National Games badminton: Telangana survive Maharashtra scare, Gujarat bag bronze after losing to Kerala in semis

Surat (IANS) Top seeds Telangana had to dig their heels in to edge out Maharashtra 3-2 in the semifinals of the badminton mixed team championship in the 36th National Games here at the PDDU Stadium on Sunday.

They will now face the H.S Prannoy-led…

Vietnam Open 2022: India's N. Sikki-Rohan reach mixed doubles semis

Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) (IANS) Indian shuttlers N. Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor advanced to the Vietnam Open 2022 mixed doubles semi-finals after beating Malaysia's Cheah Yee See and Chan Peng Soon, here on Friday.

The Indian pair, which…

Grant Thornton Invitational: Varun Parikh shares lead with Kartik Sharma after round three

Gurugram (IANS) Ahmedabad's Varun Parikh shot the day's best score of five-under 67 to join Gurugram's Kartik Sharma in the lead after round three of the Grant Thornton Invitational 2022 golf tournament here on Thursday.

Kartik…

FIFA honours India football captain Sunil Chhetri, releases three-episode series on his career

New Delhi (IANS) FIFA, the governing body of world football, has honoured Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri with releasing a three-part series on his life and career.

One of the most prolific footballers in India, Chhetri is the country's…

BWF Rankings: Prannoy jumps one spot to enter top 15, Lakshya remains at 9th

Kuala Lumpur (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler H.S Prannoy jumped one spot to enter the enter top-15 in the latest BWF World Rankings, released on Tuesday.

Prannoy, who recently produced some good performances -- reaching back-to-back quarterfinals…

India claim bronze on debut at women's International Tent Pegging Championship

New Delhi (IANS) Shining on debut at the Women's International Tent Pegging Championship, the Indian trio of captain Ritika Dahia, Priyanka Bhardwaj and Khushi Singh won a bronze medal for the country at the prestigious event in Jordan.

In…

National Games, TT: Gujarat's Harmeet, WB's Sutirtha upset Sathiyan, Manika; Shah-Krittwika bag mixed gold

Surat (IANS) Gujarat's Harmeet Desai and West Bengal's Sutirtha Mukherjee came up with inspired performances to upset top seeds G Sathiyan and Manika Batra to reach the men's and women's singles table tennis finals at the 36th National…

Well-prepared Gujarat swimmers target over a dozen medals

Ahmedabad (IANS) Gujarat's swimmers, after undergoing a rigorous training camp, have set themselves a target of more than a dozen medals in the 36th National Games that got underway in Surat on September 20 with table tennis action.

"We…

INDW vs ENGW: Mandhana becomes quickest Indian woman to complete 3000 runs in ODIs

Canterbury (IANS) Star opener Smriti Mandhana on Wednesday became the quickest India women's player and the third quickest Indian after Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli to complete 3000 ODI runs during her team's second ODI against England,…

Under-17 World Cup will improve standard of women's football in India: Jeje Lalpekhlua

New Delhi (IANS) One of the most prolific forwards of the Indian football team Jeje Lalpekhlua believes that the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India will serve as the perfect stage for the newer generation of women footballers to showcase their…