WRESTLING Kajal crowner under-20 World Champion in 72 kg category Showing superb consistency through age groups, Kajal, a World under-17 champion in 69kg last year and a silver medallist in 73kg last month, defeated China’s Yuqi Liu 8-6 in a hard-fought summit clash to emerge as the 72kg champion at the World under-20 wrestling championships…
For nearly 15 years since his debut in 2011, Manpreet Singh has seen the mental battles athletes face — the creeping insecurities, the denial of fading abilities, and the whispers about relevance. “I want to give my 100 per cent every time I go on the ground; I don’t want anyone to think that I…
Pakistan’s legendary drag flicker Sohail Abbas, who is Malaysia’s assistant coach, has decided against travelling with the hockey team for Asia Cup in India but insisted that his decision is unrelated to the Pakistani team’s absence from the tournament. The Asia Cup men’s hockey tournament will be held in Rajgir, Bihar from August 29 to…
GOLF Pranavi, Tvesa lead bunch of seven Indians in Sweden The trio of Pranavi Urs, Tvesa Malik and Vani Kapoor headline a large contingent of Indians at the Euro 300,000 Hills Open golf tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden. Seven Indians will tee up this week at the event, with the others being rookie Avani Prashanth, Amandeep…
Hockey India, on Thursday, announced the 20-member squad for the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup 2025, scheduled in Hangzhou, China, from September 5 to 14, 2025. The winner of the Women’s Asia Cup will earn a direct qualification for the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026. Salima Tete will lead India, with the squad featuring a…
Hockey India on Wednesday announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming Men’s Asia Cup Hockey tournament, scheduled to be held in Rajgir in Bihar from August 29 to September 7. India is placed in Pool A with Japan, China, and Kazakhstan in the tournament, which will be a qualifier for the FIH Hockey World Cup,…
GOLF Lahiri 27th at Indianapolis, ends season 25th in LIV standings Anirban Lahiri signed off with a two-under 69 to finish tied-27th at the LIV Golf event in Indianapolis, ending the regular season 25th in the individual standings of the Liv Golf league. Lahiri shot 67-67-69 for a 10-under total as Sebastian Munoz beat Jon…
Bangladesh and Kazakhstan have replaced Pakistan and Oman for the men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament to be held in Rajgir, Bihar, from August 29, as per the schedule released on Tuesday. Host India has drawn China, Japan and Kazakhstan in Pool A, while Pool B comprises Malaysia, Korea, Chinese Taipei and Bangladesh. Malaysia and Bangladesh…
Bangladesh is likely to replace Pakistan in the men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament to be held in Rajgir, Bihar, from August 29, if the latter fails to confirm participation in the next couple of days, a top Hockey India official told PTI on Monday. The Indian government had already said that it would provide visas…
Dr. Vece Paes, an Olympic bronze medallist and pioneering sports medicine expert, was laid to rest on Sunday as former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey joined scores of mourners in his funeral procession. In a poignant moment, young players lined up on either side of the road and raised…
