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Viktor Axelsen announced his retirement from professional ​badminton on April 15, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Double Olympic gold medallist Viktor Axelsen retired from professional ​badminton on Wednesday (April 15, 2026), saying he was ‌no longer able to train ​and compete at the ⁠highest level following back surgery in April last year. The Dane spent … Read more

Saurav Ghosal. | Photo Credit: RAGU R One of India’s finest squash players, Saurav Ghosal, has always been someone who put 100% into whatever he did. After retiring from professional squash in June last year due to a hip issue, the first Indian male player to break into the World’s top-10 has remained active on … Read more

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, holds the trophy after winning the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club | Photo Credit: AP Rory McIlroy is the Masters champion again, this time without falling to his knees on the 18th green and sobbing over finally achieving his lifelong dream. That didn’t make Sunday (April … Read more

The HCL Indian Squash Tour will be held in Chennai from April 16–20, bringing together 48 players from seven nations at the Indian Squash Academy. Organised in partnership with the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) and supported by the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the five-day PSA Challenger event offers world ranking improvement opportunities, … Read more

Ayush admitted there is still a lot to learn. | Photo Credit: AFP Ayush Shetty capped a breakthrough week with a silver medal at the Badminton Asia Championships after going down 8-21, 10-21 to World No. 2 Shi Yuqi of China in the final in Ningbo on Sunday. The 20-year-old thus became the first Indian … Read more

New Delhi, Mar 05 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya reviewed India’s preparations for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, in New Delhi on Thursday. (@mansukhmandviya X/ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian government is keen on getting Formula One back in the country at the earliest possible with sports minister … Read more

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy celebrates on the green on the 18th hole after winning The Masters. | Photo Credit: Reuters Rory McIlroy charged back late after squandering a six-stroke edge to share the lead with Cameron Young after a wild third round at the Masters on Saturday (April 11, 2026). A chaotic afternoon at Augusta National … Read more

Ayush Shetty of India reacts in the Men’s Singles Semifinal match against Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand on day 5 of Badminton Asia Championships 2026 at Ningbo Olympic Sports Centre on April 11, 2026, in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province of China. Photo: VCG via Getty Images India’s Ayush Shetty signed off with a silver medal after his … Read more

Delhi-based 10-year-old Aarit Kapil became the youngest Indian chess player to make an International Master norm after he drew with Samuel Asaka of Australia in the final round of an international tournament at Menorca in Spain. After a brilliant start that included a victory over former world under-20 champion and Grandmaster Nogerbek Kazybek of Kazakhstan … Read more

The inaugural edition of the Boulders Classic will get underway at the Boulder Hills Golf & Country Club here on Tuesday. The DP World PGTI event, played in the Stroke Play Format, will see 132 professional golfers compete for a prize pool of ₹1 crore. The field is headlined by Shubhankar Sharma and Yuvraj Sandhu. … Read more

Indian shooter Sainyam, a former junior world and Asian champion, recorded her best ever finish at an ISSF World Cup leg, claiming a creditable fifth place in the women’s 10m air pistol final in Granada, Spain. Sainyam shot 178.9 in the final. Published – April 12, 2026 02:00 am IST

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits his tee shot on the third hole during the third round of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. | Photo Credit: AP Rory McIlroy delivered one of the most incredible finishes in Major golf history with birdies on … Read more

India’s Ayush Shetty hits a return to Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn during their men’s singles semifinal match at the Badminton Asia Championship in Ningbo, eastern China’s Zhejiang province on April 11, 2026 | Photo Credit: AFP India’s Ayush Shetty stormed into the final with a stunning three-game win over top seed and defending champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn … Read more

Vaishali, right, capitalised on an error by Goryachkina. | Photo Credit: FIDE R. Vaishali maintained her sole lead in the Women’s Candidates chess tournament by scoring a crucial win over Aleksandra Goryachkina in the 11th round at Pegeia, Cyprus, on Saturday. The victory took her tally to seven points, with just three rounds remaining. Fellow-Indian … Read more

Animesh triumphed in the 100m dash, which was his first race after last year’s World Championships. | Photo Credit: AFI Animesh Kujur pipped Tamil Arasu in a photo finish to clinch the men’s 100m title in the Indian Athletics Series-3 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday. The 22-year-old, who holds the National record … Read more

Commonwealth Sport president Rukare, CEO Sadler, second left, and Director of Games & Assurance Hall at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Commonwealth Sports president Donald Rukare on Friday expressed confidence that the centenary edition of the Games in 2030 would be successful and provide … Read more

The Indian compound mixed team, consisting of Pragati and Ojas Deotale, kept its medal hopes alive by making it to the bronze medal match at the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico. India will meet USA, comprising Alexis Ruiz and Stephan Hansen, in the bronze medal contest. Published – April 10, 2026 03:41 pm … Read more

File photo of R. Vaishali who is aiming to extend her lead and strengthen her bid for the Women’s Candidates title With R. Praggnanandhaa out of contention, focus has shifted to his sister R. Vaishali, who enters Round 11 of the Women’s Candidates tournament as the sole leader, boosting her chances of sealing the title … Read more

India’s 3×3 women’s wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The Games will run from July 23 to August 2 with the 3×3 wheelchair basketball competition taking place from July 24 to 29. Published – April 10, 2026 12:00 pm IST

Lalit provided India a fine start by entering the Greco-Roman 55kg final on the opening day of the Asian wrestling championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday. The 23-year-old Lalit, a Ranking Series bronze medallist in Albania last year, got past Japan’s Mizuki Araki 9-8 in the quarterfinals. He then upset China’s Worlds bronze medallist Huoying … Read more

Double Olympic medallist Blanka Vlasic will feature as the international event ambassador for the Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru 2026, it was announced on Monday. High jumper Vlasic won silver at Beijing 2008 and followed it up with a bronze at Rio 2016. She also claimed two gold medals at the World Championships (2007 and 2009). Her personal best of 2.08m, … Read more

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have withdrawn from the Badminton Asia Championships due to the former’s shoulder injury, even as in-form Lakshya Sen and seasoned P.V. Sindhu gear up to spearhead India’s challenge with an aim to end a long wait for a singles title … Read more

Five more Indians reached the semifinals to confirm medals for India at the Asian boxing championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sunday (April 5. 2026). World champions Minakshi Hooda (48kg) and Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) got the better of Japan’s Yuka Sadamatsu and China’s Ziyi Chen respectively with an identical 5-0 verdict to enter the last four. … Read more

In form: Vaishali notched up her second straight win. | Photo Credit: FIDE A terrible blunder by former World champion Tan Zhongyi cost her dear against R. Vaishali in the Women’s Candidates at Pegeia, Cyprus, on Sunday. The Chinese lost a piece and Vaishali made sure she converted her advantage into a full point. That was her second straight victory. Fellow Indian Divya Deshmukh, however, failed … Read more

Vishvanath Suresh upset reigning World Champion and top-seeded Sanzhar Tashkenbay of Kazakhstan 5-0 to enter the semifinals of the Asian boxing championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Saturday (April 4, 2026). A former World youth champion and the current National champion in 50kg, Vishvanath used his speed and ring craft to beat the Kazakh and set … Read more

All Indian track-and-field athletes will now have to take approval from the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) before signing any sponsorship agreements. A circular issued by the federation on Thursday said, “Keeping in mind the best interests of athletes and sponsors, AFI has made it mandatory for athletes to obtain prior approval from the Athletics … Read more

Relatives wait for news at the entrance of the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium after an accident in the stands where Alianza Lima’s fans were cheering for their team on the eve of the match against Universitario in Lima on April 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP At ⁠least one person was killed and several were injured … Read more

The various team owners with IGPL co-founder Yuvraj Singh and CEO Uttam Singh Mundy in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The squad and franchise announcement for the AM Green India Golf Premier League saw the organisers increasing the number of events from 11 to 15 for the season, including five overseas, … Read more