ROWING Olympian Balraj Panwar spearheaded India’s impressive show at the 2025 Asian Rowing Championships in Hai Phong, Vietnam, as the country bagged 10 medals, including three gold and five silver, marking one of its strongest performances in recent years. Paris Olympian Panwar produced a commanding show to win the gold in the men’s single scull…
SQUASH Joshna Chinappa wins Japan Open Indian squash ace Joshna Chinappa clinched her 11th PSA Tour title, beating Egypt’s Haya Ali in four games in the Japan Open final in Yokohama on Monday. The former women’s world No. 10 Indian defeated the third seeded Egyptian 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8 in 38 minutes in the summit…
SQUASH Seasoned Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa defeated Egyptian Nardine Garas in straight games to storm into the semifinals of the Japan Open PSA Challenger event in Yokohama, Japan. The 39-year-old former women’s world No 10 beat Egyptian second seed Garas 11-8, 15-13, 11-9 in the quarterfinals on Saturday. Joshna will now take on fourth…
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar beat the qualification topper Zhao Wenyu (587) of China by 0.5 points to clinch the gold in the 50-metre rifle 3-position event in the 16th Asian shooting championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Sunday. It was the second individual gold in the Asian championship for the two-time Olympian, the 24-year-old Aishwary, who…
The word regulatory has been dropped but the upcoming Sports Governance Bill is set to institutionalise a National Sports Board (NSB), appointed entirely by the central government, with sweeping powers to suspend recognition of federations based on complaints or “its own motion” for violations ranging from electoral irregularities to financial misappropriation. The bill, due to…