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
Aryan Nehra clocked 7:59.36 to better his own record with a ‘best Indian time’ and secure the men’s 800m freestyle gold medal at the National aquatics championships in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Aryan sliced two seconds off his three-year-old record to earn qualifying standards for both the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. B. Benedicton Rohit lowered … Read more
India’s Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar are on course to defend the title at the third Asian doubles squash championships after the pair stormed into the final at Sarawak, Malaysia. The Indian top seeds will meet second-seeded Pakistan pair of Nasir Iqbal and Noor Zaman in the title clash on Sunday. On Saturday, Abhay and … Read more
The Sports Ministry has decided to constitute a dedicated Task Force to undertake a detailed assessment of the country’s motorsports ecosystem and examine the challenges associated with its growth as part of its efforts to revive and develop Formula One in India. The Task Force will evaluate international, economic, tourism and investment benefits of hosting … Read more
Neeraj Chopra. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Forced to delay the start of his season due to an injury, Indian javelin throw ace Neeraj Chopra finished fourth in the Doha Diamond League event in Doha on Friday (June 19, 2026). The 28-year-old Chopra produced a best of 85.69m in his third attempt, which placed him … Read more
G. Sathiyan and Sreeja Akula will spearhead the Indian table tennis team’s campaign in the men’s and women’s sections respectively of the Asian Games, to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 20 to 28. In a release on Thursday, the Table Tennis Federation of India said the team has been primarily selected based on … Read more
Some victories fade with time. Others grow larger than the moment itself. More than four decades on, India’s triumph at the 1983 World Cup belongs firmly in the latter category. For an entire generation, it was the day Indian cricket discovered what was possible. For those that followed, it became the moment that changed everything. … Read more
Veteran squash star Joshna will strive to add her Asian Games medal collection. Veteran squash player Joshna Chinappa has achieved a feat unmatched by any Indian by qualifying for her seventh consecutive Asian Games. The 39-year-old sealed her place after battling past Unnati Tripathi in a gruelling five-game encounter during the selection trials at the ISTA … Read more
Arjun Erigaisi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi joins American GM Hans Niemann in a high-quality field that also includes the World champion D. Gukesh in the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters chess tournament to be held here from July 16 to 22. According to the organisers, Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov will also … Read more
Vijay Kumar. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The DP World Professional Golf Tour of India on Monday announced the launch of the inaugural NexGen Vijay Kumar Memorial, a special event dedicated to celebrating the extraordinary legacy of legendary, late Indian golfer Vijay Kumar. The inaugural edition, the fifth event of the 2026 NexGen season, will … Read more