World Boxing C'ships: Nitu sparkles on debut to advance

IMAGE: India's Nitu lands a punch on Steluta Duta during her first match at the World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on Tuesday. Photograph: Boxing Federation/Twitter India's Nitu (48kg) put up......

Lovlina off to flying start at World Boxing Championships

IMAGE: Lovlina Borgohain celebrates winning her opening round bout against Chen Nien-Chin at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on Monday. Photograph:......

MC Mary Kom: Return of the native

A historic fifth successive World Championship gold medal under her belt, Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom returned home from Barbados on Tuesday morning. The Manipur pugilist has admitted she......

Gill congratulates Mary Kom

Sports Minister M S Gill on Sunday congratulated Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom for winning an unprecedented fifth successive gold medal at the World Championships, calling her an "exceptional......

Mary Kom defends World Championship crown

Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom on Saturday claimed a historic fifth successive World Championship title, beating Steluta Duta of Romania 16-6 in the final in Bridgetown. Mary Kom, who competed in......