Siddhant Banthia in Challenger doubles final

Siddhant Banthia in partnership with Alexander Donski beat Alexander Merino and Christoph Negritu 6-2, 7-6(6) in the doubles semifinals of the $100,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Tunis, Tunisia, on Friday. In the $15,000 ITF men’s event in Tehran, Iran, Prajwal Dev missed a match point on his serve at 5-3 in the third set, and … Read more

Shrivalli, the star of India’s memorable BJK Cup journey

Shrivalli Bhamidipaty made heads turn with persistent wins, five in five singles matches, in India’s progress to the World Group play-off in the Billie Jean King Cup women’s tennis championship in Pune recently. Playing in the team competition at home for the first time, the 23-year-old Shrivalli had a hand in five of the nine … Read more

Paolini becomes first Italian in 11 years to reach Rome final

Italy’s Jasmine Paolini celebrates after winning her semi final match against Peyton Stearns of the U.S. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman in more than a decade to reach the final of her home Italian Open when she beat American Peyton Stearns 7-5 6-1 on Thursday. Paolini is the first … Read more

Animesh, David clinch gold medals in UAE Athletics GP

Animesh Kujur won the 200m with ease. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR National record-holder Animesh Kujur won the 200m comfortably while P. David Solomon took the men’s long jump title in the UAE Athletics Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level event, in Dubai on Friday. Animesh’s time, 20.45s, is the … Read more

National Open Relay Carnival | Gurindervir, Animesh, Manikanta and Amlan set new National record in 4x100m

The four fastest men in Indian athletics together set a new 4x100m National record in challenging conditions, clocking 38.69 seconds to finish on top at the second Indian Open Relay competition at the Sector 7 Stadium here on Wednesday. The quartet of Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar and Amlan Borgohain bettered the previous NR … Read more

Novak Djokovic ends coaching partnership with Andy Murray

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic with coach Andy Murray during a practice session. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Novak Djokovic is splitting with coach Andy Murray, just two weeks ahead of the French Open. Murray’s representatives said in a statement on Tuesday (May 13, 2025) that the two former No. 1-ranked players will “no longer be working … Read more

Double joy for Uganda as Cheptegei and Chelangat triumph in TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei winning the men’s crown at the TCS 10K Marathon on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN It was a Ugandan double in the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025, with Joshua Cheptegei and Sarah Chelangat claiming victories in the international elite men’s and women’s categories respectively here on Sunday. Cheptegei and Sarah won $26,000 … Read more

Tejaswin Shankar confident of breaking 8000-point barrier

Tejaswin Shankar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With the wait to better his high jump national record getting longer and torturous, Tejaswin Shankar is now looking to the decathlon for comfort. He is now aiming to become the first Indian to break the 8000-point barrier in the multi-eventer and feels he could get there soon. … Read more

Reset and refocused – Mukund hopes to find his rhythm again

S. Mukund. | Photo: Kamesh Srinivasan In the intensely competitive world of tennis, it is easy to lose one’s way — and game — in the rat race for rankings. Experience has taught 28-year-old S. Mukund the need to occasionally step back and re-focus, get stronger with one’s game and fitness. Mukund has slipped to … Read more

Sinner returns, tennis reels, and a new era stumbles into focus

In mid-February, when Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month ban from tennis after entering into a case-resolution agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for two positive tests in March 2024 for the banned anabolic steroid clostebol, many in the tennis world thought that the Italian had gotten away lightly. After the International Tennis Integrity Agency … Read more

Why India’s doubles stars deserve more respect and recognition

Indian tennis is healthy. There are Indian players competing at all levels – from the $15,000 tournaments on the professional circuit, to the ATP tournaments to the prestigious Masters events all the way up to the Grand Slam tournaments. Week in and week out there are Indians competing in the business end of competitions across … Read more

Asian under-14 tennis | Sendilkumar enters second round

Coming in as a replacement in the second tournament, M. Sendilkumar fought his way to a 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-3 victory over Gwar Si of Myanmar in the first round of the Asian under-14 tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Monday. In the girls’ section, Srishti Kiran had a 6-0, 6-2 win over Amanda Teng … Read more

Zeel Desai meets doubles partner Anastasiia in Monastir ITF final

Fifth seed Zeel Desai beat second-seeded Arabella Koller of Austria 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in the semifinals of the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Monastir, Tunisia, on Saturday. Zeel will challenge her doubles partner Anastasiia Gureva in the final. The top-seeded Zeel and Anastasiia lost the doubles final 4-6, 2-6 to third seeds Abigail Rencheli … Read more

Cheptegei, Chepngeno lead the field in TCS World 10K run

Cheptegei, Chepngeno and Geay. | Photo Credit: PTI The 17th edition of the TCS World 10K run, with nearly 35,000 enthusiastic participants, is set to liven up an idyllic Sunday morning here.  The streets of central Bengaluru will wear a festive look bright and early, as the event commences at 5.30 a.m. with the elite … Read more