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.
The USD 500,000 event marks the first formal tournament for senior golfers in India and is part of the Europe-based Legends Tour. It will be contested over 54 holes and has drawn a number of notable and proven performers in the 64-man field.
Friday’s action will see the return of double headers, with Dabang Delhi TTC’s bout against Puneri Paltan Table Tennis following up the earlier clash.
The 36-year-old calls it quits with 86 international appearances for the West Indies, with more than half of those coming in the Test arena where he made a name for himself as a fearsome fast bowler.
Despite sustaining the injury, Tanwar refused to give up and continued to fight on one leg, battling through tears to go down fighting in the contest that eventually went in favour of Ekinci 19-0. K44 category includes athletes who have impairments in one arm above the elbow.
Later in the day, Palak Kohli started her SL4 women’s singles campaign with a strong win, beating local favourite Milena Surreau 21-12, 21-14 in just 28 minutes.
