Sutirtha-Ayhika loses semis but win historic Asian Games bronze
1 year, 2 months ago

Sutirtha-Ayhika loses semis but win historic Asian Games bronze

Hindustan Times  

After plotting the greatest victory of their respective careers against China's world champions, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee turned up for the women's doubles semi-finals against Cha Suyong and Pak Sugyong winning the first four points to set off a promising start. The Mukherjees dished out another fighting display on the back of a phenomenal victory against Chinese second seeds Cheng Meng and Wang Yidi in the quarters-finals. After dragging the North Koreans to a decider while blowing them away in the sixth game, Sutirtha and Ayhika turned up for the seventh game losing the first four points to meet an anticlimactic end. The Mukherjees signed off from this Asian Games losing the semi-finals to Cha and Pak 3-4, dishing out another fighting display on the back of a phenomenal victory against Chinese second seeds Cheng Meng and Wang Yidi in the quarters-finals. The Mukherjees will check out from Hangzhou with a bronze, Indian table tennis’ first medal in women’s doubles at Asian Games and only the third ever.

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Ayhika & Sutirtha enters semifinals in women’s doubles, assured of bronze
2 months, 1 week ago

Ayhika & Sutirtha enters semifinals in women’s doubles, assured of bronze

The Hindu  

Reigning Asian Games bronze medallist, Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee became the first all-India women’s doubles pair to reach the women’s doubles semifinals of the 27th Asian table tennis championships here on Saturday. Seeded 7th, the Indian duo defeated the Korean pair of Nayeong Kim and Eunhye Lee, the 10th seed, 10-12, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8 in the quarterfinals. Other Indian …

How did India perform on Day 12 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How did India perform on Day 12 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results

Hindustan Times  

Indian fans were left extremely disappointed on Day 12 of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. India's Mirabai Chanu competes during the clean and jerk stage of the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris. Meanwhile in wrestling, Vinesh Phogat got disqualified from the women's 50kg gold medal match, as she failed to make the weight on …

India loses to Germany in women’s table tennis team event
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India loses to Germany in women’s table tennis team event

The Hindu  

India bowed out of the women’s team event after losing 3-2 to a superior Germany in the quarterfinals of the Olympics at the South Paris Arena’s table tennis venue in Paris on Wednesday. The 11th-ranked India, which qualified in the team event for the first time and creditably reached the last eight, could not match the Germans’ well-planned and controlled …

India lose to Germany 1-3 in women's Table tennis team event, Indian campaign ends in Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India lose to Germany 1-3 in women's Table tennis team event, Indian campaign ends in Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Archana Kamath gave a brief resistance but that was not enough as India lost 1-3 to technically superior Germany in the women's table tennis team event quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics here on Wednesday. Sreeja Akula and Archana Girish Kamath of India play against Yuan Wan and Shan Xiaona of Germany in the Women's Team Quarterfinal match Indian table tennis …

Sathiyan-Manika pair loses in World mixed doubles Olympic qualification
8 months, 1 week ago

Sathiyan-Manika pair loses in World mixed doubles Olympic qualification

The Hindu  

The Indian pair of G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra lost quite tamely to Javen Choong and Karen Lyne of Malaysia 9-11, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11 in the Stage-2 quarterfinals of the World mixed doubles Olympic qualification event in Havirov on Friday. Manika made numerous mistakes on her forehand as well as backhand, be it an attacking stroke or a block. …

Sathiyan and Manika lose in the quarterfinals of World mixed doubles Olympic qualification, get another shot on Friday
8 months, 1 week ago

Sathiyan and Manika lose in the quarterfinals of World mixed doubles Olympic qualification, get another shot on Friday

The Hindu  

The Indian pair of G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra went down to North Korea’s R.I. Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong 7-11, 10-12, 11-9, 6-11, 6-11 in the quarterfinals of the World mixed doubles Olympic qualification table tennis tournament in Havirov on Thursday. After putting it across the duo of Georgios Stamatouros and Malamatenia Papadimitriou of Greece 11-8, 11-9, 11-8, …

Satwik-Chirag, World No. 1 doubles pair, exit All England Championships after defeat to former champions
9 months, 1 week ago

Satwik-Chirag, World No. 1 doubles pair, exit All England Championships after defeat to former champions

Firstpost  

Satwik and Chirag, who had won the French Open last week, could not sustain the pressure on their rivals, the third seeds, and went down in a little over an hour. 1 Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowed out in the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals of the All England Badminton Championships after a straight game defeat against Muhammad Shohibul …

Indian sports wrap, February 26
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, February 26

The Hindu  

BADMINTON Indian shuttler Raksha Kandasamy wins Italian Junior singles title Indian shuttler Raksha Kandasamy maintained her dominant run to clinch the Italian Junior singles title, defeating compatriot Ananya Agrawal in the final 21-14, 21-12. -PTI Aakarshi Kashyap wins women’s singles title in Uganda International Challenge Indian shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap beat compatriot Shruti Mundada in the final to clinch the women’s …

World team table tennis c’ships: India women lose to Chinese Taipei in pre-quarters
10 months ago

World team table tennis c’ships: India women lose to Chinese Taipei in pre-quarters

The Hindu  

The Indian team’s chances of making it to the quarterfinals in the women’s section and its hopes of qualifying for the Paris Olympics became extremely narrow as it lost to fourth-seeded Chinese Taipei 1-3 in the pre-quarterfinals of the World Team table tennis championships in Busan on Wednesday. Against a team that has a World No.10 player in Chen I-Ching …

World Team Table Tennis Championship: Indian women pip Hungary 3-2
10 months ago

World Team Table Tennis Championship: Indian women pip Hungary 3-2

The Hindu  

Manika Batra’s splendid start and finish pulled India to a 3-2 victory over Hungary in the women’s section of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan on Sunday. After a disappointing display in the opening tie against China, where she lost both her matches, Manika, India’s top-ranked paddler, turned in a resolute performance, winning the first and fifth rubbers …

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships: Ayhiya Mukherjee stuns World No. 1 Sun Yingsha
10 months, 1 week ago

ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships: Ayhiya Mukherjee stuns World No. 1 Sun Yingsha

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s team went down fighting 2-3 to top seed China in their first group match of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan on Friday. Manika Batra, India’s highest ranked player at 36, caved in without much of a fight to Wang Manyu, World No.4. With the match tied at 1-1, Sreeja Akula, ranked 49, played, perhaps …

Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy go down to world champions Min Hyuk-Seung Jae in India Open Final
11 months ago

Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy go down to world champions Min Hyuk-Seung Jae in India Open Final

India TV News  

The champion India duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the India Open final in New Delhi on Sunday, January 21 as they clinched silver medal. Chirag-Satwik duo came second against the Republic of Korea duo of Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae, the reigning world champions 21-15, 11-21, 18-21. It was Chirag-Satwik's second …

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag advance to semi-finals with dominant win as Ashwini-Tanisha bow out
11 months, 1 week ago

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag advance to semi-finals with dominant win as Ashwini-Tanisha bow out

Firstpost  

Kuala Lumpur: Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached their second successive semi-finals after humbling China’s Ren Xiang Yu and He Ji Ting in straight games at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The world number 2 Indian pair, who won the Asian Games gold medal last year, looked in control during the …

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag pair advance to second round; HS Prannoy bows out
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag pair advance to second round; HS Prannoy bows out

Firstpost  

Kuala Lumpur: The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty began the new season on a winning note, advancing to the second round, while Asian Games bronze medallist HS Prannoy bit the dust in his opening-round match at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. The world No.2 doubles combination of Satwik and Chirag …

Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty advance; HS Prannoy loses in opening round
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Malaysia Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty advance; HS Prannoy loses in opening round

Hindustan Times  

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty began the new season on a winning note, advancing to the second round, while Asian Games bronze medallist HS Prannoy bit the dust in his opening-round match at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty at the 19th Asian Games, in …

Odisha Masters 2023: Ashwini-Tanisha pair, Okuhara move into semis
1 year ago

Odisha Masters 2023: Ashwini-Tanisha pair, Okuhara move into semis

The Hindu  

Former world No.1 Nozomi Okuhara cantered into the women’s singles semifinals, while ace doubles shuttlers Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto fought their way into the doubles last-four stage of the Odisha Masters Open on Friday. READ | Next Gen: Raksha Kandasamy, smashing her way to the top However, another Indian pair of Rutuparna Panda-Swetaparna Panda was ousted by Jesita Putri …

Sutirtha-Ayhika, with identical surnames, similar backstories, put Naihati on TT’s world map
1 year, 2 months ago

Sutirtha-Ayhika, with identical surnames, similar backstories, put Naihati on TT’s world map

The Hindu  

The name Madral would have remained tucked in obscurity had it not been for the extraordinary feat of two girls from this little township in Naihati. Childhood friends Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee, who came together to win the first Asian Games table tennis medal in women’s doubles, have made the world sit up and take notice. It was such …

Asian Games 2023: Satwik-Chirag of India win country’s first-ever badminton gold in Asiad at Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Satwik-Chirag of India win country’s first-ever badminton gold in Asiad at Hangzhou

The Hindu  

At the Binjiang Gymnasium in China, 30 kilometres away from India’s controversy-laden Kabaddi match, a pair in their twenties was writing their own story into the history books. Ending a 61-year-old wait for India’s first badminton gold at the Asian Games, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirat Shetty finished on top of the podium in a sport China considers its own. Satwiksairaj …

Asian Games 2023: Antim Panghal lives up to the hype after grabbing bronze; India wins second wrestling medal
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Antim Panghal lives up to the hype after grabbing bronze; India wins second wrestling medal

The Hindu  

Antim Panghal went into the Asian Games as one of India’s biggest medal hopefuls, and she fulfilled the hype, winning bronze in the 53kg for only India’s second medal in wrestling here on Thursday. That win stretched Akari’s winning streak to an incredible 128 matches – which remains unbeaten as she went on to win 10-0 against 2020 Olympic silver …

Asian Games: Dinesh Karthik keeps track of Dipika Pallikal squash Gold medal match with help from Washington, Tripathi
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Dinesh Karthik keeps track of Dipika Pallikal squash Gold medal match with help from Washington, Tripathi

India Today  

Dinesh Karthik sought the help of a few Indian cricketers in Hangzhou to keep track of Dipika Pallikal, his wife's Gold medal match in mixed doubles squash at the Asian Games. Dipika Pallikal was in action with Harinder Pal Singh early on Thursday morning and Karthik was gearing up for the World Cup opener between England and New Zealand after …

Asian Games squash | Dipika and Harinderpal bring a golden cheer for India
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games squash | Dipika and Harinderpal bring a golden cheer for India

The Hindu  

Four bronze, one silver and four editions since her Asian Games debut in 2010 later, Dipika Pallikal finally finally had a gold to her name, teaming up with old friend Harinderpal Sandhu to claim the mixed doubles and India’s second squash gold here, winning 11-10, 11-10 against Malaysia’s Aifa Binti Azman and Mohd. The duo had to dig deep into …

Asian Games: Indian men’s relay team sizzles on final night of athletics
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Indian men’s relay team sizzles on final night of athletics

Hindustan Times  

Relay races are as much about harmony and kinship as they are about running efficiency. Rajesh Ramesh, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, Amoj Jacob and Muhammed Anas Yahiya wave the national flag after securing gold medal in the Men's 4X400m Relay Final at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou Those who watched the quartet run a stunning 2 minutes, 59.05 seconds and …

Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis | Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee lose in semifinals; settle for bronze
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis | Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee lose in semifinals; settle for bronze

The Hindu  

For over an hour, the North Korean pair of Chu Suyong and Pak Sugyong came up against the yellow wall of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee. Ten errors from the North Koreans, who looked to force the issue and a backhand winner from Sutirtha Mukherjee in the opening game gave India a 1-0 lead as it looked set for another …

Ayhika-Sutirtha pair clinches bronze in women’s doubles table tennis at Asian Games 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Ayhika-Sutirtha pair clinches bronze in women’s doubles table tennis at Asian Games 2023

The Hindu  

Indian pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee lost a seven-game thriller against Republic of North Korea’s Cha Suyong and Pak Sugyong in the women’s doubles table tennis semifinal to clinch bronze at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday. India vs North Korea - Table tennis HIGHLIGHTS Sutirtha and Ayhika started off positively, winning the first game 11-7 …

Asian Games 2023: Overall medals tally, October 2 - Parul, Priti win women’s 3000m SC silver and bronze; Ancy wins long jump silver; Ayhika-Sutirtha pair wins TT bronze; India stays 4th with 60 medals
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Overall medals tally, October 2 - Parul, Priti win women’s 3000m SC silver and bronze; Ancy wins long jump silver; Ayhika-Sutirtha pair wins TT bronze; India stays 4th with 60 medals

The Hindu  

India continues to occupy the fourth spot in medal standings with 13 gold, 24 silver and 23 bronze at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. India added a bronze medal to its tally as the women’s speed skating team of Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu and Aarathy Kasturi Raj finished third in 3000m relay race. FOLLOW | Asian Games …

The Mukherjees — Ayhika and Sutirtha — who caused a flutter at Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

The Mukherjees — Ayhika and Sutirtha — who caused a flutter at Hangzhou

The Hindu  

They share the same surname. India’s dynamic duo beat China’s Meng Chen and Yidi Wang in the quarterfinal to secure a table tennis bronze for India at the Asian Games on Saturday. This ploy helped them win the World Table Tennis Contender title in Tunisia in June, a first by an Indian women’s pair. They're best friends In Hangzhou, Ayhika …

Asian Games: The Mukherjees script a miracle
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: The Mukherjees script a miracle

Hindustan Times  

Cheng Meng is the reigning Olympic singles champion in table tennis with 12 World Championships medals. Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee celebrate their win against China's Chen Meng and Wang Yidi in the women's doubles quarter-final table tennis match during the Asian Games in Hangzhou Ranked doubles world No. No mean feat, given Indian paddlers found some podium space in …

Asian Games 2023, India stuns China in table tennis: Sutirtha and Ayhika, the Mukherjees from Naihati, beat the dragon at its game in its den
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023, India stuns China in table tennis: Sutirtha and Ayhika, the Mukherjees from Naihati, beat the dragon at its game in its den

The Hindu  

They share the same surname. No wonder then that minutes after they achieved the biggest win of their career - by stunning China’s Chen Meng and Wang Yidi in the women’s doubles quarterfinal to ensure a historic table tennis medal for India at the Hangzhou Asian Games - the duo together got on to a WhatsApp call with “Roy da” …

Asian Games 2023: Sutirtha-Ayhika create history, reach women's double table tennis semis
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Sutirtha-Ayhika create history, reach women's double table tennis semis

Hindustan Times  

Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee shocked world champion Chinese pair Chen Meng and Yidi Wang to enter the women's doubles semifinals, assuring India a historic table tennis medal at the Asian Games here on Saturday. The trend followed in the second game too, as the Indians wrapped it in just 9 minutes as the Chinese players committed several unforced errors, …

Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis | Sutirtha-Aihika create history, reaches women's double semifinals
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis | Sutirtha-Aihika create history, reaches women's double semifinals

The Hindu  

Sutirtha Mukherjee and Aihika Mukherjee shocked world champion Chinese pair Chen Meng and Yidi Wang to enter the women's doubles semifinals, assuring India a historic table tennis medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on September 30. The trend followed in the second game too, as the Indians wrapped it in just 9 minutes as the Chinese players committed several …

Asian Games 2023, Table Tennis: Ayhika, Sutirtha reach semi-finals in women's doubles event, assured of a medal
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Table Tennis: Ayhika, Sutirtha reach semi-finals in women's doubles event, assured of a medal

India Today  

India's duo of Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukhrejee beat world champions and world number 2 China in the quarter-finals of the women's doubles event in table tennis. Asian Games 2023: Women's doubles Table Tennis This win assured India for its first medal in table tennis at the 2023 Asian Games. Dominated the Chinese pair as we secure a medal in …

Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra advances to quarter-finals, Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan bow out
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra advances to quarter-finals, Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan bow out

India Today  

India’s table tennis star Manika Batra has advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals in the 2023 Asian Games. Batra, a former mixed doubles bronze recipient at the Jakarta Asian Games, is set to compete against Yidi Wang, world's No. This is her final opportunity to secure a medal at the 2023 Asian Games, after losses in the mixed and women's …

Team India lose to Malaysia in the quarterfinals of Badminton World Junior Championships
1 year, 2 months ago

Team India lose to Malaysia in the quarterfinals of Badminton World Junior Championships

The Hindu  

New Delhi Team India suffered a 0-3 defeat against a formidable Malaysian team in the quarterfinals of Badminton World Junior Championships in Spokane, USA early on Friday In the mixed doubles category, Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram and Vaishnavi Khadkekar fought valiantly but lost the first match of the tie 12-21, 16-21 against Bryan Jeremy Goonting and Chan Wen Tse. In the …

Asian Games 2023: Rohan, Rutuja pair overcome Chinese Taipei, advance to mixed doubles final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Rohan, Rutuja pair overcome Chinese Taipei, advance to mixed doubles final

The Hindu  

India’s mixed doubles team of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale advanced to the final of the Asian Games tennis tournament after beating Chinese Taipei’s Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-ching Chan here at the Hangzhou Olympic Tennis Centre on Friday. Hsu, who had just won the men’s doubles gold more than an hour ago, and Chan were broken in the fourth game …

Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra enters quarterfinals in table tennis
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Manika Batra enters quarterfinals in table tennis

Hindustan Times  

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra kept her medal hopes alive after progressing to the women's singles quarterfinals but the men's team had a mixed day in the table tennis event of the Asian Games at Hangzhou on Friday. Manika Batra In a close contest, Manika defeated Suthasini Sawettabut of Thailand 4-2 and confirmed her place in the quarterfinals. Manika, …

Anant Jeet Naruka claims silver in men's skeet as Indian shooters continue stellar run in Asian Games 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Anant Jeet Naruka claims silver in men's skeet as Indian shooters continue stellar run in Asian Games 2023

Hindustan Times  

India's Anant Jeet Singh Naruka claimed the silver medal in men's skeet event at the Asian Games here on Wednesday, adding to the team gold he won alongside Angad Vir Singh Bajwa and Gurjoat Khangura. India's Narukan Anant Jeet Singh competes during the skeet men's final at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center during 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China Naruka …

Men's paddlers struggle to quarters after women bow out
1 year, 3 months ago

Men's paddlers struggle to quarters after women bow out

Hindustan Times  

Veteran Acantha Sharat Kamal raised his game just in time to help the Indian men's team escape unscathed against Kazakhstan but the women's table tennis team imploded against a resilient Thailand to bow out of the Asian Games here on Sunday. Star Indian paddler Manika Batra failed in both her singles matches as the women's team lost 2-3 to a …

Manika Batra's defeat in decider spells Indian women's table tennis team's ouster from Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Manika Batra's defeat in decider spells Indian women's table tennis team's ouster from Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

Star Indian paddler Manika Batra lost both her matches, including the deciding fifth singles, as the Indian women's table tennis team was eliminated from the Asian Games following their 2-3 defeat against Thailand in the pre-quarterfinals here on Sunday. 39 Batra first lost the opening match to 104th ranked Thai player Orawan Paranang 0-3 World No. 39 Batra first lost …

Indian men's, women's table tennis teams enter pre-quarters
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian men's, women's table tennis teams enter pre-quarters

Hindustan Times  

Indian men's and women's table tennis teams advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian Games with comprehensive 3-0 victory over Nepal and Tajikistan respectively in Group F matches here on Saturday. India women's TT team poses after securing spot in pre-quarters Indian women topped the group with two wins in as many matches, and they will face Thailand in the …

Asian Games 2023: India men’s and women’s teams advance ahead in table tennis
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India men’s and women’s teams advance ahead in table tennis

The Hindu  

The Indian table tennis teams flexed their bench strength in their respective group matches and registered victories to progress into the next round as pool toppers. The men’s team beat Tajikistan 3-0, while the women’s team beat Nepal by the same scoreline here at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park gymnasium on Saturday. India rides on ‘tsunami’ of morale boost, reaches …

Asian Games 2023 September 23 Highlights: India's both table tennis teams qualify for knockouts
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023 September 23 Highlights: India's both table tennis teams qualify for knockouts

India TV News  

After a winning start on Friday, India's men's and women's table tennis teams continued their brilliant run with a dominant performance in the Asian Games 2023 on Saturday, September 23. The men's team recorded an easy 3-0 win over Tajikistan while the women's team thrashed neighbours Nepal by 3-0 to qualify for the knockout stages. Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah …

Asian Games: Volleyball, Table Tennis Teams Shine as Balraj Panwar Rows into Final
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Volleyball, Table Tennis Teams Shine as Balraj Panwar Rows into Final

News 18  

While the off-field diplomatic tiff between the governments of India and China over the denial of accreditation to three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh getting all the attention, Indian sportspersons hogged the limelight in the field too with the country registering important wins in men’s volleyball and men’s and women’s table tennis competitions. Asian Games 2023: Medal Tally, Schedule, Results, …

India men and women paddlers start Asian Games campaign on winning note
1 year, 3 months ago

India men and women paddlers start Asian Games campaign on winning note

Hindustan Times  

The Indian paddlers began their campaign at the Asian Games on a rousing note with both the men and women teams registering wins in their respective preliminary group matches here on Friday. In their first tie of the Games, veteran Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai made short work of their Yemenese opponents to notch straight game victories. The …

Asian Games 2023: Indian Table Tennis team pips Yemen, Singapore to remain on top of Group F
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Indian Table Tennis team pips Yemen, Singapore to remain on top of Group F

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s table tennis team consolidated its position at the top of Group F with wins over Yemen and Singapore at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium on Friday. Sharath Kamal, G. Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai had straight games victories in their respective singles matches in a 3-0 sweep of Yemen. In the women’s team, Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula …

Ankita Raina guns for gold in Asian Games 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Ankita Raina guns for gold in Asian Games 2023

The Hindu  

Having tasted a singles medal in the last Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia, the country’s No.1 woman tennis player, Ankita Raina is thirsting for gold this time. “In Hangzhou, I will fight for the gold”, said Ankita, when the Indian squad left the Capital for China. READ - Ankita eyes Paris 2024 spot as history beckons in Hangzhou “It was …

Tanisha-Ashwini enter Hong Kong pre-quarterfinals, Lakshya withdraws
1 year, 3 months ago

Tanisha-Ashwini enter Hong Kong pre-quarterfinals, Lakshya withdraws

The Hindu  

Indian women’s doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open Super 500 tournament here on Wednesday. Tanisha and Ashwini beat Chinese Taipei’s Lee Chia Hsin and Teng Chun Hsun 21-19 21-19 to set up a clash with the top-seeded Japanese duo of Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara. Men’s doubles pair of …

Indian sports news wrap, September 12
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, September 12

The Hindu  

FOOTBALL Subroto Cup football to take place from September 19 Bengaluru has been added to the list of host cities for the upcoming edition of the Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, to be held from September 19 to October 23 at three venues. Girls: Nazerke Nurgali 4.5 drew with G. Tejaswini 5; Saina Salonika 4 lost to Bristy Mukherjee 5; …

Ankita Bhambri confident of a good fare ahead of Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Ankita Bhambri confident of a good fare ahead of Asian Games

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s tennis team being pruned to four members from six may be a setback. However, coach Ankita Bhambri expressed confidence that Ankita Raina, Karman Kaur Thandi, Rutuja Bhosale and Prarthana Thombare would leave their mark in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Getting ready for the preparatory camp along with the men’s team from Sunday, Ankita felt that …

Asian Table Tennis C’ships: Sutirtha slays higher-ranked opponent from Chinese Taipei
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Table Tennis C’ships: Sutirtha slays higher-ranked opponent from Chinese Taipei

The Hindu  

India’s Sutirtha Mukherjee beat higher-ranked Szu-Yu Chen to enter the women’s singles round of 32 at the Asian Table Tennis Championships here on Thursday. The world number 104 bounced back after losing the opening game against 40th-ranked Chen from Chinese Taipei to win 10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 in a round-of-64 match. Two doubles pairs enter quarterfinals Manav Thakkar and Manush …

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