India capped off a memorable Asian Boxing Championships campaign with Vishvanath Suresh clinching the gold medal in the men’s 50kg category here on Friday. Vishvanath defeated Japan’s Daichi Iwai by a dominant 5-0 margin in the final. Meanwhile, Sachin (60kg) added to the tally with a hard-fought silver medal. India finished second with five golds, three silvers, and eight bronze medals. Kazakhstan finished atop the table with six gold medals. 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
11 April,2026 10:55 AM IST | Ulaanbaatar | PTIIndia’s Ayush Shetty produced the biggest win of his career, stunning World No. 4 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia to enter the men’s singles semi-finals at the Badminton Asia Championships here on Friday. The World No. 25 Indian kept Christie under constant pressure to script an impressive 23-21, 21-17 victory in the quarter-final. Shetty led 5-3 early on in the first game, before Christie wrested control to lead 14-11. However, Shetty clawed things back at 18-18. The Indonesian earned two game points when Shetty hit long, but the Indian responded with a thunderous down-the-line smash and a sharp net winner to draw level and then earn a game point, which he converted. In the second game, Shetty came out aggressively to lead 17-13. A brief dip allowed the Indonesian to close in at 17-18, but another steep smash and a long return gave Shetty three match points, and he sealed it when Christie found the net. Shetty will next face top seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.
11 April,2026 10:50 AM IST | Ningbo | PTIIn the Badminton Asia Championships, India's star shuttler Ayush Shetty secured a dominating victory against Jonathan Christie of Indonesia in the quarterfinals of the tournament on Friday. The Indian, who is ranked 25th, defeated Christie by 23-21, 21-17 in the fierce face-off. With this, Shetty has sealed the semi-final berth in the men's singles category. This was also the first meeting between Christie and Shetty in the ongoing event. The Indonesian had clinched a gold medal in the Asian Games and Asian Championships, and was also part of the national team that managed to win the Thomas Cup in 2020. Earlier, the 20-year-old Shetty, who is the reigning US Open Super 300 champion, defeated the 20th-ranked Chinese Taipei's Chi Yu Jen in the round of 16 on Thursday. He defeated Yu Jen by 21-16, 21-12. On the other hand, India's badminton star PV Sindhu was eliminated from the women's event. She suffered a defeat by 18-21, 8-21 against second seed Wang Zhiyi of China in a 46-minute last-16 stage match. HS Prannoy, too, had a rough outing in the event. Making his appearance after recovering from a shoulder injury, he failed to secure a victory as he lost by 12-21, 19-21 against China's Weng Hong Yang. In mixed doubles, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto bowed out after a 13-21, 14-21 defeat to fourth-seeded Malaysians Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei. Unnati Hooda lost to World No. 9 Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 17-21, 9-21 in women's singles, while the women's doubles pair of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra went down 10-21, 13-21 to the Japanese duo of Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto. Badminton Asia Championship: Ayush Shetty's quarterfinals summary Relying on his height, Shetty kept producing steep smashes and took control of the game. The opening game was closely fought early on, with the scores level at 4-4 before Chi moved ahead 10-6. Later, the Indian fought his way back after the break, drawing level at 12-12 and then taking control as Chi struggled with his length, committing a series of unforced errors. He then moved to 18-14 and closed the first game. In the second game, Shetty took a lead of 4-0 before the opponent tried to make a comeback. Riding on his dominating smashes, the 20-year-old shuttler surged to 11-7 till the interval. Using aggressive returns and sharp net play to move to 16-9, he soon wrapped up the match, sealing it with a sharp backhand at the net. (With PTI Inputs)
10 April,2026 03:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe unstoppable Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan made another stride towards the title as he beat India's R Praggnanandhaa to stretch his lead to a massive two points after the end of the tenth round of Candidates chess tournament here on Thursday. Sindarov took his tally to eight points following his sixth victory in the tournament and second over the Indian. Anish Giri of the Netherlands is the lone player closest to Sindarov on six points. Praggnanandhaa is out of contention completely as he remained on four points following his third loss in the tournament. In other games of the day, Fabiano Caruana of United States was held to a draw by Wei Yi of China, American Nakamura drew with Giri while Andrey Espenko of Russia played out a draw with Matthias Bluebaum. R Vaishali, the elder sister of Praggnanandhaa, meanwhile, continued with her good form and drew with Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine to emerge as the sole leader in the women's Candidates on six points. The Indian is now followed by Muzychuk and Jiner Zhu of China who both have 5.5 points apiece. Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan defeated Jiner Zhu and moved to five points along side Russians Kateryna Lagno and Aleksandra Goryachkina. The last four rounds will decide the fate of the winner and it looks like an exciting finish is on cards in the women's section. Sindarov yet again showcased his deep opening preparation and caught Praggnanandhaa in a deeply worked on position. The Uzbek sacrificed a piece early and huge complications were on the board when Praggnanandhaa erred and lost his queen for two rooks and a handful of white pawns. Sindarov's technique was spot on thereafter. Vaishali was in solid self and did not face any problems in equalizing against Muzychuk while Divya Deshmukh misplayed an endgame to go down against Goryachkina. Results Round 10: Javokhir Sindarov (Uzb, 8) beat R Praggnanandhaa (Ind, 4); Andrey Esipenko (Rus, 3.5) drew with Matthias Bluebaum Ger (4.5); Wei Yi (Chn, 4.5) drew with Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 5; Hikaru Nakamura (Usa, 4.5) drew with Anish Giri (Ned, 6). Women: Anna Muzychuk (Ukr, 5.5) drew with R Vaishali (Ind, 6); Bibisaraa Assaubayeva (Kaz, 5) beat Jiner Zhu (Chn, 5.5); Kateryna Lagno (Rus, 5) drew wirh Zhongyi Tan (Chn, 3.5) Divya Deshmukh (Ind, 4.5) lost to Aleksandra Goryachkina (Rus, 5).
10 April,2026 12:48 PM IST | Paphos (Cyprus) | PTIIndia succumbed to a disappointing 0-3 loss to Indonesia in their third match of the Asia/Oceania Group I tie of the Billie Jean King Cup here on Thursday. The 21-year-old Vaishnavi Adkar, ranked 391 in the world, played her heart out but couldn’t get past Priska Madelyn Nugroho, ranked 419, going down 7-6 (3) 6-7 (3) 3-6 in the first singles in three hours and six minutes at the DLTA stadium. Meanwhile, it was always going to be a difficult task for Sahaja Yamalapalli to beat Janice Tjen as she went down 2-6, 1-6 in the second singles contest. In the doubles match, Rutuja Bhosle and Ankita Raina went down 3-6, 6-7 (4-7) to Aldila Sutjiadi and Tjen. 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
10 April,2026 10:47 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIYoung Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty entered the men's singles quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championships with an impressive straight-game win but the seasoned PV Sindhu was eliminated from the women's event here on Thursday. World number 25 Ayush, who is also the reigning US Open Super 300 champion, registered a 21-16 21-12 victory over his world number 20 rival, Chinese Taipei's Chi Yu Jen, in a commanding display. He will next face third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. However, it was a disappointing day for the rest of the Indian contingent. Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu went down 18-21 8-21 to second seed Wang Zhiyi of China in a 46-minute last-16 stage match. HS Prannoy, returning after a shoulder injury, fought hard but lost 12-21 19-21 to China's Weng Hong Yang. In mixed doubles, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto bowed out after a 13-21 14-21 defeat to fourth-seeded Malaysians Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei. Unnati Hooda lost to World No. 9 Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 17-21 9-21 in women's singles while the women's doubles pair of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra went down 10-21 13-21 to the Japanese duo of Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto. Ayush relied on his height to unleash steep smashes and maintained tight control at the net to dominate proceedings. The opening game was closely fought early on, with the scores level at 4-4 before Chi moved ahead 10-6. Ayush clawed his way back after the break, drawing level at 12-12 and then taking control as Chi struggled with his length, committing a series of unforced errors. The Indian surged to 18-14 and closed out the game comfortably. In the second game, Ayush raced to a 4-0 lead before Chi briefly caught up. Regaining rhythm, the Indian led 11-7 at the interval and never looked back, using aggressive returns and sharp net play to move to 16-9. He soon wrapped up the match, sealing it with a sharp backhand at the net. 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
10 April,2026 10:24 AM IST | Ningbo (China) | PTITwo-time Olympic medal-winning pistol shooter Manu Bhaker went incognito on the streets of Jaipur recently to enjoy some coconut water to beat the heat. Bhaker, 24, Instagrammed this picture to her 1.5 million online followers as she stepped out in Rajasthan’s famous Pink City, wearing a mask and sunglasses, making her almost unrecognisable, as she calmly sipped on some naariyal paani, The post received over one lakh ‘likes.’ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Manu Bhaker (@bhakermanu)
10 April,2026 10:18 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentDivya TS narrowly missed out on clinching bronze, finishing fourth with a score of 28 in the women’s 25m pistol event of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol here on Thursday. Meanwhile, Gajanan Khandagale finished fifth in the men’s 10m air rifle event. 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
10 April,2026 10:16 AM IST | Granada (Spain) | PTIIndian wrestlers Hansika Lamba and Neha Sangwan clinched bronze medals at the Asian Wrestling Championships here on Thursday. Hansika secured a commanding 6-1 win over Aruuke Kadyrbek of Kyrgyzstan in the 55 kg bronze-medal bout. Meanwhile, Neha, competing in the 59 kg category, eased past Bolortuya Khurelkhuu of Mongolia 10-4 in the bronze-medal match. In the 53 kg weight category, Meenakshi Goyat defeated South Korea’s Park Seoyong 4-2 in a semi-final tie to progress to the summit clash. 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
10 April,2026 10:15 AM IST | Bishkek (Kyrgyzkstan): | AgenciesIn the Asian Boxing Championships 2026, the Indian women's contingent delivered a stupendous performance as they finished on top of the medal charts with a total of 10 medals. The medal tally includes four gold, two silver, and four bronze medals, which highlights their dominance in the competition. According to a release, under the guidance of head coach Santiago Nieva, each member of the women's team has clinched a medal. This has stamped their authority in the continental tournament. The Boxing Federation of India President, Ajay Singh, was present during the event. In his presence, Minakshi Hooda (48 kg) managed to clinch the first gold of the day with a dominating victory by 5-0 against Mongolia's Nomundari Enkh-Amgalan. On the other hand, Preeti Pawar (54kg) continued to ride on her exceptional run and defeated Chinese Taipei's Huang Hsiao-wen, who is a three-time world champion and Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist. The Indian secured a scintillating victory by 5-0 and finished at the top of the event. Priya (60kg) added to India's gold tally with a clinical 3-0 win over North Korea's Won Un-gyong in the final. Arundhati (70kg) also impressed, registering a 4-1 victory against Kazakhstan's Bakyt Seidish to clinch gold in her category. Later, India added two silver medals to the tally. Jaismine Lamboria (57 kg) ended the tournament as runner-up. Additionally, Alfiyan Pathan (80+ kg) also won a silver medal in her final bout. Having confirmed 16 medals, the most of any nation involved in this edition, India will be looking to finish the tournament strongly on Friday, with two men's boxers in finals action. Asian Boxing Championships 2026: Men's division's previous match results Earlier in the men's division, Vishvanath Suresh (50 kg) delivered a strong show and secured a 5-0 win over Jordan's Huthaifa Eshish to seal the final berth. Sachin Siwach (60 kg) also registered a 4-1 win against Thailand's Sakda Ruamtham in the semi-final match. In the other matches, Akash lost 1-4 to Uzbekistan's Javokhir Abdurakhimov. Lokesh went down 0:5 against Jasurbek Yuldoshev of Uzbekistan. Narender suffered a 1-4 defeat to China's Bayikewuzi Danabieke, with the bout being stopped in the first round due to a cut (With ANI Inputs)
09 April,2026 04:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentR Vaisahli kept Indian hopes alive, defeating compatriot Divya Deshmukh in the ninth round of the women's Candidates Chess Tournament here on Wednesday. After what could be best described as a sedate start, Vaishali has been pushing hard for a win in every game, but this victory kept her in the lead alongside Jiner Zhu of China on 5.5 points out of a possible eight. With five more rounds to come in the women's competition, early leader Anna Muzychuk is in close pursuit of the two leaders a half point behind while Divya, Kateryna Lagno of Ukraine and Bibisara Assuabayeva are not far behind. The one player out of contention here is former world women's champion Zhongyi Tan, who is still looking for the winning touch. In the open section, Anish Giri almost ended the hopes of pre-event favourite Fabiana Caruana of the United States scoring a brilliant win yet again. The leader Javokhir Sindarov played the catch-me-if-you-can game with the followers as he took another draw, albeit, hard fought against Matthias BLuebaum of Germany. As things stand in the open section, Sindarov has seven points from nine games and he is only followed by Giri of Holland, who has reinvented himself to be on 5.5 points. It remains to be seen if Giri can catch up with Sindarov but the Uzbek has three games out of the remaining five with white pieces now. R Praggnanadhaa tried to prove a point against Wei Yi of China but the Indian clearly spoiled a much better position in the middle game as the match is still on. Rasults round 9: R Praggnanandhaa (IND, 2) playing Wei Yi (CHN, 3.5); Anish Giri (NED, (5.5) beat Fabiano Caruana (USA, 4,5) Javokhir Sindarov (UZB, 7) drew with Matthias Bluebaum (GER, 4); Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 3) playing Andrey Esipenko (RUS, 2.5). Women: R Vaishali (IND, 5.5) beat Divya Deshmukh (IND, 4.5); Jiner Zhu (CHN, 5.5) beat Kateryna Lagno (RUS, 4.5)); Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS, 4) drew with Bibisara Assuabayeva (KAZ, 4); Anna Muzychuk (UKR, 5) drew with Zhongyi Tan (CHN, 3). 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
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