All-England badminton: Lakshya, Malvika advance as Prannoy loses in first round

Mumbai (IANS) Top contender Lakshya Sen came back from behind to win against Chinese Taipei’s Su Li-yang even as compatriot H.S. Prannoy crashed out of the prestigious All-England Badminton Championship, losing to Toma Junior Popov of France in straight…

Indian shuttlers face ranking setbacks as Satwik-Chirag, Sen slip out of top 10

New Delhi (IANS) Indian badminton biggest names—Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Lakshya Sen--suffered a significant blow, falling out of the top 10 in their respective categories in the latest world rankings released by the Badminton World…

Sr women's hockey nationals: Haryana to meet Jharkhand in final

Panchkula (IANS) Hockey Haryana and Hockey Jharkhand secured contrasting wins in their respective semifinals to set up a summit clash in the exciting 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025 - Division ‘A' here on Monday. 

India pocketed six gold medals in Spanish Para-Badminton International

Vitoria (Spain) (IANS) India’s para shuttlers delivered an outstanding performance in the Spanish Para-Badminton International 2025 – II in Vitoria, Spain, with Sukant Kadam leading the charge, as they bagged six gold medals and a silver. 

Kadam…

Champions Trophy: Spinners, Rohit and Rahul carry unbeaten India to third title win

Dubai (IANS) India's spinners called the shots majorly to pick five wickets collectively on a sluggish pitch, while captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with 76 and KL Rahul stayed calm to hit an unbeaten 34 to give the Men in Blue their third Champions…

Indian Wells: 5-time champion Djokovic crash out in opener

Indian Wells (IANS) Five-time champion Novak Djokovic suffered an opening round loss at the Indian Wells Open at hand of lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp on Sunday (IST). 

Van de Zandschulp upset Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to add to his ever…

WPL 2025: We were probably 10-15 runs short, says DC coach on loss against GG

Lucknow (IANS) Delhi Capitals assistant coach Lisa Keightley feels that her side fell 10-15 runs short against Gujarat Giants which led to a five-wicket loss in the WPL 2025 match on Friday. 

Captain Meg Lanning's remarkable 92-run knock…

Ahmedabad Open golf: Thangaraja secures grand 5-shot win after clinical final round

Ahmedabad (IANS) Sri Lankan golfer N. Thangaraja coasted to a grand five-shot win after a clinical final round performance of one-over 73 at the INR 1 crore Ahmedabad Open 2025 at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad. 

The 43-year-old…

WPL 2025: MI skipper Harmanpreet penalised for showing dissent at umpire's decision

Lucknow (IANS) Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been fined 10 per cent of her match fees for breaching the WPL Code of Conduct during the match against UP Warriorz at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday. 

Sr women's hockey nationals: Telangana, Bengal, Jharkhand win on Day 6

Panchkula (IANS) Teams from Telangana, Bengal, and Jharkhand secured comprehensive wins in their respective matches on Day 6 of the 15th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship 2025, which witnessed some enthralling encounters here on Thursday.