Indian swimmer Benediction Rohit is a top prospect ahead of the 2025 Asian Swimming Championships | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Entrusted with the responsibility of hosting the revival edition of the Asian championships in Ahmedabad in October after a nine-year gap, the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) is not only looking at showcasing its organisational […]
A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The All India Chess Federation (AICF) on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) announced the launch of the Top National Players Stipend Scheme (TNPSS), a financial support initiative to help in talent development. The project, championed by AICF President Nitin Narang, will seek to […]
It was the first time in a major that Aditi, who had a first-round 81, shot successive rounds in the 80s. File | Photo Credit: AP Indian golfer Aditi Ashok missed the cut in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship after a second round 11-over 83 in tough conditions at the Fields Ranch East course in Frisco. […]
Grandmaster Tornike Sanikidze beat Grandmaster Raset Ziatdinov in 42 moves in the thrid round of the Aurionpro Grandmaster chess tournament at the World Trade Centre on Wednesday. Raset opted to exchange his queen for a couple of minor pieces and pawns, but it did not work to his advantage. Tornike made a second queen and […]
(From left) Steve Dainton, ITTF Group CEO, Vita Dani and A. Sharath Kamal at the formation of WTT India. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a major boost to the table tennis ecosystem in India, the World Table Tennis (WTT) – the events arm of the International Table Tennis Federation – has formed WTT India, […]
Sam Burns tees off on the 16th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. | Photo Credit: AP Sam Burns matched the third-best US Open round ever fired at Oakmont, shooting a five-under par 65 to seize a one-stroke lead […]
Ace Indian race walker Priyanka Goswami notched her first win of the season, taking the top spot in the women’s 10km event at the Austrian Race Walking Championships in Innsbruck. Goswami clocked 47 minute and 54 second to win the 10km race walk on Monday. Her pet event is, though, 20km race walk in which […]
The Indian campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage-3 ended without a medal with the exit of the country’s recurve individual archers on Saturday. Simranjeet Kaur, who was beaten 6-5 (shoot-off 11-8) by former World and Olympic champion An San of Korea in the quarterfinals, was the best Indian performer of the day. The results: […]
File photo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were pleased with the way they challenged their higher-ranked opponents despite not being at their physical best, marking a promising comeback at the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on […]
H.S. Prannoy. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar H.S. Prannoy and Satish Karunakaran registered stunning wins to enter the second round of men’s singles, but it was curtains for double Olympic-medallist P.V. Sindhu as she crashed out with an opening loss at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (May 21, […]
