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.
Ranked world no 4, India is placed in Pool B alongside formidable opponents: reigning Olympic Champions Belgium (world No. 2), Australia (world No. 5), Argentina (world No. 7), New Zealand (world No. 10), and Ireland (world No. 12). Notably, Argentina and Australia also have etched their names as former Olympic Champions.
The Mumbai Indians roared back to form with a resounding 42-run victory over the UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League (WPL) season two at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.
Shafali Verma, who scored a quickfire 28 off 12 balls in the team's 29-run win over Mumbai Indians in the previous outing, spoke about the experience of playing the maiden WPL match at home ground.
Batter Kane Williamson and right-arm medium-fast bowler Tim Southee marked their 100th Test appearance for New Zealand here on Friday.
Nadeem, who came up with the magic mark of 90.18m throw to claim the gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022, on Thursday revealed that the only international standard javelin that he had is currently out of shape. Consequently, Nadeem is currently training with a locally-made javelin but that could lead to injury in the run-up to the Paris Olympics
