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India’s P.V. Sindhu. | Photo Credit: PTI P. V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen suffered straight-game losses to their respective opponents in the women’s and men’s singles quarterfinals, marking the end of Indian challenge in the $500,000 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament in Jakarta on Friday (January 23, 2026). Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, lost to top … Read more

Maharashtra’s Sakshi Sunil Padekar and Railways’ Shahu Tushar Mane bettered national record scores in the finals and qualification rounds of the 10m air rifle women and men events respectively. Photo Credit: X@OfficialNRAI Maharashtra’s Sakshi Sunil Padekar and Railways’ Shahu Tushar Mane bettered national record scores in the finals and qualification rounds of the 10m air … Read more

As a little girl learning chess from her grandfather, Bibisara Assaubayeva would always cry whenever her opponent captured her queen on the board. It is not easy to take her queen easily these days. And she is now the queen of the fastest format in chess. In Doha last month, she won her third World … Read more

Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the reigning high jump Olympic champion and world record holder, opened her season last weekend, clearing 2.03m at the Demyanyuk Memorial on home soil. It’s an early world-leading mark as well as the fifth-highest winning jump of her career. But, perhaps most significantly, it’s both her best clearance since breaking the world … Read more

Gaganjeet Bhullar feels the next generation should be investing in themselves, going to the Q School or wherever they feel comfortable. | Photo Credit: File Photo Gaganjeet Bhullar has been on the professional tour for two decades but the man remains hungry as ever for more. It is his biggest strength but it is also … Read more

This undated photo released by Charlotte Chess Center shows Daniel Naroditsky playing chess on the board. (Kelly Centrelli/Charlotte Chess Center via AP | Photo Credit: Kelly Centrelli American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died last year after suffering an abnormal heartbeat and had multiple drugs in his system at the time, according to a toxicology report … Read more

World Chess Champion D Gukesh. | Photo Credit: PTi World champion D Gukesh ended his spate of draws by defeating Thai Dai Van Nguyen of Czech Republic but overnight joint leader Arjun Erigaisi was shocked by Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia in the fifth round of Tata Steel Masters chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee. Gukesh’s … Read more

Bhavani went under the knife more than a month ago. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT India’s top fencer and Asian Games medal hopeful Bhavani Devi has undergone shoulder surgery in Italy to get fit in time for the quadrennial event later this year. Currently at the Circolo Scherma Fides fencing club in Livorno, Bhavani, who … Read more

With 18 Grand Slam titles behind him, Leander Paes is now hoping to produce more Olympic champions across sports, including golf. The tennis legend has partnered with the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) in the Golf Growth Initiative, a programme to take golf to schools and interiors of the country and develop the next generation … Read more

File picture of India’s Lakshya Sen in action | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen entered the quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters badminton tournament after securing straight-game wins in their respective round-of-16 matches here on Thursday (January 22, 2026). Lakshya prevailed 21-10 21-11 over Hong Kong China’s Jason Gunawan in a contest … Read more

Punjab Royals rode on its women grapplers’ performance to bounce back from being 1-3 down and win 6–3 against Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals on day six of the Pro Wrestling League. Rajnita Jangra (57kg) and Ana Godinez (62kg) won their respective bouts by fall while Meenakshi (53kg) overwhelmed Jyoti Sihag 17-1 and Priya Malik (76kg) … Read more

World Champion D Gukesh drew his fourth game on the trot, signing peace with compatriot and defending champion R Praggnanandhaa while Arjun Erigaisi could not break the defence of Anish Giri and drew for the third day running in the Tata Steel Masters, here. Praggnanandhaa was denied a victory for the fourth day running by … Read more

P.V. Sindhu. File | Photo Credit: PTI Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the second round of their respective events at the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament in Jakarta on Wednesday (January 21, 2026). While fifth seed Sindhu beat Manami Suizu of Japan 22-20 21-18 in a 53-minute women’s … Read more

For Manush Shah, 2025 was not just another year on the professional circuit. It was the year when potential turned into proof — proof that Indian paddlers could not only climb the global rankings but also earn their place on table tennis’ most exclusive stage. “2025 was the best year of my sporting career,” Manush, … Read more

 The 2012 London Olympic bronze medallist last played a competitive match at the Singapore Open in 2023 but did not formally announce her retirement at the time. File. | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy Trailblazer Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, who has been out of action for the last two years due to a chronic knee … Read more

World Championship silver medallist Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Manini Kaushik finished on top of the men’s and women’s 50m rifle 3P fields respectively on the first day of the Rifle/Pistol National Selection Trials 1 & 2 (Group A) in Delhi on Monday (January 19, 2026). Manini topped the women’s 50m rifle prone T1 with … Read more

File picture of India’s grandmaster (GM) R. Praggnanandhaa. | Photo Credit: PTI Defending champion R. Praggnanandhaa lost his second game in as many days, going down to Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan, even as D Gukesh was held to a draw by the Netherlands’ Jorden van Foreest in the Tata Steel Masters Chess in Wijk Aan … Read more

Japanese star Yui Susaki proved her mettle, winning by technical superiority 16-0 in just 57 seconds against Saarika to lead Haryana Thunders to a 6–3 victory against Delhi Dangal Warriors and top position on the points table in the Pro Wrestling League. In the day’s other face-off, UP Dominators produced a dominant performance for a … Read more

Arjun Erigaisi. File. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Top seed Arjun Erigaisi scored a convincing victory over compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, while World Champion D Gukesh played out a hard-fought draw against World Cup winner Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan in the first round of the Tata Steel Masters in The Netherlands. After a delayed start caused … Read more

An celebrates her triumph. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA She came, she saw, she won, again. An Se-young continued to prove why she is the most dominant women’s badminton player in the world at the moment, retaining her India Open title with a comprehensive 21-13, 21-11 victory over World No. 2 Zhi Yi Wang … Read more

An Se Young in action against Wang Zhi Yi during the India Open 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in Delhi on Sunday, January 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA ‘How does one beat you’ evoked confusion and eventually a giggle from An Se Young as the 23-year-old finally realised the question … Read more

Boxer Vijender Singh. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian boxing icon Vijender Singh has been appointed as a member of the Asian Boxing Council, marking another significant milestone in his journey from an elite athlete to global sports administrator. Vijender, India’s first Olympic medallist in boxing, brings with him nearly two decades of experience at the … Read more

Too good: An will be the outright favourite to defend her title.  | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA An Se-young extended her winning streak against Ratchanok Intanon to 13 matches, going all the way back to 2019, with a dominant display of control and power for a 21-11, 21-7 victory in the semifinals of the … Read more

A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: All about extreme sports Zorbing is a sport in which a rider is inside a large transparent ball and rolled down … Read more

Not a good day: An inconsistent display ended Lakshya’s campaign. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Lakshya Sen paid the price for inconsistency and inability to control the shuttle as well as the pace of the match and bowed out of the India Open Super 750 event on Friday, bringing an end to the home challenge. Lakshya lost … Read more

Lakshya Sen returns to Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto during the men’s singles round of 16 match at the India Open 2026 badminton tournament, in New Delhi, on January 15, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI Lakshya Sen remained the lone Indian in the singles draw of the India Open Super 750 badminton event on Thursday (January 15, … Read more

Untimely exit: Chirag and Satwiksairaj went down in the second round. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA While most Indians fell by the wayside in the second round of the India Open badminton, the biggest heartbreak was that of the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the title favourites and World No. 3 … Read more

Representational image of a view of the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, as players practise for the India Open badminton event | Photo Credit: Reuters On a day that saw some incredible matches on the court, the spotlight for the third straight day of the India Open badminton tournament stayed firmly on the conditions … Read more

A new year and a new venue for the India Open have brought some old complaints, with Danish player Mia Blichfeldt reiterating that the conditions at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium left a lot to be desired. Blichfeldt, who had slammed the conditions last year as well in a social media post, appreciated the playing … Read more