SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship: Veer in men’s final; Akanksha, Anahat to face off in women’s summit clash
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SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship: Veer in men’s final; Akanksha, Anahat to face off in women’s summit clash

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On a day of sub-30 minute semifinals and straight-game wins, three Indians - Akanksha Salunkhe, Anahat Singh, and Veer Chotrani - made it to the finals of the SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy in Chennai on Thursday. Like at the Western India Open in Mumbai in December, top seed Akanksha and the 17-year-old Anahat will face off in the women’s final on Friday. After Akanksha ousted Joshna Chinappa 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 in 25 minutes, Anahat disposed of South African Hayley Ward 11-6, 11-3, 11-4 in the shortest match of the tournament so far. QUARTERFINAL REPORT | Top-seed Akanksha beats Egyptian Nadien, sets up semifinal clash against compatriot Joshna A striking aspect of Anahat’s game is her exploitation of the sidewalls to good effect.

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"They were without Hardik Pandya, which was a big setback": Navjot Singh Sidhu on Mumbai Indians defeat against Chennai Super Kings
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"They were without Hardik Pandya, which was a big setback": Navjot Singh Sidhu on Mumbai Indians defeat against Chennai Super Kings

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi March 24 : Former New Zealand captain and batter Kane Williamson shared his thoughts on Rohit Sharma's dismissals against left-arm pacers, Rohit got out on in the third match of Indian Premier League 2025 where Mumbai Indians were taking on Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, reported Jio Hotstar. "They were without Hardik Pandya, which was …

Akanksha, Anahat to face off in all-Indian women’s final; Chotrani in men’s summit clash
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Akanksha, Anahat to face off in all-Indian women’s final; Chotrani in men’s summit clash

The Hindu  

On a day of sub-30 minute semifinals and straight-game wins, three Indians - Akanksha Salunkhe, Anahat Singh, and Veer Chotrani - made it to the finals of the SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy here on Thursday. After Akanksha ousted Joshna Chinappa 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 in 25 minutes, Anahat disposed off South African Hayley …

SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship: Top-seed Akanksha beats Egyptian Nadie, sets up semifinal clash against compatriot Joshna
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6 days, 14 hours ago

SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship: Top-seed Akanksha beats Egyptian Nadie, sets up semifinal clash against compatriot Joshna

The Hindu  

Top seed Akanksha Salunkhe rallied from 1-2 down to win 11-8, 10-12, 4-11, 11-8, 11-9 versus Egyptian Nadien Elhammamy in the women’s quarterfinal of the SRFI Indian Tour Squash Challenge - a PSA Challenger event - at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy here on Wednesday. With this win, Akanksha has set up a semifinal clash with fellow Indian Joshna …

Four Indians in semifinals
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Four Indians in semifinals

The Hindu  

Top seed Akanksha Salunkhe rallied from 1-2 down to win 11-8, 10-12, 4-11, 11-8, 11-9 against Egyptian Nadien Elhammamy in the women’s quarterfinal of the SRFI Indian Tour Squash Challenge - a PSA Challenger event - at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy here on Wednesday. With this win, Akanksha set up a semifinal clash with fellow Indian Joshna Chinappa, …

SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship: Akanksha, Anahat, and Joshna enter quarters
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SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship: Akanksha, Anahat, and Joshna enter quarters

The Hindu  

Top-seeded Indians Akanksha Salunkhe, Anahat Singh, and Joshna Chinappa won their respective second-round fixtures to qualify for the women’s quarterfinals of the SRFI Indian Tour Squash Championship, a PSA Challenger event, at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy on Tuesday. Anahat blew away Egyptian Lojayn Gohary’s challenge, 11-8, 11-4, 11-2, in 20 minutes. Joshna, on the other hand, faced a …

SRFI Indian Tour 2025: Harinder crashes out in the first round of PSA Challenger squash event
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SRFI Indian Tour 2025: Harinder crashes out in the first round of PSA Challenger squash event

The Hindu  

Malaysian Duncan Lee, 22, proved too good for the 35-year-old Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, as he secured a 13-11, 11-7, 11-6 victory in the men’s first round of the Squash Rackets Federation of India Indian Tour Squash Championship - a PSA Challenger event - at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy in Chennai on Monday. Lee found the tin once …

Indian sports wrap, March 15: Saurav Ghosal pulls out of the HCL Challenger Tour squash tournament
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Indian sports wrap, March 15: Saurav Ghosal pulls out of the HCL Challenger Tour squash tournament

The Hindu  

SQUASH India’s Saurav Ghosal has pulled out of the HCL Challenger Tour squash tournament scheduled in Chennai from March 17 to 21 due to an issue with his hip. I am in touch with a specialist and will try to figure it out.” -Team Sportstar WRESTLING Indian wrestlers Antim, Reetika book spots for Asian championships Paris Olympians Antim Panghal, Reetika …

Indian sports wrap, March 7: Vani wins back-to-back titles at Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour leg, five-day camp in Bengaluru for visually-challenged cricketers
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Indian sports wrap, March 7: Vani wins back-to-back titles at Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour leg, five-day camp in Bengaluru for visually-challenged cricketers

The Hindu  

GOLF Solid Vani makes no mistake on back nine to win second straight title Vani Kapoor played a perfect back nine with one birdie and eight pars to card 1-under 71 and register a comfortable three-shot win over Ridhima Dilawari and Rhea Jha in the fifth leg of Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in Gurugram on Friday. -Press Trust of …

Qualifier Akanksha ousts second seed Cirez
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Qualifier Akanksha ousts second seed Cirez

The Hindu  

Qualifier Akanksha Nitture knocked out the second seed Carlota Cirez of Spain 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the second round of the $40,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Ahmedabad Tennis Foundation courts on Wednesday. Shrivalli Bhamidipaty had to fight her way past Humera Baharmus in three sets to set up her third round match against fifth seed Haruka Kaji of …

Indian sports wrap, February 14: Manas Dhamne loses in quarterfinals of Monastir ITF tournament
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Indian sports wrap, February 14: Manas Dhamne loses in quarterfinals of Monastir ITF tournament

The Hindu  

TENNIS Manas Dhamne loses ITF tournament in Monastir Manas Dhamne was beaten 6-2, 6-1 by Kenny De Schepper of France in the quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Monastir, Tunisia. -Kamesh Srinivasan GOLF Yuvraj Sandhu wins Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship Yuvraj Sandhu carded another round of two-under 68 to win the season-opening Tata Steel PGTI Players …

Indian sports wrap, February 2: Indians cause upsets to make final round of qualifying at Chennai Open
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Indian sports wrap, February 2: Indians cause upsets to make final round of qualifying at Chennai Open

The Hindu  

Manish, Siddharth, Chirag make final round of qualifying at Chennai Open ATP Challenger TENNIS India’s Chirag Duhan, Siddharth Vishwakarma and Manish Sureshkumar knocked out seeded players in the first round of qualifying at the Chennai Open ATP Challenger on Sunday. - Team Sportstar WEIGHTLIFTING Vaishnav Thakur breaks snatch NR in men’s 102kg weightlifting but ‘one-legged’ Jagdish wins gold Maharashtra weightlifter …

2024 Year in Sports, Squash: Olympic inclusion, young stars show promise, Saurav Ghosal retires
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2024 Year in Sports, Squash: Olympic inclusion, young stars show promise, Saurav Ghosal retires

The Hindu  

It was yet another breakthrough year for Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh while Indians Squash star Saurav Ghosal announced his retirement. April HCL Squash Tour Chennai: Anahat Singh added another title to her collection by winning the women’s singles event. HCL Squash Tour Kolkata: Anahat Singh secured yet another women’s singles title, highlighting her consistent performance throughout the year. Sunil …

Indian sports wrap, December 22: Anahat Singh wins third straight Western India Slam title
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Indian sports wrap, December 22: Anahat Singh wins third straight Western India Slam title

The Hindu  

SQUASH Anahat defends title at Western India Slam Two-time champion Anahat Singh continued her dominance with a commanding 3-0 win over top seed Akanksha Salunkhe in an all-Indian women’s final of the 79th Western India Slam -- a USD 9,000 Professional Squash Association Challenger event -- in Mumbai on Sunday. In the men’s final, second seed Ameeshenraj Chandaran of Malaysia …

Indian sports wrap, December 13: Shrivalli enters semifinals in Solapur ITF tournament
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Indian sports wrap, December 13: Shrivalli enters semifinals in Solapur ITF tournament

The Hindu  

TENNIS Shrivalli beats third seed to enter semis Shrivalli Bhamidipaty saved two match points at 4-6 in the tie-break to beat third seed Tiantsoa Rajaonah of France 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the USD 25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the District Sports Complex in Solapur on Friday. The results: Singles : Bunyawi Thamchaiwat bt Eva Garkusha 3-6, …

Indian sports wrap, December 11: Shrivalli Bhamidipaty sails into second round of ITF women’s tennis tournament
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Indian sports wrap, December 11: Shrivalli Bhamidipaty sails into second round of ITF women’s tennis tournament

The Hindu  

TENNIS Shrivalli Bhamidipaty sails into second round of ITF women’s tennis tournament Shrivalli Bhamidipaty raced past Ekaterina Reyngold 6-4, 6-1 to set up a second round clash against Punnin Kovapitukted of Thailand in the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the District Sports Complex on Wednesday. The results: Singles : Eva Garkusha bt Tanisha Kashyap 6-2, 7-5; Valentini Grammatikopoulou bt …

Guwahati Masters 2024: Anmol Kharb stuns defending champion Lalinrat Chaiwan, reaches semifinals
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Guwahati Masters 2024: Anmol Kharb stuns defending champion Lalinrat Chaiwan, reaches semifinals

The Hindu  

Anmol Kharb kept her cool under relentless pressure to upset defending champion Lalinrat Chaiwan of Thailand in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 tournament on Friday. READ | Syed Modi International 2024 badminton review: Finding silver linings in a year of turmoil Other Indians, who made it to the semifinals, included men’s singles third seed Sathish …

Indian sports wrap, November 11: Junior World Cupper Rohit helps Haryana into quarters of Hockey Men’s Senior Nationals
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Indian sports wrap, November 11: Junior World Cupper Rohit helps Haryana into quarters of Hockey Men’s Senior Nationals

The Hindu  

HOCKEY Haryana storms into quarterfinals of Senior Men’s Nationals Two-time champion and last year’s finalist Haryana stamped its authority with a 8-0 victory over Mizoram in a Pool B contest of the Hockey India-14th Senior National men’s championship at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Monday, thereby cementing its place in the last eight. -PTI TENNIS ITF Masters 700: Bhavesh …

Indian Sport Wrap, June 11: Shagun Kumari bounces back at the AITA National series junior tennis tournament
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Indian Sport Wrap, June 11: Shagun Kumari bounces back at the AITA National series junior tennis tournament

The Hindu  

Top seed Shagun Kumari bounced back from slow start to bet Mannat Awasthi 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the under-18 girls second round of the AITA National series junior tennis tournament at the CLTA Complex on Tuesday. The results : Under-18 boys: Shanker Heisnam bt Prabhsifat Singh 6-2, 6-1; Amtya Ohlyan bt Saksham Shh 6-3, 6-3; Dhruv Ghanghas bt Abhinav Chaudhari …

HCL Squash Tour: Anahat Singh, Ravindu Laksiri emerge champions
9 months, 2 weeks ago

HCL Squash Tour: Anahat Singh, Ravindu Laksiri emerge champions

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan Ravindu Laksiri was declared the winner as second seed Rahul Baitha failed to turn up for the men’s final in the Chennai leg of the HCL Squash Tour, a PSA Challenger event at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy here on Saturday. They said, ‘He’s not here.’a READ | Teenager Anahat Singh, unbeaten in 2024, chases third straight …

Indian sports wrap, May 23: Senthilkumar, Abhay advance at QSF 3 squash in Doha
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Indian sports wrap, May 23: Senthilkumar, Abhay advance at QSF 3 squash in Doha

The Hindu  

SQUASH Senthilkumar, Abhay advance at QSF 3 squash in Doha National champion Velavan Senthilkumar and Asian Games medallist Abhay Singh made a winning start at the prestigious USD 53,500 QSF 3 squash, a PSA World Tour Bronze event, in Doha. The results Men: Ravindu Laksiri bt Vaibhav Chauhan 11-1, 11-5, 11-2; Diwakar Singh bt Athbi Hamad 6-11, 5-11, 11-8, 14-12, …

Indian sports wrap, April 18: Akanksha Salunkhe moves into quarters of Squash Asian Qualifying event
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Indian sports wrap, April 18: Akanksha Salunkhe moves into quarters of Squash Asian Qualifying event

The Hindu  

SQUASH Salunkhe moves into quarters of Asian Qualifying event of World Championship squash Indian women squash player Akanksha Salunkhe defeated Malaysia’s Thanusaa Uthrian in the opening round of Asian Qualifying event for the World Championship in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. - Kamesh Srinivasan The results: $164,000 Challenger, Acapulco, Mexico Doubles : Antoine Bellier & Luca Sanchez bt Arjun Kadhe & …

Indian sports news wrap, December 10
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, December 10

The Hindu  

SNOOKER National Billiards & Snooker: Malkeet emerges 6-Red snooker champion, Advani finishes 4th Malkeet Singh emerged as the National 6-Red snooker men’s champion, beating his RSPB colleague E. Pandurangaiah in the final at the ongoing National Billiards and Snooker Championships in Chennai. - Team Sportstar TABLE TENNIS National Ranking Tournament: Record five-title sweep for Ankolika; Aditya tames Akash for fourth …

Indian sports news wrap, November 26
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, November 26

The Hindu  

TENNIS Rashmikaa grabs maiden ITF title at Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty graduated from being a National champion to an international champion when she annexed her maiden ITF title with the Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour honours defeating Zeel Desai. Results - Women’s singles Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty bt Zeel Desai 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 …

79th National Squash Championships: Top seed Tanvi Khanna beats Rathika and makes it to the finals
1 year, 4 months ago

79th National Squash Championships: Top seed Tanvi Khanna beats Rathika and makes it to the finals

The Hindu  

Top seed Tanvi Khanna had a fairly straightforward straight games win, 11-1, 11-5, 11-8, over Rathika Suthanthira Seelan in the semifinal to enter the women’s final of the 79th National squash championships at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy here on Wednesday. “Obviously, you’re always really concerned when you’re down. But mostly I’m very happy with my performance it was …

79th National Squash C’ship: Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna enter semifinals
1 year, 4 months ago

79th National Squash C’ship: Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna enter semifinals

The Hindu  

Second seed Anahat Singh defeated Pooja Arthi 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 and Diya Yadav 11-7, 11-2, 11-2 in the round-of-16 and quarterfinal matches to make it to the women’s semifinals of the 79th National squash championships at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy here on Tuesday. Top seed Tanvi Khanna also had seemingly easy outings as she beat Tanishka Jain 11-7, …

79th National squash championship: Abhay Singh, Tanvi Khanna named top seeds
1 year, 4 months ago

79th National squash championship: Abhay Singh, Tanvi Khanna named top seeds

The Hindu  

Hangzhou Asian Games medal-winners Abhay Singh and Tanvi Khanna are the men’s and women’s top seeds at the 79th National squash championship to be held from November 17 to 23 at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy in Chennai. Abhay Singh is the men’s defending champion and this will be his third time participating in the championship. Ramit Tandon and …

Indian sports news wrap, October 18
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, October 18

The Hindu  

KABADDI Eight teams qualify for playoffs of Yuva Kabaddi Series 2023; title race begins in Madurai Palani Tuskers and Chola Veerans among eight teams extended their sensational run to qualify for the final round of the Yuva Kabaddi Series Monsoon Edition 2023, which kickstarts at the Fatima College Indoor Stadium in Madurai. RESULTS €750,950 ATP, Stockholm, Sweden Doubles : Yuki …

Prisha upsets under-14 top-seed Divya to enter semis of Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

Prisha upsets under-14 top-seed Divya to enter semis of Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023

The Hindu  

Prisha Shinde of Maharashtra caused a big upset in the quarterfinals of the ongoing 28th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023 by defeating top-seed Divya Ramesh of Tamil Nadu to enter the semifinals at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Thursday. The boys’ U-16 category also saw some top-notch tennis action as Tamil Nadu’s Thirumurugan V overcame the challenge …

Sejal Bhutada defeats fifth seed Sharmada Balu in women’s quarterfinals of Fenesta National Tennis Championship
1 year, 5 months ago

Sejal Bhutada defeats fifth seed Sharmada Balu in women’s quarterfinals of Fenesta National Tennis Championship

The Hindu  

Sejal Bhutada sustained a strong game to beat the fifth seed Sharmada Balu 6-4, 6-2 in the women’s quarterfinals of the Fenesta National tennis championship at the DLTA Complex on Wednesday. On another hot day, the 14-year-old Sejal ranked a modest 3290 in the world among juniors, and a trainee of coach Hemant Bendre in Pune played fearless, unmindful of …

Joshna, Tanvi, Anahat assure India a medal by reaching semis of women's squash team event in Asian Games
1 year, 5 months ago

Joshna, Tanvi, Anahat assure India a medal by reaching semis of women's squash team event in Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

The India women's squash comprising Joshana Chinappa, Tanvi Khanna and Anahat Singh advanced to the semi-final of the team event at the Asian Games 2023 despite suffering a 0-3 loss to Malaysia in their Pool B match on Thursday. This assured the India women's squash team a medal as both losing semi-finalists in squash get a bronze in this Games …

Indian squash teams continue winning run
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian squash teams continue winning run

Hindustan Times  

The Indian squash players continued their impressive run at the Asian Games, registering easy wins in the men's and women's team competitions here on Wednesday. In the first match, 15-year-old Anahat Singh eased past Krishna Thapa 11-7 11-1 11-2, before Joshna Chinappa beat Bipana Bhlon 11-4 11-2 11-2. The Indian women's team had earlier blanked Pakistan 3-0 in its opening …

Asian Games squash: Indians have it easy against Pakistan and Singapore
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games squash: Indians have it easy against Pakistan and Singapore

Hindustan Times  

The Indian squash contingent began its Asian Games campaign with comfortable victories over Singapore and Pakistan, in the men's and women's team competitions respectively here on Tuesday. 15-year-old Anahat Singh in action The women's team comprising 15-year-old Anahat Singh, veteran Joshna Chinappa and Tanvi Khanna blanked Pakistan 3-0 in its opening Pool B match. The first singles saw Asian Games …

Sai Sudharsan hungry to build on India A, domestic cricket success
1 year, 7 months ago

Sai Sudharsan hungry to build on India A, domestic cricket success

The Hindu  

Ever since his heroics in the IPL, where he scored a brilliant 96 in the final for Gujarat Titans against Chennai Super Kings, B. Sai Sudharsan’s stock has been rising as he hops from one tournament to another. Days after the IPL, he continued his purple patch in the TNPL, where he amassed 371 runs in six games with four …

Indian sports wrap, July 15
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian sports wrap, July 15

The Hindu  

Here is all that is happening in the world of sports of Indian interest BOXING SSCB crowned champions at the 5th Junior Boys National Boxing Championships The reigning champions services sports control board SSCB proved their mettle once again to finish on top at the 5th Junior Boys National Boxing Championships in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. Third seed Swastik Sharma beat …

Anahat Singh - A teenager’s squash-buckling journey to greatness
1 year, 10 months ago

Anahat Singh - A teenager’s squash-buckling journey to greatness

The Hindu  

Nearly a year ago at the Commonwealth Games, Anahat Singh was on the brink of becoming the new poster girl for Indian squash. So, yeah, I feel like until the next Commonwealth Games or until I get a medal in a major tournament, I’ll keep saying that 2022 is the biggest year for me,” says Anahat. More stories from the …

Indian sports news wrap, April 12
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, April 12

The Hindu  

TENNIS Maaya Rajeshwaran enters Asian U-14 semifinals Shivtej Shirfule beat Dharma Pantaratorn of Thailand 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the boys quarterfinals of the Asian under-14 tennis tournament at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. In the girls section, Maaya Rajeshwaran sailed into the semifinals, but Harithashree Venkatesh was beaten by Eva Korysheva of Kazakhstan 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. …

Asian Junior Squash Championship: Indian Men and Women Enter Semifinals
2 years, 1 month ago

Asian Junior Squash Championship: Indian Men and Women Enter Semifinals

News 18  

The Indian men and women teams entered the semifinals of their respective events in the HCL 21st Asian Junior Team Squash Championship 2023 on Friday. On the final day of round-robin play, the Indian men’s team seeded second, edged out Malaysia 2-1 with Paarth Ambani and Shaurya Bawa scoring crucial wins after Krishna Mishra was beaten by Harith Danial Bin …

India Open 2023: Defending champion Lakshya Sen knocks HS Prannoy out in 1st round
2 years, 2 months ago

India Open 2023: Defending champion Lakshya Sen knocks HS Prannoy out in 1st round

India Today  

India's top ranked men's singles player HS Prannoy crashed out of the India Open 2023 in the very first round on Tuesday, 17 January. Lakshya, the defending champion at the India Open dominated Prannoy with body shots and deceptions in front of the net to make life very difficult for the 8th ranked shuttler in the world. Lakshya was a …

National Squash Championship: Joshna Chinappa Storms into Final
2 years, 3 months ago

National Squash Championship: Joshna Chinappa Storms into Final

News 18  

Top-seeded Joshna Chinappa outclassed Akanksha Salunkhe in straight games in the semifinals of the women’s singles event in the 78th National Squash Championship on Friday. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Boot Chinappa, the highest ranked Indian woman in the world, beat …

Senior National Squash Championships: Teen star Anahat Singh the final hurdle for Joshna Chinappa
2 years, 3 months ago

Senior National Squash Championships: Teen star Anahat Singh the final hurdle for Joshna Chinappa

The Hindu  

Standing between Joshna Chinappa and her 19th title is a petite and frail-looking 14-year-old Anahat Singh. When the 36-year-old takes on the teenager, in the summit clash of the Senior National Squash Championships here on Saturday, the contest will be one for the ages. While Joshna breezed past Akansha Salunkhe 11-9, 11-9, 11-8, Anahat made light work of Tanishka Jain …

Saurav, Ramit, Sunayna opt out of Senior National squash championships 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

Saurav, Ramit, Sunayna opt out of Senior National squash championships 2022

The Hindu  

Three top players–two in men and one in women–have pulled out of the HCL-78th Senior National squash championships beginning here on Wednesday, giving the men’s and women’s field an open look. Defending men’s champion Saurav Ghosal, Ramit Tandon and Sunayna Kuruvilla have opted out for different reasons. While Ghosal had informed beforehand Squash Rackets Federation of India of him being …

National Squash Championship to begin from December 4 in Chennai
2 years, 3 months ago

National Squash Championship to begin from December 4 in Chennai

The Hindu  

The 78th SRFI HCL National Squash Championship will be hosted by the Tamil Nadu Squash Rackets Association under the aegis of the Squash Rackets Federation of India in Chennai, at the Indian Squash and Triathlon Academy from December 4 to 10. The national championship returns after skipping one year due to COVID-19. Joshna Chinappa, 18-time national champion, will defend her …

Rashmi Kumari, K. Srinivas emerge national carrom champions
2 years, 4 months ago

Rashmi Kumari, K. Srinivas emerge national carrom champions

The Hindu  

Rashmi Kumari and K. Srinivas won the women’s and men’s titles in the 50th National carrom championship at the NDMC Talkatora Indoor Stadium. K. Srinivas beat Jugal Kishor Dutta of Assam 22-25, 25-11, 25-11 for the men’s title. The results: Men : K. Srinivas bt Jugal Kishor Dutta 22-25, 25-11, 25-11; Third place: Prashant More bt Sandeep Dive 25-6, 25-15. …

36th National Games, Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal Retires With Back Injury; G Sathiyan, Manika Batra, Harmeet Desai Through to Semis
2 years, 6 months ago

36th National Games, Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal Retires With Back Injury; G Sathiyan, Manika Batra, Harmeet Desai Through to Semis

News 18  

Top seed G Sathiyan was the highest ranked player standing between Gujarat’s hopes of bagging the top two spots in men’s singles after second seed A Sharath Kamal had to retire from his quarterfinal clash due to back pain. Though Thakkar kept pace with the top seeds’ style of play, he wasn’t able to crack his defence when it mattered …

National Games 2022: Third seed Sanil Shetty Survives Scare to Advance to Third Round
2 years, 6 months ago

National Games 2022: Third seed Sanil Shetty Survives Scare to Advance to Third Round

News 18  

Former national champion and third seed Sanil Shetty survived a scare even as men’s singles stars including top seed G Sathiyan and second seed A Sharath Kamal registered easy victories to advance to the third round of the table tennis competition in the 36th National Games. The individual competition at the PDDU Indoor Stadium took off with local mixed doubles …

Commonwealth Games: Squash stars Joshna Chinappa, Saurav Ghosal advance to round of 16
2 years, 7 months ago

Commonwealth Games: Squash stars Joshna Chinappa, Saurav Ghosal advance to round of 16

Firstpost  

Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla’s campaign ended after she lost to Malaysia’s Aifa Azman 7-11, 7-11, 7-11. India’s Ramit Tandon withdrew from the men’s singles round of 32 match due to an injury Birmingham: India’s ace squash players Joshana Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal advanced to the round of 16 after easy wins in their respective women’s and men’s singles matches at the …

India at CWG 2022: Teen titan Anahat Singh breaks the mould for Games debut
2 years, 7 months ago

India at CWG 2022: Teen titan Anahat Singh breaks the mould for Games debut

Firstpost  

Squash sensation Anahat Singh is all set to make her senior debut at the Commonwealth Games for India as the youngest member of the team. Kolkata: Player-turn coach Ritwik Bhattacharya had no doubt in his mind when he urged 14-year-old Anahat Singh’s parents to enter the prodigious talent for the 2022 Commonwealth Games trials’ draws. 1 among players up to …

July 7, Indian sports news wrap
2 years, 8 months ago

July 7, Indian sports news wrap

The Hindu  

BOXING Chandigarh, UP boxers make strong start at youth boxing nationals Led by the 2021 Asian junior champion Rohit Chamoli, four Chandigarh boxers registered comprehensive victories on the opening day of the 5th Youth Men's and Women's National Boxing Championships. On the other hand, Dolly had to work hard in a thrilling 3-2 win against Tamil Nadu's Madhumitha H. P. …

July 4, Indian sports news wrap
2 years, 8 months ago

July 4, Indian sports news wrap

The Hindu  

TENNIS AITA women's tournament: Qualifier Sonal knocks out top seed Sachi in first round Qualifier Sonal Patil knocked out the top seed Sachi Sharma 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Rs 100,000 AITA women’s tennis tournament at the Joygaon Academy on Monday. Second seed Shefali Arora beat lucky loser Gurleen Singh 7-5, 6-3 to set up a second …

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