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Learning curve: Head coach Costantini said he was not disappointed with the loss. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Minutes after Ankur Bhattacharjee’s five-game loss to Lam Siu Hang of Hong Kong (China), which sealed India’s quarterfinal exit in the Asian table tennis team championships, young captain Manav Thakkar turned to head coach Massimo Costantini and said … Read more

Shannon Tan of Singapore poses with her trophy after winning the 2025 Hero Women’s Indian Open golf on Sunday, October 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Shannon Tan had walked away after finishing an impressive final day one shot adrift of leader Alice Hewson believing she would have to settle for second spot for … Read more

Top seed Tanvi has shown her mettle at the senior level with a runner-up finish at the U.S. Open.  | Photo Credit: Badminton Photo Over the past week at the National Centre of Excellence here, camaraderie, cheerleading and team spirit were in focus as 32 nations competed for the Suhandinata Cup. From Monday, it is … Read more

Thailand’s P. Orawan in action against Sri Lanka in the 28th Asian table tennis team championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, October 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Seven years ago, a bespectacled teenage prodigy from Surat was among the most promising paddlers on the world circuit. As part of India’s … Read more

On cloud nine: Chinese players celebrate after winning the gold medal. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR China got redemption for the loss in last year’s final as it took down Indonesia 45-30, 45-44 to clinch its 15th title at the World junior mixed team badminton championships (Suhandinata Cup) here on Saturday. Japan and India, … Read more

Not too many people would know about Frederick Carlton Lewis, a 64-year-old athletics coach at the University of Houston. Does not ring a bell, right? Let’s try again. The aforementioned gentleman is also known as Carl Lewis. It is not a name taken lightly in the sporting world; it belongs to a legend who ruled … Read more

Hitaashee. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Gurugram The last time an Indian stood atop the leader-board every day going into the final day’s play at the Hero Women’s Indian Open golf was never. Neither have there been five Indians in the top-10 at the end of third day’s play of the competition in all its … Read more

Stephen Lee was at the centre of a storm in 2013. The English professional snooker player was handed a 12-year ban – backdated to 2012 – after being found guilty of seven match-fixing charges by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the sport’s governing body. At the time, this was the harshest punishment … Read more

 The fans came out in numbers to support the PKL sides. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After 12 days of fiery raids and powerful tackles at the Nehru Indoor Stadium came to an end here on Friday, the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12 caravan moves to the fourth and final leg at the Thyagaraj … Read more

Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah practice at the Kalinga Indoor Athletic Stadium in Bhubaneswar. | Photo Credit: Amol Karhadkar The Indian men’s team has already scripted a hat-trick of bronze medals at the Asian Table Tennis Championships, while the women opened their account with a podium finish in the previous edition. As the continental event … Read more

Indonesia took the shine off India’s historic first-ever medal at the World junior mixed team badminton championships as the defending champion beat the host 45-35, 45-21 in the semifinals here on Friday. In the second semifinal, 14-time winner China survived a scare to beat Japan 45-42, 38-45, 45-42 and set up a rematch of last … Read more

Vani Kapoor fired an impressive five-under 67 to lead the field after the opening round of the Hero Women’s Indian Open in Gurugram on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Ladies European Tour/Tristan Jones Vani Kapoor made full use of her home advantage and years of experience to top the leaderboard with an impressive five-under 67 after … Read more

Tan practising her drive on the eve of the tournament. | Photo Credit: Ladies European Tour With overcast conditions and a course that the organisers had to race against time to get ready, the Hero Women’s Indian Open golf will tee off on Thursday with few players willing to risk a prediction. With 111 golfers … Read more

In their mid-30s, most boxers think of hanging up their gloves. But 34-year-old Tokyo Olympian Pooja Rani not only chased her dream but also achieved it by landing her maiden World championship medal, a bronze in 80kg, in Liverpool and helped India finish with a creditable tally of four medals. The dashing pugilist from Bhiwani … Read more

Aman Sehrawat. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday suspended Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat for one year for exceeding the 57kg weight limit and getting disqualified at the World championships in Zagreb, Croatia, last month. His coaching staff were issued a warning. The WFI had … Read more

In this September 11, 1995 shows Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Former world champions Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov will reignite their once fierce rivalry after 30 years when they face off in the Clutch Chess: The Legends tournament in St. Louis from Wednesday (October 8, 2025). The 12-game … Read more

Looking forward to its second World badminton championships medal at the Adidas Arena in Paris this August, the crack Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty was up against a formidable opponent in Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the quarterfinals. The Malaysians who had won gold in the … Read more

Mighty Marathas defeated Prithviraj Yodhas 6-2 in the Archery Premier League at the Yamuna Sports Complex here on Monday. In wet conditions in the national capital, the Marathas began on a strong note with debutant Aman Saini striking a perfect 10. While the first two sets were won by Marathas, Yodhas struck back in the … Read more

USA’s Hikaru Nakamura stunned world champion D. Gukesh as India were whitewashed 0-5 in the first Checkmate. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Hikaru Nakamura stunned world champion D. Gukesh as India were whitewashed 0-5 by USA in the first Checkmate, an evening of chess presented as a live arena spectacle in Arlington, USA. While the … Read more

Nishad Kumar broke the jinx, winning his maiden world title after a series of second-placed finishes in style with a new Asian record of 2.14m, on a productive day seven of the World Para Athletics Championships here on Friday. On the track, Simran Sharma retained her title in the 100m T12 with a new personal … Read more