Mumbai, Sep 23 (PTI) Former Indian women’s tennis player Isha Lakhani is part of the Indian team that will take part in the upcoming Bali leg of the World Pickleball Championship. The All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) selected an Indian team that also comprises of Vrushali, Vanshik, Mayur, Kuldip Mahajan, and Tejas Mahajan. Additionally, AIPA is sending a contingent of 14 junior players to the Asian Pickleball Junior Championships in Vietnam. The line-up includes Arav Khamkar, Hardik Jain, Jinisha Kshirsagar, Parth Vijayvagria, Neel Linge, Aarav Surve, Jay Agarwal, Shreyas Rajaram, Aditi Matta, Stavya Shah, Janhavi Iyer, Anjali Pol and Kavya…
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New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) India’s Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Yuki Bhambri reached the men’s doubles finals in two different ATP 250 meets in China on Monday. At the Hangzhou Open, the unseeded Indian pair of Jeevan and Vijay staged a remarkable comeback to upset the third-seeded duo of Ariel Behar (Uruguay) and Robert Galloway (USA). They overcame a first-set drubbing to win 0-6, 6-2, 10-4 in a gripping one-hour and 11-minute contest. Jeevan and Vijay will next meet the unseeded German team of Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens, who advanced to the final after receiving a walkover…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) Hungarian Grandmaster Richard Rapport, who was one among the two players to manage a draw against an unstoppable D Gukesh in the Chess Olympiad, is in awe of India’s phenomenal rise in the sport but still wouldn’t declare the teenager an outright favourite for the world crown. The reason being that the eagerly-awaited showdown in November-December is a “different” level in the difficulty meter and Gukesh will have an experienced rival in Ding Liren to counter at the showpiece. For now, the 18-year-old is celebrating India’s maiden Olympiad gold in Budapest where he was the…
Chennai, Sep 23 (PTI) The great bonhomie that they share off the field is reflected when they are battling it out on the 22 yards, India’s star keeper Rishabh Pant revealed the secret of his successful partnership with Shubman Gill during team’s second innings in the opening Test against Bangladesh. After both Pant and Gill failed to make an impact in the first innings, they conjured a 167-run stand during the second innings, which turned out to be very important in the final context of the match. “When you have a great relationship outside the field, it helps to bat…
Dubai, Sep 23 (PTI) A dominant India tightened their grip on the top spot in the World Test Championship table with a 280-run victory over Bangladesh, while Sri Lanka saw off New Zealand in Galle to help their move towards a potential spot in the final at Lord’s next year. The two results have led to shifts in the race for the two final spots, with Sri Lanka leapfrogging their current opponents into third spot. India’s win in Chennai and the 12 WTC points reasserts their status at the top of the table, moving to a percentage of 71.67%, extending…
Dubai, Sep 23 (PTI) A dominant India tightened their grip on the top spot in the World Test Championship table with a 280-run victory over Bangladesh, while Sri Lanka saw off New Zealand in Galle to help their move towards a potential spot in the final at Lord’s next year. The two results have led to shifts in the race for the two final spots, with Sri Lanka leapfrogging their current opponents into third spot. India’s win in Chennai and the 12 WTC points reasserts their status at the top of the table, moving to a percentage of 71.67%, extending…
London, Sep 23 (PTI) The BCCI directing its established players to participate in domestic cricket has been termed “fantastic prioritising” by Lancashire’s CEO Daniel Gidney, who accused the English players’ agents for facilitating their foray into the lucrative franchise leagues at the expense of the traditional red-ball competition. Gidney feels these agents threaten the future of the English County Championship. The BCCI had mandated all international players, except for seniors like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, to play in tournaments such as Ranji and Duleep Trophy when they are not busy with national commitments, the move highlighting the…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) A dream come true, a nice feeling. The maiden Chess Olympiad gold meant different things for the members of the five-strong Indian men’s team, spearheaded stupendously by the youngest ever challenger to the world title — D Gukesh. The 18-year-old issued a statement of sorts ahead of his eagerly-anticipated world championship clash in November against Ding Liren of China by registering one of the best ever individual performances in the just-concluded 45th Olympiad. “I am just super happy right now,” Gukesh said after winning his final round game against giant-killer Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia on…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) “If you had to roll the dice, these are pretty good teams to roll them with.” Viswanathan Anand had a strong hunch that India would go on to be more than within “smelling” distance of gold at the Chess Olympiad this time. And much to the delight of the revered Grandmaster, who played a key role in shaping some of the brightest youngsters in Indian chess right now, the country swept both the men’s and women’s gold at the 45th Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. World Championship challenger D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi,…
Gangtok, Sep 23 (PTI) Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang said that All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey called on him and discussed development of the game in the Himalayan state.”I had the opportunity to meet and engage with Shri Kalyan Chaubey, President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Our discussion focused on the development of football in our state, exploring various initiatives that could create better opportunities for aspiring football players,” Tamang said in a social media post. Tamang said that he informed Chaubey about the growing popularity of club football culture in Sikkim and stressed…