- December 16, 2024
Indian national team players found the going tough while the uncapped ones struck gold in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) mini auction at the ITC Gardenia here on Sunday.
Not one among Sneh Rana, Poonam Yadav, Shubha Satheesh, Mansi Joshi and Tejal Hasabnis found an enthusiastic bidder even as the likes of Simran Shaikh, G. Kamalini and Prema Rawat saw gold coins rain.
Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker has been chosen for the Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award along with chess World Champion D. Gukesh, hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Paralympic gold medallist Praveen Kumar, as per the announcement made by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday.
The President will present the sports awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 11 a.m. on January 17.