For Praathnaa Motiani and Kaveer Mehta, playing for India at the upcoming Pickleball World Cup is an opportunity that has come at a young age. They are part of India’s U-14 squad for the tournament in Vietnam, and they are expected to join forces in the Mixed Doubles event, taking their partnership to the international … Read more
Revenue records of eight Anekal villages, incorrectly maintained under Hosur in Tamil Nadu since 1956, have been transferred to Karnataka. The move is expected to benefit around 3,000 farmers by simplifying land mutations and access to revenue services. In a major relief for farmers in Anekal taluk, revenue records belonging to eight villages that had … Read more
Yashasvi Jaiswal on Sunday brought himself within the ambit of ICC’s Code of Conduct breach while engaging in a tense altercation with Asitha Fernando, during which the Indian opener’s helmet made contact with Sri Lankan pacer’s forehead. India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak thought the incident might have happened in the “heat of the moment” but … Read more
Alex Lanier has etched his name into badminton history, becoming the first Frenchman to win the men’s singles title at the BWF World Championships after a commanding straight-games victory over Japan’s Kodai Naraoka on Sunday. The 21-year-old ninth seed delivered a dominant performance at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, defeating 10th-seeded Naraoka 21-11, 21-11 in … Read more
The 5 am sessions at the Gopichand academy are a stuff of legend. PV Sindhu knows. When she trained full-time under Pullela Gopichand, the coach identified a flaw that had little to do with technique. Sindhu had the shots, the reach and the fitness. What she lacked, Gopichand felt, was an edge. She was too … Read more
Edmund Lalrindika struck a dream derby hat-trick as a compact East Bengal produced a scintillating show to rout Mohun Bagan 4-1 and clinch a record-equalling 17th Durand Cup title here on Sunday. It also ended the Red and Gold’s 22-year wait for the trophy, having last won in 2004 with a 2-1 win over Mohun … Read more
Months after winning their first top division league title for the first time since 2004, East Bengal (EB) also clinched the Durand Cup title after 22 years, following an emphatic 4-1 win over Mohun Bagan (MB) in the summit clash of the 2026 edition, which saw the two arch-rivals go head-to-head at the iconic Salt … Read more
The dignity of the world’s strongest was on full display as ‘Badminton Empress’ An Se-young made a triumphant return from injury, clinching the 2026 BWF World Championships without dropping a single game. World no. 1 An Se-young defeated world no. 2 and defending champion Yamaguchi Akane of Japan in the women’s singles final at Indira … Read more
The highly anticipated La Liga 2026-27 season is already in full swing, and today, August 23, 2026, brings a captivating encounter as Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid welcome Villarreal to the Civitas Metropolitano. This Matchday 2 fixture promises to be a stern test for both sides, as they look to assert their dominance early in the … Read more
Sports Authority of India (SAI) Central Regional Centre (CRC), Bhopal athlete Pooja Olla continued her impressive run on the track, winning the gold medal in the women’s 1500m at the World Athletics Continental Tour event in Bhubaneswar on August 22. Pooja produced a strong performance to finish first with a time of 4:17.24, adding another … Read more