Olympic bronze medallists Varun Kumar and Sanjay will headline the 20-member India ‘A’ men’s hockey team during the five-match China tour in Jiangsu province, Changzhou City starting October 12. The team will be captained by Paris Olympics bronze medallist Sanjay, who is a defender as well as a dragflicker. Besides Sanjay, the other big name…
With an eye on the upcoming Junior World Cup, the P.R. Sreejesh-coached Indian hockey team will hope to better the bronze-winning show of the previous edition when it takes the field in the Sultan of Johor Cup, starting with a clash against England here on Saturday. Sreejesh feels the Sultan of Johor Cup will provide…
SQUASH India’s Velavan Senthilkumar and Veer Chotrani lost in the quarterfinals of the Charlottesville Open squash, a USD 31,250 PSA Copper event, in Charlottesville (US) on Thursday. Reigning National champion and fourth seed Senthilkumar went down to Salman Khalil, with the Egyptian winning 12-10, 9-11, 11-8, 11-3. Seventh seed Chotrani lost to American top seed…
The India A women’s hockey team is all set to embark on a tour of China, where the team will play a five-match series against Liaoning from October 13 to 21. All the matches will take place at the Liaoning Sports Centre in Dalian, and are an important step for the next generation of talent…
GOLF Bhullar leads strong Indian contingent into Jakarta International Championship India will be represented by an 11-player contingent at the inaugural Jakarta International Championship, held at Damai Indah Golf’s PIK Course from October 2 to 5, as part of The International Series. Leading the charge is Gaganjeet Bhullar, a five-time winner on Indonesian soil and…
TENNIS Bopanna-Yuzuki pair finishes runner-up at Japan Open Rohan Bopanna and his Japanese partner Takeru Yuzuki went down in straight sets to Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the Japan Open final in Tokyo on Tuesday. The second-seeded Monegasque-French duo of Nys and Roger-Vasselin defeated wildcards Bopanna and Yuzuki 7-5, 7-5 in an hour and…
PRO KABADDI LEAGUE August 29 – October 23 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS September 27 – October 5: New Delhi ASIAN YOUTH GAMES October 22-31: Bahrain CRICKET ICC Women’s ODI World Cup September 30 – November 2 West Indies tour of India October 2-6: 1st Test – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad October 10-14: 2nd Test – Arun…
Hockey India announced a 33-member core probable group for the senior men’s national coaching camp, scheduled to be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru from September 29 to October 18, 2025. The camp comes ahead of two major international assignments — the 31st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025, set to…
HOCKEY The Indian junior women’s hockey team recorded a 1-0 victory over the Australia U-21 side in the third match of the ongoing Australia Tour at the National Hockey Centre, Canberra, on Monday. After a tough contest between the two sides in the first half, India finally broke the deadlock courtesy of a crucial field…
GOLF Pranavi plays strong second round to enter top-20 in France Indian golfer Pranavi Urs showed she is getting back into form as she carded a 3-under 68 on the second day of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France to be tied 16th in the Ladies European Tour (LET) event here. Pranavi, with scores of…
