The Squash On Fire Open in Washington DC delivered a compelling day of drama for Indian squash as Veer Chotrani and Anahat Singh booked their places in the quarterfinals with impressive wins, while Velavan Senthilkumar bowed out after pushing one of the world’s best to the limit. Across the glass courts of the PSA Bronze…
A record of 8-0 in the win-loss record against Gujarat Giants has so far been the definition of Mumbai Indians’ dominance in this rivalry of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). In the penultimate league match, the two sides meet again, this time for a second spot finish. Both teams have had phases in this tournament…
The Royal Enfield Ice Hockey League (REIHL) returned to the frozen rinks of Ladakh with an action-packed opening day as Season 3 got underway at the Nawang Dorjay Stobdan (NDS) Stadium in Leh on Wednesday. Five high-intensity matches, a colourful opening ceremony and a packed crowd of nearly 1,500 spectators combined to set the tone…
Indian squash enjoyed a defining moment on the PSA Challenger circuit as Veer Chotrani produced one of the biggest win of his career, upsetting World No. 19 Baptiste Masotti of France in a gripping five-game battle to reach the quarterfinals of the Squash On Fire Open 2026 in Washington D.C. Ranked 49 in the world,…
India’s contrasting fortunes at the Tata Steel Masters continued in Round 10, with Arjun Erigaisi suffering another damaging defeat while reigning world champion D. Gukesh produced a composed endgame performance to keep his campaign on track in Wijk aan Zee. Erigaisi, India’s highest-rated player, was outplayed by Germany’s Vincent Keymer in a game that underlined…
India will begin its international boxing season with a strong 33-member contingent at the Boxam International Tournament in La Nucía, Spain, starting February 2, with Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain set to headline the team. The event will serve as India’s first overseas assignment of 2026, a year that carries added significance with both…
The third season of the Royal Enfield Ice Hockey League (REIHL) is set to get underway on January 29 at the Nawang Dorjay Stobdan (NDS) Stadium, ushering in the most expansive and competitive edition of the tournament to date. Running until February 14, 2026, the League continues to strengthen its position as a cornerstone of…
A thrilling Women’s Premier League 2026 contest at the BCA Stadium, Kotambi, ended in heartbreak for Delhi Capitals, as they fell just three runs short against Gujarat Giants despite a late surge led by 20-year-old Niki Prasad. Chasing 175, the Capitals finished on 171 for 8, with Prasad’s fearless 47 off 25 balls nearly scripting…
A Baptism by Fire in the Desert There’s something distinctly cinematic about a golfer stepping onto the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club for the first time. For Chandigarh’s Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, the 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic wasn’t just another tournament—it was the physical manifestation of years of grinding on the domestic circuit….
When the puck drops at the Nawang Dorjay Stobdan Stadium in Leh on January 29, 2026, it will mark far more than the start of another ice hockey season. The third edition of the Royal Enfield Ice Hockey League (REIHL) represents one of the most ambitious grassroots-to-global sports development models in Indian history transforming Ladakh…
The 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) has officially moved past the “feeling out” stage and into the realm of pure, unadulterated chaos. As we hit the business end of the season in Vadodara, the narrative has shifted from “who’s looking good” to “who can handle the heat.” While Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) started the tournament…
The 17th March of the Women’s Premier League, WPL 2026 is an all important clash between two powerful sides of the competition. There is very little to choose between the Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals as the winner of this match would land one foot in the playoffs. The Giants were on a three-match losing…
There are nights in a league’s history that redefine what is possible. On a warm Monday evening in Vadodara, the Women’s Premier League found one of those moments as Nat Sciver Brunt became the first batter in the tournament’s history to score a century, lifting Mumbai Indians to a dramatic 15-run victory over Royal Challengers…
The Women’s Premier League 2026 heads into its most politically and emotionally charged evening of the season with a Republic Day showdown, RCB vs MI that carries real sporting consequence. On Monday night in Vadodara, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians the two most recognisable brands in the league meet in a contest that could…
India’s men’s senior handball team left the 2026 Asian Men’s Handball Championship with a record that was as stark as it was sobering six matches, six defeats, 15th place, last in the tournament. Not a single win. Not a single moment of genuine contention. Just a growing gulf between India and the rest of Asia’s…
The global rowing fraternity woke up to an unmistakable signal of India’s growing sporting credibility when the Army Rowing Node (ARN), Pune, was named Best Rowing Club Program in the world by World Rowing. The honour, announced at the World Rowing Awards in Lausanne, placed India’s premier military-backed rowing centre above elite international programmes from…
Under constantly shifting winds and choppy waters off Girgaon Chowpatty, India’s best sailors were pushed to their limits on Day Two of the Sail India Asian Games Selection Trials II, as the race for places in the 2026 Asian Games squad gathered momentum in Mumbai. The second day of racing underlined exactly why Sail India…
Ridhima Dilawari produced one of the most resilient closing rounds of her professional career to win the second leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour (WPGT) at Kalhaar Blues & Greens, Ahmedabad, on Friday. In a final round that swung wildly with pressure, mistakes, and missed opportunities, Ridhima overcame a crippling quadruple bogey on…
The 88th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee has reached a decisive and unsettling phase for Indian chess. What was expected to be a statement tournament for the world’s strongest national contingent has instead turned into a moment of reckoning. After seven rounds, all four Indian representatives World Champion D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, R…
Delhi Capitals continued their charge in the Women’s Premier League 2026 with a commanding, methodical victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the BCA Stadium, Kotambi, a result that underlined their growing clarity and confidence as the tournament reaches its business end. Bowling RCB out for a modest 109 before chasing it down with seven wickets…
The Women’s Premier League 2026 finally saw its first crack in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s flawless campaign as Delhi Capitals produced a commanding all-round performance at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara to halt the five-match winning streak of the table-toppers. What was billed as a clash between momentum and desperation turned into a showcase of Delhi’s…
For years, Indian swimming has lived in a fog of half-truths. We have spoken about potential, blamed facilities, argued about selection policies, and celebrated the occasional international medal without ever answering the most basic performance question: are Indian swimmers actually fast enough to compete at the Asian Games? Now, with the 2026 Asian Games qualification…
There are defeats that fade quietly into the schedule, and then there are defeats that leave a mark because of what almost happened. Anahat Singh’s Round of 16 loss to world No. 7 Satomi Watanabe at the 2026 Tournament of Champions belonged firmly to the second category. The 17-year-old Indian came within a whisker of…
For the dedicated golfer, the turn of the year is not just about New Year’s resolutions; it is about the annual “launch season,” the window when the industry’s biggest brands finally unveil the engineering projects they have been quietly perfecting in their research and development labs. As the 2026 cycle begins, one clear shift stands…
The sixth round of the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee delivered a dramatic shift in the tournament narrative, as reigning World Champion D. Gukesh suffered a costly defeat to Nodirbek Abdusattorov, allowing the Uzbek grandmaster to take sole lead in one of the most competitive editions in recent memory. Gukesh, who had finally…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday unveiled India’s women’s squad for the upcoming multi-format Australia Tour, a high-stakes assignment that will run from February 15 to March 9, 2026, and culminate in a one-off Test at the iconic WACA Ground in Perth. \With three T20Is, three ODIs and a four-day…
As the Women’s Premier League, WPL 2026 makes its mid-season transition from the swing-friendly surfaces of Navi Mumbai to the truer, harder tracks of Vadodara, the tournament has entered its most revealing phase. The early part of the season was about survival, experimentation, and squad management. Now, with the league crossing the halfway mark, patterns…
Indian fencing received a significant boost at the Epee Grand Prix Qatar 2026 as Taniksha Khatri produced one of the standout performances of the tournament, defeating two higher-ranked opponents to secure a place in the Round of 64. Competing in one of the most demanding events on the international fencing calendar, the young Indian epeeist…
The Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026 came to a stirring close on Sunday as the Pune Pride Loop delivered colour, crowds and competitive intensity to a race that has already begun reshaping India’s place on the international cycling calendar. Over four demanding stages and 437 kilometres of racing through the Western Ghats and the heart…
When two of India’s finest volleyball players packed their bags for Ulaanbaatar in the winter of 2025–26, few could have predicted just how profoundly their decision would resonate back home. Ashwal Rai and Jerome Vinith were not moving to a glamorous European league or a television-heavy East Asian competition. They were heading to Mongolia to…
The Handball Pro League (HPL) India 2026 is poised to mark a decisive turning point for one of the country’s most quietly successful Olympic sports. Scheduled from February 10 to 15, 2026 at the Mankapur Indoor Stadium in Nagpur, the league is not simply another franchise tournament. It is a carefully designed professional ecosystem aimed…
As the international golf calendar moves into full swing, India’s leading professional Shubhankar Sharma begins his 2026 campaign this week at the prestigious Hero Dubai Desert Classic, one of the most celebrated tournaments on the DP World Tour. While his competitive season technically began with the BMW Australian PGA Championship in November, this week’s start…
Indian squash continues to announce itself on the world stage, and on Thursday in New York, Anahat Singh delivered another statement performance. The 17-year-old Indian, ranked World No. 31, defeated Lucy Turmel of England (WR 32) in four games to advance to the Pre-Quarterfinals of the prestigious Tournament of Champions 2026, a PSA World Tour…
The BMW Golf Cup has long been synonymous with premium amateur golf, but the 2026 edition in India represents a step-change in ambition, scale, and reach. Now in its 16th year in the country, the tournament is set to become the largest amateur golf series ever staged in India, with 19 qualifying events across 13…
The Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL), in partnership with the Indian Golf Union (IGU), the Professional Golfers’ Association of India (PGAI) and The Golf Foundation (TGF), has unveiled a transformative grassroots programme aimed at reshaping the future of Indian golf. Launched at the Delhi Golf Club on January 22 in the presence of tennis legend…
India’s stylish batter Jemimah Rodrigues has taken another significant step in her growing global career after being signed by Southern Brave for the 2026 season of the Women’s Hundred. The 25-year-old’s move marks a new chapter in her association with one of England’s most competitive franchises and further underlines her rising stature in the world’s…
Stage Three of the Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026 delivered exactly what a decisive mid-race chapter is meant to provide attrition, tactical tension, and a dramatic sprint that reshaped the balance of the overall contest without yet settling it. Set against the undulating terrain of the Western Ghats Gateway, the 22 January stage tested the…
In the depths of winter, when most of the Himalayan region slows under heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperatures, the frozen expanses of Spiti come alive with the sound of skates carving ice and sticks striking pucks. From February 7 to 11, 2026, the Spiti Cup powered by Royal Enfield will return for its third season,…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, RCB’s dream run in the Women’s Premier League 2026 has continued to gather momentum, with the defending champions becoming the first team to confirm a playoff berth after five wins from five matches. At the heart of this remarkable start is a combination of tactical clarity, squad depth and an unshakable belief…
Either the Gujarat Giants lose four on a trot or the UP Warriorz complete three successive wins. One of these streaks will be updated later tonight, as Meg Lanning’s side looks to avenge their earlier-season loss to Ashleigh Gardner’s Giants. UP Warriorz – A momentum to keep up with The UP Warriorz began their campaign…
Bihar once again underlined their dominance in India’s age-group rugby as they were crowned champions of the Boys’ Under-15 category at the 10th Sub-Junior National Rugby Sevens Championship, defeating hosts Odisha in the final at the Kalinga Stadium on Wednesday evening. The defending champions produced a composed and clinical performance to win 25–5, retaining the…
Skipper Jemimah Rodrigues produced a captain’s knock under pressure, scoring a composed unbeaten half-century to guide Delhi Capitals to a crucial seven-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League 2026 at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Tuesday. On a surface that slowed considerably as the innings progressed, Rodrigues’ calm presence ensured Delhi…
The Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026 continued to live up to its reputation as one of the most demanding stage races on the Asian calendar as Stage Two unfolded across the rugged and historic Maratha Heritage Circuit on Tuesday. Stretching 105.3 kilometres through the heart of Pune district, the route took the peloton across a…
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 race to the playoffs heats up with Match 14 featuring Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara. Scheduled for Thursday, January 22, 2026, with a 7:30 PM IST start, this encounter comes at a critical juncture of the league phase, with both sides desperate for…
The Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026 delivered its first true test of endurance and tactical nous on Tuesday as Stage 1, the Mulshi–Maval Miles, unfolded across an unforgiving 87.2-kilometre route beginning at TCS Circle near Hinjewadi. What followed was a high-speed examination of nerve, positioning and teamwork, ending with a thrilling sprint finish that underlined…
Lucknow witnessed the culmination of a unique city-wide sporting initiative on January 18, 2026, as the finale of The Warriorz League brought together students, professionals, administrators, and cricket enthusiasts at the YOLO Sports Arena, Harmony Park. Conceptualised and delivered by UP Warriorz, one of the five franchises of the Women’s Premier League, the tournament marked…
With the Women’s Premier League, WPL 2026 entering its decisive phase, Adani Sportsline-owned Gujarat Giants find themselves firmly in the playoff conversation, despite a mixed start to the season. Sitting on two wins and three losses after five matches, the Giants remain well aware that the margin for error is slim but equally conscious that…
The Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 marks a crucial moment in the evolution of women’s cricket across the continent. Scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from February 13 to February 22, the tournament represents far more than a developmental competition. It is a strategic bridge between junior success, domestic leagues, and senior international…
The Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026 delivered its first true test of endurance and tactical nous on Tuesday as Stage 1, the Mulshi–Maval Miles, unfolded across an unforgiving 87.2-kilometre route beginning at TCS Circle near Hinjewadi. What followed was a high-speed examination of nerve, positioning and teamwork, ending with a thrilling sprint finish that underlined…
The 2026 Women’s Premier League, WPL 2026 has reached a decisive phase, where squad depth and adaptability are proving just as important as star power. For defending champions Mumbai Indians, that reality has come sharply into focus with the injury-enforced exit of teenage wicketkeeper-batter G. Kamalini and the subsequent induction of left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma….
