Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi NEW YORK: Maaya Rajeswaran Revathi, the 15th seed, made a confident start to her US Open girls’ singles campaign, seeing off 15-year-old American Emery Combs in the first round.The 17-year-old Indian got off to a quick start against the world No. 92, racing to a 4-0 lead, but Combs fought back to…
CHENNAI: The road to the World Test Championship (WTC) final for India is getting tougher, with every series carrying greater significance. The task has become even more challenging after they failed to win the final Test against Sri Lanka recently.India’s next step takes them to New Zealand for a two-Test series, having not won there…
Bengaluru: The BCCI’s decision to send a full-strength squad to the Asian Games later this month has brought one name into focus – Jasprit Bumrah. The premier India pacer has not played for India since the second ODI against England in Cardiff in July, when he limped off after suffering an impact injury to his…
PV Sindhu competes against China’s Wang Zhi Yi, unseen, in a women’s singles badminton match during the BWF World Championships, at IGI Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: PV Sindhu will have almost her entire support staff spearheading her medal campaign at the Asian Games, with the sports ministry clearing the names of…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will convene a Special General Body Meeting (SGBM) on Tuesday to adopt its amended constitution in line with the national sports governance act, 2025, in what is set to be a significant constitutional exercise for the apex Olympic body ahead of its elections, which sees the first four-year…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, left, and Chirag Shetty clinch China Masters Super 750 title after defeating China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in a three-game thriller, in Shenzhen, China. (PTI Photo) A day after becoming the first Indian pair to win the China Masters title, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have now trained their sights…
Karnataka batter Karun Nair has taken a subtle but pointed swipe at South Zone after being overlooked for the playing XI in the ongoing Duleep Trophy final against East Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.Nair, who was part of the South Zone squad, was left out of the XI for both the semi-final and the…
Duleep Trophy final Live: East Zone moved into a position of overwhelming strength in the Duleep Trophy final after a record-breaking batting display against South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. Ishan Kishan and Kumar Kushagra turned the contest heavily in East Zone’s favour as they powered their side to 708 before being…
Viswanathan Anand loses on time to Magnus Carlsen (GCL Photos) BENGALURU: The fast-paced world of chess has seen many terms evolve over time. “Flagging” is one of them. It generally refers to winning a game purely on time when an opponent’s clock hits 0:00, regardless of the evaluation on the board. From the perspective of…
Naomi Osaka’s US Open campaign came to an end in the fourth round, but the former world No. 1 walked away from Flushing Meadows with a sense of perspective rather than disappointment.The two-time US Open champion was beaten by Elena Rybakina in a one-sided contest on Monday, ending a run that had also seen Osaka…