NEW DELHI: “It felt really unreal. I felt like I was dreaming. I still feel like I’m dreaming.” That’s how Anahat Singh described the moment the Indian flag went up after she became the first Indian ever to win the World Junior Squash Championship.She carried that same disbelief during the virtual media interaction facilitated by…
Chandigarh: Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal has renewed his appeal to the Centre and sports authorities to ensure international karate champion Alisha Choudhary represents India at the 2026 Asian Games, saying deserving athletes should not be denied opportunities due to administrative hurdles.Alisha, from Pundri in Kurukshetra district, won became the first Indian to win gold at…
The Thailand tournament, held from July 18 to 22, marked Wadhwa’s 20th international medal Ludhiana: Eight years after a spine injury left him bedridden, Indian para table-tennis player Shubham Wadhwa has claimed the bronze medal at the ITTF world elite event in Thailand.He secured this victory in the mixed doubles XD-7 category alongside Bhavina Patel…
Murali Sreeshankar (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Just over two years ago, Murali Sreeshankar feared he might never compete again. A ruptured patellar tendon during training in April 2024 forced the Indian long jumper to miss his biggest dream – the Paris Olympics – despite having already secured qualification.Doctors, coaches and many around him believed his…
India’s packed international calendar will once again necessitate a split in coaching responsibilities, with Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman set to coach the team on the tours of Zimbabwe and the Asian Games. With the Asian Games overlapping with the opening leg of India’s home series against the West Indies, head coach Gautam…
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) New Delhi: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya made clear on Thursday that the Asian Games contingent in September would be capped at 600 athletes and only those who can deliver in the continental showpiece will be eligible to make the trip to Japan.While making clear that the Asian Games are…
The first squad announcement after a disappointing ICC tournament usually offers clues about where a team is headed. Sometimes it marks the beginning of a rebuild. Sometimes it rewards domestic performers. Sometimes it signals that the next cycle has begun. India’s squad for the Asian Games in Japan does none of that. Barely two days…
India has made one significant change to its squad for the women’s cricket competition at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in September, replacing Yastika Bhatia with 17-year-old wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini. The rest of the squad remains largely unchanged from the side that exited the Women’s T20 World Cup in the group stage. Offspin all-rounder…
J Gowthami clocked 2.04 minutes to cross the finish line first and secured the gold medal COIMBATORE: J Gowthami, a policewoman with the Coimbatore city police, has clinched a gold medal in an 800-metre running event at the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships, being held in Bhubaneswar from June 24 to June 28, and…
Manika Batra (Image credit: PTI) MUMBAI: India’s most recognisable table tennis player, Manika Batra, has been left out of the squad for the upcoming Asian Games after failing to meet the selection criteria laid down by the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).In Manika’s absence, India’s women’s team will be led by Sreeja Akula and…
