Good start: Lakshya raced to an early lead before sealing the contest. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA On a day that saw a slew of retirements and upsets, Lakshya Sen stayed thein the hunt for the year’s first title with a comprehensive 21-12, 21-15 win against compatriot Ayush Shetty in the opening round of … Read more
Super Sunday: The Railways hoopsters proved unstoppable. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU It was double delight for the Indian Railways at the 75th senior National basketball championship at the Nehru Indoor Stadium on Sunday. In the women’s section, Railways defeated Kerala 75-66 to clinch its eighth consecutive crown and 41st overall. In the men’s category, Railways dethroned defending … Read more
America’s Carissa Yip held her nerve to win the tie-break 1.5-0.5 against India’s Vantika Agrawal to claim the women’s blitz title in the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium here on Sunday. Earlier, Yip’s compatriot Wesley So won the open event without much drama, sewing up the title with a round … Read more
Compound archers Aditi and Deotale with coach Sawant. | Photo Credit: Y.B. Sarangi Following their overwhelming success and a subsequent slump in form, 2023 compound men’s and women’s individual World champions Aditi Swami and Ojas Deotale have fought their way back to prove themselves at the domestic level and are eager to do so in … Read more
In form: Muin Bek Hafeez scored 22 out of TN’s 102 points. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Tamil Nadu men reaffirmed their billing as the favourites with a commanding 102-53 win over Uttar Pradesh in the semifinals of the 75th senior National basketball championship at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday. TN will meet … Read more
Lovlina outplayed Sanamacha in the 75kg category final. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Greater Noida: Jadumani Singh had a point to prove to the naysayers and the 21-year-old did so in style, winning the 55kg title for his first senior title at the National boxing championships at the Gautam Buddha University on Saturday. Jadumani got the better of … Read more
Anand has another good day. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI The ageless Viswanathan Anand continues to amaze. The five-time World champion shrugged off a reverse in the fourth round against Arjun Erigaisi to post two wins and share the lead in the rapid section of the Tata Steel Chess India with young compatriot Nihal Sarin. … Read more
Kumkum. | Photo Credit: Y.B. Sarangi Sixteen-year-old Kumkum Mohod performed consistently well to emerge as the top archer in recurve women’s section at the first selection trials on the Sports Authority of India campus here on Friday. Hailing from Amaravati (Maharashtra), Kumkum, who finished third in the elimination phase, collected an overall 13.5 points over … Read more
Grabbing the opportunity: Nihal, who replaced Gukesh in the draw, made it count. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Diminutive he may be but Nihal Sarin is a man with nerves of steel and a big heart. The 21-year-old, whose grandfather A.A. Ummar passed away on Thursday, put the personal tragedy behind him and emerged champion in the rapid … Read more
Strong show: So has seven points from nine rounds. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Arjun Erigaisi was like a man in a hurry as he made a storming start to the blitz event in the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium here on Saturday, winning five games on the bounce. Among … Read more
Anusha in action in the WTT Feeder international table tennis tournament in Vadodara on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Anusha Kutumbale and Sutirtha Mukherjee emerged as giant-killers as the duo stormed into the women’s singles semifinals of the WTT Feeder international table tennis tournament here on Saturday. Anusha stunned sixth seed Lee Zion of Korea in … Read more
Sindhu plays a point during her women’s singles semi-final match against China’s Wang Zhi Yi at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on January 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu’s impressive run came to an end after a straight-game defeat to China’s Wang Zhiyi in the women’s singles … Read more
Hamsini in action against Yerin in the WTT Feeder series international ranking table tennis in Vadodara on Friday, January 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement M. Hansini, the teenage prodigy, took a giant stride in her impressive table tennis journey on Friday as she stunned third seed Yoo Yerin of Korea in straight games … Read more
Take that! Jadumani found gaps in Panghal’s defence. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Youth overwhelmed experience as 21-year-old Jadumani Singh beat seasoned Amit Panghal 5-0 to advance to the title clash in the 55kg at the National boxing championship at Gautam Buddha University on Friday. It was the most keenly watched bout of the day … Read more
India’s sports administrators were on Friday (January 9, 2026) told that treating multi-sport events as an “outing with family” instead of being there for athletes will not be tolerated and were asked to give names for the Asian Games contingent by January 15 at a Sports Governance Conclave here. The Conclave was attended by Sports … Read more
Arshjot played a key role in Punjab’s win. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU In the battle for the final knockout berth in the men’s section, Punjab prevailed over Chandigarh 81-74 and entered the pre-quarterfinals of the 75th Senior National Basketball championships at the Nehru Indoor Stadium on Thursday. Both teams entered their final league fixture … Read more
Manush Shah. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: BISWARANJAN ROUT He began 2025 by lifting his maiden senior National singles championship title in Surat, around 150 km from his hometown. As 2026 begins, Manush Shah is aiming to start the year on an even more productive note — this time on home turf. The bespectacled Manush, … Read more
As the new season dawned after a subdued BWF World Tour Finals episode, Indian badminton finds itself in limbo — neither in free fall nor on a golden high. The year 2025 did not deliver the sort of title count or sustained presence among the world’s best that once seemed routine. But India did not … Read more
Good showing: TN, with three wins, is unbeaten. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Defending men’s champion Tamil Nadu defeated Karnataka 71-63 to record its third win at the 75th senior National basketball championships at the Nehru Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. The win ensured TN remained unbeaten while Karnataka suffered its first defeat, with both sides … Read more
Viswanathan Anand with in his element on the opening day of Tata Steel Chess in Kolkata on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI He was the ‘Lightning Kid’ in the 80s with his rapid pace of play when the shorter formats of chess weren’t even in the works. Viswanathan Anand stunned the world with flamboyant methods and … Read more
Nikhat spent less than two minutes inside the ring as the referee stopped her contest against Banoo in the first round. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement While the top names continued to march ahead inside the ring, refereeing continued to raise questions on day four of the Elite men’s and women’s National boxing championships on … Read more
Senthil Kumar Mohan in action against Bodhisatva Chaudhury in the WTT Feeder table tennis tournament in Vadodara on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Senthil Kumar Mehan, a promising defensive specialist, saved three match points to keep his hopes alive of qualifying for the main draw of the men’s singles event at … Read more
Sixteen-year-old Maharashtra archer Kumkum Mohod, ranked 530th in the world, sprung a surprise by tying with the experienced Simranjeet Kaur at the top of the women’s recurve table after completion of three qualification rounds in the first archery selection trials at the Sports Authority of India ground here on Wednesday. Kumkum, who had shot 652 in the first round on … Read more
PV Sindhu in action during the women’s singles quarterfinal match at the India Open 2025 badminton tournament. File | Photo Credit: PTI Indian shuttlers have been handed a tricky draw at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 tournament in Delhi later this month, with former world champion PV Sindhu set to face Vietnam’s Thuy Linh … Read more
File photo of badminton player P.V. Sindhu playing a shot. | Photo Credit: AFP Returning from a prolonged injury lay-off, PV Sindhu began the new season on a winning note along with the formidable men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy as they entered the second round of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 … Read more
The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is still some distance away, but for Indian squash, the countdown has already begun. When the sport makes its Olympic debut in the Entertainment Capital of the World, hopes will travel from local courts of Chennai and Delhi to the arc lights of Southern California — that at least one … Read more
Unstoppable: Jeethandar, with 21 points on the day, proved too hot to handle for Punjab. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU In a tightly contested match that saw four lead changes in the first quarter, Delhi prevailed over Punjab 79-62 to post its second win in three matches in the men’s section of the 75th senior … Read more
Panghal, right, was stretched by youngster Priyanshu. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It was expected to be a fiery contest and it did not disappoint. Former World championship silver medallist Saweety Boora faced off against Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain in the second round of the 75kg category at the National boxing championships here. The … Read more
Star-studded line-up: Anand and Praggnanandhaa are among the top players in action. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI There is a nip in the air in the City of Joy. And, there will be some top-flight chess, too, in the Tata Steel Chess India rapid and blitz tournament, which will see the legendary Viswanathan Anand take … Read more