BILLIARDS Pankaj Advani wins silver medal at WBL World Matchplay Billiards Championship Pankaj Advani, India’s most decorated cueist, settled for a silver medal after a narrow defeat against David Causier in the final of the WBL World Matchplay Billiards Championship in New Delhi. In a best-of-15 contest, where fortunes swung from one side to another, … Read more
HOCKEY Madhya Pradesh defeated Punjab 3-2, while Karnataka overcame Puducherry by an identical margin in Division A to enter the quarterfinals of the 15th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship here on Thursday. Captain Yousuf Affan (4’) scored the first goal for Madhya Pradesh, followed by Mohit Karma (18’) and Saddam Ahmed (45’) as the … Read more
HOCKEY Chandigarh, Telangana, Delhi and Kerala won their matches in Division B while Punjab emerged victorious in Division A on the sixth day of the 15th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2025 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. In the opening match of the day, Chandigarh defeated Uttarakhand with a commanding scoreline of 9-0 in Pool … Read more
TABLE TENNIS Phantom Stars wins inaugural Table Tennis Super League Maharashtra Phantom Stars capped off a dominant campaign by clinching the inaugural Table Tennis Super League (TTSL) Maharashtra title with a flawless triumph, winning all seven ties across the league and knockout stages, including a commanding 14-8 victory in the final against PBG Pune Jaguars … Read more
From India beating Uzbekistan in Asia-Oceania WJT position playoffs to the Kerala Football Association felicitating former India captain I. M. Vijayan, here’s all that happened in the world of Indian sports on Saturday, April 5. FOOTBALL KFA felicitates Vijayan and triumphant National Games teams Football great I.M. Vijayan lauded the Kerala Football Association’s (KFA’s) move … Read more
GOLF Two-time champion and four-time runner-up, SSP Chawrasia has been given a special invitation by the title sponsor for the USD 2.25 million Hero Indian Open golf championship to be played at the DLF Golf and Country Club from Thursday. The 46-year-old Chawrasia has six international titles, and two of them were won at the … Read more
BASKETBALL India qualifies for FIBA Asia Cup 2025 with thrilling win over Bahrain India pulled off a coup, displaying spunk and excellent end-game skills to outwit Bahrain 81-77 in a thriller on Saturday night to qualify for the FIBA men’s Asia Cup 2025. India will now travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Continental tournament … Read more
GOLF Diksha off to solid start with 4-under 67 in Australia Undeterred by the missed cut last week, Indian golfer Diksha Dagar, a two-time Ladies European Tour winner, shot a fine 4-under 67 to be placed tied fourth after the first round of the Ford Women’s NSW Open in Wollongong on Thursday. Starting from the … Read more
HOCKEY On Day 2 of the final phase of the National Women’s Hockey League 2024-2025, Hockey Association of Odisha, Manipur Hockey and Hockey Haryana secured wins in the respective games. In the first match, Odisha defeated Maharashtra 1-0 in Pool A. Dipika Barwa (57’) scored again in the second consecutive game for Odisha to take … Read more
HOCKEY Haryana, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh register wins at National Women’s Hockey League 2024-2025 The final phase of the National Women’s Hockey League 2024-2025 saw Hockey Haryana, Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Madhya Pradesh register wins in their respective matches. In the first match of the day, Hockey Haryana defeated Manipur Hockey 7-1 in Pool … Read more