Jakarta: India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stunned top seed Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in straight games to sail into the men’s doubles semifinals of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event here on Friday. However, world championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the men’s singles competition after going down…
Bhubaneswar: Winner of five successive gold from 2002 to 2018 in women’s 4x400m relay, India is struggling to string together a six-member team for the upcoming Asian Games, and chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair attributed it to the lack of back-up from junior athletes. The reason for the lack of back-up is “burnout” due to “overtraining at…
New Delhi: Ending months of speculation around the Asia Cup, the the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday announced that the tournament will be staged in a hybrid model with four games in Pakistan and nine in Sri Lanka from August 31 to September 17. The deadlock over the staging of the 50-over tournament was…
New Delhi: Indian cyclist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam on Thursday created a national record in men’s spring qualification after clocking 9.877 seconds at the Asian Track Cycling Championship in Niali, Malaysia. Ronaldo, who is a part of TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme) finished 10th and qualified for R16 in men’s sprint. “Ace Indian cyclist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam…
Medellin: Teenage archer Bhajan Kaur grabbed a top-10 finish in the recurve women’s qualification round to brighten an otherwise lacklustre show by the Indians in the World Cup Stage 3. On a day when Koreans led the show on expected lines, the 17-year-old in her debut World Cup season put up a spirited show to…
Bhubaneswar: Kartik Kumar of Uttar Pradesh breached the Asian Games qualifying mark by a fair distance as he won the gold medal in men’s 10000 race on the opening day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championship here on Thursday. Kumar clinched the yellow metal with a timing of 29:01.84 seconds. The 24-year-old Kumar bettered the…
Jakarta: Kidambi Srikanth used his vast experience to quell the challenge of Lakshya Sen in straight games in an all-Indian second round duel to progress to the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000 event here on Thursday. It was a hard-fought battle between the two Indians but Srikanth bagged the crucial moments…
Bhubaneswar: Buoyant India will take on a higher-ranked Lebanon with an aim to break into top-100 in FIFA rankings, in their last round-robin clash of the Intercontinental Cup, here on Thursday. In pursuit of a second title, the Blue Tigers have sealed a spot in the final with wins over Mongolia and Vanuatu, which will serve…
Khao Yai (Thailand): On a rain drenched evening, the Indian Colts focussed on preparing for the U-17 Asian Cup at the Khoya Yai Sports Complex here, were confounded by sudden thunderous chants and jeers. The ‘hostile atmosphere’ did create a sense of confusion among the boys, whose attention drifted away from the training, albeit, momentarily. The…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru FC have inked a three-year contract with midfielder Halicharan Narzary ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League, the Blues announced on Wednesday. Narzary, who joined Hyderabad FC in 2020, has previously turned out for FC Goa, NorthEast United FC, Kerala Blasters FC and Chennaiyin FC in the ISL. “I’m excited to join Bengaluru FC,…
