Decision to axe hockey from CWG is sad news, says India forward Mandeep Singh
The Indian men's hockey team forward Mandeep Singh called the decision to exclude hockey from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ‘sad news’ for Indian hockey.
The Indian men's hockey team forward Mandeep Singh called the decision to exclude hockey from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow ‘sad news’ for Indian hockey.
Five Olympics-bound Indian boxers minus Amit Panghal, will head to the Olympic Centre in Saarbrucken, Germany for a month-long training camp starting June 28 as part of their final preparations ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Commonwealth Games champion Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra will lead a six-member table tennis team for the Paris Olympics.
'Dangal' narrates the story of the Haryana sisters Geeta and Babita Phogat, who became India's first women wrestlers to appear in international competitions and win medals.
Amit Panghal (51kg) pulled off a stunning 5-0 win over reigning world champion Sanzhar Tashkenbay.
Sports has no boundaries and this cliche was proved by Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra who called on Pakistani javelin thrower Muhammad Yasir after the 25-year-old won a bronze medal at the Asian Athletic Championships in Bangkok
Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, defeated the world No. 29 Canadian pair of Catherine Choi and Josephine Wu 21-16, 21-17 in the round of 32 of the BWF Super 500 tournament.
Ace doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Reddy also made it to the last eight after recording comfortable straight games win over Danish Duo Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede.
Victoria’s decision to withdraw as host of the Commonwealth Games scheduled for 2026 has caused both surprise and consternation within the nations that make up the grouping. Nearly a century old, the games were first held in 1930 and then named the British Empire Games.
Sindhu overwhelmed Sung Shuo Yun of the Chinese Taipei 21-14,21-12 in the round of 16 of women’s singles. Lakshya Sen, meanwhile, beat the Czech Republic’s Jan Louda 21-8, 23-21 in his second-round match.
