Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the trophy after winning the Monte Carlo Masters | Photo Credit: Reuters Carlos Alcaraz defeated an injury-striken Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 to win the Monte Carlo final on Sunday(April 13, 2025) and secure his sixth Masters 1000 career title. Alcaraz cruised to his first Monte Carlo trophy and his … Read more
Praveen Chithravel on his way to winning the tripe jump gold at the Federation Nationals in Kochi on Thursday, April 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Two years ago, when triple jumper Praveen Chithravel broke the National record with a stunning 17.37m in Cuba, many had wondered how genuine it was. Was he tested … Read more
Team India on a victory lap after qualifying for the Billie Jean King Cup World Group play-offs. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Five years after playing a sterling role in partnership with Sania Mirza, Ankita Raina did it once again, in taking India to the Billie Jean King Cup World Group play-offs, by winning the … Read more
Dalilah Muhammad says events like the Grand Slam Track give athletes more opportunities. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The Grand Slam Track, a professional track and field league, intends to boost the profile of the sport. The event, the brainchild of former sprinter Michael Johnson, offers prize money substantially greater than what athletes receive in … Read more
India qualified for the World Group play-off in the Asia Oceania Billie Jean King Cup tennis in Pune on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan India rose to the occasion in a gripping climax as Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare entertained the fans to take India past Korea with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Kim … Read more
With many top quartermilers skipping the National Federation athletics championships here, the Athletics Federation of India has decided not to send the women’s 4x400m relay team for next month’s Asian Championships in Gumi, South Korea. National Games champion Aishwarya Mishra, this season’s fastest 400m runner, and last year’s topper Kiran Pahal missed the Federation meet … Read more
India beat Singapore 3-0 in the play-off match for the minor placings in the Asia-Oceania WJT under-14 boys’ tennis championship in Kuching, Malaysia, on Saturday. India will next play Indonesia in the match for the ninth to 12th places. Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan and Hong Kong reached the semifinals and booked their berth in the World … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz huffed and puffed his way into the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Carlos Alcaraz huffed and puffed his way into the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals with a 4-6 7-5 6-3 victory against local favourite Arthur Fils, who will be ruing his missed chances as holder Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked … Read more
Animesh Kujur of Odisha speeding to victory in the men’s 200m gold. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Shaili Singh with her mentor Anju Bobby George after bettering the latter’s meet mark in the women’s long jump. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Animesh Kujur could not contain himself, leaving out a loud roar of … Read more
Vithya hurdling her way to glory in the 28th National Federation athletics championships in Kochi on Wednesday | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Olympian Vithya Ramraj appears to be in National record-breaking form this season. The 26-year-old from Tamil Nadu broke the six-year-old women’s 400m hurdles meet record at the 28th National Federation athletics championships here … Read more
Sohyun Park continued to outplay her opponents and take Korea forward. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Lulu Sun and Monique Barry ensured New Zealand’s qualification as they won their singles matches against Thailand, for the team’s fourth straight victory in as many matches, in the Asia-Oceania Billie Jean King Cup women’s tennis at the Balewadi … Read more
Olympic gold medallist Nadeem could feature alongside Neeraj and Peters. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Some of the biggest names in world javelin including two-time world champion Anderson Peters, current World leader Curtis Thompson, 2016 Olympic champion Thomas Rohler and former world champion Julius Yego will be in action at the Neeraj Chopra Classic at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru … Read more
Pranav, right, shocked a strong field to clinch the sprint gold. | Photo Credit: R. K. Nithin Pranav Pramod Gurav felt a bit of a shiver as he lined up for the men’s 100m final in the 28th National Federation Athletics Championships at the Maharaja’s Stadium here on Monday evening. With four of the six … Read more
The event which is the brainchild of India’s ace-javelin star will be held in Bengaluru from May 24 instead of Panchkula due to technical issues Some of the biggest names in world javelin including two-time world champion Anderson Peters, current World leader Curtis Thompson, 2016 Olympic champion Thomas Rohler and former world champion Julius Yego will … Read more
Jena will have to contend with Sachin and Rohit in men’s javelin. | Photo Credit: R. K. Nithin This has been a season of surprises. Quartermiler Aishwarya Mishra and javelin thrower Sachin Yadav produced some stunning personal bests at the Dehradun National Games, their season-opener, in early February. And a few weeks ago, Gurindervir Singh … Read more
A slew of dope cases rocked Indian athletics with junior national team chief coach Ramesh Nagpuri suspended by the NADA for “complicity” in doping while seven athletes were also in dock for “evading” tests . Two more coaches — Karamveer Singh and Rakesh — were also suspended for “complicity” and “administration of prohibited substances” respectively. … Read more
Servin Sebastian. | Photo Credit: File photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Servin Sebastian continued his good form this year and clocked another impressive performance to win the 20km event at the 12th Indian Open race walking competition here on Saturday. Sebastian clocked 1:21.46, close to his personal best of 1:21.23 that he managed at the National … Read more
KOCHI Long jumper M. Sreeshankar, the Commonwealth and Asian Games silver medallist, will miss the Asian Athletics Championships set to begin in the South Korean city of Gumi on May 27. Sreeshankar was forced to miss last year’s Paris Olympics with a knee injury — he underwent surgery for that in Qatar — and now … Read more
Avinash Mukund Sable. File. | Photo Credit: AP National record-holding 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable will feature in the season-opening Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen, China on April 26, which will have a top-class field, including reigning Olympic and world champion Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco. Paris Olympics and World Championships bronze medallist Abraham Kibiwot of … Read more
Vaidehi Chaudhari laid the foundation for India’s dominant performance. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Shrivalli Bhamidipaty starred in India’s victory. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Shrivalli Bhamidipaty played a spell-binding game for more than two hours and a half to beat Hong Yi Cody Wong 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-3 to clinch the tie for India against … Read more
Aditya hit the sand at 7.74m to seal the long jump gold in the Indian Open athletics meet at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Participating in his first event since the 2024 Paris Olympics, much was expected from long jumper Jeswin Aldrin. The 23-year-old, however, failed to … Read more
Jeswin Aldrin has set his sights on qualifying for the | Photo Credit: File photo: K.R Deepak Having trained in Florida, USA for the last three months, Jeswin Aldrin is now looking forward to his first event of the season—the Indian Open Meetings at the Nehru Stadium here on April 15. The current National record … Read more
Amiya Mallick topped the field but the 32-year-old was far from his best, clocking 10.66 seconds to win the 100m at the third Indian Open athletics meet at the Birsa Munda Stadium here on Thursday. The former National record holder, with a personal best of 10.26s, was returning to action after 2023 and although he … Read more
Amiya will hope to prove he still has the speed to match the new group of Indians. | Photo Credit: File Photo: RITU RAJ KONWAR Veteran sprinter Amiya Kumar Mallick will return to action after a long break, hoping to prove he still has the speed to match the new group of Indians when he … Read more
Dipanshu Sharma continued his impressive form with a personal best throw of 75.04m to take top spot in men’s javelin at the 1st Indian Open athletics meet at the War Hero Stadium here on Tuesday. It is also the third best throw in the world in Under-20 this year, behind Ewald Jansen’s two throws. Among … Read more
With the top Indian track and field stars prioritising the Federation Cup later this month, the first Indian Open athletics meet here on Tuesday will be a chance for some of the rising stars to push themselves and improve performances. Among those will be Jyoti Rakesh, the 22-year old champion at the National Games and … Read more
Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo shakes hands with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (down) after winning the Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament round of 32 tennis match on the Ranier III court at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. | Photo Credit: AFP Novak Djokovic’s latest bid to win a 100th career title ended on Wednesday (April … Read more
File photo of Gurindervir Singh. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Gurindervir Singh stormed into the record books, smashing the men’s 100m national record with a blistering 10.20-second run in a top-class field at the Indian Grand Prix 1, in Bengaluru on Friday (March 28, 2025). The 24-year-old Punjab sprinter, representing Reliance, eclipsed the previous … Read more
Women’s National 100m hurdles record holder Jyothi Yarraji is among the leading names who will compete in the Indian Grand Prix 1-2025 at SAI (NSSC) here on Thursday. Moumita Mondal, who finished second to Jyothi in the National Games last month, once again lines up against her rival. The women’s 100m hurdles field also includes … Read more
Sailing the Whitsunday islands. Surfing an iconic Gold Coast break. Rowing in a crocodile-inhabited river in Rockhampton. Extra tourism-focused venues and a new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium to be built in inner-city parkland have been unveiled as part of a major overhaul of planning for the 2032 Brisbane Games. David Crisafulli, the third premier of Queensland … Read more