TENNIS The seventh season of the Tennis Premier League (TPL) is scheduled to take place from December 9 to 14 at the Gujarat University Tennis Stadium in Ahmedabad. The event will be headlined by two-time Grand Slam champion Rohan Bopanna, World No. 29 Luciano Darderi (Italy), World No. 38 Corentin Moutet (France) and World No.39…
GOLF Bhullar falters as Ormsby turns season around with play-off win Gaganjeet Bhullar’s hopes of a sixth win in Indonesia were dashed on the final day as Australian Wade Ormsby defeated Scott Vincent from Zimbabwe on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to claim the Jakarta International Championship here Sunday. The 45-year-old Ormsby had…
SQUASH India’s Velavan Senthilkumar and Veer Chotrani lost in the quarterfinals of the Charlottesville Open squash, a USD 31,250 PSA Copper event, in Charlottesville (US) on Thursday. Reigning National champion and fourth seed Senthilkumar went down to Salman Khalil, with the Egyptian winning 12-10, 9-11, 11-8, 11-3. Seventh seed Chotrani lost to American top seed…
TABLE TENNIS China Smash 2025: Manav-Manush pair crashes out in quarterfinal Indian paddlers Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah bowed out in the quarterfinal stage of the China Smash 2025 in Beijing on Thursday. The Indian pair lost 6-11, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11 to China’s Chen Junsong and Zhou Qihao in a match that lasted just over…
HOCKEY The Indian junior women’s hockey team recorded a 1-0 victory over the Australia U-21 side in the third match of the ongoing Australia Tour at the National Hockey Centre, Canberra, on Monday. After a tough contest between the two sides in the first half, India finally broke the deadlock courtesy of a crucial field…
BADMINTON India clinches Gold and three Silver medals at Special Olympics Asia Pacific Badminton in Malaysia India emerged the top performer at the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Badminton Competition in Kuala Lumpur by clinching one gold and three silver medals in various events. In the September 16 to 20 championship at Stadium Juara, Bukit Kiara,…
BOXING BFI names 23-member team for Asian Youth Games The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has announced a 23-member squad for the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain, with training camp now underway at NS NIS Patiala until October 20. The team was selected based on performances at the 6th U-17 Junior Boys and…
ATHLETICS Bolt to visit India for exhibition football game on October 1 Sprint legend Usain Bolt will trade his running spikes for football boots as he is set to visit India for a unique exhibition match here on October 1. Bolt, one of the greatest athletes of all time with eight Olympic gold medals to…
HOCKEY Hockey India announces Indian Junior Women’s Squad for Australia Tour Hockey India on Saturday announced the 23-member Indian Junior Women’s Hockey squad for the upcoming Australia Tour, scheduled to be held at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra from September 26 to October 2. The team will play a total of five matches during…
WRESTLING Antim qualifies for semifinals; Jyoti, Radhika eliminated Antim Panghal effected a decisive take-down move in the dying moments against China’s Jin Zhang to progress to the women’s 53kg semifinals, keeping India’s medal hopes alive but Radhika and Jyoti Beriwal were eliminated on day five World Wrestling Championships, here on Wednesday. Young Antim, targeting her…