Rami Tandon in action recently. Ramit Tandon says he is keen to play more tournaments at home this year as he targets a place in the Indian men’s squash team for the Asian Games to be held in Japan in September. Currently Indian No. 2 in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) rankings at 39 behind … Read more
P.V. Sindhu. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Back home after being stranded in Dubai for a couple of days, P.V. Sindhu was admittedly disappointed at missing out on the prestigious All England championships but agreed that safety considerations were paramount. “It was a terrifying experience, it was the first time going through … Read more
In just a month, Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated world champion D. Gukesh. Gukesh blundered from a position of strength to lose to Abdusattorov at Prague International Chess Festival. Photo: Wikipedia The fortunes of World Champion D Gukesh did not change for the fifth day running as the Indian blundered from a position of strength to lose … Read more
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu speaks regarding the “tense and scary” situation at the Dubai Airport after an explosion occurred close to where she and her coach were staying amid an unfolding crisis, in Dubai, UAE. | Photo Credit: PTI Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is set to miss the All England Championships starting in … Read more
File photo of D. Gukesh | Photo Credit: PTI World Champion D Gukesh suffered a shock defeat to Jorden van Foreest of Holland, while Aravindh Chithambaram played out a draw with Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran in the third round of the Masters section of Prague International chess festival in Prague. Still looking for his first … Read more
India has selected a strong squad, including Olympics medallist Lovlina Borgohain (right) and former World Champion Nikhat Zareen for the Asian boxing Championships scheduled in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from March 28 to April 11. | Photo Credit: PTI/Reuters In a year studded with the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, India has selected a strong squad — … Read more
File photo of Aravindh Chithambaram. | Photo Credit: The Hindu World Champion D Gukesh played out another draw with Nodirbek Yakubboev of Uzbekistan, while defending champion Aravindh Chithambaram pulled a rabbit out of the hat to beat Hans Moke Niemann of the United States in the second round of the Masters section of the Prague … Read more
At his peak, Misbun Sidek trained relentlessly, logging long hours on court and competing with fierce intensity, rising to a career-high ranking of World No.2 during badminton’s highly competitive 1980s era that had legends such as Yang Yang (China), Morten Frost (Denmark) and Liem Swie King (Indonesia). Now at 65 years of age, the former … Read more
World Chess Champion D. Gukesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI World champion D. Gukesh survived some anxious moments in the early middle game before finally drawing with Hans Moke Niemann of the United States in the first round of the masters section of the Prague International Chess Festival here. The Berlin defense that went wrong … Read more
File photo of D. Gukesh | Photo Credit: PTI After an early exit from the World Cup and an underwhelming performance at the Tata Steel Masters, world champion D Gukesh would be eyeing a turnaround when he spearheads India’s challenge in the Prague International Chess festival starting in Prague on Wednesday (February 25, 2026). Seeded … Read more
Honey Baisoya is the most expensive buy at ₹20.50 lakh by Capital Lancers. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: Getty Images The first official franchise-owned golfing league in the country had its opening ceremony here on Saturday night with the inaugural edition set to tee off on Tuesday at the ITC Classic course, Gurugram. Launched by … Read more
Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo celebrates after winning gold in the men’s 50km mass start classic. | Photo Credit: Reuters Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo set the record for the most golds by one athlete in a single Winter Olympics as the Norwegian star completed his historic gold medal sweep of the men’s cross-country skiing events. Klaebo’s triumph … Read more
The 13th Indian Open race walk competition in Chandigarh over the weekend will see some of India’s prominent names in action competing across new distances for the first time as per World Athletics norms. The standard distance in race walk till last year was 20km and 35km in all World Athletics events before it was … Read more
Om Prakash Chouhan’s final round of six-under 64 helped him aggregate 16-under 264 and record a one-stroke victory in the DP World Players Championship at the par-70 Tollygunge Club course in Kolkata on Friday (February 20, 2026). The 39-year-old Chouhan (69, 67, 64, 64) took the winner’s cheque of ₹22.5 lakh for his 12th professional … Read more
Misbun Sidek interacting with the trainees at the Hatsun Badminton Academy in Thiruthangal. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Misbun Sidek, former World No. 2, All-England Open finalist, and ex-head coach of the Malaysian senior men’s badminton team, has begun his first coaching assignment outside Malaysia by joining the Hatsun Badminton Academy in Thiruthangal as a … Read more
When Alexandra Kosteniuk became a Grandmaster in 2004, at the age of 19, she joined an exclusive ladies’ club. Only nine women before her had become Grandmasters. She has since won the World Championship, the World Cup and the World Rapid Championship. She was a part of Russia’s Olympiad-winning team on three successive occasions. At … Read more
Collin Morikawa poses with the trophy during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Photo: Imagn Images via Reuters Connect Akshay Bhatia, who held a two-shot lead heading into the final round, faltered with a closing 72 to finish tied sixth, three shots behind the winner … Read more
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, competes in the cross-country skiing men’s 4 x 7.5km relay at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, on February 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo became the first Winter Olympian to win nine gold medals when he led home his country’s 4 x 7.5 … Read more
Over the moon: Jancarik is ecstatic after winning the men’s singles title in the WTT Star Contender in Chennai on Sunday, February 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Lubomir Jancarik was living a dream. At the WTT Star Contender here, the 38-year-old produced his best-ever career performance to win the men’s singles crown, defeating … Read more
India’s Pramod Bhagat captured the men’s SL3 gold medal with a commanding straight-game win over Muhammad Al Imran of Indonesia at the BWF Para World Championships in Manama on Saturday (February 14, 2026). The 37-year-old Bhagat outclassed his opponent 21-12, 21-18 in the final to claim his fourth consecutive singles gold at the world championships … Read more
For nearly one and a half years, it has been a tough grind for G. Sathiyan. After soaring to a career-high World No.24 in men’s singles in 2019, the two-time National champion saw his rankings dip. But true to his resilient nature, he kept refining, kept reflecting and working on his game under the guidance … Read more
Ganghyeon edged out Ovtcharov in a thriller. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement South Korea’s Park Ganghyeon ended German second seed Dimitrij Ovtcharov’s hopes in a thrilling men’s singles quarterfinal while Czechia’s Lubomir Jancarik routed India’s G. Sathiyan to reach his maiden WTT Star Contender semifinal at the TNPESU campus here on Saturday. Later, third seed … Read more
As many as 13 unexpected results rocked the draw in the WTT Star Contender at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University here on Friday. Those who tumbled out included India’s biggest medal hope — fourth seed and World No. 33 Manav Thakkar. He went down 6-11, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11 to World No. 174 … Read more
Manav Thakkar, India’s big hope, crashed out in the second round of the men’s singles at the WTT Star Contender table tennis tournament at the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University on Friday (February 13, 2026). World No. 174 Lubomír Jancarik of Czechia stunned the 33rd-ranked Indian, seeded four, in four games (11-6, 11-7, … Read more
Ovtcharov. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran At 37, Dimitrij Ovtcharov isn’t resting on his laurels and remains clear about one thing — he is here to compete. The German star, a six-time Olympic medallist with two silver and four bronze medals across five Olympic Games and a former World No. 1 (2017), put in more than … Read more
Indian sweep: Winner Aishwary with silver medallist Niraj, left, and Sheoran, right, the bronze winner.© Adimazes Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar hit a 10.7 in the final shot to clinch the 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) gold in the Asian Rifle/ Pistol Championship at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Thursday. The 25-year-old pipped silver-medallist … Read more
France’s Flavien Coton (left) and Thibault Poret | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement France has a tradition of producing world-class men’s singles table tennis players. Among the major stars are Jean-Philippe Gatien, the Olympic silver and World Championship gold medalist, while Emmanuel Lebesson and Simon Gauzy have been European champions. Today, the spotlight is on the … Read more
Massimo Costantini. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Nithya Mani got the better of compatriot Pritha Vartikar 11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8 during second round of qualifying at the WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Massimo Costantini, the National head coach of the Indian table tennis team, is quiet yet … Read more
On the podium: Manu, left, and Esha, right, bagged silver and bronze respectively as Vietnam’s Thuy Trang took gold in the women’s 25m pistol event on Monday. Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on a gold as she went down to Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Trang in the 25m women’s pistol, which was decided at the end of … Read more
Lindsey Vonn’s defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine … Read more