India’s Velavan Senthilkumar secured his eighth Professional Squash Association Tour title by winning the Batch Open Challenger event here. Also Read: Seven Indian shuttlers to compete in Paris Oly World No. 58 Senthilkumar beat Frenchman Melvil Scianimanico 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 in the final on Sunday. “Melvil played really well and there was a lot of crowd support for him as well. I had to be sharp from the start till the end, glad I could do that,” said top seed Senthilkumar. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
30 April,2024 08:05 AM IST | Paris | PTISeven Indian shuttlers, including former world champion PV Sindhu, have officially qualified for the Paris Games across four categories based on their Olympic Games Qualification rankings. Also Read: India seal place in quarters with 5-0 win over England While Sindhu and ace singles men’s shuttlers HS Pranoy and Lakshya Sen had sealed their Olympic spots long back, the formality was completed on Monday, the cut-off date set by BWF. The other qualifiers include the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and women’s pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
30 April,2024 08:00 AM IST | New Delhi | AgenciesDefending champions India sailed to the knockout stage of the Thomas Cup with a 5-0 rout of England in a Group C contest here on Monday. India notched up a second consecutive win to qualify for the quarter-finals. HS Prannoy returned to winning ways, defeating Harry Huang 21-15, 21-15 to give India a 1-0 lead. Also Read: Silva to leave Chelsea at end of the season The star pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were stretched to three games by Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the first doubles fixtures before 2022 world champions bronze medallist picked up a 21-17, 19-21, 21-15 win in one hour five minutes. Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth recorded a 21-16, 21-11 victory over Nadeem Dalvi to give India an unassailable 3-0 lead. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
30 April,2024 07:55 AM IST | China | PTINational champion Velavan Senthilkumar brushed aside Hong Kong’s Andes Ling to enter the final of the Batch Open squash tournament in Paris. Senthilkumar, who is ranked 58 in the world, won his semi-final match 11-2, 11-1, 11-6 in 22 minutes on Saturday night. The Indian will face Frenchman Melvil Scianimanico for the title. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
29 April,2024 07:39 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIIndian men’s recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav shocked reigning Olympic champions South Korea in a historic win to land an Archery World Cup gold medal after 14 years, here on Sunday. This triumph over the archery powerhouse in well over a decade also comes as a boost to their chances of securing a berth in the upcoming Paris Olympics. The trio of Dhiraj, Tarundeep and Pravin showed ice-cool composure to get the better of mighty Koreans without dropping a set. In a battle between the top-two seeds of the competition, India won 5-1 (57-57, 57-55, 55-53), taking their gold medal count to five in the season-opening Stage 1 World Cup. Meanwhile, Deepika Kumari faltered in the final hurdle to settle for a silver in the women’s recurve individual section. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
29 April,2024 07:36 AM IST | Shanghai | PTIIsharani Baruah and Anmol Kharb shone bright as the Indian women’s team entered the quarter-finals of the Uber Cup badminton tournament with a lopsided 4-1 win over Singapore in the second tie of group A, here on Sunday. Asian champions India, who had defeated Canada 4-1 in the opening tie, produced another fine show as they recovered from the opening match loss of Ashmita Chaliha and went on to win the rest of the contests with ease to come up trumps. China blanked Canada 3-0 in another group A match and the result was enough for both India and their Asian neighbours to seal the quarter-final spot. With the twin victories, India are now placed in the second position behind China in Group A. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
29 April,2024 07:34 AM IST | Chengdu (China) | PTIIAS officer Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj won silver medal in Spanish Para Badminton International in Toledo, Spain. Yathiraj, a Paralympic silver medallist, lost to Frenchman Lucas Mazur 18-21, 6-21 in the men’s singles SL4 final. “Won Silver Medal in Spanish Open [ Level 1] Para Badminton Championships 2024 held at Toledo, Spain from 23rd to 27th April,” he wrote on X. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
29 April,2024 07:31 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSShooter Maheshwari Chauhan on Sunday sealed India’s 21st quota place for the Paris Olympics by winning silver in the women’s skeet event on the concluding day of the ISSF Final Olympic Qualification Championship Shotgun in Doha. Maheshwari, competing in her maiden ISSF Final, lost 3-4 to Chile’s Francisca Crovetto Chadid in a shoot-off for gold, after both were tied at 54 hits in the 60-shot final. It is India’s second Paris quota place in the women’s skeet. “I am thrilled. There has been a lot of hard work over the years to get here. I am a bit bummed about the shoot-off, but overall, it has been very satisfying,” said Maheshwari after the final. The day began with the Indian on top of the qualification pile, but a final round score of 23 meant she would qualify for the top-six final in fourth position. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
29 April,2024 07:29 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIDefending Olympic 100 meters champion Marcell Jacobs posted a time of 10.11 seconds to finish second in the East Coast Relays on Saturday in his first race in nearly eight months. Olympic 200m champion Andre De Grasse of Canada won the race in Jacksonville, Florida, with the same time as Italy’s Jacobs. American Trayvon Bromell, a two-time 100m world championship bronze medallist was third, in 10.14. The finishing order was confirmed when organisers of the meeting issued revised times for De Grasse and Bromell after the first published times put Bromell in first place. The 29-year-old Jacobs, a surprise winner of Olympic gold in Tokyo in 2021, posted his time with 0.9 m/sec wind assistance. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
29 April,2024 07:27 AM IST | Miami | AFPStar India sprinter Hima Das will return to action at the Indian Grand Prix 1 on Tuesday in Bengaluru after a disciplinary panel of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) gave the green signal to her following a hearing last month, according to sources. The 24-year-old Hima was last year provisionally suspended by the NADA for three whereabout failures in 12 months. Her name figured in the women's 200m race entry list for the Indian Grand Prix 1 on April 30, prepared by the Athletics Federation of India. "She was set free in a hearing by the NADA Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel last month," an Indian athletics team source told PTI on conditions of anonymity. The source did not elaborate about how the NADA disciplinary panel cleared her to compete again. Hima had won a 400m individual silver at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. She was also a part of the gold and silver-winning women's 4x400m and mixed 4x400m relay quartets in Jakarta. The runner from Assam was not named in the Hangzhou Asian Games team last year due to an injury she had sustained earlier this year. She last ran a race -- a 200m -- during the Indian Grand Prix in Bengaluru in April last year, where she won a gold with a time of 23.77 seconds. After that, she missed the whole of 2023 season. Also Read: Why sprinter Hima Das owes it to coach Nipon In September last year, it had come to light that Hima committed three whereabout failures in a one-year period and she was provisionally suspended by the NADA. At that time also, there was no clarity on whether Hima's whereabouts failure related to filing or missed test. She had faced a maximum two-year ban if proven guilty, which can be reduced to a minimum of one year depending on the degree of her fault. Under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules, any combination of three whereabouts failures -- filing failure and/or missed test -- within a period of 12 months constitute an anti-doping rule violation. Athletes included in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) must provide full address for their overnight location, the name and full address of each location where they train, work or conduct other regular scheduled activities, as well as the usual time-frames of each activity. RTP athletes must also identify a 60-minute window and location for each day of the quarter, during which they must be available for testing. Failure to comply with whereabouts and testing obligations will result in a whereabouts failure. A lower-back problem has been troubling Hima for the past few years. Indian athletics chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair had earlier said that Hima had suffered a hamstring injury too in April last year just before a Grand Prix event in Bengaluru, and she has been on "medical investigation and treatment". That was why Hima missed the Federation Cup and the National Inter-State Championship in 2023, which was the final selection event for the Hangzhou Asian Games. (With agency inputs)
28 April,2024 07:00 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentThe Indian men's recurve team of Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav, and Dhiraj Bommadevara secured a gold at the ongoing Archery World Cup in Shanghai on Sunday. Meanwhile, Indian shooter Deepika Kumari won silver in the women's individual recurve event. In the mixed team recurve event, India's Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara claimed a bronze. India concluded the Archery World Cup 2024 with a total of eight medals: five gold, two silvers, and one bronze. On Saturday, Indian archers delivered a stunning performance as the compound archers clinched five medals, including four golds. The Indian men's recurve team, comprising Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav, and Dhiraj Bommadevara, faced off against Republic of Korea's Kim Woojin and Kim Je Deok, Lee Woo Seok, securing a remarkable 5-1 victory. This win marked India's first World Cup gold medal in men's recurve team archery in 14 years. Also Read: India’s Jyothi shoots hat-trick of golds "HISTORY REPEATED! The #TOPS Athlete trio of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav become part of history as the Indian Recurve team defeats Korean Recurve Team after 14 years. The South Koreans are formidable in this event, having won 6 out of a possible 9 Olympic Recurve Team Gold medals. Let's give it up for this magnificent team," SAI Media wrote on X. HISTORY REPEATED!The #TOPS Athlete trio of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav become part of history as the Indian Recurve team defeats Korean Recurve Team 🏹 after 1️⃣4️⃣ years ⏳The South Koreans are formidable in this event, having won 6 out of a possible 9… pic.twitter.com/uKPMLOpEtm — SAI Media (@Media_SAI) April 28, 2024 In the mixed team recurve event, the Indian pair of Ankita and Dhiraj clinched a bronze medal by defeating Mexico 6-0. Star Indian shooter Deepika Kumari earned a silver medal in the women's individual recurve event by defeating South Korea's Nam Suhyeon 6-0 in the semifinals. However, she fell short against South Korea's Lim Sihyeon in the gold medal match. "RETURNING IN STYLE! Ace archer and former World no 1 @ImDeepikaK bags Silver medal on her return to #Archery World Cup after losing the final to South Korea's Lim Si-Hyeon. India end the #ArcheryWorldCup Stage 1 in Shanghai with a total of 8 medals, creating history for highest number of Gold medals and the highest Medal tally at a single World Cup stage. A historic outing for team India," SAI Media wrote on X. RETURNING IN STYLE!Ace archer 🏹 and former World no 1 @ImDeepikaK bags Silver medal on her return to #Archery World Cup after losing the final to South Korea's Lim Si-Hyeon.India end the #ArcheryWorldCup Stage 1 in Shanghai with a total of 8️⃣ medals, creating history for… pic.twitter.com/9v2FRxstI8 — SAI Media (@Media_SAI) April 28, 2024 This was Deepika's second consecutive medal upon her return to the international tournament after taking a break. (With agency inputs)
28 April,2024 05:55 PM IST | Shanghai | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
