The ISSF World Cup Final (WCF) in Doha, scheduled from December 4–9, brings together the finest shooters of the year those who have not only reached world finals but have consistently demonstrated the ability to win at the highest level. For India, the 2025 edition represents one of the strongest, most balanced, and most high-achieving…
The women’s 100 metres track and field’s most iconic event will undergo a radical and unprecedented transformation at the LA 2028 Olympic Games. For the first time in Olympic history, all competitive rounds of the event will be packed into a single day: preliminary heats, Round 1, the semi-finals and the final. Scheduled for July…
As the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2025 enters its decisive weekend, all eyes turn to Saturday’s men’s singles semifinal a matchup that blends contrasting styles, colliding storylines, and the weight of national expectations. India’s Lakshya Sen, riding a wave of late-season resurgence, faces Japan’s experienced workhorse Kenta Nishimoto, the home favourite and sixth seed. Scheduled for…
In one of the finest days in India’s recurve archery history, Dhiraj Bommadevara clinched the Men’s Recurve Individual Gold at the Asian Archery Championships 2025 in Dhaka, becoming the first Indian male archer to win an Asian individual recurve title. His 6–2 victory over compatriot Rahul in an all-India final capped India’s best-ever campaign at…
The LA28 Olympic Games (LA28) will mark a historic turning point not just for the Olympic movement but for India’s own sporting ambitions. Scheduled from July 14 to July 30, 2028, LA28 is officially the largest Olympic Games in history, featuring 51 sports across 49 competition venues, and achieving an unprecedented 50.5% participation of women…
Hockey India has announced the 18-member Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team for the FIH Men’s Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025, scheduled from 28 November to 10 December in Chennai and Madurai. The squad, coached by legendary former India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, will lead the nation’s charge at one of the most anticipated events in…
The inaugural Trident Open 2025 at the Chandigarh Golf Club has delivered one of the most compelling storylines of the Indian golf season. With a prize purse of INR 1 crore and a strong international field, the tournament quickly evolved into a career-defining moment for 17-year-old professional rookie Manoj S, who surged into the lead…
Rathika Suthanthira Seelan’s march into the final of the Bondi Open 2025 marks a significant step in her emerging career on the PSA World Tour. The 24-year-old from Chennai, seeded No. 1 at this PSA Challenger 3 event in Sydney, has showcased the momentum, consistency and tactical maturity that now define her rise toward the…
The 15th leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2025 at Jaypee Wishtown, Noida, has produced one of the most compelling midway storylines of the season. Over two days marked by fluctuating scoring conditions and mounting competitive tension, 15-year-old amateur Mahreen Bhatia has surged to the top of the leaderboard, holding a two-shot lead…
Indian chess enjoyed a mixed day at the FIDE World Cup 2025 as GM Arjun Erigaisi and GM P Harikrishna advanced to the Round of 16, while GM R Praggnanandhaa exited after a hard-fought tiebreak loss to GM Daniil Dubov on Thursday. Three Indians Arjun, Praggnanandhaa and Harikrishna entered the tiebreak stage after drawing both…
Jyothi Surekha Vennam reaffirmed her place among the continent’s finest archers by winning the Compound Women’s Individual gold at the Asian Archery Championships 2025 in Dhaka, becoming the first archer in history to secure three individual Asian titles. In an all-Indian final, Jyothi defeated Prithika Pradeep 147–145, closing out another chapter in a career defined…
For decades, Indian shooting success on the world stage was defined by performances in the 10m Air Rifle and 25m Rapid Fire Pistol events. The 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P), often considered the most complex and demanding rifle discipline, remained a persistent blind spot. Until 2023, India had not won a single individual global medal…
The unprecedented failure of the Indian Super League (ISL) commercial rights tender on 7 November 2025 has sent shockwaves through Indian football. For the first time since the league’s inception in 2014, not a single entity including incumbents, domestic platforms, or overseas groups submitted a bid for the 15-year commercial rights package. The tender had…
Shubhankar Sharma’s journey back to the DP World Tour is a story of grit, resilience, and professional reinvention. For a golfer who once stood on the cusp of global breakthrough a two-time DP World Tour champion, former Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year (2018), and world No. 64 2025 tested every facet of his…
The fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 produced another day of intense battles as India’s top three grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and P Harikrishna held their nerve to secure draws and force tiebreaks in Panaji on Wednesday. While Arjun and Praggnanandhaa both played solidly to share points against elite opposition, Harikrishna survived…
India’s teenage squash sensation Anahat Singh continued to underline her growing stature on the professional circuit, advancing to the Round of 16 at the China Open 2025, a PSA Gold-level event, before bowing out to Egypt’s No.8 seed Sana Ibrahim. Playing at the Diamond Squash Center in Shanghai, the 15-year-old from Delhi began her campaign…
The DP World Tour has doubled down on its global expansion and long-term stability with two landmark announcements a title sponsorship extension with DP World until 2035 and the launch of the $4 million DP World India Championship beginning in 2026. Together, they mark the most significant structural reinforcement in the Tour’s modern history, ensuring…
Rivka Ramji’s transfer to Lion City Sailors Women’s Team (LCS WT) in Singapore is far more than an overseas signing it is a defining moment for Indian women’s football. At just 18, the India U-19 midfielder has taken a decisive professional leap that reflects both her own ambition and the shifting developmental realities for India’s…
The year 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most demanding and strategically important seasons in the history of Indian athletics. With two major indoor championships lined up the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships (6–8 February, China) and the World Indoor Athletics Championships (20–22 March, Poland) India steps into a global indoor calendar that…
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar produced one of the most compelling performances of his career at the ISSF World Championships 2025 in Cairo, winning the silver medal in the men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) event. It was a campaign that combined world-class precision, qualification brilliance, and a heartbreaking final-shot twist a sequence that encapsulates the…
The Kumamoto Masters 2025 opens a defining week for Indian badminton. Scheduled from November 11–16 at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, this BWF Super 500 event offers not just ranking points and prize money ($475,000 total), but pivotal implications for the season’s closing stretch particularly for Lakshya Sen, India’s last real contender for a berth in…
India’s campaign in the Compound Men individual event at the Asian Archery Championships came to a close in the quarterfinals, with Sahil Jadhav and Prathamesh Fuge both falling to Korean opponents after strong performances through the early knockout rounds. While India began the day with four archers in the elimination draw Jadhav, Fuge, and veteran…
India enjoyed a powerful day in the men’s recurve individual eliminations at the Asian Archery Championships, with Dhiraj Bommadevara and Rahul advancing to the semifinals after a series of measured, confident wins. Their run capped off a dominant showing from the Indian squad, which placed all four archers into the knockout stages and kept two…
Saudi Arabia’s successful bid to host the 2026 Asian Road Cycling Championships (ARCC) marks yet another milestone in the Kingdom’s ambitious transformation under Vision 2030. More than a continental sporting event, the ARCC set to be held in the Qassim Region signals a deeper strategic push: to diversify the national economy, elevate global sports presence,…
India is preparing for the biggest transformation of a sports facility in its history. The Union Sports Ministry’s proposal to dismantle the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JLN) and rebuild the 102-acre complex as a modern Sports City marks a decisive shift in the country’s approach to elite sports infrastructure. This move is deeply strategic closely…
Indian shooting has produced icons, Olympians, revolutionaries and now, a new world champion. In Cairo, on a tense afternoon at the ISSF World Championships, Samrat Rana delivered one of the most significant individual performances in India’s shooting history. With nerves of steel and an unshakeable rhythm, the 22-year-old became India’s first-ever Men’s 10m Air Pistol…
Indian footballer Ativeer Jain is entering the most crucial chapter of his career. His move in 2025 from FC Alverca’s B side where he produced a stunning 25 goals in 25 matches to Portimonense SC’s U-23 team in the elite Liga Revelação, represents a decisive shift from numerical dominance to qualitative validation. For a 21-year-old…
The election of Leander Paes as President of the Bengal Tennis Association (BTA) in November 2025 marks a pivotal transition for tennis administration in West Bengal. Paes an 18-time Grand Slam champion, Olympic medallist, and ITF Hall of Famer steps into the role with unanimous support, succeeding long-serving administrator Hironmoy Chatterjee. His arrival has injected…
As the BWF season enters its final stretch, the Kumamoto Masters 2025 Japan Super 500, beginning November 11, stands as one of the most consequential tournaments for the Indian badminton contingent. With USD 475,000 on offer and precious World Tour ranking points at stake, this Super 500 event is more than a routine stop it…
The India U20 Women’s National Team enters the final stretch of preparation for the 2026 AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup, set for April in Thailand, knowing that the challenge ahead is unlike anything they have encountered in their current cycle. Having topped their qualification group earlier this year, India arrive at the Asian Cup with…
Indian squash received another boost this week as Veer Chotrani delivered one of the finest campaigns of his PSA career, finishing runners-up at the St. James Expression Open 2025 in Virginia, USA. The 23-year-old, ranked World No. 51, put together a composed, disciplined and high-quality run at this PSA Copper event, ultimately falling in the…
The 2025 season marked one of the most competitively rich years in Indian women’s long jump, with unprecedented depth across the top tier and a string of personal bests that signaled both promise and persistent gaps. Five athletes crossed the 6.30m mark this season an unprecedented spread led by the resurgence of Shaili Singh and…
GM Karthik Venkataraman produced another assured performance to enter the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025, defeating Romania’s GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac in the second rapid tiebreak game on Sunday. Playing with the black pieces, Karthik capitalised on a superior minor-piece endgame, forcing Deac’s king into the corner and converting cleanly in 43 moves….
Indian women’s football team head coach Crispin Chettri has announced a 25-member list of probables for the national camp ahead of the November FIFA International Women’s Match Window, as preparations intensify for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026. The camp will begin on November 10 at the National Centre of Excellence in Kolkata, with players…
The Asian Archery Championships 2025 opened with a dramatic and highly competitive recurve women’s qualification phase, one that saw India deliver its strongest team ranking in several years but also one that produced one of the biggest selection storylines of the tournament. Read Articles Without Ads On Your IndiaSportsHub App. Download Now And Stay Updated While India…
The Telangana India International Challenge 2025 concluded with one of the strongest all-round Indian performances at an International Challenge event in recent years. Read Articles Without Ads On Your IndiaSportsHub App. Download Now And Stay Updated With finalists in every category except one and champions in four of the five disciplines, India stamped complete authority…
The appointment of Sandip Nandy as the India U23 Goalkeeping Coach marks one of the most strategically important coaching transitions in recent Indian football. It is not merely a routine staffing move by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), but a significant injection of elite experience into a crucial development stage that feeds directly into…
The ISSF World Championships returned to Cairo on Saturday, marking the first major global test of the 2025 season across rifle and pistol disciplines. For India, Day 1 unfolded with a mix of promising finals performances, competitive qualification placements, and several steady mid-pack scores that kept the country well in contention for medals in the…
The men’s recurve competition at the 24th Asian Archery Championships 2025 in Dhaka opened with a sharp, high-quality ranking round on Sunday, with Korea asserting complete control of the leaderboard. Yashdeep led the day with a 687, while Korea also topped the team standings with a score of 2087, placing themselves as the clear favourites…
Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan delivered one of her most memorable performances on the global stage, clinching two bronze medals one in the individual Women’s 10m Air Rifle and another in the team event at the ISSF World Rifle/Pistol Championships 2025 in Cairo. It was a historic day for Indian shooting, marking another chapter in the…
The spotlight is back on Indian women’s tennis. From November 14 to 16, the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru will host the Billie Jean King Cup Playoffs, where India, Slovenia, and the Netherlands battle it out for one coveted spot in the 2026 Qualifiers. For India, it’s a rare opportunity only the second time in history…
India’s shooting contingent opened their campaign at the ISSF World Championships 2025 in stunning fashion, as Ravinder Singh clinched the gold medal in the Men’s 50m Pistol event, marking India’s first title of the tournament. The 32-year-old shooter delivered a composed and technically immaculate performance, firing a total of 569-12x, to capture the World Champion…
India’s Ajeetesh Sandhu produced a composed and calculated performance to make the halfway cut at the 2025 Moutai Singapore Open, one of the richest stops on the Asian Tour calendar. The Chandigarh-based professional carded rounds of 70 and 69 to finish at 5-under 139 after 36 holes, placing him in a tie for 50th at…
Soorma Hockey Club strengthens leadership with Olympians Philippe Goldberg and Ignacio Ricardo Bergner joining ahead of a crucial new season. In a major boost to its leadership and technical setup, Soorma Hockey Club has announced the appointment of Olympian Philippe Goldberg of Belgium as the Head Coach of the Men’s Team ahead of Hero Hockey…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially approved the expansion of the 2029 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup to feature 10 teams, marking one of the most significant structural shifts in the history of women’s cricket. The decision follows the extraordinary success of the 2025 edition in India, which shattered viewership, attendance, and digital engagement…
India’s Veer Chotrani produced one of the biggest wins of his professional career, upsetting former World No.15 and second seed Mohamed ElSherbini of Egypt to reach the semifinals of The St. James Expression Open 2025, a PSA Copper-level event. The 5th seed from India triumphed 7-11, 12-10, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6 in a thrilling 70-minute contest…
The AIFF Super Cup 2025 has reached its decisive phase, with four semi-finalists FC Goa, Mumbai City FC, East Bengal FC, and Punjab FC vying not only for domestic silverware but also for a crucial continental berth in the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two qualifiers. Beyond the immediate prize, this year’s tournament has reflected a…
Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and P. Harikrishna produced commanding victories in the opening game of Round 3 at the FIDE World Cup 2025, while World Champion Gukesh D and R Praggnanandhaa played out composed draws with black pieces on Friday. The all-important World Cup, being held in Panaji, features 206 players from 82 countries competing…
India’s Rathika Suthanthira Seelan continued her impressive run on the PSA Challenger circuit, storming into the semifinals of the ALTO NSW Open 2025 with a commanding 3-0 victory over Australia’s Karen Bloom. The Chennai-born 24-year-old, seeded second in the women’s draw, needed just 22 minutes to dispatch her local opponent 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 at the…
When Sunil Chhetri stepped off the pitch in Goa after India’s 1–2 defeat to Singapore, the silence said more than any speech could. The match didn’t just end India’s AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifying campaign it ended the international career of the greatest Indian footballer in history and laid bare the systemic rot that had…
