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…
India’s Bhavtegh Singh Gill made a perfect start to his campaign at the ISSF World Championship for Shotgun, hitting all 50 targets on the opening day of the men’s skeet qualification here on Friday. A two-time junior world championship medallist, Bhavtegh’s perfect round saw him join elite company in four-time Olympic champion and three-time world…
Toman Kumar of India beat compatriot Rakesh Kumar to clinch the gold medal in the compound men open final at the World Archery Para Championships in Gwangju, Korea on Saturday. Toman was crowned the champion after Rakesh suffered an equipment malfunction, which forced him to withdraw from the competition after four shots and settle for…
A galaxy of legendary sports stars participated in the Sports Day celebrations organised by the National Council of YMCA in India at its headquarters in New Delhi on Friday. The star cast was led by Sriram Singh and also included two of his disciples, Shiny Wilson and Geeta Zutshi, as well as middle-distance stars Suresh…
India’s elite lifters could not rise to the expectations as Raja Muthupandi (65kg) in men and Sneha Soren (53kg) and Bindyarani Devi (58kg) in women settled for silver medals in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Naranpura, on Tuesday. Raja, who managed a one kg lead over Papua New Guinea’s Morea…
It will be an extended celebration of sports this year, as the National Sports Day will stretch into a three-day “Jan Andolan” (people’s movement) across the country. Many States and Union Territories have issued orders to the concerned departments to initiate the preparations for National Sports Day. As part of the call by Union Sports…
GOLF Pranavi, Tvesa lead bunch of seven Indians in Sweden The trio of Pranavi Urs, Tvesa Malik and Vani Kapoor headline a large contingent of Indians at the Euro 300,000 Hills Open golf tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden. Seven Indians will tee up this week at the event, with the others being rookie Avani Prashanth, Amandeep…
SQUASH Anahat finishes runner-up at NSW Squash Bega Open Top seed Anahat Singh went down to second seed Habiba Hani of Egypt in the final of the NSW Squash Bega Open, a PSA World Tour (Copper Level) event, in Australia on Sunday. The 17-year-old Anahat, playing her maiden World Events final, clinched the opening game…
SQUASH Anahat reaches final at NSW Squash Bega Open India’s Anahat Singh progressed to the final of the NSW Squash Bega Open, a PSA World Tour (Copper level) event, in Australia on Saturday. The 17-year-old Anahat, the top seed, defeated Egypt’s Nour Khafagy 3-2 (10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-7) in a 54-minute thriller to book…
SQUASH Anahat, Akanksha reach semifinals at Begu Open India’s Anahat Singh and Akanksha Salunkhe sailed into the semifinals of the NSW Squash Bega Open, a PSA Challenger Tour event, in Australia on Friday. The 17-year-old Anahat, the top seed, defeated seventh-seeded South African Hayley Ward 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 14-12) in 27 minutes. Fifth seed Akanksha…