Nirupama Devi scripted clean and jerk and total records on her way to win the elite women’s 63kg crown with an aggregate of 221kg at the National weightlifting championships in Modinagar on Sunday. Bidusmita Bhoi set three records (snatch 89kg, clean and jerk 117kg and total 206kg) while claiming the junior title. She also secured … Read more
On the podium: Elavenil and Meghana, right, the 10m air rifle gold and bronze medallists, with silver winner Misaki, left. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Elavenil Valarivan held off the challenge from Japan’s Misaki Nobata to clinch the women’s 10m air rifle gold in the Asian rifle/ pistol championships at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range … Read more
Final torchbearer Italian skier Sofia Goggia holds the torch of the Olympic flame to light the Olympic cauldron designed by Marco Balich during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on February 6, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Sofia Goggia had a key role in securing the hosting … Read more
Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture — plus Mariah Carey hitting all the high notes in “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” aka “Volare” — an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony got the Milan Cortina Olympics officially started on … Read more
Former world champion Nitu Ghanghas, Asian Games bronze medallist Preeti Pawar and Jadumani Singh punched their way into the semifinals, as Indian boxers assured themselves of 19 medals at the Boxam Elite International here. The Indian women’s team, under the guidance of new head coach Santiago Nieva, has confirmed 12 medals, while the seven male … Read more
The doubles pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly put up a spirited fight before going down 22-24 18-21 to the world No.4 combination of Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian, as China took a decisive 2-0 lead at the Badminton Asia Team Championship. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s title defence in the women’s … Read more
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially open with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium on Friday (February 6, 2026). The most geographically dispersed Games in history will start in Italy’s economic capital at 1900 GMT with a three-hour extravaganza that takes in the three other sites spread across the Alps and the Dolomites. … Read more
Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain started her campaign with a confident blanking of Ukraine’s Olha Pylypchuk, while Hitesh Gulia also rolled on as Indians extended their strong run in the BOXAM Elite International 2026 here. In the women’s 75kg category, Lovlina was in her commanding self, pipping Ukraine’s Olha Pylypchuk 5:0. She controlled the bout … Read more
Indian men overcame a strong challenge from Singapore, while the women dominated Myanmar in their opening group stage matches to secure quarterfinal berths in the Badminton Asia Team Championships here on Wednesday. The men’s Group C clash between India and Singapore went down to the wire, with former world number 1 Kidambi Srikanth coming up … Read more
Hitesh Gulia (70kg) and Preeti (54kg) registered commanding wins as India opened its campaign in emphatic fashion at the BOXAM Elite International 2026, delivering a string of dominant performances on the first day of the tournament here. The tournament has drawn 214 boxers from 21 nations. Headlining the Indian charge were World Boxing Cup Finals … Read more
Pankaj Advani’s hopes of retaining the title ended with a 1-4 loss to China’s Deng Haohui in the final of the Asian Snooker Championships here on Wednesday. Put under pressure by the attacking Haohui, the three-time champion’s safety, his forte, too took a hit. The Indian took the opening frame of the best-of-seven-frame contest with … Read more
Olympics and Worlds medallist Mirabai Chanu set three new National records as she totalled 205kg to win the women’s 48kg title on the opening day of the National weightlifting championships here on Wednesday. Ahead of this year’s Asian championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, 31-year-old Mirabai – who dropped down to 48kg following the rejig … Read more
Olympian Esha Singh carried her excellent form from last year into the new season, clinching the women’s individual 10m air pistol gold and helping the home team to another top-podium finish, even as world champion Samrat Rana settled for bronze on the opening day of the Asian Championship (pistol/rifle) on Wednesday (February 4, 2026). Also … Read more
Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India will host next year’s Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship in Delhi where eight quota places for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will be up for grabs, marking a historic first for the country’s shooting calendar which already features an Olympic qualifier in the World Cup. … Read more
Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan clinched the Tata Steel Masters title with a black-piece victory against out-of-form Arjun Erigaisi while world chess champion D Gukesh emerged as the best Indian with a joint eighth finish as the tournament concluded here on Monday. Gukesh drew with Vincent Keymer of Germany in the final round to end as … Read more
India on Monday qualified for the Tent Pegging World Cup Championships to be held in Jordan in November 2026 after a strong showing in the qualifying competition, where they won a total of six medals, including four team medals and two individual honours. The Indian team comprised Dfr Sandeep Kumar, Dfr Dhanraj Sirsat, Dfr Bonge … Read more
Manush Shah is the defending champion. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: BISWARANJAN ROUT The 87th senior National table tennis championship will be held in Indore from March 14 to 21, with the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) making the official announcement on Monday. As per the tournament prospectus, signed by Yatin Tipnis, senior joint … Read more
Teenage star and seventh seed Anahat Singh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Teenage star and seventh seed Anahat Singh beat top seed and world No. 10 Georgina Kennedy of England 12-10, 11-5, 11-7 in the Squash on Fire Open final in Washington for her maiden PSA Bronze-level crown. It is the biggest title of young … Read more
World Champion D Gukesh played out a draw with Hans Moke Niemann in the 12th and penultimate round while Nodirbek Abdusattorov regained sole lead with a crushing victory over Matthias Bluebaum to inch closer to the title, here Sunday. Javokhir Sindarov did not risk anything against R Praggnanandhaa and settled for a draw to slip … Read more
Young Indian shuttler Devika Sihag clinched her maiden BWF Super 300 crown after Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei retired midway through the women’s singles final of the Thailand Masters, a USD 250,000 event, here on Sunday. The 20-year-old from Haryana was leading 21-8, 6-3 when world No. 68 Goh, a two-time former world junior champion, pulled … Read more
D Gukesh played out a draw with compatriot Aravindh Chithambaram, the result ending the reigning world champion’s title hopes on a tough day for Indian players in the Tata Steel Masters 2026 here. R Praggnanandhaa was also on the receiving end against a now-rejuvenated Vincent Keymer. With just two rounds remaining in the first super … Read more
Young Indian shuttler Devika Sihag stormed into her maiden BWF Super 300 final with a straight-game win over world No. 35 Huang Yu-Hsun at the $250,000 Thailand Masters here on Saturday. The 20-year-old unseeded Indian, who claimed her maiden BWF International Challenge title at the Malaysia International last year, registered a 22-20, 21-13 win over … Read more
Indian teenage star Anahat Singh rallied from 0-2 down to stun second seed Sana Ibrahim of Egypt in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Squash on Fire Open in Washington. The Indian world no.31 and seventh seed fought her way back into the contest, overturning a 6-5 deficit in both the third and fourth games, … Read more
India’s Ketan Chawla began his Asian Snooker Championships campaign with a gritty 4-2 win over Mohanna Alobaidli in his opening Group ‘B’ match here on Saturday. The 33-year-old from Indore, coming off a third-place finish at the Nationals recently, jumped to a quick 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven-frame match with meaningful breaks. Chawla could have … Read more
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has formed a three-member enquiry committee to probe into various charges pressed against Kamlesh Mehta, who was suspended as Secretary General during the annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday. “The federation emphasises that Mehta has not been condemned or removed without due process. He has been placed under … Read more
Dominant show: The Indian National team topped the medal tally with 15 gold, 14 silver, and 10 bronze medals. Indians Rojit Singh Yanglem and Celestina won the men’s and women’s gold, respectively, in the 200m sprint on the final day of the Track Asia Cup, a UCI Class-2 cycling competition, at the SDAT Velodrome in … Read more
Table-topper Haryana Thunders continued its impressive performance in the Pro Wrestling League, winning 5-4 over Punjab Royals in the first semifinal and advancing to the title clash. It now awaits the winner of the other semifinal between Delhi Dangal Warriors and Maharashtra Kesri. Thunders absorbed early pressure, bouncing back from a 1-3 deficit to lead … Read more
As Sarasadat Khademalsharieh sat down for our interview by the poolside at Trident Hotel on that pleasant morning in Mumbai, a gentle breeze made her dark hair flutter. She had earned that freedom — not to have her hair covered — at a heavy price. She lost her nationality. Sara Khadem — she is better … Read more
The Annual General Meeting suspended Kamlesh Mehta and handed the charge to Yatin Tipnis, who had lost to Mehta in the election. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The simmering power struggle within the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has spilled into the open, with rival meetings convened by the federation’s top office-bearers taking … Read more
