Anahat Singh reaches World Junior Squash final, first Indian in 21 years to achieve feat
Anahat Singh became the first Indian in 21 years to reach the World Junior Squash Championships final after defeating Egypt's Barb Sameh in four games.
Anahat Singh became the first Indian in 21 years to reach the World Junior Squash Championships final after defeating Egypt's Barb Sameh in four games.
India's Jadumani Singh Mandengbam beat Scotland's Aaron Cullen 5-0 in the men's 55kg boxing event at CWG 2026 to book a pre-quarterfinal clash against Pakistan's Sumama Rehman.
The Bihar para powerlifter said he felt as if he was “flying”, while coach Rajinder Singh Rahelu blamed a miscommunication and calculation error for the narrow miss.
India's medal campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games has got an early boost, with Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain assured of at least a bronze medal in the women's 75kg boxing event.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has been appointed interim president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) after president Arkady Dvorkovich temporarily stepped aside following his inclusion in the European Union's latest sanctions list linked to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
Amandeep, overcame two early bogeys and a double bogey later held on for 1-under 71 and a total of 10-under 278.
The 24-year-old Azhar, sank two mammoth putts from a range of 20 to 30 feet for birdies on the fourth and fifth.
The day was special for English skipper Ben Stokes, who claimed the wicket of Rohit with his first delivery of the series, having not bowled competitively since the second Test of last year’s Ashes. A sharply seaming ball that hit Rohit’s off stump as he resumed his innings after the lunch break brought some relief to the English camp as it ended a sedate 171-run stand for the second wicket between Sharma and Gill.
Divjot, had ounds of 40-37-36 to total 5-over 117 and win by six shots over Indonesia’s Michael Clifton Lumy, who struggled to 5-over 41 on the last day.
The 2023 World Championships bronze medalist Nishant entered the match confidently, especially coming after a convincing win in the last bout, and looked even more lethal as he dominated the opponent throughout the bout.
