As the badminton world prepares for the HSBC BWF 2025 World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, one storyline towers above the rest from an Indian perspective Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s bid to conquer the biggest stage in men’s doubles badminton. The Finals, scheduled from December 17–21 in China, feature eight elite Asian pairs, but for…
India’s top singles player Sumit Nagal saw his campaign at the Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff come to an early halt, falling in straight sets to China’s Yunchaokete Bu in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Competing at the Sichuan International Tennis Centre in Chengdu, Nagal seeded sixth in the draw struggled to find rhythm against the…
Local favourite Pukhraj Singh Gill produced a career-best round on the Asian Tour stage, carding a superb six-under 66 to finish the opening day of the Bharath Classic 2025 in second place at the Kensville Golf Resort. The inaugural US$500,000 event, jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) Tour,…
Day 2 of the Syed Modi International 2025 delivered a strong opening statement from the tournament’s top contenders, as leading seeds Unnati Hooda, Jason Teh, and former champion Kidambi Srikanth registered confident straight-games victories at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium. With the main draw settling into rhythm, the marquee names ensured there were no…
The university swimming arena witnessed a day of high-calibre competition as athletes delivered strong performances across individual and relay events at Khelo India University Games 2025 Jain University, Chandigarh University, KIIT, and Christ University finished among the standout institutions, with several swimmers producing national-level timings and asserting their class across strokes and distances. Bhavya Sachdeva…
The wrestling arena witnessed a showcase of India’s emerging talent as universities from across the country battled for supremacy across multiple weight categories in both women’s freestyle and men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman disciplines at KIUG 2025 With impressive technique, physical grit, and competitive spirit on full display, several institutions enjoyed standout medal hauls, led by…
Indian golf receives a major boost this week as the Asian Tour makes its long-awaited return to the country with the inaugural Bharath Classic 2025 Gujarat at the Kensville Golf Resort. The $500,000 event, co-sanctioned by the IGPL Tour, marks the first Asian Tour tournament on Indian soil since March 2023, and brings with it…
Odisha FC’s decision to part ways with head coach Sergio Lobera barely a year after extending his contract until 2026 signals one of the most consequential moments in the club’s history. What initially appeared to be a footballing decision has, upon closer examination, revealed itself as a direct consequence of the deepening governance crisis that…
The Khelo India University Games, KIUG 2025 saw intense competition on the piste and at the shooting range, with universities delivering standout performances in fencing and women’s 10m air rifle events. Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) asserted near-total dominance in fencing, sweeping multiple podiums across women’s épée and sabre, while Lovely Professional University (LPU) produced…
Top seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand opened their Syed Modi International 2025 campaign with a gritty three-game win, setting the tone for a promising opening day for Indian shuttlers at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium. The country’s leading women’s doubles pair had to dig deep against Malaysia’s Cheng Su Hui and Tan Zhing…
The Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2025 India’s premier multi-sport university competition returns for its fifth edition with its most ambitious format yet, spanning seven host cities across Rajasthan. From November 24 to December 5, thousands of university athletes will compete for national supremacy in 23 medal sports, with the university securing the most gold…
The World Tennis League (WTL) 2025, widely branded as “The Greatest Show on Court,” marks a decisive moment in the evolution of global sports entertainment. For the first time in its five-year history, the WTL is stepping out of its UAE stronghold and entering the Indian market landing in Bengaluru from December 17 to 20….
India’s rising generation of table tennis stars delivered a landmark moment in Cluj-Napoca on Monday, securing a guaranteed medal at the ITTF World Youth Championships 2025 after a superb 3–1 victory over Germany in the U15 Girls’ Team quarterfinals. The result places India among the top four teams in the world in this age category…
The Badminton Junior National Championships once again served as a powerful reminder of the depth, hunger, and emerging excellence in India’s youth badminton ecosystem. Across categories, the country’s brightest young talents delivered high-quality performances that reflected strong technical discipline, competitive maturity, and an impressive ability to handle pressure on the national stage. The finals produced…
The Khelo India University Games, KIUG Rajasthan 2025 mark a major milestone in India’s national sports roadmap. Scheduled from November 24 to December 5, 2025, this fifth edition of the Games is unfolding as the most ambitious KIUG yet both in scale and strategic importance. With over 5,000 athletes (and projections going as high as…
The ITF M15 Bhubaneswar Futures has turned into a showcase of Indian depth, resilience, and rising talent. With four Indians reaching the quarterfinals and eventually securing both semifinal spots, the tournament is guaranteed an all-Indian final, highlighting the growing strength of India’s men’s tennis circuit. Among the standout performers, wildcard Kabir Hans, the local favourite…
Indian tennis witnessed an exciting new pairing emerge at the M15 Bhubaneswar event, as Rohan Mehra and Madhwin Kamath produced a superb run to finish as runners-up in the men’s doubles. What made their performance stand out wasn’t just the quality of tennis, but the fact that this was their first tournament together a partnership…
The Daly College SRFI Indian Open 2025 final in Indore brings Indian squash to a symbolic turning point on Saturday evening. At 6:30 pm, India’s teenage sensation Anahat Singh and the country’s most decorated player Joshna Chinappa will contest the women’s singles title on the all-glass court set against the historic façade of Daly College….
Indian squash witnessed a moment of pure sporting theatre in Indore, as 39-year-old Joshna Chinappa rolled back the years to enter the final of the SRFI Indian Open PSA Challenger 15K, ensuring an all-Indian summit clash against teenage prodigy Anahat Singh. The former Asian Champion delivered a composed, clinical, and deeply inspiring performance to defeat…
The defending champions have done it again. With a commanding 51–16 victory over Uganda, the Indian women’s kabaddi team wrapped up the group stage of the 2nd Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 in Bangladesh with a flawless record. Four matches, four wins, four dominant displays India have marched into the semifinals with authority, confidence, and…
The Indian contingent wrapped up a promising run at the WTT Star Contender Muscat 2025, earning two bronze medals in doubles events on a highly competitive day of action in Oman. The pair of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale reached the semifinals of the mixed doubles, while Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar entered the last…
The Indian women’s kabaddi team continues to underline its status as the world’s most dominant force, producing another ruthless display to beat Germany 63–22 in their third league match at the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 in Bangladesh. With this emphatic win, the defending champions have now completed three victories in three matches, tightening their…
East Bengal’s hopes of sealing early qualification to the AFC Women’s Champions League quarterfinals took a hit in Wuhan, where defending champions Wuhan Jiangda delivered a sharp, disciplined performance to secure a 2–0 victory. The match, played on Thursday afternoon, was shaped decisively in the opening minutes as Chinese superstar Wang Shuang struck twice inside…
Lakshya Sen’s late-season surge shows no signs of slowing down. The 23-year-old Indian shuttler produced another gritty, composed performance to enter the quarterfinals of the BWF Australia Open Super 500, defeating Chinese Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen 21–17, 13–21, 21–13 in a hard-fought Round of 16 clash. The win marks Sen’s seventh quarterfinal appearance of the…
The women’s draw at the Daly College SRFI Indian Open delivered a day of high-quality squash, strong performances from India’s top contenders, and a few spirited challenges that pushed seeded players to elevate their game. With three Indian women advancing to the quarterfinals including veteran star Joshna Chinappa, top seed Anahat Singh, and national No.2…
India’s remarkable run at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 gathered even greater momentum on Wednesday as reigning World Champion Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) produced another flawless display to enter the final at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex. With a commanding 5:0 victory over Kazakhstan’s Ulzhan Sarsenbek, the former Asian Youth Champion, Jaismine once…
The defending champions India continued their dominant run at the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 in Bangladesh, producing another commanding performance to defeat the hosts Bangladesh 43–18 on Match Day 3. With back-to-back victories, India have climbed to the top of Group A, strengthening their position as firm favourites to progress to the knockout stages….
The AFC Women’s Champions League (AWCL) 2025/26 enters a defining phase as East Bengal FC (W) gear up to face Wuhan Jiangda FC (W) in a pivotal Group B Matchday 2 fixture on November 20. What was expected to be a routine step for the reigning champions has instead transformed into one of the most…
As continental champions and one of the world’s most technically complete sides, the Indian hockey team enters their December 2025 tour of South Africa with a clear purpose, sharpening their structure, testing depth, and strengthening rhythm ahead of the all-important 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup. The three-match Test series in the Western Cape scheduled for…
Indian badminton enjoyed one of its strongest days in recent World Tour history as five men’s singles players marched into the Round of 16 at the SATHIO Group Australian Open 2025. Performances across the draw reflected both composure under pressure and growing depth within the national setup. This is the first time since the Syed…
India’s final hope at the FIDE World Cup 2025 came to a heartbreaking end in Panaji on Wednesday as Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi bowed out in the quarterfinals after losing the second rapid tiebreak to China’s Wei Yi. In a campaign defined by grit, accuracy, and nerves of steel, Arjun fought until the final moments but…
The International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) strategic alliance with global sports marketing agency Sportfive marks one of the most consequential commercial decisions in modern hockey. For a sport with a massive worldwide following but chronically low monetization, this partnership represents more than a commercial collaboration it is an inflection point. The goal is ambitious yet essential:…
India enjoyed its most commanding day yet at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025, with eight boxers entering the gold-medal round across the afternoon and evening sessions at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex. The headline moment came from Preeti Pawar (54kg), who produced one of the biggest upsets of the tournament by defeating…
Pranavi Urs made history at the IGPL Invitational Mumbai, becoming the first woman ever to hold a share of the lead at any stage on the IGPL Tour. A sparkling 6-under 62 at the par-68 Bombay Presidency Golf Club catapulted her to the top of the leaderboard, where she finished the opening day tied with…
The opening round of the Women’s draw at the Daly College SRFI Indian Open 2025 produced a fascinating mix of hard-fought marathons, dominant displays, and an early glimpse of rising Indian talent. With matches spread across the traditional courts at Indore’s historic Daly College, the atmosphere matched the intensity on court, as local players began…
Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi will have to fight it out in the rapid tiebreaks after being held to a second consecutive draw by China’s Wei Yi in their quarterfinal clash at the FIDE World Cup 2025. Despite creating real winning chances with the white pieces, Arjun could not convert his superior position, leaving the classical…
Bangladesh produced a memorable night in Dhaka, beating India 1–0 to record a famous victory in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Shekh Morsalin’s composed finish in the 11th minute proved enough as the home side dug in behind the lead, defended doggedly and held on as the crowd erupted in relief and celebration. For India,…
Indian sports economy is entering a decade-defining transformation one where brands must make a strategic choice about how to allocate capital across two diverging but equally compelling ecosystems. On one side stand the Olympic-aligned legacy sports such as football, hockey, tennis, wrestling and athletics. On the other side are fast-growing recreational and indigenous movements pickleball…
As boxing approaches the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, its global governance, World Boxing stands at one of the most consequential turning points in the sport’s history. World Boxing (WB), formed barely two years ago as a reform-driven alternative to the suspended International Boxing Association (IBA), now carries the provisional mandate to run Olympic boxing an…
As Chennai prepares to host the SDAT Squash World Cup for the second straight edition from December 9–14, the Indian squad enters the tournament with its most balanced and strategically built team in recent years. The World Cup’s return to the Express Avenue Mall, where an all-glass show court will draw thousands of fans through…
As the Women’s Premier League prepares for its fourth edition, the WPL 2026 season is already emerging as a defining moment in the league’s evolution. While the BCCI has not yet issued a formal announcement, internal planning and consistent reporting indicate that Mumbai and Baroda are set to host the tournament. The decision will be…
Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi continued his remarkable run at the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Goa, holding Chinese star Wei Yi to a comfortable draw in the first classical quarterfinal game after knocking out two-time World Cup champion Levon Aronian in the previous round. The 2773-rated Indian, currently the country’s brightest hope in elite classical chess,…
When 20-year-old defender Dane Saju signed for HNK Brotnjo Čitluk in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the move sparked interest across Indian football circles. Headlines framed it as another young Indian “entering Europe,” but beneath the celebratory narrative lies a far more complex reality one that reveals both the progress and pitfalls of India’s evolving player-export ecosystem….
The Netherlands wrapped up a clinical 3–0 victory over India on the final day of the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium, delivering a composed and commanding performance across all three rubbers. The day began with Dutch player Marlou Koevermans setting the tone in the opening singles. Up against India’s…
India’s campaign at the FIDE World Cup 2025 has narrowed to a single torchbearer after GM P. Harikrishna exited in a tense Round 5 tiebreak against GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara on Sunday. With Harikrishna bowing out, the nation’s hopes now rest solely on second seed GM Arjun Erigaisi, who continues his impressive march into…
The Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 returns in after a long and turbulent 13-year gap, bringing with it a mix of excitement, uncertainty, and structural imbalance. Scheduled from November 15 to 25 at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Dhaka, the tournament marks a critical revival for the sport, which has struggled with administrative inconsistencies…
As the Indian men’s handball team prepares for the 22nd Asian Men’s Handball Championship (AHC) in Kuwait from January 15–26, 2026, the stakes are high but so are the structural challenges. Historically struggling in Asia’s premier competition, India enters this edition from a position of significant disadvantage. The broader analysis of past performances, group placement,…
The Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team arrived in Chennai on Saturday, marking the start of their final preparations for the FIH Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025, set to take place from 28 November to 10 December across Chennai and Madurai. With home fans rallying behind them and momentum from a strong season, the two-time…
Slovenia secured their place in the Billie Jean King Cup 2026 Qualifiers after defeating India 2–1 in the Play-offs on Saturday at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru. While the hosts ended the tie on a positive note with a spirited doubles victory, Slovenia’s strength in singles proved decisive as they clinched both rubbers earlier in…
The 2025 season closed on a strong note for the Indo-German doubles pairing of N. Sriram Balaji and Hendrik Jebens, who capped their run at the Lyon 2 Challenger (All In Open) with a runner-up finish that carried more long-term significance than the scoreline alone reveals. Seeded No. 2 at the ATP Challenger 100 event,…
