Indian table tennis player Manika Batra crashed out of the WTT Champions Chongqing tournament after losing in straight games to Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi Kem in the first round at the Huaxi LIVE Yudong Arena on Wednesday. Doo took only just over 27 minutes to win the match 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 and enter the Round … Read more
GOLF Diksha off to solid start with 4-under 67 in Australia Undeterred by the missed cut last week, Indian golfer Diksha Dagar, a two-time Ladies European Tour winner, shot a fine 4-under 67 to be placed tied fourth after the first round of the Ford Women’s NSW Open in Wollongong on Thursday. Starting from the … Read more
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (VC), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan. Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid … Read more
The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation (PKF) on Thursday said it has invited its Indian counterparts to send their national team for a three-nation international tournament in the country in April. Chaudhary Shafay Hussain, the president of the PKF, said after a general council meeting that the tournament, named Guru Nanak Friendship Cup, would be held in … Read more
The Indians who will receive the wild cards for the main draw of the WTT Star Contender table tennis tournament to be held here from March 25 to 30 have been confirmed. For the men’s competition, wild card entries were granted to Indians SFR Snehit, Manush Shah, and to international players Park Ganghyeon (Korea) and … Read more
The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), the international governing body for the sport, had denounced the recognition of Kabaddi World Cup 2025, being played under the aegis of the World Kabaddi Federation. The second edition of the World Cup is happening in the United Kingdom from March 17 to 23. The IKF, recognised by the … Read more
HOCKEY Haryana, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh register wins at National Women’s Hockey League 2024-2025 The final phase of the National Women’s Hockey League 2024-2025 saw Hockey Haryana, Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Madhya Pradesh register wins in their respective matches. In the first match of the day, Hockey Haryana defeated Manipur Hockey 7-1 in Pool … Read more
Debutant Jaipur Patriots did not get an ideal start to the fifth season of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), succumbing to a 6-9 loss against the defending champion Goa Challengers on Thursday. However, the tournament debut of South Korea’s Cho Seungmin, who was part of the Patriots’ camp, was nothing less than spectacular. With enormous pressure … Read more
A mouthwatering clash featuring Indian stars Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra, tickets priced as low as ₹49, an air-conditioned venue on a sultry Friday evening, easy accessibility to local transport, and ambient LED lights flashing in sync with peppy Tamil numbers. A five-minute contemplation might throw up five more reasons why it could have … Read more
New Zealand pace spearhead Trent Boult is hopeful his team can cause a “big upset” against a well-balanced England in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2021 here on Wednesday. England has been in sensational form in the ongoing tournament, registering dominant victories in the Super 12 stage before losing to South Africa … Read more