OTHER SPORTS Ajit Agarkar, wife Fatema to start early learning centre ACE Juniors Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and his wife Fatema will launch a new-age early learning centre ACE Juniors on July 29 with a curriculum that will focus on developing creativity, emotional intelligence and communication among children. The curriculum draws inspiration from Cambridge Early…
The Indian men’s hockey team will travel to Switzerland for a three-day high-intensity camp at mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton’s training base ahead of next month’s World Cup, to be jointly hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium. The camp will be held at renowned adventurer Mike Horn’s base camp in the Swiss Alps. India had…
The Indian sub-junior men’s hockey team produced a clinical performance to defeat arch-rival Pakistan 3-1 in the Gold Medal match of the FIH Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship 2026 in Muscat. Goals from Romit Pal (5’), captain Ketan Kushwaha (12’), and Shahrukh Ali (13’) crowned India as the Asian Champion. With this victory, the Indian men’s…
GOLF Diksha lone Indian to make the cut at Women’s Scottish Open Diksha Dagar compiled one-over 73 in the second round and was the only Indian to make the cut at the Women’s Scottish Open. With rounds 74-73 she is 3-over and tied 35th with two more rounds to go. Pranavi Urs (84-71) with a…
The Pakistan hockey team management was left red faced when the umpires penalized the side for fielding six instead of five players against India in the five-a-side match at the Asian Youth Hockey5s Championship being held in Muscat, Oman. The incident took place on Friday night when as soon as the match started the umpires…
Indian sub-junior boys defeated arch-rival Pakistan 7-3 and host Oman 10-1 to enjoy a triumphant Friday at the FIH Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship here. The Indian sub-junior girls, meanwhile, put up a spirited fight before going down 3-6 to China in their Elite Pool match. The Indian boys took early control against Pakistan, leading 3-0…
SQUASH Anahat enters World Junior squash semis Indian top seed Anahat Singh moved into the women’s semifinals of the World Squash Junior Individual Championships in Ontario, Canada, on Thursday. Women’s world No 20 Anahat defeated Egyptian 5/8 seed Habiba Rizk 11-7, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9 in the quarterfinals. The Delhi girl, bronze medal-winning semifinalist last year,…
Former India cricket team captain Rahul Dravid got the chance to indulge in nostalgia when he visited St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (SJCC) here on Friday. Dravid, perhaps SJCC’s most famous alumnus, held centrestage in the inauguration ceremony of the Colgate Total inter-college 5-a-side hockey tournament, held as past of the SJCC (B. Com) programme…
It’s been more than half a century that the Indian men’s hockey team has been anywhere near the World Cup podium. As Craig Fulton’s boys enter the final stretch of preparations for yet another shot at the elusive medal, the coach is not only aware of the challenge ahead but also comfortable with the ‘underdogs’…
Talismanic Manpreet Singh has achieved plenty in his hockey journey, but the veteran midfielder still rues one missing trophy from his cabinet — a medal in the World Cup — a feat he wants to attain in the upcoming mega-event before drawing curtains to his illustrious career after the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. To his…
