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Shimla, April 11 Indian table tennis players underlined their regional dominance, winning 13 gold medals across categories at the South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships here on Saturday.The tournament is also a qualifier for the Asian Youth Championships.In the Under-19 boys' singles...

New Delhi, April 10 – Commonwealth Games (CS) President Donald Rukare expressed satisfaction on Friday with India's preparedness for the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, stating that the country "is ready for a grand show" in four years.A three-member team consisting of Rukare, CEO Katie...

Shimla, April 10 India's young table tennis players continued their impressive run, reaching the singles quarterfinals in both the U-19 and U-15 categories at the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships after a successful performance in the team events.However, across all categories, India's...

Shimla, April 9 India's Under-19 girls extended their unbeaten run with a series of dominant performances in the regional qualifiers for the ITTF-ATTU Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships here on Thursday.Following Thursday's results after the completion of team events, India claimed three...

Beijing, April 8 – China announced its squad for the upcoming ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London on Wednesday, with top-ranked Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha among those selected for the mega event.The 10 players representing China are Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong, Zhou...

Shimla, April 8 Indian girls asserted their dominance with a 3-0 victory over Sri Lanka, while the boys easily defeated Maldives by a similar margin to begin their campaign in the ITTF-ATTU Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships on a winning note here on Wednesday.Having received a higher...

New Delhi, April 5 India's Abhay Singh rallied to defeat world no 13 Aly Abou Eleinen 3-2 in the men's singles opening round of the El Gouna Open, a PSA Platinum event, in El Gouna, Egypt.World no 25 Abhay won with a score of 9-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-4, 11-8 on Saturday. He will next face Egyptian...

Ludhiana, April 4 Ace cueist Pankaj Advani played the crucial points well under pressure to defeat a determined Pushpender Singh for a memorable double in his maiden national pool championships here on Saturday.In the men's final of the 10-ball pool event, Advani of PSPB won a hard-fought 11-9...

New Delhi, March 31 Three-time Olympian Manika Batra secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory over USA's Lily Zhang on Tuesday to remain in contention for a spot in the knockout rounds of the ITTF Table Tennis World Cup in Macau.The 30-year-old Batra overcame Zhang with a score of 11-7, 11-2, 14-16...

Mumbai, March 31 UP Prometheans have replaced Chennai Lions in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the organizers announced on Tuesday ahead of the seventh season of the league.The UP team is owned by first-generation entrepreneur Mukesh Sharma.Season 7, to be held in July in Goa, will feature...

Monaco, March 30: Indian table tennis players had a disappointing start in the 2026 ITTF World Cup, as both Manika Batra and Manav Thakkar lost their respective opening group matches on Monday.Manika Batra, ranked 47th in the world, lost 3-0 (18-16, 11-4, 11-6) to Japan's Miwa Harimoto in...

Mumbai, March 22 Punjab cueist Digvijay Kadian continued his impressive form and easily defeated PSPB's Brijesh Damani 7-1 in the final of the Rs 13.5 lakh CCI Snooker Classic 2026 here on Sunday.Digvijay scored breaks of 88 (2nd frame), 67 (3rd frame), 91 (6th frame) and 37 (8th frame) as he...

Gandhidham (Gujarat), March 22 A total of 32 teams will compete for top honors when the boys U-15 team competition of the 87th Inter-State Sub-Junior and Cadet National Table Tennis Championships begins here on Monday.Players from West Bengal are the clear favorites, topping the cumulative...

Mumbai, March 21 Hana Moataz and Abhay Singh rose to the occasion with commanding performances to reach the finals of the Indian Open, registering hard-fought 3-1 victories in their respective semi-finals on Saturday.Second seed Hana Moataz overcame a slow start to defeat her third-seeded...

Indore, March 21 Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) paddlers Manav Thakkar and Yashaswini Ghorpade clinched their maiden singles titles at the Senior National Table Tennis Championships here on Saturday.In the men's final, top seed Manav lived up to expectations with a commanding 4-1...

In Indore, on March 20, Jeet Chandra and Anirban Ghosh of the Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) secured a hard-fought victory in the men's doubles final of the 87th UTT Senior National Table Tennis Championships, defeating their teammates Ronit Bhanja and Preyesh Raj Suresh 3-2.The match...

Indore, March 19 The men's doubles competition at the 87th UTT Senior National Table Tennis Championships witnessed a dramatic upset as the top-seeded West Bengal team was eliminated, paving the way for an intriguing semifinal lineup here on Thursday.The biggest headline of the day belonged to...

Nanchang (China), March 18 – Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, and Zhao Xintong all advanced to the last 16 of the World Snooker Open in Yushan, Jiangxi Province, south China, on Wednesday with comfortable victories.Seven-time world champion O'Sullivan won five consecutive frames to defeat fellow...

Mumbai, March 18 Defending champion Pankaj Advani and India No.6 Sourav Kothari won their respective round of 32 matches in the CCI Snooker Classic tournament here on Wednesday.Advani defeated Robin D'Souza 4-0 (58-55, 73-7, 92-33, 64-52), with a notable break of 65 in the third frame...

Indore, March 17 The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) men further solidified their long-standing dominance with a clinical title win, while the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reclaimed the women's trophy after a two-year absence at the Senior Table Tennis National Championships here on...