed films this monsoon. 1. Soorma Soorma is a biographical sports drama film based on the life story of Sandeep Singh, a person that needs no introduction in the world of hockey....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 389 words · Kristina Roy

Indian Shooters Create Ripples Worldwide In Issf World Cup Beijing 19

The brand new format is tough to crack because of the introduction of quarterfinal and semifinal matches as against the conventional single qualification round. In the medal matches, each series win credits to 2 points and the pair first to accomplish 16 points is awarded the tie. The duo of Anjum - Divyansh were up against the highly proficient Chinese pair of Liu Ruxuan and Yang Haoran. With the noisy home crowd by their side, the Chinese pair were certainly the favourites....

January 8, 2023 · 3 min · 601 words · Roger Lewis

Indian Test Cricketers Born In Non Test Playing Nations

Salim Durani: My friend asked me if I knew about the only Test cricketer to be born in Kabul, Afghanistan. I did not know the answer. In fact, Afghanistan has only recently started playing cricket and they do not really have a cricketing history. My guess was that since Afghanistan is in the North West Frontier, the cricketer in question might have played for Pakistan. The Afghans are well built, strong and have a lot of power....

January 8, 2023 · 3 min · 564 words · Brandon Snell

Indian Women Finish Seventh In Hawke S Bay Cup Hockey

The Indian women’s hockey team defeated Japan 3-2 in the seventh-eighth position classification match to secure the seventh spot in the Hawke’s Bay Cup tournament here on Sunday. It was the team’s second consecutive win against Japan, after beating them in a bronze medal match at the 17th Asian Games last year. India overturned a 0-2 goal deficit to clinch the victory on Sunday. Japan were quicker off the mark and took the lead after only four minutes through a field goal by Mie Nakashima and went into the first quarter with a 1-0 lead....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 177 words · Ann Delatorre

Indian Women S Cricket Team To Hire A Bowling Coach

The players get batting inputs from head coach Tushar Arothe, former Baroda all-rounder who scored 6105 first-class runs and took 225 wickets. Biju George has been doing a decent job as fielding coach. The women’s team management has expressed the need of a bowling coach. We will soon start the hunt for a suitable candidate by inviting applications, a senior BCCI official told PTI. The applicants need not have an international background....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 175 words · Matthew White

Indian Wrestler Devi To Compete In Mae Young Classic Tourney

Devi is the lone Indian woman among the 32 female competitors, who will take part in the tournament to be held on August 8 and 9 in Florida. The US-based company last year had announced the Mae Young Classic Tournament, which is named after WWE Hall of Famer and one of the greatest WWE Superstars, Mae Young. Featuring 32 female competitors from across the globe, it will be a single-elimination tournament....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 138 words · Brady Stewart

Indiana Booster Sparked Ncaa Investigation Into Louisville Ad Jurich Says

But the announcement of the investigation was not the most startling development from the press conference. Jurich, when asked how the university found out about its involvement in the book, said the athletic department was tipped off “when Indiana University’s top booster reached out to (an associate athletic director at Indiana) to identify some pictures.” MORE: 10 greatest Louisville players of all time Louisville spokesman Kenny Klein said it was one photo and that Indiana never provided it to Louisville, but Jurich said the school immediately reached out to the NCAA to report the allegations within the book, which has yet to be released to the public....

January 8, 2023 · 4 min · 789 words · Daphne Diga

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny What The Trailer Reveals About The Title Artifact

What this item means for the franchise, and whether this is the main quest artifact of the upcoming film, leaves lots of room for speculating about what its function serves in the main plot. It also means that the Indiana Jones series is starting to resemble the things it’s inspired, more than the other way around. Indiana Jones films are known for their artifacts. It’s kind of implied, in them being pulp-inspired movies about the adventures of an intrepid archaeologist who’s got a taste for dangerous women and even more dangerous situations....

January 8, 2023 · 6 min · 1147 words · Phillip Pickens

Indians Kipnis On Move To Outfield I Ve Got A Job To Do

That doesn’t mean he’s happy about it. Kipnis took fly balls in center field on Tuesday as he transitioned from playing second base after the Indians acquired third baseman Josh Donaldson in a trade last week from the Toronto Blue Jays. Donaldson’s arrival — he’s currently on the disabled list with a calf injury — has caused an infield shift. Jose Ramirez is moving from third to second, dispatching Kipnis into the outfield....

January 8, 2023 · 3 min · 576 words · Daniel Townsand

Indians Top Pitching Prospect Nephew Of Gary Sheffield Arrested

According to the Tullahoma News, the younger Sheffield was arrested Monday on charges of aggravated burglary and underage drinking after allegedly breaking into a residence on in Tullahoma around 4:30 a.m. Monday. Per the report, Sheffield, 18, allegedly ran into an individual’s bedroom and started “yelling and threatening to beat him up for messing around with his girlfriend.” According to police, Sheffield had a “strong odor of an intoxicating beverage on his person and admitted to having a few drinks of alcohol....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 280 words · Gale Stribley

Indians Tyler Naquin Out For Season With Torn Acl

The Indians outfielder suffered a season-ending injury Friday when tore his ACL running into the outfield wall as Cleveland fell to the Rays 4-0. He was placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday. The 28-year-old’s injury weakens the Indians in their late-season playoff push. He’s slashed .288/.325/.467 with 34 RBIs and 10 home runs in his fourth season in Cleveland. “I woke up in the middle of the night, and I felt bad for Naq, because the kid literally tried to run through the wall to save the game,” manager Terry Francona told reporters....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 224 words · Megan Moulton

Indians Should Adopt European Style Hockey Moritz Furtse

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS): Germany’s two-time Olympic gold medal winning hockey star Moritz Furtse feels Indians have the skills to adapt to the European passing style of play instead of the hit-and-run Australian method. Moritz, who is here captaining holders Ranchi Rhinos in the Hockey India League (HIL), has a simple logic to his advice to the Indians: “The Europeans have been the dominating force in world hockey for over a quarter of a century, to be precise from 1988, and that proves my point....

January 8, 2023 · 4 min · 714 words · Donovan Tran

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January 8, 2023 · 0 min · 0 words · Janet Waterman

Indonesian Lawmakers Consider Banning Sex Outside Of Marriage

If convicted, unmarried partners could face a year in prison and a fine of 10 million rupiah ($710). The new bills, which also criminalize cohabitation between unmarried couples, are expected to go up for a vote in the House of Representatives by the end of September. If passed, they would go into effect over the next two years. While the draft language doesn’t specifically cite same-sex relationships, the lack of marriage equality in Indonesia would effectively render homosexual activity illegal....

January 8, 2023 · 3 min · 525 words · Jorge Gould

Indy 500 Purse Payout Breakdown How Much Prize Money Does The Winner Get In 2022

The 2020 edition was supposed to be the biggest overall purse in the race’s storied history before it was slashed in half without fans being able to attend the event. In 2021, the purse was moderately higher, announced as about $8.85 million. This year it should increase again, but not as substantially as some might like. The Indy 500, for all of its glamour, is hardly the most lucrative race in the world....

January 8, 2023 · 3 min · 615 words · Marcia Yoshimura

Indy News Wrestler Threatened At Gun Point By Fan At Live Event

The Rome News-Tribune reports that Paul Lee was in the midst of a match with Shannon ‘Iron Man’ Mann at an American Wrestling Federation event in Ringold, Georgia when 50-year-old Patricia Ann Crowe barged into the ring and pulled a loaded gun on him. Lee, playing heel, tied Mann in the ring and proceeded to hit him repeatedly with a steel chair when Crowe came to the latter’s rescue, cutting him loose with a knife before pointing the gun in Lee and show commissioner Robbie Rude’s face....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 264 words · Klara Arnold

Indycar S Young And Restless Set For Indy 500 Showcase Race

He has a solid resume. He has a full-time ride with one of the series’ top teams, stable sponsorship and what appears to be a bright future. He understands the art of doing business and, in his first full-time season, he already sounds like a veteran. If Veach succeeds, he could emerge as a cornerstone for the next generation of stars in the open-wheel series. “It’s exciting to be part of something like this,” Veach said....

January 8, 2023 · 4 min · 749 words · Stephen James

Infinity Ward Reveals Call Of Duty Modern Warfare V1.09 Update Full Patch Notes Here

However, the central highlight of this patch update is it also covers the amendments in weapon statistics. Aug, 725 and Model 680 are the three weapons involved in the adjustment section in which only AUG has received a slight buff whereas the other two weapons have acquired a nerf. Here are the full patch notes of Call of Duty Modern Warfare v1.09: The following patch notes have been sourced from Reddit Post made by Infinity Ward....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 282 words · Eunice Jones

Ingolstadt Score Bizarre Tap In After Duisburg Goalkeeper Stops To Drink From Water Bottle

The Dutchman reacted sharply to keep out Stefan Kutschke’s penalty attempt in the 11th minute of the 2. Bundesliga match at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, where Thomas Blomeyer had fouled Alfredo Morales to give away to spot kick. The hosts capitalised on that important intervention two minutes later, Ahmet Engin scoring to give Duisburg the lead. But an extraordinary lapse in concentration from Flekken then cost his team their advantage in the 17th minute....

January 8, 2023 · 1 min · 147 words · Lillian Howard

Inhaled Covid Vaccine Could Protect Against Variants By Targeting Lungs

It is thought that the vaccine could be particularly effective compared to a traditional injected vaccine since it would be administered directly to the respiratory system. In addition, the researchers hope that the vaccine could also provide long-lasting protection against COVID since it targets three parts of the SARS-CoV-2 virus rather than just the spike protein, which has shown a remarkable ability to mutate throughout the pandemic. However, the inhalable vaccine is nowhere near approval for humans yet and the most recent details are based on preclinical data from animal models....

January 8, 2023 · 2 min · 403 words · John Whittingham