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GM Rodrigo wins crown
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GM Rodrigo wins crown

GUWAHATI, Oct 12 - Top seed Grand Master Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo of Chile clinched the�title in the 3rd RGS Guwahati India Open International Rating Chess Tournament 2019 which concluded�here today. The prize distribution ceremony was attended by Member of Parliament Queen Oja, Lakhya Konwar...
Prof Umesh Sarma remembered
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Prof Umesh Sarma remembered

GUWAHATI, Oct 12 - The founder president of Veteran Cricket Association of Assam (VCCA) Prof Umesh Chandra Sarma memorial lecture was held here today.Sports journalist Subodh Malla Baruah spoke on Cricket as a Career on the occasion.Former Ranji cricketers Badal Thakur; senior journalist Premadhar...
Stimac names 23-member India squad for World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh
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Stimac names 23-member India squad for World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh

GUWAHATI, Oct 12: Head coach Igor Stimac on Saturday named a 23-member Indian football squad for the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh to be played in Kolkata on Tuesday.Defenders Sandesh Jhingan and Anwar Ali (Jr) were ruled out the match to be played at VYBK Stadium due to injuries,...
Bangladesh wary of Chhetri threat
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Bangladesh wary of Chhetri threat

KOLKATA, Oct 12: No stranger to Indian football, Bangladesh assistant coach Stuart Watkiss on Saturday said it�s talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri who will keep his players on their toes in their World Cup qualifier against India here on Tuesday.Laid low by a virus, Chhetri had to sit out of India�s...
US swimmer Dwyer suspended for 20 months for doping
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US swimmer Dwyer suspended for 20 months for doping

LOS ANGELES, Oct 12: US swimmer Conor Dwyer, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, has been suspended 20 months for doping after an arbitration panel found he had testosterone pellets implanted in his body, the US Anti-Doping Agency said.USADA had sought a four-year ban after Dwyer tested positive in...
Kipchoge busts mythical two-hour marathon barrier
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Kipchoge busts mythical two-hour marathon barrier

VIENNA, Oct 12: Kenya�s Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday made history, busting the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon on a specially prepared course in a huge Vienna park.With an unofficial time of 1hr 59min 40.2sec, the Olympic champion became the first ever to run a marathon in under two hours...
All India LIC Games gets off
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All India LIC Games gets off

GUWAHATI, Oct 12 - The four-day All India LIC Games got off at the Sarusajai Sports Complex here today with a colourful opening ceremony. Around 450 players of LIC from across the country took part in the march past.�MR Kumar, Chairman LIC; V Sah, Executive Director (CC); K Sahdev, Executive...
Manju enters final; Mary Kom, Lovlina, Jamuna settle for bronze in World C�ships
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Manju enters final; Mary Kom, Lovlina, Jamuna settle for bronze in World C�ships

ULAN-UDE (RUSSIA), Oct 12: Debutant Manju Rani (48kg) was the lone Indian to enter the final, while six-time champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) and two others signed off with bronze medals in the World Women�s Boxing Championships here on Saturday.Sixth-seeded Rani defeated Thailand�s Chuthamat Raksat...
India take huge lead despite gritty fight from South Africa tail
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India take huge lead despite gritty fight from South Africa tail

PUNE, Oct 12: Tail-enders Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander set an example of gutsy batsmanship as South Africa fought hard against a quality attack but could not stop India from taking a massive 326-run lead on the third day of the second Test here.While a total of 275 in 105.4 overs is far from...
Idols of Goddess Lakshmi and puja items being displayed on the roadside for sale on the eve of Lakshmi Puja, at Ganeshguri in Guwahati on Saturday. � AT Photo
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Idols of Goddess Lakshmi and puja items being displayed on the roadside for sale...

Illegal timber seized
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Illegal timber seized

TURA, Oct 12 - Policemen from the Dainadubi outpost in North Garo Hills seized a pick-up van laden with illegally timber on Friday. The vehicle was on its way to Assam.The police later handed over the vehicle, along with the seized timber, to the State Forest Office at Dainadubi. According to...
Meghalaya PWD worker kills self
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Meghalaya PWD worker kills self

SHILLONG, Oct 12 - A PWD muster roll worker committed suicide, allegedly after he was not allowed by officials of the Patharkhmah branch of the SBI to withdraw his salary through a withdrawal slip, local villagers claimed. The deceased, Dum alias Bokda, hailed from Barigaon near...
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