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New Delhi, April 11 Former India chief coach Vimal Kumar has made a strong appeal to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to retain the current 21-point, best-of-three scoring format, insisting that it represents the true essence of the sport.The game's global governing body has proposed...

Ulaanbaatar, April 5 – On the seventh day of the 2026 Asian Boxing Championships in Mongolia, the Indian women's boxing team continued their strong performance, with Meenakshi and Jaismine achieving unanimous victories in the morning session. Their wins secured medals for all Indian women boxers...

Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), April 5 The Indian women's boxing team continued its impressive performance at the Asian Boxing Championships as reigning world champions Meenakshi Hooda and Jaismine Lamboria advanced to the semifinals here on Sunday.The pair's victories ensured that the entire Indian...

April 5, New Delhi: Indian boxers Vishwanath Suresh, Ankushita Boro, and Narendra Barwal have qualified for the semifinals of the 2026 Asian Boxing Championships in Mongolia, securing three more medals for the country.In the men's 50 kg category, 21-year-old Vishwanath Suresh delivered a major...

Ludhiana, April 3 Star cueist Pankaj Advani, who won the 9-ball event three days ago, advanced to the semifinals of the 10-ball national championships, stunning reigning champion Shivam Arora here on Friday.Advani proved too strong for Arora in the quarterfinals, as evidenced by his 8-2...

Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), April 3 Nikhat Zareen, Priya, and Preeti Pawar qualified for the semifinals of the Asian Boxing Championships, guaranteeing India at least three medals in this event on Friday.Nikhat dominated the women's 51kg quarterfinal, securing a 3-0 victory over Xian Baguhin from...

Ludhiana, March 30 The celebrated cueist Pankaj Advani continued his impressive run in his debut national pool championships, securing a dominant victory in the semifinals here on Monday and advancing to the men's 9-ball pool title clash.The PSPB professional barely faltered in his 11-5...

Malé (Maldives), March 26 – A second-half double by Omang Dodum guided the Indian U20 men's team to a convincing 3-0 victory over Pakistan in their opening Group B match of the SAFF U20 Championship 2026 in Malé on Thursday. The intense match at the National Football Stadium in Malé saw the Blue...

Miami, March 26 Aryna Sabalenka achieved a resounding 6-4, 6-4 victory over Hailey Baptiste, advancing to her second consecutive Miami Open semifinal.Baptiste put up a strong fight against Sabalenka, but the World No. 1 maintained her trademark aggressive style while gradually shifting the...

Orleans, March 21 Unable to control her errors, India's young shuttler Tanvi Sharma lost in straight games against former world champion Nozomi Okuhara in the women's singles semifinals of the Orleans Masters Super 300 tournament here on Saturday.The 17-year-old Indian, a silver medallist at...

Mumbai, March 21 – India had a strong showing in the men's and women's quarterfinals of the Indian Open squash championships on Friday, with several Indian players achieving dominant performances to secure semifinal spots.In the men's quarterfinals, second seed Abhay Singh and fourth seed Veer...

Mumbai, March 20 – Top seed Anahat Singh and unseeded compatriot Tanvi Khanna ensured a strong Indian presence in the women's singles semifinals of the Indian Open squash championship being played at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) courts in Mumbai after winning their respective quarterfinal...

Mumbai, March 20 Top seed Anahat Singh and unseeded compatriot Tanvi Khanna ensured a strong Indian presence in the women's singles semifinals of the JSW Indian Open after winning their respective quarterfinal matches here on Friday.However, veteran Joshna Chinappa was eliminated from the...

March 20, New Delhi – Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan made professional snooker history on Friday by crafting the highest break ever of 153 at the World Open in China.The 50-year-old Englishman achieved this feat against Ryan Day of Wales, securing his place in the semifinals in...

March 15, New Delhi: India's young boxers continued their impressive performance at the 2026 World Boxing Futures Cup in Bangkok, with Chandrika, Gunjan, Joyshree Devi, and Ambekar Meetei advancing to the finals after convincing semi-final victories.Chandrika delivered a strong performance to...

March 13, New Delhi – The Indian women's hockey team will aim to maintain their strong performance in the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers when they face Italy in the semifinals today.India finished first in Group B with seven points, securing two wins and one draw in the group stage.The team...

March 12, New Delhi – India put on a dominant performance to defeat Wales in the World Cup qualifiers, securing a spot in the semifinals and the 2026 FIH Women’s World Cup.The Indian team won 4-1 against Wales, with Navneet Kaur scoring a hat-trick and Sakshi Rana scoring a single goal. This...

Indian Wells (USA), March 12 India's Yuki Bhambri reached his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal as he and his Swedish partner, Goran Goransson, defeated Alexander Erler and Andrea Vavassori in straight sets in Indian Wells here.The 33-year-old Indian had previously reached the doubles...

Birmingham, March 7 India's Lakshya Sen put on a dominant performance to reach the semifinals of the $1,450,000 All England Open after defeating former champion Li Shifeng of China in straight games here.The world No. 12 Indian, who was the runner-up in the 2022 edition, won 21-13, 21-16...

Mumbai, March 5 Opener Sanju Samson on Thursday conceded that the thought of securing a place in India's playing eleven for the T20 World Cup forced him to overreach in the preceding home T20I series against New Zealand, leading to a string of low scores.Samson struggled against the Kiwis, as...