The 2025 season marked a watershed moment for Indian archery. No longer a nation dependent on isolated individual brilliance, India emerged as a systemic global force, delivering results across World Championships, World Cups, Asian Championships, university competitions, and para-archery. What unfolded over the year was not a flash of form, but evidence of a maturing…
As the Men’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL) prepares to return in 2026, JSW Soorma Hockey Club and SG Pipers enter the season with contrasting philosophies but similar ambitions. Soorma arrive as a settled unit built around proven international match-winners, while the Pipers have opted for a strategic reset, investing in leadership, structure and emerging…
The 2025 season will stand as one of the most consequential years in the history of Indian athletics. It was a year where headline-grabbing milestones coexisted with quieter but equally significant systemic shifts. While the global spotlight naturally gravitated toward the javelin runway and a long-awaited 90-metre throw, the deeper story of the season lay…
The second season after the return of the Hockey India League (HIL) from a seven-year hiatus has done more than revive a marquee domestic competition. It has revealed a clear strategic divergence in how franchises are choosing to play, build, and win. At the heart of this contrast lie two women’s teams led by Indian…
Magnus Carlsen table slam during his round-nine loss to India’s Arjun Erigaisi at the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Championship in Doha was not an isolated outburst. Moments like these rarely define a champion, but they do reveal the strain that elite competition places on even the greatest minds in sport. It was the culmination of…
With the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships set to return to Indian soil in 2026, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has unveiled a strong and carefully balanced senior squad for the continental showpiece in New Delhi. The selections reflect both continuity and transition blending Olympic experience with a new generation of shooters who have forced…
Shrachi Bengal Tigers began their Women’s Hero Hockey India League 2025–26 campaign on a positive note, edging past JSW Soorma Hockey Club 1–0 in a tightly contested encounter at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi on Monday. A powerful drag flick from Agustina Gorzelany in the 11th minute proved decisive,…
Indian badminton’s talent map is changing. Few stories capture this shift better than that of Surya Charishma Tamiri, the 19-year-old from Andhra Pradesh whose triumph at the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in December 2025 marked both a personal breakthrough and a broader moment for the domestic circuit. Excellence is no longer confined to a…
For an athlete who has already rewritten the script of Indian athletics, the next phase of Neeraj Chopra’s career will be defined not just by distances and medals, but by decisions. The 2026 season presents the Indian javelin ace with one of the most complex calendars of his career, headlined by the inaugural World Athletics…
The 2025 calendar year will go down as one of the most difficult periods in the modern history of the Indian men’s national football team. By December 22, 2025, India had slipped to 142nd in the FIFA World Rankings, their lowest position in nearly a decade, marking a sharp and worrying regression from the relative…
SG Pipers opened their Women’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL) 2025–26 campaign with a composed and tactically sound 2–0 victory over Ranchi Royals at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday. Goals from captain Navneet Kaur (27’) and Teresa Viana (46’) ensured the Pipers began the new season with…
After three subdued outings, Smriti Mandhana chose the perfect moment to rediscover her touch. The Indian vice-captain’s sublime 80 off 48 balls in the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka not only silenced questions about her form but also anchored a record-breaking batting display that carried India to a 30-run victory and an unassailable 4–0 lead…
The Women’s World Rapid Championship 2025 in Doha will be remembered less for who won the title and more for how Koneru Humpy, the defending champion and tournament joint-leader, was denied a chance to fight for gold. Finishing the event unbeaten on 8.5 points from 11 rounds, Humpy ended up with the bronze medal, a…
The revival of the Hockey India League has coincided with a generational shift in Indian women’s hockey. No longer are young players eased in quietly, protected from responsibility and expectation. Instead, the league has placed them directly under the spotlight, asking them to defend leads, convert chances, and dictate games alongside seasoned internationals. The emergence…
Indian women’s singles badminton has often moved in cycles defined by exceptional individuals rather than sustained depth and Tanvi Patri is redefining it From Saina Nehwal to P.V. Sindhu, India relied on once-in-a-generation talents to remain relevant at the global elite level. As that era gradually transitions, the search for the next standard-bearer has intensified….
The race for the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 title is finely poised after nine gripping rounds, with Vladislav Artemiev and Hans Niemann emerging as joint leaders on 7.5 points. With just one decisive day left, the Open section has produced a compelling mix of elite consistency, dramatic upsets, and a tightly packed chasing group…
The Senior Badminton Nationals Championships in Vijayawada are set for an exciting finale, with local favourite Surya Charishma Tamiri and the fast-rising Tanvi Patri booking their places in the women’s singles final, while Rithvik Sanjeevi S and Bharat Raghav will battle it out for the men’s singles crown after dramatic semifinal victories on Saturday. Charishma,…
Few Indian cities can claim a relationship with professional hockey as deep and consequential as Ranchi. Since the launch of the Hockey India League (HIL) in 2013, the Jharkhand capital has emerged as one of the sport’s most influential hubs, defined by passionate crowds, elite infrastructure, and an uncanny ability to produce winning franchises. The…
International Master Goutham Krishna H, a 15-year-old student from Thiruvananthapuram, ended Day 1 with 4 points out of 5, tied with a group of established grandmasters and just half a point off the lead. The first day of the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship in Doha followed a familiar script at the top of…
For decades, Indian Rugby existed on the fringes of the country’s sporting consciousness, sustained largely by pockets of grassroots enthusiasm rather than systemic support. In 2025, that reality changed decisively. Indian Rugby 7s delivered tangible progress across competitive performance, infrastructure, governance, and commercial viability. What emerged over the past year was not a fleeting surge,…
Harmanpreet Kaur reached a significant milestone in women’s international cricket on December 26, 2025, when she recorded her 77th victory as captain in Women’s T20 Internationals, surpassing Meg Lanning’s long-standing record of 76 wins. The landmark moment came during India’s eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium in…
Indian Women continued their commanding run in the T20I series against Sri Lanka with an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the third match, completing the chase of 113 in just 13.2 overs. The result underlined India’s superiority across departments and was anchored by a dominant innings from Shafali Verma, whose unbeaten 79 off 42 balls made…
The impending exit of City Football Group (CFG) from Mumbai City FC is not just another ownership change in Indian football. It is a systemic warning perhaps the strongest yet that the professional football ecosystem in the country has reached a point of structural breakdown. When one of the world’s most sophisticated multi-club ownership models…
The Women’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL) returns for its second season with a renewed sense of purpose and promise. After a successful inaugural edition that re-established top-tier domestic league hockey for women in India, the 2025–26 season begins on December 28 in Ranchi, carrying bigger expectations, stronger squads and clearer competitive identities across teams….
The Indian Women’s League (IWL) has completed nearly a decade since its inception, and its journey from a short-term experimental tournament to a structured professional competition mirrors the broader evolution of women’s football in India. Introduced by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in 2016, the IWL was conceived to fill a long-standing void the…
Two commanding wins in India vs Sri Lanka women in Visakhapatnam have only reinforced that belief as the five-match T20I series now moves to Thiruvananthapuram. There is a visible lightness about this Indian women’s team. The smiles are broader, the conversations more relaxed, and the confidence unmistakable. Ever since November 2, when India were crowned…
The chess calendar’s most unforgiving and electrifying event arrives at the end of every year with the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, and Doha, Qatar, plays host to the 2025 edition. Over a few intense days, classical preparation gives way to instinct, speed, and nerve, as the world’s elite battle across rapid and blitz…
Indian football’s exclusion from Asia’s top two club competitions for the 2027–28 cycle is not a sudden collapse. It is the inevitable outcome of a decade of institutional drift, commercial complacency, and structural mismanagement. As of December 2025, India stands 14th in the AFC West Region and 25th overall, a position that strips Indian clubs…
After a strong third-place finish in the inaugural season of the Women’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL), Shrachi Bengal Tigers enter the 2025–26 campaign with renewed ambition and a squad built to challenge for the title. As the second season of the league gets underway on December 28, the Tigers appear better balanced, more experienced,…
Indian golf icon Jeev Milkha Singh rolled back the years in emphatic fashion as he clinched the IGPL Invitational Sri Lanka in Colombo, bringing the inaugural season of the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) to a memorable close. The victory marked Jeev’s first professional title in 13 years, ending a drought that stretched back to…
The 2026 international badminton calendar underlines India’s growing stature as one of the sport’s most important destinations. With elite global tournaments returning to Indian soil, the year represents not just competitive opportunity for Indian shuttlers, but also a statement of organisational confidence from the Badminton World Federation (BWF). From Grade 1 showpieces to key World…
Madhya Pradesh has long been a quiet contributor to Indian sport producing shooters, hockey players, paddlers and athletes who often went on to shine under other state banners. With its newly articulated Viksit Madhya Pradesh @2047 vision, the state is now attempting a decisive shift: from being a talent nursery to becoming a full-spectrum sports…
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Doha are more than the final elite event of the calendar year. They represent a moment of reckoning for modern chess a collision of generations, formats, and expectations. Hosted at the Qatar University Sports and Events Complex from December 25 to 30, the championships bring…
The confirmed exit of City Football Group (CFG) from Mumbai City FC is not merely a change in ownership it is a damning verdict on the institutional collapse of Indian professional football. When one of the world’s most sophisticated multi-club ownership models walks away after six years, the message is unambiguous: the ecosystem is structurally…
With the countdown to the Hero Hockey India League (HIL) 2026 underway, Vedanta Kalinga Lancers have officially begun their pre-season preparations, assembling their Indian contingent at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The camp marks the first step in the franchise’s build-up towards the new season, with a renewed coaching setup and a clear focus on…
Indian football stands at one of the most critical junctions in its professional history. With the Indian Super League (ISL) caught in a web of legal uncertainty following the expiry of the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) and ongoing judicial scrutiny, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been forced to reimagine how the country’s top-tier…
Aryan Roopa Anand produced a composed and resilient performance to retain his lead after the second round of the IGPL Invitational Sri Lanka, birdieing the final hole to stay narrowly ahead of a tightly packed leaderboard featuring seasoned champions, rising Indian stars, and an exceptional local amateur at the iconic Royal Colombo Golf Club. On…
Haryana’s Ramita Jindal and Himanshu Dhillon delivered a composed and authoritative performance to clinch the 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions, NSCC 2025–26, held at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy. In a high-quality final, the Haryana pair overcame Maharashtra’s Arya Borse and Parth Mane 16–12, underlining…
The final week of the calendar year means only one thing for the chess world: the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships. As the global elite converges on Doha for the 2025 edition, the Open section once again takes centre stage, promising a week of high-octane chess, narrow margins, and relentless pressure. While a new…
After coming agonizingly close to glory in the inaugural edition, JSW Soorma Hockey Club enter the 2025–26 Women’s Hero Hockey India League with unfinished business on their minds. Having topped the points table last season before falling short in the final, the Ranchi-based side is determined to convert consistency into silverware as the league returns…
The 2025 competitive season will be remembered as a watershed moment for Indian U16 women’s national basketball programme, a year that combined results, structure, and belief into a rare alignment. Under the stewardship of head coach Anitha Pauldurai, India not only reclaimed continental relevance but did so with authority, finishing the season with an extraordinary…
When India’s junior men’s hockey team returned home with a bronze medal from the FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup earlier this year, several young names caught the attention of followers of the sport. Among them was Sunil PB, a composed and hardworking defender whose performances stood out not just for their technical assurance, but…
The Davis Cup returns to Indian soil in February 2026, with Bengaluru set to host a high-profile Qualifiers tie between India and the Netherlands on February 7–8. The All India Tennis Association has named a balanced and experience-driven squad for the contest, as India prepare to take on one of the strongest teams in world…
India Women continued their emphatic dominance over Sri Lanka Women with a seven-wicket victory in the second T20I at Visakhapatnam on December 23, 2025, racing to a 2–0 lead in the five-match series. Chasing a modest target of 129, India reached the mark in just 11.5 overs, finishing at 129/3, with Shafali Verma producing a…
Navy shooter Kiran Ankush Jadhav delivered a performance built on composure and consistency to clinch the men’s 10m air rifle gold at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions (NSCC) at the MP State Shooting Academy. In a high-quality final featuring some of India’s most established rifle shooters, Jadhav held his nerve to finish on top…
Mohammad Farzan Sana’s rise within Japanese professional football is quietly becoming one of the most consequential developments in India’s ongoing search for midfield creativity. At just 21, the Chiba-born attacking midfielder, Faruzansana Mohamado has moved from academy promise to senior productivity, scoring three goals in eight appearances for Thespa Gunma in the J3 League during…
Ganges Grandmasters kept their Global Chess League (GCL) finals hopes alive with a commanding 12–3 victory over Fyers American Gambits on the final day of league action, while table toppers Triveni Continental Kings underlined their title credentials by edging past upGrad Mumba Masters 10–9. The twin results ensured a tense wait for the Grandmasters, whose…
Hou Yifan’s presence has always carried quiet authority, but on the penultimate day of the Global Chess League (GCL) league stage, her influence was decisive. The three-time women’s world champion delivered two wins with the black pieces to power Alpine SG Pipers to back-to-back victories, propelling them into second place and firmly into the finals…
Indian distance running witnessed a defining moment on Sunday as Seema produced a career-defining performance at the Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata, clocking 1:26:04 to set a new national record in the women’s 25km event. Competing in a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, Seema not only clinched the Indian Elite Women’s title but also…
India’s premier long-distance runner Gulveer Singh delivered one of the standout performances of the domestic athletics season by rewriting the national record in the men’s 25km at the Tata Steel World 25K in Kolkata on Sunday. Competing in a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, Gulveer clocked a superb 1:12:06 to not only win the…
