Ramkumar in action. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP The Indian Davis Cup team looked like a happy place after the host took a 2-0 lead on Day One of its tie against Togo on Saturday with smiles and banter, things missing for a while now from the team’s locker room. And Sasikumar Mukund admitted … Read more
From being ‘banned’ for pulling out of national duty to leading India’s Davis Cup charge against Togo, Sasikumar Mukund has come a long way in the last one year. On Saturday, the 28-year old will be hoping to live up to the expectations that come with being the highest ranked player in the fray. Or … Read more
The U.S. Open is expanding to 15 days this year, shifting to a Sunday start for the first time in the Open era that began in 1968. Fans who subscribed for ticket information from the USTA were informed of the change for the season’s last Grand Slam tennis tournament — and its new dates of … Read more
Services triple jumper A.B. Arun, who lost his National Games gold after failing a dope test, has been given a four-year suspension. The 26-year-old had stunningly won the gold with 16.79m, a Games’ record breaking Asian Games bronze medallist Praveen Chithravel’s record 16.68m (2022), in Goa late last year. The National Anti-Doping Agency’s disciplinary panel, … Read more
Let’s do it: Togo will look to make an impression when it takes on India. | Photo Credit: special arrangement When India’s opponent for its next Davis Cup fixture was announced, many would have struggled to place the tiny nation of Togo on the world map, leave alone its chances against the home team. Watching its … Read more
Pragmatic: Karan, third from left, while calling it an honour to play for India, is being realistic about his chances of getting a match. With Indian tennis in a churn for the past couple of years and uncertainties around the availability of several top players for national duty for a variety of reasons, the upcoming … Read more
The pinnacle of sport as you know it. Grand Slam tennis – there’s nothing like it. There’s no room for error. Perfection is the norm. Anything below, and you will struggle to keep up. Show the slightest sign of crumbling — one bounce more than optimal before your serve, two extra sips of water to … Read more
Jannik Sinner of Italy poses with Norman Brookes Challenge Cup the morning after defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Of all the praise bestowed on Jannik Sinner after he won his second consecutive Australian … Read more
Prithvi Sekhar with his reward for winning the Australian Deaf tennis championship in Melbourne on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Prithvi Sekar repeated his performance of winning the Australian Open deaf tennis championship as he beat Oliver Grave of France 6-3, 6-1 in the final at the Melbourne Park on Sunday. “I am thrilled … Read more
Togo captain Alisama Agnamba, left, talks to his players M’lapa Akomlo, Liova Ajavon and Thomas Setodji during a training session ahead of the Davis Cup in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan The Togo team arrived for the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie at the DLTA Complex, without much fanfare. Its … Read more
India’s Sumit Nagal. File | Photo Credit: Reuters After spending 10 straight months in the top 100 in the ATP singles rankings, India’s Sumit Nagal on Monday (January 27, 2025) dropped out of the much-desired bracket following a string of poor shows. Veteran Rohan Bopanna lost his place in the top 20 due to an … Read more
Earlier this month, Rethin Pranav (17) had the most significant moment of his teen tennis career so far. He got to play in the main draw of the Australian Open juniors, an upgrade from playing in last year’s qualifying draw of the US Open juniors. But a left thumb injury he’d sustained in November played … Read more
Sumariwalla said there is a plan to have at least 30 domestic competitions from next season | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has plans to restructure the domestic competition and qualification system for major international events from the new (2025) season, AFI president Adille Sumariwalla said at a press conference … Read more
The only women’s match featuring Grand Slam singles champions in the third round at the Australian Open turned out to be an overpowering win by Iga Swiatek over Emma Raducanu on Saturday (January 18, 2025). Swiatek won the final 11 games of the match to beat 2021 U.S. Open champion Raducanu 6-1, 6-0 and become … Read more
Siddharth Choudhary, men’s shot put gold winner. | Photo Credit: K. Keerthivasan India’s Siddharth Choudhary and Pooja created new meet records in the men’s shot put and women’s high jump events respectively in the South Asian junior athletics meet here on Wednesday. In the last event of the day, Abinaya Rajarajan of India clinched the … Read more
Learner Tien of the U.S. celebrates after defeating Corentin Moutet of France in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on January 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP American qualifier Learner Tien became the youngest man to reach the Australian Open fourth round in 20 years as he beat … Read more
Neeraj Chopra and Avinash Sable will be spearheading the Indian challenge in the Diamond League season finale starting on September 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI/Getty Images Javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra will have lofty expectations to live up to, while for steeplechaser Avinash Sable, it would be an opportunity to make up for a … Read more
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after defeating Russia’s Mirra Andreeva during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on January 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP World number one Aryna Sabalenka swept into the Australian Open quarterfinals on Sunday (January 19, 2025) and was joined by Coco Gauff, while Novak … Read more
Unnathi finished on top in 100m hurdles in a record time. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Unnathi Aiyappa won the women’s 100m hurdles quite comfortably in a record time of 13.93s in the South Asian junior athletics meet here on Thursday, though her time here was way below her personal best of 13.66 set in … Read more
File photo of Rohan Bopanna. | Photo Credit: AP Veteran Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Chinese partner Zhang Shuai entered the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open after they got a walkover in a second round match in Melbourne on Sunday (January 19, 2025). Bopanna and Shuai were up … Read more
As expected, India dominated the South Asian junior athletics meet which concluded here on Friday, bagging a total of 48 medals (21 gold, 22 silver and five bronze medals). Sri Lanka finished second with nine gold, nine silver and 17 bronze. Bangladesh came third with three bronze medals. In the men’s 4x100m relay on Friday, … Read more
Novak Djokovic of Serbia speaks to the crowd following victory against Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic in the Men’s Singles Fourth Round match during day eight of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 19, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The host broadcaster has apologized after Novak Djokovic … Read more
Neeraj Chopra, who added a silver to his Olympic medal tally in Paris following a historic gold in the Tokyo Games, thus ended his season on a high | Photo Credit: Reuters Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra gonisingly missed the Diamond League crown by just one centimeter as he finished second for the second … Read more
Elina Svitolina was 4-1 down before she went on a roll and took 11 of the next 12 games in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Veronika Kudermetova on Monday (January 20, 2025) to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time. The 30-year-old Ukrainian is into the last eight at a Grand Slam for … Read more
Neeraj Chopra of India is competing in the men’s javelin throw final at the Doha Diamond League. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Double Olympic medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Sunday (September 15, 2024) revealed that he took part in the Diamond League season finale despite a hand injury sustained during a training session. … Read more
Zeeshan Ali. | Photo Credit: File photo: PTI For more than a decade, Zeeshan Ali was omnipresent in Indian tennis. He was the Davis Cup coach starting 2013 and was the head of the National Tennis Centre (NTC) from December, 2020. But, across a few manic months in late 2024, Zeeshan resigned as coach, and … Read more
World athletics chief Sebastian Coe and six others are among the top contenders for next year’s IOC presidency election. | Photo Credit: Reuters World athletics chief Sebastian Coe, multi-millionaire and Olympic newcomer Johan Eliasch and Zimbabwe’s Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry are among seven candidates for next year’s International Olympic Committee presidency election, the IOC said … Read more
Coco Gauff of the United States reacts in the Women’s Singles Quarterfinal match against Paula Badosa of Spain during day 10 of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 21, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Coco Gauff’s forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the … Read more
Vasanthi K. with the medals she has won over the years. | Photo Credit: SURESH ALLEPPEY Vasanthi K., a 75-year-old woman from Varanad, near Cherthala, in Alappuzha, has experienced a journey to success that was far from smooth. As a child, she faced stiff opposition from her family, who, adhering to societal norms of the … Read more
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his quarter-final match against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz | Photo Credit: Reuters Novak Djokovic on Tuesday (January 21, 2025) won a generational clash against Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open that he said was worthy of the final to close in on a record 25th Grand Slam title with Alexander … Read more