After the Hyderabad lockdown due to Glanders, and five horses testing positive for the same disease at Bengaluru, comes the news that a horse which travelled from Chennai to Mysore is reported to have tested positive. Glanders is a bacterial disease which affects horses and can be fatal. It can also be transferred to humans.
05 December,2025 07:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Prakash GosaviArjun Erigaisi beat five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand in an all-Indian final to clinch the Jerusalem Masters title. After the duo drew the opening rapid games, Erigaisi won the first Blitz tie-break and drew the second to emerge victorious. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
05 December,2025 07:26 AM IST | Jerusalem | PTILando Norris says he won’t ask his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to give up a place to favour him in the three-way F1 title fight including Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Norris has a 12-point lead over Verstappen going into Sunday’s race, with Piastri four points further back. If Verstappen is far ahead of both McLarens, it’s possible Piastri could be in a situation where he can’t take the title himself, but can aid Norris’s title bid. If Verstappen wins on Sunday, a top-three finish would be enough for Norris to secure the championship. “I would love it, but I don’t think I would ask it because it’s up to Oscar if he would allow it,” said Norris on Thursday. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
05 December,2025 07:23 AM IST | Abu Dhabi | AP | PTIFive horses stationed in Bangalore stables have tested positive for glanders, forcing closure of racing activity for at least three months. The ban came into effect immediately on Wednesday after test results came in. Hyderabad was the first centre to be closed due to glanders last month. With Chennai and Ooty racecourses closing down due to land issue, the winter season is presently continuing only at four centres: Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata & Mysore.
04 December,2025 10:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Prakash GosaviOnly four runners will face the starter in the KM Munship Cup for Class III (1800m), which is slated as the feature event of Thursday's seven-race card at the Mahalaxmi racetrack. Three-year-old Golden Dancer, trained by Dallas Todywalla and to be ridden by A Sandesh, towers over his three rivals, and is expected to win. First race at 2.00 pm.Selections: Fair Flight Plate (For 4y&o, Class V; 1400m)Whatsinaname 1, Baleno 2, Daianne 3. Aristos Plate (Class IV; 2000m)Little John 1, Magical Moments 2, Miracle Of Hanukah 3. Bejan Bharucha Plate (For 5y&o, Class V; 1000m)Moment Of Madness 1, Adonis 2, Between Friends 3. KM Munshi Cup (Class III; 1800m)Golden Dancer 1, Tiepolo 2. Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy (VI Bart) Trophy (For 2y, Maidens; 1000m)Lucky Diamond 1, Phantom Strike 2, Jaandaar 3. Dr Jagjit Singh Trophy (Class IV; 1200m)Silver Strike 1, Money Fair 2, Escape Velocity 3. Rajasthan Royals Plate (For 3y, Maidens, Class IV; 1600m)Merchant Of Venice 1, Jackson 2, All For Love 3. RecommendationsBest bet: Golden Dancer (4-3)Upsets: Harrison (2-6), Victory Flair (5-7) & Pristine Glory (7-1) Today's poolsSuper jackpot pool: 2,3,4,5,6.7Jackpot pool: 3,4,5,6,7Treble pool: 4,5,6Tanala pool: All races.
04 December,2025 10:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Prakash GosaviHarsh Raut of Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) and Nameira Shaikh of SAI, Kandivli, emerged as the fastest man and woman at the 48th YMCA State-Level Athletics Championship recently. Raut faced little threat from the rest of the 100m field, comfortably winning gold (10.87 seconds) while Meet Dedhia of Somaiya Sports Academy (11.08 secs) won silver and Pankaj Yadav of Dream Chasers Run (11.25 secs) won bronze. Nameira also dominated her 100m final, clocking 12.57 secs. Shenaiya Alphonso of Track Blazers SA (13.35 secs) and Anushka Mithbavkar of Ryan International SA (13.50 secs) bagged the silver and bronze medals respectively.
04 December,2025 10:09 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentIndian racer Kush Maini will get a taste of modern F1 machinery for the first time when he takes the wheel of the Alpine car in the Young Driver Test at Yas Marina Circuit here next Tuesday. The 25-year-old from Bengaluru is also one of the reserve drivers at the Enstone-based outfit. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
04 December,2025 10:03 AM IST | Abu Dhabi | PTISt Lawrence High School (Borivli) registered a close 3-2 win over Dominic Savio High School (Andheri) in the Dreams Sports Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) inter-school hockey Ahmed Sailor Pool ‘C’ league match at Don Bosco High School, Matunga, recently. The Dominic Savio boys started strongly, taking a 1-0 lead through skipper Kaushik Lade in the 18th minute via a cleanly executed penalty corner. After the half-time break, the St Lawrence lads produced a dramatic revival, sparked by some tactical moves from coach Mayur Pawar. The turning point came when Kanad Pandit and Mohammed Saad were moved from defensive positions to attacking roles. The decision paid off quickly. Kanad levelled in the 24th minute with a sharp finish into the top left corner. Then, St Lawrence took the lead in the 27th minute as Mohammed tapped in for 2-1. Niyuj Patil then struck in the 34th minute to give his side a 3-1 advantage. The Dominic Savio side pulled one back through Harsh Yadav (39th min). “We didn’t start well, but I switched players and changed the formation later and that helped. If we stick to our plans, we can definitely win the tile this year,” St Lawrence coach Pawar said.
04 December,2025 10:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Rufus VedanayagamFormer Hockey India (HI) president Dr Narinder Batra has called for an independent external enquiry into the allegations of inappropriate behaviour levelled by India’s women’s hockey players against the team’s chief coach Harendra Singh, who resigned from his post on Monday, citing persona reasons. “The disclosures relating to the Indian women’s hockey team are extremely alarming. The manner in which these sensitive and serious matters appear to have been addressed raises profound concerns about the functioning, credibility, and accountability of Hockey India’s leadership. The contradictory narratives emerging from HI and sections of the media have created a genuine apprehension that the complete truth may not have been placed before the Nation. In matters of safeguarding women athletes, there can be no selective disclosure. An independent, external enquiry is essential,” Batra, who helmed HI between 2014-2016, wrote on social media. On Monday, it was learnt that players had complained to HI chief Dilip Tirkey and secretary general Bholanath Singh about Harendra’s high-handedness and improper behaviour, alleging mental harassment.
03 December,2025 08:47 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent“Tired, but elated,” was the reaction of World champion Leon Griffiths of Great Britain after he completed a clean sweep on the final day of the Willingdon Sports Club’s International Racketlon tournament. The 25-year-old from London triumphed in the World Tour Finals, which was being held in India for the first time. He had earlier bagged the men’s doubles title (with Denmark’s Malte Thyrogod) and mixed doubles title (with USA’s Stefanie Cheung). Griffiths won €1225 (R1.3 lakhs) for the triumphs. France’s Pauline Cave bagged the women’s singles crown.
03 December,2025 08:44 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentNewly-appointed Indian women’s boxing team head coach Santiago Nieva is confident that he can help the country’s female boxers punch above their weight and achieve international success, with the ultimate focus being Olympic glory at Los Angeles 2028. Nieva, a former high performance director of Indian boxing from 2017 to 2021, recently served as head coach of Boxing Australia’s high-performance unit. “I’m super excited to be back. I’ve had five great years in India and when the opportunity came, I had to come back with the aim of doing a great job for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics,” Nieva told mid-day on Tuesday. Indian boxers have it good In Australia, things were quite different, revealed Nieva. “The biggest difference between the boxing system in India and Australia is that there we don’t have the team with us full time as many boxers, who are not medal prospects, have to work or study on the side because they don’t get paid or don’t get the kind of support that Indian boxers get,” said Nieva, adding that a lot has changed for the better in the Indian system since he was here. “The boxing programme in India is a lot more developed now than it was in 2017 when I was here. In Patiala, the boxing hall, the S&C [strength and conditioning] system, the recovery facilities, the dining hall, everything is a lot more developed now and more suited to the needs of a High Performance Centre. I can’t wait to get there and start working,” he added. In his previous stint here, Nieva helped Amit Panghal bag a historic silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in Yekaterinburg in Russia, where Manish Kaushik also bagged a bronze. Nieva also oversaw Lovlina Borgohain bag a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “This Indian women’s team looks super strong. At the Boxing World Cup Finals [in Greater Noida earlier this month] most of the girls won gold medals [seven gold]. At the World Championships [in Liverpool earlier this year] also they won medals [two gold, one silver, one bronze] This is one of the strongest women’s boxing teams in the world. It’s just that they have done well in the non-Olympic weight categories, so we have to work on succeeding in the Olympic weight categories,” said Nieva. Next year, crucial Speaking of the immediate challenges at hand, Nieva said that next year will be a crucial one in this Olympic cycle. “We will be tested early next year at the Asian Championships [March 28 to April 11 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia] followed by the Commonwealth Games [July 23 to August 2 in Glasgow, Scotland] and the Asian Games [September 19 to October 4 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan]. Indian boxers have always had great results at the CWG and Asian Games from where many have qualified for the Olympics. Our aim is to be in the finals of whatever competitions we’re in. Historically, India have three Olympic boxing medals, all bronze [Vijender Singh at Beijing 2008, Mary Kom at London 2012, and Lovlina at Tokyo 2020]. The aim this time is much higher. We don’t just want multiple medals, we are also aiming for the highest — an Olympic gold medal. It will be tough, but we’re confident that if we start working hard now, Indian women’s boxing can make history at LA 2028.” This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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