Successful partnership: Jeevan and Vijay won their sixth title as a pair. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Top seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth beat second seeds Blake Bayldon and Matthew Romios of Australia 3-6, 6-3, [10-0] in the doubles final of the Pune Metropolitan $160,000 Maha Open Challenger tennis tournament at the … Read more
On February 15, in the immediate aftermath of the announcement of a case resolution agreement between World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and World No. 1 Jannik Sinner that resulted in the latter being banned for three months for two positive tests in March 2024 for the substance clostebol, three-time Major champion Stan Wawrinka put out a … Read more
Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka shakes hands with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz after winning their quarter final match. | Photo Credit: Reuters Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz lost for just the second time this year on Thursday when 25th-ranked Jiri Lehecka beat him 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open. Alcaraz’s only other defeat in 2025 was to Novak … Read more
Aishwarya Mishra won the women’s 400m National Games athletics gold in Dehradun in 51.12s which took her to the fourth place in India’s all-time list in the event on Sunday. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Uttar Pradesh’s Sachin Yadav won gold in men’s javelin throw at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on Wednesday. | … Read more
Andy Murray looks set to remain as Novak Djokovic’s coach likely through the French Open. File photo | Photo Credit: Edgar Su Andy Murray looks set to remain as Novak Djokovic’s coach likely through the French Open. The 24-time Grand Slam champion told the ATP Tour’s in-house media channel Tuesday that Murray has agreed to … Read more
Defending champion Valentin Vacherot sailed into the quarterfinals of the Challenger tennis tournament in Pune on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Defending champion Valentin Vacherot of Monaco eased past qualifier Masamichi Imamura of Japan 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the Pune Metropolitan $160,000 Maha Open Challenger tennis tournament at the Balewadi Stadium … Read more
Italy’s Matteo Berrettini shakes hands with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic after winning his round of 32 match at the Qatar Open. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Novak Djokovic was upset by Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) at the Qatar Open in the Serb’s first match since exiting the Australian Open with a … Read more
Silver medalist Koki Ikeda, of Japan, poses during the medal ceremony for the men’s 20km race walk at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: AP Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda, a former Olympic silver medalist, has been banned for four years for doping, the Athletic Integrity Unit said Friday. … Read more
Manas, right, gave a good account of himself against Harris. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Wild card Manas Dhamne went down fighting 4-6, 4-6 to top seed Billy Harris of Britain in the first round of the Pune Metropolitan $160,000 Maha Open Challenger tennis tournament at the Balewadi Stadium on Tuesday. Despite the big difference … Read more
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning his round of 32 match against Croatia’s Marin Cilic. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz overcame Croatian veteran Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4 Monday to reach the round of 16 at the Qatar Open. The 36-year-old Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion who has fallen to No. 192 in the rankings, … Read more
Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia hits a return to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain during the final match at the Delray Beach Open tennis tournament Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in Delray Beach, Fla. | Photo Credit: AP Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic saved two match points on the way to a gritty 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory over Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich … Read more
Novak Djokovic urged tennis authorities to overhaul the sport’s anti-doping system, pointing to “inconsistencies” in cases involving top stars Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP Novak Djokovic on Monday urged tennis authorities to overhaul the sport’s anti-doping system, pointing to “inconsistencies” in cases involving top stars Jannik Sinner and Iga … Read more
Going the distance: Sachin Yadav produced a personal best 84.39m and broke the meet record by more than two metres while winning the gold. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Thrilled! Haryana’s Pooja took gold in women’s high jump. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Tamil Nadu’s Vithya Ramraj won the women’s 400m hurdles. | Photo: RITU … Read more
Coppejans. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Eighth seed Alexis Galarneau of Canada proved too strong for wild card Karan Singh as he cruised to a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the first round of the Pune Metropolitan $160,000 Maha Open Challenger tennis tournament at the Balewadi Stadium on Monday. There was no further good tiding for … Read more
Second seed Billy Harris fought his way to the final in the Delhi Challenger tennis tournament on Saturday. | Photo: Kamesh Srinivasan Second seeds NIki Poonacha and Courtney Lock were beaten 6-4, 6-3 by the unseeded Japanese duo of Masamichi Imamura and Rio Noguchi in the doubles final of the Dafanews $100,000 Delhi Open Challenger … Read more
Stunning performance: Chanda bettered her own three-year-old Games record and her personal best to win gold in the women’s 800m. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Praveen Chithravel clinched gold in men’s triple jump. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Sensational: Mohammed Afsal worked his way from the back of the pack to win the men’s 800m. … Read more
Champion Kyrian Jacquet receiving the Delhi Open Challenger trophy from the AITA president Anil Jain on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Kyrian Jacquet did it again within a fortnight. The 23-year-old Frenchman enjoyed the Indian conditions as he won his second successive title, beating second seed Billy Harris 6-4, 6-2 in the final of … Read more
Jannik Sinner’s long doping saga came to an end on Saturday after he agreed to a three-month ban from tennis. File photo | Photo Credit: Clive Brunskill Jannik Sinner’s long doping saga came to an end on Saturday after he agreed to a three-month ban from tennis, the world number one admitting “partial responsibility” for … Read more
Soaring high: Dev Kumar Meena set the first National athletics record of this edition while retaining his National Games gold. | PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR Short work: Tajinderpal Singh Toor comfortably won the men’s shot put gold with an opening effort. | PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR Extra special: Niharika Bashisht won the women’s triple jump, … Read more
File photo of Jannik Sinner. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban for doping having tested positive for a banned substance last year following a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), it said on Saturday (February 15, 2025). WADA had appealed to the Court of … Read more
Maharashtra’s Aishwarya Mishra broke her own women’s 400m National Games record (clocking 51.12s) while winning the gold at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on Sunday, 09 February 2025. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR What a shocker! Quartermiler Aishwarya Mishra has thrown up many surprises in the past. She has skipped meets and then … Read more
Odisha’s Animesh Kujur, centre, wins the men’s 100m gold at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on Saturday, 08 February 2025. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Can’t be! That’s what everyone who were watching the men’s 100m final from the trackside appeared to say as the results came up on the giant screen a … Read more
When Toni Nadal reaches out to say that he has been watching your game, following your on-court progress, and that he will be seeing you at the prestigious Rafa Nadal Academy soon, it’s not just any phone call. It’s confirmation that you are not just another player in the crowd. During a single, unforgettable week … Read more
Good going: Poonacha and Lock combined well throughout the tournament. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Niki Poonacha kept the Indian hopes alive as he made the doubles final in partnership with Courtney Lock of Zimbabwe, beating third seeds Jay Clarke and Johannes Ingildsen 6-2, 7-6(1) in the $100,000 Delhi Open Challenger tennis tournament at the … Read more
Shintaro Mochizuki recovered in time to reach the quarterfinals of Delhi Open Challenger tennis on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Shintaro Mochizuki of Japan stopped the fine run of qualifier Hynek Barton of Czech Republic 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the Dafanews $100,000 Delhi Open Challenger tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex … Read more
Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Elena Rybakina said on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) that she was “disappointed” with the WTA Tour’s decision to ban her former coach Stefano Vukov following the governing body’s investigation into a potential breach of its code of conduct. “I’m just disappointed with the situation, and … Read more
Asian champion sprint hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, Asian Games 800m silver medallist Mohammed Afsal, Asiad triple jump bronze medallist Praveen Chithravel and star quartermiler Vithya Ramraj are some of the stars who will be in action in the National Games athletics competition which begins at the Maharana Pratap Sports Complex here on Saturday. While the men’s … Read more
Services’ Ishaque Eqbal capped a fine run and won the tennis men’s singles title. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Vaidehee Chaudhari of Gujrat won women’s tennis gold. | Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Services’ Ishaque Eqbal capped a fine run and won the tennis men’s singles title in the National Games at the Parade Ground Stadium … Read more
Winning start: Mukund stayed focused to turn the match around in his favour. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan After a hesitant start when he had lost the first set, and had dropped serve in the first game of the second, Davis Cupper S. Mukund bounced back strongly to outwit lucky-loser Sascha Wayenburg of France 4-6, … Read more