Manika loses to Xiaoxin
The Hindu
Manika Batra’s defeat to Monaco’s Yang Xiaoxin ended India’s search for an Olympic berth from the World singles qualification tournament in Doha on Monday.
Yang, ranked 44th, defeated Manika 11-9, 11-4, 8-11. 11-4, 11-9 to move within one victory from booking a place in the Tokyo Games. Earlier, Sutirtha Mukherjee and G. Sathiyan lost in the quarterfinals of their respective pools. Russia’s Polina Mikhailova, ranked 46th, stopped Sutritha 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5. Sathiyan, after a first round bye, surrendered tamely to Italy’s Mihai Bobocica 11-7, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5.
Rafael Nadal's retirement from tennis leaves a void, but his legacy of resilience and greatness will endure.
Marnus Labuschagne discusses India's confidence after loss to New Zealand, warns Australia not to underestimate them.
Pankaj Mohite and Bhavani Rajput shine in 29-29 draw between Puneri Paltan and UP Yoddhas in Pro Kabaddi League.
Indian blind cricket team denied permission to travel to Pakistan for T20 World Cup due to security concerns.
Anupama Upadhyaya stuns Beiwen Zhang to advance in China Masters, while Sumeeth and Sikki Reddy also progress.
India advances to the women's Asian Champions Trophy final after defeating Japan 2-0, facing China in the championship match.
India's Junior Asia Cup hockey team, led by defender Amir Ali, aims for success after recent Sultan of Johor Cup victory.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri confident ‘world class’ Yashasvi Jaiswal will return from Australia as a better batter and also backed Virat Kohli to fire in all the Test matches.
Shafali Verma dropped from India's women's ODI team for poor performance, Harmanpreet Kaur to lead against Australia.
India holds Malaysia to a 1-1 draw in FIFA International Friendly with a comeback goal by Rahul Bheke.
Omkar Salvi appointed as RCB's bowling coach after successful stint with Mumbai, eager to join for IPL 2025.