Just like badminton, table tennis was also another sport to be axed from the list of disciplines of the upcoming 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Despite this exclusion, Indian table tennis ticked off a number of firsts this year, with a couple of international stars calling time on their illustrious careers. Here are some … Read more
World No. 4 Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan and Hina Hayata, World No. 5 from Japan, will headline the men’s and women’s singles at the WTT Star Contender Chennai, set to be held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium from March 25 to 30. Other star paddlers include Hugo Calderano (Brazil), Omar Assar (Egypt), Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Germany), … Read more
Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula were ousted from the WTT Champions Incheon tournament in the first round at the Inspire Arena in South Korea. World No. 27 Manika lost to China’s Qian Tianyi 1-3 on Tuesday. The Indian did peg a game back to restore parity after conceding the lead in the match, but the … Read more
On a day when Achanta Sharath Kamal, 42, began the last tournament of his professional career, 14-year-old Divyanshi Bhowmick took her first steps at the senior level with a performance that defied her age. Two matches before Sharath’s much-awaited men’s singles opener against Anirban Ghosh, Divyanshi stepped onto the show court at the Nehru Indoor … Read more
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
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
Established by Swedish table tennis legend Jan-Ove Waldner, the Waldner Cup is set to be held in Oslo, Norway, from December 13 to 15. It is an invitational event, sanctioned by the Norwegian Table Tennis Association. Here is everything you need to know about the tournament: TEAMS The Waldner Cup features two teams – Team … Read more