Achanta Sharath Kamal, India’s most celebrated paddler, has announced his retirement from table tennis with the upcoming WTT (World Table Tennis) Star Contender in Chennai set to be his last outing. The 10-time National singles champion must be a content man. At 42, the five-time Olympian is the highest-ranked Indian in the world – 42nd … Read more
BASKETBALL India moves closer to Asia Cup 2025 with romp of Iraq India put one foot in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 following a 97-77 victory over Iraq as the Qualifying Tournament for Third-Place Teams continued on Friday night at the Khalifa Sports City in Manama, Bahrain. The team from South Asia took the lead … Read more
“It’s very frustrating,” Jonathan Trott said, a few moments after Afghanistan’s T20 World Cup fixture against Ireland was abandoned on Friday without a ball being bowled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This was Afghanistan’s second washout – exactly a couple of days after its last game against New Zealand, which, too, had a similar fate. … Read more
The WTT Star Contender, to be held from March 25 to 30 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, will feature a host of Indian table tennis stars, including Sharath Kamal. Sharath, India’s most decorated paddler, is set to retire in front of his home crowd. Indian paddlers Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra, both … Read more
KABADDI Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship: India beats Iran 32-25 in final, clinches fifth title India won its fifth title at the Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship on Saturday. The Indian team beat Iran 32-25 in the summit clash in Tehran to successfully defend its crown. – Team Sportstar GOLF Sharma lies third; Ahlawat makes cut with … Read more
Table Tennis Super League (TTSL), an initiative by Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), is set to commence with its Maharashtra edition on April 3 at NSCI in Mumbai. The tournament, comprising six franchise-backed teams and 36 players chosen from across Maharashtra through an auction, will culminate on April 6. The winner will receive Rs 3.5 lakhs … Read more
GYMNASTICS Pranati Nayak qualifies for vault final at FIG World Cup Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak has qualified for the Vault final after securing a third place in the qualification round at the FIG Apparatus World Cup in Antalya, Turkey. The 29-year-old, who represented the country at the Tokyo Olympics, came up with an aggregate score … Read more
ICC T20 World Cup 2024: All 20 teams to qualify for men’s T20 WC
Achanta Sharath Kamal is set to retire from table tennis at a time when the sport is probably getting the sustained attention it has never experienced before. The country has been performing well and breaking new ground at the international level. It has also a popular franchise league in Ultimate Table Tennis. To a large … Read more
