India No. 1, men’s singles player, Sumit Nagal, is on a record-breaking spree. Just a few days ago, he became the first Indian since Ramesh Krishnan in 42 years to reach the singles main draw of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters, one of the three clay court Masters 1000 events. While Ramesh Krishnan competed in…
Hockey India (HI) has decided to revive the Hockey India league (HIL) after a gap of seven years. A window has been tentatively fixed between December ’24 and January ’25. Under the leadership of Dilip Tirkey, there is hope that this new version, with 8 men’s and 6 women’s teams, will further ignite the growing…
The Indian athletics scene is buzzing with excitement as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) unveiled a 14-member squad for the upcoming World Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya, Turkey. Set to begin on April 21st, the event offers a crucial platform for Indian race walkers to not only challenge for podium finishes but also…
Ankita Raina (World Rank: 239) will lead the Indian Challenge at the Billie Jean King Cup 2024 Asia/Oceania Group I playoffs in Changsha, China from April 8 to 13th. The matches will be played on clay courts Joining Ankita Raina in the Indian team will be Sahaja Yamalapalli (World Rank: 309), Shrivalli Bhamidipaty (World Rank:…
The Indian National Record (NR) in women’s long jump stands as a testament to the prowess of the legendary Anju Bobby George, a figure deeply ingrained in the annals of Indian athletics. Her remarkable achievement, securing the fifth position at the Athens Olympics in 2004, remains a milestone in Indian sport. However, records are meant…
After a brilliant performance by the Indians at the WTT Feeder in Beirut, the Varazdin campaign has been a disappointing one. The Indian challenge ended there in the quarterfinals. India crashed out of all of their events by the end of quarterfinals. In Men’s Singles Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, who just won the WTT Feeder Beirut 2024…
The Kookaburras on Saturday again proved that why they’re so dangerous in the sport of hockey. They thrashed the Indian Team 5-1, leaving no stone unturned. It felt more like a practice game for them. They weren’t put under pressure by India in any point of time. And, as a result of that, the Scoreline…
As the 5 match Hockey Test Series begins from 6th of April, Indian Hockey Team is ready to take on the Aussies at their home. The last time India won the Series against Australia at their den was 2014. Since then, we’re hoping for that historic series win. This Test Series against a competitive team…
Following her history-making performance at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in February, 17-year-old badminton prodigy Anmol Kharb has picked up right where she left off. Kharb, ranked a relatively unknown 333rd in the world, is setting the Kazakhstan International Challenge ablaze, recently securing a dominant pre-quarterfinal berth with a straight-game victory over her higher-ranked compatriot…
April is set to be a thrilling month for Indian sports enthusiasts, as a number of Olympic qualification events are scheduled to take place across various sports. These events will provide crucial opportunities for athletes to secure their spots and represent their countries at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. So far India has qualified…
As the world eagerly anticipates the Paris2024 Olympics Games, athletes from India are gearing up to showcase their talent and determination on the global stage. The athletics timetable for the Paris 2024 Olympics has been unveiled, setting the stage for an exhilarating 11 days of track and field action. The events will kick off with…
A few days ago, everyone was talking about the good catch M.S. Dhoni took at the age of 42 in the IPL, praising him for his fitness. On the other hand, 44-year- old Rohan Bopanna is winning titles along with his 36-year-old partner Matthew Ebden in tennis men’s doubles. It looks like forty is the…
Chopra Sets Sights on Paris and 90 Meters at Star-Studded Diamond League Doha, Jena also to compete for his DL debut Neeraj Chopra, India’s golden javelin thrower, isn’t one to shy away from a challenge. As the prestigious Diamond League series kicks off its 2024 season, Chopra will be at the heart of the action,…
I am no expert in shooting. I have absolutely no skin in the game. What I am is an earnest fan of the sport. I have been following it since the 2000 Olympics and more closely in this Olympic cycle. Shooting has a special place in my heart because it has the potential to bring…
Four Quarterfinal Matches for India Our Olympic medalist, PV Sindhu, continues to dominate at the Spain Masters! ● She crushed Huang Yu-Hsun (Chinese Taipei) in straight sets (21-14, 21-12) showcasing her incredible skills. ● Up next, Sindhu faces Supanida Katethong (Thailand) in the quarterfinals, aiming for a spot in the semifinals. ● Ranked 11th, Sindhu…
Exciting news for weightlifting enthusiasts as the IWF World Cup is scheduled to be held from 31st March this month in Phuket,Thailand. This is an Olympic Qualification event and will serve as the last chance Qualifier for weightlifters around the world to try and secure their spot for the Paris Olympic Games. This event is…
Sumit Nagal leads the Indian challenge at the Marrakech Open ATP 250 event starting next week. He will be joined by Yuki Bhambri with his new doubles partner, Albano Olivetti. Sumit Nagal has had a good start to the year qualifying for the Australian Open main draw and beating the 31st-seed Alexander Bublik. He had…
Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden enter the Miami Open final in commanding fashion by defeating 4th seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 6-4 in the semi-finals, also redeeming themselves after the loss against the same pair last year. This is the 5th time Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden reached the final of…
Manika Batra has been the No 1 Indian Women’s Singles player for over Six years now. Her name has been synonymous with Women’s Table Tennis in India. Being the poster girl of Indian Table Tennis,her reign as No 1 has largely been unchallenged, until now when a challenger by the name of “Sreeja Akula” has…
The BWF World tour Super 300, Madrid Spain Masters commenced from 26th March 2024 (Tuesday) and will continue till 31st March 2024. The matches are being played at Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur in Madrid. The Indian contingent had a forgetful outing till now. After the completion of R32, only 5 Indians had advanced to the…
Deeper Dive into the Badminton Asia Championships: Indian Challenge The Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China (April 9-14) sees a strong Indian presence. Here’s an analysis with some talking points: Men’s Singles: ● Tough Start for Top Seeds: Both Lakshya Sen (vs. Shi Yu Qi) and Kidambi Srikanth (vs. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting) face top seeds…
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden continued their merry run at the ATP Miami Masters and reached the men’s doubles semi-finals. World No. 2 and top seeded Rohan and Matthew had an uphill task this time in the quarterfinals against Dutchman Sem Verbeek and Australian John-Patrick Smith, as they lost the first game before coming back…
The Indian National Football team had just put on a shambolic performance in Guwahati. The Afghans have defeated the Blue Tigers in its own den by 2-1 scoreline. 26th March 2024, India faced Afghanistan in FIFA WCQ, 2026 in Indira Gandhi Athletic stadium Guwahati. Igor Stimac (India’s Coach) started with a 4-2-3-1 formation with Sunil…
The Dynamic Duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have ticked another milestone. They’ve just recently achieved the feat of being ranked as WORLD RANK 1 for consecutive 10 weeks. Yes! You heard it right. With this remarkable achievement, they’re now the most successful Indian Shuttlers as far as the BWF World Rankings are concerned….
The past week was an action packed week for Indian Table Tennis fans with two back to back Feeder Series tournaments being held in Beirut, Lebanon. The Indian Paddlers didn’t disappoint making full use of the opportunity to produce some great performances and collected some valuable ranking points in the process.Here is a quick summary…
The top seed of the ATP1000 Masters tournament Rohan Bopanna & Mattew Ebden played some great tennis to enter Quarterfinal at Miami Open. In the second round they got better of Polish/Monaco pair of Nys & Zielinski 7-5,7-6. While the first match for the top seed went until the super tie breaker the Indo-Aussie pair…
Tennis action is galore for fans this week from an Indian perspective At the ATP1000 Miami Open the Top seed Rohan Bopanna & Matthew Ebden have safely entered Quarterfinal while Yuki and Venus lost in the first round in Men’s Doubles Beside this, other tours are: ATP Challenger Tour Last weeks Runners-up Arjun Kadhe and…
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: After a stalemate show at Saudi Arabia Indian football national team will be geared up to show some character and gain that much important 3 point to qualify for the next round. On 26 March 2024, India will play its second leg home match against Afghanistan in Indra Gandhi Athletic Stadium,…
The 1st Edition of National Open Relay Carnival is being conducted at Chandigarh today. It gave a fair bit of competition to all the athletes. Although, you won’t see much upsets as far as the results are concerned. All the experienced runners did enough to secure the Gold Medal. The Nationl Camp A (NC-A) team…
The Final day of the second WTT Beirut Feeder series starts today. With India having atleast one representative in all the five categories,fans can definitely look forward to an exciting day of table tennis. WTT Feeder Beirut Let’s take a quick look at the Schedule & the Indian prospects in action today. The semi finals…
The Indian Open Throws Competition 2024 witnessed a spectacular showcase of talent across various throwing events, underscoring the depth and prowess of Indian athletes. From the seasoned veterans like Tajinderpal Singh Toor to emerging stars like Haqikat Grewal, each athlete demonstrated exceptional skill and determination, pushing the boundaries of their respective disciplines. Punjab emerged as…
The Archery world cup action is here! As we know, world cups take place in 4 stages,as far as Archery is concerned. The 1st stage of the 2024 Archery World Cup begins on 23rd of April and will continue till 28th of April. All the big countries in Archery like South Korea, USA, Japan but…
Thomas & Uber Cup, 2024: The prestigious BWF Thomas and Uber Cup draws has been announced today (22nd March), with the defending Champions India placed in group C alongside previous year finalist Indonesia in men’s category. While the reigning BATC champion India placed with 15 times champion China in group A (Women’s category). With a…
IND vs AFG : The Indian National Football team settled with a goalless draw (0-0) against a second string Afghanistan team. On 22nd March, 2024 Sunil Chetri and his boys put off a disappointing performance in the recent ongoing FIFA World Cup qualifiers by being unable to win against a lower ranked Afghanistan (158-FIFA Rank)…
As we move closer to the Paris Olympics 2024, the situation regarding the qualification scenario is becoming interesting day by day.Who will qualify,who won’t and who will just miss the bus, all these things make the upcoming tournaments exciting for all the fans and the Badminton fraternity. So let’s try and analyze the current qualification…
Indian badminton players had a strong start at the BWF300 Swiss Open 2024 with victories for PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, and Lakshya Sen. Dominant Sindhu: In the women’s singles, former champion PV Sindhu continued her winning ways, defeating Pornpicha Choeikeewong (Thailand) in straight games to advance to the second round. She will now face Tomoka Miyazaki…
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One of the biggest international table tennis tournaments, WTT Star Contender Goa has returned to India with its second edition, scheduled at the Peddem Indoor Stadium in Mapusa, Goa from January 23 to 28. The upcoming prestigious tournament promises a bigger and better experience for the fans, especially with the inclusion of 17 Top-20 paddlers…
Elite winners Hayle Lemi and Aberash Minsewo went home with USD 50,000 top prize from a total prize pot of USD 405,000. Srinu Bugatha and Nirmaben Thakor top Indian finishers Ethiopian Hayle Lemi Berhanu became only the second athlete to defend the men’s crown in the history of the Tata Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics…
Asian Games gold medallists Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy fought hard but could not get the better of world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea in the men’s doubles final of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2024 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Sunday. The Indian combination went down 15-21,…
Jagsher Singh Khangurra, Bornil Aakash Changmai and Tanvi Sharma continued their winning streaks as Indian junior shuttlers advance to the semi-finals on day four of the Badminton Asia U17 and U15 Junior Championships in Chengdu, China. In the boys’ U15 singles category, Jagsher Singh Khangurra defeated China’s MA Chu Xuan 21-14, 21-13 in just 28…
The Indian star defeated the Jordanian in the quarter final bout to book her place at Paris 2024. By Astik Raj The reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen stole the show once again as she took on the Jordanian pugilist Hanan Nassar in the quarter-final of women’s flyweight category. This win means a lot, not only…
South Korea has been winning medals in Asian Games since 1966, never missed in one single games. Written by Astik Raj The Indian Men’s Volleyball team put up a stunning performance by defeating the reigning silver medalists in the Asian Games. After thrashing Cambodia 3-0 last night, everyone expected India (ranked 19th in Asia) to…
Written By Saurav Shah The Indian wrestling team for the Asian Games shortlisted through selection trials held at New Delhi A total of 18 wrestlers were selected for the 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou with six wrestlers each in Greco-Roman, Women’s freestyle, Men’s freestyle. The biggest news coming out from the trials was Olympic silver…
The journey to Paris 2024 has already begun since last year. Till now, a total of 15 athletes have already qualified, including 8 shooters and 7 track and field athletes. Written by Astik Raj Hangzhou is all set to host the 19th Asian games from next week, different teams from different countries have started…
Bopanna, Nagal and Bhambri to spearhead Indian attack in a World Group II play-offs tie to be held in Lucknow on Saturday and Sunday India captain Rohit Rajpal, on Thursday, announced the India squad that will take on Morocco in the Davis Cup World Group II tie scheduled to be held at the Vijayant Khand…
No Jhingan and Gurpreet but Sunil Chhetri to make the trip to China Written By Astik Raj The revised 17 member squad has been released by the AIFF, the national governing body for football in India today. There has been a lot of controversy and speculation regarding this selection. In the end, AIFF President Kalyan…
RUPAL Chaudhary stormed into national sensation in 2022, when she became the 1st Indian athlete (male or female) to win not 1 but 2 World U20 Athletics Championship medals at the same event. The ever-smiling and ever-energetic teenager won the heart of all Indians and especially her Meerut townfolks after returning from Colombia. Most of…
By Astik Raj The Indian contingent is ready to participate once again at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Given the history of the Asian Games, whose idea was proposed by an Indian himself, Guru Dutt Sondhi, this sports meet becomes very important for the athletes and the sports fans in the country. It is…
India team is chasing Pistol Quotas for Paris Olympics Asian Shooting Championships. The NRAI a 35-member team for the Asian Championships in Changwon, South Korea, which will be held from October 22 to November 2. The competition will offer two Paris Olympic Quota in each of the 12 individual Olympic events across the three…
