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India clinched five medals, including a gold in the mixed 4x400m relay, to begin their Asian U-23 Athletics Championships on a strong note here on Thursday. The Indian quartet of Astik Pradhan, Sandra Mol Sabu, Sethu Mishra and Shravani Sachin Sangle clocked 3 minute 18.64 seconds to take the top spot in the last event … Read more

Indian women boxers continued their impressive run at the Asian U-19 and U-23 boxing championships with six pugilists advancing to the semifinals to assure themselves of medals on day 5 of the tournament here on Thursday. India is now assured of eight medals in the U-19 women’s competition. Chandrika Bhoresh Pujari (51kg) delivered a dominant … Read more

The Russian flag, the Olympic flag and the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Russian athletics federation announced on Thursday (July 9, 2026) they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) challenging World Athletics (WA) extending the blanket ban on their track and field athletes. “Russian … Read more

Indian recurve archers had a disappointing day as the country’s men and women teams lost their respective quarterfinal matches to the U.S. at the Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Madrid on Thursday. The men’s team suffered a 0-6 defeat, while the women’s side lost 2-6. Asian champion and Stage-3 gold medallist B. Dhiraj scored his … Read more

Abhinandh of Dempo Goa Challengers in action against Lillian Bardet of U Mumba TT during the Ultimate Table Tennis 2026 at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji on July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Butterfly UTT Fired by 18-year-old P.B. Abhinandh’s blazing start, Dempo Goa Challengers thumped defending champion U Mumba TT 10-5 … Read more

Sealing it: Aswath claimed the title after winning the Pune International Round-Robin chess tournament. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Aswath S. needed to win his last three games to achieve the Grandmaster title, and he did so by winning it on demand at the Pune International Round-Robin chess tournament on Wednesday. With an awesome finish … Read more

The Prime Volleyball League has received world body FIVB’s recognition as India’s first division league for the sport and will return for its fifth season from November 30, the organisers announced on Wednesday (July 8, 2026). The season 5 players’ auction will be held in Goa on August 17 where franchises will assemble their squads … Read more

Players from different franchises pose ahead of the Ultimate Table Tennis to be held in Panaji at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The first six editions of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) have been an eventful, and at times chequered, journey: one marked by world-class competition and the sport’s growing … Read more

The Russian flag, the Olympic flag and the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee fly at the Committee’s headquarters in Moscow, Russia July 8, 2026.  | Photo Credit: Reuters Published – July 08, 2026 05:48 pm IST

Uttar Pradesh’s promising shot putter Vidhi Choudhary has failed a dope test and she has been pulled out of the Asian U23 Athletics Championships beginning in Ordos, China, from Thursday. The 21-year-old Vidhi, who won gold in the 2025 National Games, was earlier named in the 54-member strong Indian team for the Asian U23 Championships … Read more

Denmark’s Mads Pedersen powered to victory from a big breakaway on stage four of ​the Tour de France on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), leading a Lidl-Trek one-two finish while Norway’s Torstein ‌Traeen from Uno-X Mobility claimed the yellow jersey. Pedersen was the ​fastest from a lead group at the end of the ⁠gruelling 181.9-km hilly … Read more

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Olympic Committee ​provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee on Tuesday, marking a ⁠significant step towards Russia’s reintegration into the Olympic fold ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Games. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the ROC was suspended … Read more

Indian compound archers, shepherded by new head coach Dave Cousins, will have to lift themselves from recent lows, while the recurve squad will be eager to build on its new-found momentum ahead of the Asian Games in the fourth and last World Cup stage beginning here on Tuesday (July 7, 2026). The tournament assumes significance … Read more

Indian wrestlers finished with an impressive haul of 20 medals, including four gold, seven silver and nine bronze at the Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships here. India ensured consistent podium finishes across multiple weight divisions throughout the championship, securing top-three overall team rankings in both women’s wrestling and men’s freestyle. In women’s wrestling, India finished second … Read more

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa. File | Photo Credit: Norway Chess Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa bounced back with a decent effort on the final day to finish tied third in the Croatian leg of the Grand chess tour here on Monday (July 6, 2026). France’s Firouzja Alireza bagged the top honours with 23.5 points. Praggnanandhaa shared the third … Read more

Defending champion ‌Tadej Pogacar’s final attack paid off as the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider ​won his first stage of this year’s Tour de France on ⁠Monday, taking the overall lead from Jonas Vingegaard, who finished second. Pogacar and Vingegaard are tied at eight hours, 46 minutes and 55 seconds after stage three, but Pogacar’s bonus … Read more

A file image of Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa. Photo: FIDE Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa won three matches in a row on the final day to tie for first place with Firouzja Alireza of France on 12 points as the rapid section of the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour ended in Zagreb. Having fallen a … Read more

Tanvi in action in the final on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tanvi Khanna scripted a stirring comeback from two games down to defeat Egypt’s Farida Walid and clinch the women’s title at the HCL-SRFI PSA Challenger Tournament at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana Club on Friday. The third seed prevailed 8-11, 2-11, 12-10, … Read more

 Ethan became India’s 96th Grandmaster a few days ago. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ethan Vaz was about six and hooked to cartoons with his elder sibling when he was introduced to chess primarily as a fun indoor activity and to wean them off television. He took a liking to the game and displayed talent which … Read more

Rithvik Sanjeevi snaps one for his album with Croatia’s Aria Dinata whom he bested in the Valence Alpes International final. | Photo Credit: Instagram/vai_badminton Indian shuttler Rithvik Sanjeevi, who scored a hard-fought 17-21, 23-21, 21-16 win over Croatia’s Aria Dinata to clinch the title at the 2026 Valence Alpes International in France recently, attributed his … Read more

Harshavardhan… better late than never | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement G.B. Harshavardhan must have heaved a sigh of relief after becoming India’s latest Grandmaster, achieving the title in his hometown, four years after securing his first norm. The 22-year-old is happy to end the wait after coming close several times. Now, he is keen to … Read more

Sreeeswar Shijo (Idukki) won a double in the Sunrise Yonex all-Kerala Junior State ranking badminton tournament here on Sunday (June 28, 2026). The top seed Sreeeswar Shijo defeated R.K. Omkar (Thiruvananthapuram) 15-13, 15-11 to win the boys under-15 title. In the under-17 final, Sreeeswar, seeded ninth, staged a comeback to defeat unseeded S.K. Vasudev Satheesh … Read more

Anand is confident of Vaishali’s prospects. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R. Ravindran R. Vaishali’s rise as a challenger for the World title is an important moment for Indian women’s chess, according to the legendary Viswanathan Anand. He gave her a reasonable chance in the World Championship match against China’s Ju Wenjun. “Already, the fact … Read more

Harshavardhan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement G.B. Harshavardhan became India’s 97th Grandmaster by remaining unbeaten in the second Chola Chess GM-norm round-robin tournament, here on Saturday.  The 22-year-old from Chennai finished with four wins and five draws for 6.5 points from nine rounds.  Speaking to The Hindu, Harshavardhan said: “It’s a huge relief and I am … Read more

Manika. | Photo Credit: File Photo: R. RAVINDRAN The standoff between Manika Batra and the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) over her exclusion from the Asian Games squad intensified on Wednesday, with the ace paddler hinting at legal recourse even as the federation issued a detailed response explaining the selection process and the circumstances … Read more

India’s women’s paddler Manika Batra. File picture | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s leading women’s paddler Manika Batra has escalated her standoff with the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), hinting at legal action if she is not provided a “clear and factual explanation” for her omission from the Asian Games squad. “If I do not … Read more

IOA chief P.T. Usha at the inaugural Indian Athletics Awards in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P.T. Usha said she expected a better show from the Indian athletics contingent in the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. “Going by the recent performance of our athletes, I expect them to do really … Read more

Sharath Kamal. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Iconic paddler Sharath Kamal said the Table Tennis Federation of India’s selection policy could be debated and reviewed going forward, but not after the national team for the Asian Games has been announced. He was responding to a question on the omission of Manika Batra from the Indian women’s squad after she … Read more

Champions: Velavan Senthilkumar (left) and Abhay Singh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Indian men’s pair of Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar won the crown for a third consecutive year at the 3rd Asian doubles squash championships in Sarawak, Malaysia, on Sunday, as India finished with medals in all three categories. Abhay-Velavan, seeded No. 1, … Read more