Star India shuttler Lakshya Sen is confident ahead of facing Shi Yuqi in the opening round of the BWF World Championships on Monday, August 25. The Chinese star is the top-ranked player in the world and will be taking on an unseeded Lakshya, who has not been at his best in recent times. Lakshya has…
red boxing gloves hanging on the ropes (representational image) Indian boxers’ preparations for the World Championships in Liverpool have hit a snag as visa complications have disrupted their planned training trip to Sheffield, UK. While four women boxers and some coaching staff have reached the UK, the 10-member men’s team and six women pugilists remain…
PV Sindhu is the lone Indian singles player to be seeded at the much-anticipated World Championships, scheduled to be held from 25 to 31 August in Paris, France. Sindhu is seeded 15th out of 16 players in the women’s singles bracket, which is led by defending champion An Se Young. India had two men’s singles…
Yu Zidi of China competes in the women’s 200-meter individual medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. (AP) Yu Zidi, 12-year-old Chinese swimmer, made history by becoming the youngest athlete to win a World Championships medal at Singapore. She earned bronze as part of China’s 4x200m freestyle relay team, despite not participating in…
Hillang Yajik (Photo @KirenRijiju on X) Hillang Yajik from Arunachal Pradesh achieved a historic milestone at the 15th South Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships 2025 in Thimphu, Bhutan. She secured a gold medal in the Women’s Model Physique (up to 155 cm) category and a silver medal in another category.Yajik’s outstanding performance made her…
India’s 4x400m men’s relay team, comprising Rince Joseph, Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu Thekkinalil Saji, and Mohit Kumar, stormed into the final of the 26th Asian Athletics Championships with its best ever effort to top the heat on Thursday. The quartet will start from lane five in the final slated later in the evening after clocking 3:06.28…
California high school sports federation changes rules after Trump threatens federal funding cuts. (AI Image) The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced on May 25, 2025, that it would be altering its eligibility rules for the upcoming state track and field championships. This decision comes in the wake of a public threat from U.S. President Donald…
BOSTON — Imagine how many times Doug and Christine Lane must have beamed with pride over the years as they watched their son Spencer slowly and steadily transform himself from an unsteady toddler to a talented teenaged figure skater. That’s what parents do, right? In good times and bad, they’re first in line with the…
Emma Raducanu was left visibly shaken during her second-round match at the Dubai Tennis Championships after a man displaying “fixated behavior” targeted her. The 22-year-old was seen hiding behind the umpire’s chair two games into the match against Karolina Muchova and then alerted authorities about the matter. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) confirmed that the…
Arjun Erigaisi (PTI Photo) Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi secured his US visa, enabling him to participate in the World Rapid and Blitz Championships in New York. The tournament commences on December 26th.Erigaisi, currently ranked world No. 4, had previously appealed to the US Embassy for expedited visa processing. He needed the visa to compete against…