Sindhu, a former champion, fought back strongly after a one-sided opening game loss but faltered in the decider, going down 9-21, 21-19, 17-21 in a gripping 62-minute contest
The Indo-Chinese pair started strong, racing to a 3-0 lead in the opening set
The former No. 1 had a disrupted build-up to the first Grand Slam of the year, retiring from the final in Auckland, again with an abdominal injury
Serbian star Novak Djokovic powers into last 16 despite experiencing breathing problems during three-set win over Czech Tomas Machac in Melbourne
The World No. 1 remained on track to win her third consecutive Melbourne Park title, but only after a rollercoaster scrap that lasted more than two hours on Rod Laver Arena
Gukesh became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion, while Manu became the first Indian athlete to win twin medals in a single Olympics
It’ll allow you to go faster in the last part. If you overcook it in the first half, it is really hard to recover
The shiny top layer of the two bronze medals, won by Bhaker in women's 10m air pistol and 10m mixed team with Sarabjot Singh, peeled off exposing the core
The Mongolian-born 33-year-old has been the only top-ranked sumo for more than three years, and only 73 wrestlers have reached his level in the history of the centuries-old sport
Manu Bhaker finished third to secure a bronze medal in the final of the Women's Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympics, last year. The 22-year-old completed her performance with 22 shots, accumulating a score of 221.7. She narrowly missed surpassing second-place Yeji Kim by just 0.1 points in the penultimate series
Second-seeded Swiatek next faces 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, who recovered from an early break in the second set to hold off Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-5
Before D Gukesh's feat, the legendary Garry Kasparov of Russia was the youngest world chess champion when he won the title at the age of 22, dethroning Anatoly Karpov in 1985. The other two recipients of the country's highest sporting honour were men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Praveen Kumar
Second-seeded Swiatek next faces 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, who recovered from an early break in the second set to hold off Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-5
17 January,2025 01:18 PM IST | Melbourne | AP | PTIBefore D Gukesh's feat, the legendary Garry Kasparov of Russia was the youngest world chess champion when he won the title at the age of 22, dethroning Anatoly Karpov in 1985. The other two recipients of the country's highest sporting honour were men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Praveen Kumar
17 January,2025 12:40 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIn the boys U-16 final, Dr Antonio Da Silva (Dadar) cruised to a 56-27 win over St Anne’s (Malad). Anuj Chougule’s five defensive catches proved to be the clincher for the victors
17 January,2025 08:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Rufus VedanayagamThe elite international athletes spoke at a press meet held at the Marathon press centre on Thursday afternoon
17 January,2025 08:01 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentThe Indo-Mexican duo defeated the Dutch-Kazakh pair 6-4, 6-3 in just over an hour in their opening men’s doubles clash
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In the Australian Open, Serbia tennis great Novak Djokovic broke Switzerland's Roger Federer's record. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)
In his debut Australian Open, the American ranked 121 stunned the World No. 5 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (8/10), 1-6, 7-6 (10/7) in a nailbiter and faces France’s Corentin Moutet in the next round
17 January,2025 07:52 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP
World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik fights back to beat Australian wild card Tristan Schoolkate 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3; says it’s always tough to play against someone he doesn’t know
17 January,2025 07:48 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP
The Ferrari Plate, the other Class V race, saw the day's shortest priced favourite, Flashman (Vivek G up), winning easily for trainer Bezan Chenoy. Vivek G was the sole professional to score more than once on the Thursday card
17 January,2025 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Prakash Gosavi
Title contenders Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, recovered from an opening game reversal to beat Japan’s Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura 20-22 21-14 21-16 to inch closer to the crown
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Neeraj Chopra's mother, Saroj Devi, celebrated her son's silver medal win at the Paris Olympics, equating it to gold due to his impressive performance despite an injury. She also praised Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who won gold, acknowledging the hard work of all athletes. Meanwhile, Adille Sumariwalla, President of the Athletics Federation of India, lauded Chopra for his resilience, calling him a "tiger" for his remarkable effort and season’s best throw, highlighting his champion spirit in overcoming adversity.
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