Former world champion shooter Rudrankksh Patil offered a glimpse of what lies ahead this season by clinching the gold medal, while Olympian Arjun Babuta finished second, as India made a telling statement in the men’s 10m air rifle event at the Asian Championship here Friday. Rudrankksh shot a superb 251.9 in the final to hold off the challenge from Babuta (250.7) and stamp his authority on the sport, as the duo, along with Vishal Singh, also earned India the team gold in the 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
07 February,2026 09:55 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIIndia’s Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal on Friday said recent match exposure and form influenced the team management’s decision to select N Sriram Balaji in place of originally-picked Ritvik Bollipalli for the doubles match in the tie against the Netherlands which begins on Saturday. Balaji and Bollialli had played against Switzerland in the previous away tie that Yuki Bhambri had missed. “We got here early and played a lot of sets. Balaji has been playing back-to-back events and just came off a very good result in Bahrain. Ritvik is playing well, but hasn’t competed actively for one-and-a-half to two months,” Rajpal said. 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
07 February,2026 09:53 AM IST | Bengaluru | PTIWomen’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star Cameron Brink is making waves both on and off the court, given the 24-year-old LA Sparks player has modelled for American sports and fashion magazine PLAYERS. Now, she wants to take things further, signalling a desire to model for the famous men’s lifestyle and entertainment magazine Playboy. However, that’s only if her rugby star fiance Ben Felter approves. Cameron Brink In a recent interview with American chat show TMZ Sports, when she was asked if she could model for Playboy, she replied: “Yeah, maybe. If my fiance approves.” Brink, who has 1.3 million followers on Instagram and has been engaged to Felter since 2024, also opened up on her bold photoshoot for PLAYERS. “I trust the creatives in the room. I was fully naked for that [PLAYERS] shoot, for one of the shots. It was only gays and girls in the room, so it wasn’t an issue. I like the artistry of it all. I like shooting stuff like that. I think it’s fun,” said Brink. 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
06 February,2026 10:00 AM IST | Mumbai | AgenciesIndian shooting prodigy Suruchi Singh and world champion Samrat Rana dazzled, but had to settle for silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Championship here on Thursday. India, buoyed by Esha Singh’s women’s air pistol gold on Wednesday, had another fruitful day, though the top podium eluded them in the senior section. The Suruchi-Rana duo scored 479.6 — a new world and Asian junior record — but Uzbekistan clinched gold with a world-record 481.3. The Indian duo hit the ground running, posting 100.5 in the first series to lead the four-team final. However, the Uzbek pair, Nigina Saidkulova and Mukhammad Kamalov, surged ahead by the third series and held their advantage through the ‘Elimination’ stage to claim gold. India’s senior section medal haul now stands at four: two golds, one silver, and a bronze. In the junior category, Southpaw Rashmika Sahgal and Vanshika Chaudhary clinched gold in the 10m air pistol women’s event, while Priyanshi Purva and Chahek Kohla, in the corresponding youth category, also delivered back-to-back one-two finishes. Priyanshi, Chahek and Shiksha Saran also won the women’s youth air pistol team gold with an effort of 1709. 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
06 February,2026 09:54 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIThe Indian women’s team suffered a narrow 2-3 loss to Thailand in their second Group Y match of the Badminton Asia Team Championship here on Thursday. However, despite the defeat, India qualified for the quarter-finals, finishing second in Group Y after beating Myanmar 5-0 in their opening game on Wednesday. Ranked 42, Tanvi began by shocking World No. 16 Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-14, 17-21, 21-18, before the doubles pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly battled past Tidapron Kleebyeesun and Nattamon Laisuan 21-14, 20-22, 21-11. However, Rakshitha Ramraj, Malvika Bansod and the doubles duo of Tanisha Crasto and Shruti Mishra lost their respective matches. 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
06 February,2026 09:51 AM IST | Qingdao | PTIOlympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra on Thursday said he is “truly humbled” and “honoured” after carrying the Olympic torch ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The Winter Olympics will begin on Friday at Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy. “Honoured to carry the Olympic flame at @milanocortina26. A symbol of unity, perseverance, and shared human aspiration,” Bindra wrote on his X account. 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
06 February,2026 09:49 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIOlympian Esha Singh carried her excellent form from last year into the new season, clinching the women’s individual 10m air pistol gold and helping the home team to another top-podium finish, even as world champion Samrat Rana settled for bronze on the opening day of the Asian Championship (pistol/rifle) here on Wednesday. Esha, 21, came from behind to score 239.8 in the final, fending off challenges from two Chinese Taipei shooters — Cheng Yen-Ching (235.4, silver) and Yu Ai-Wen (217.7, bronze). Meanwhile, Samrat bagged bronze (220.3) in the men’s 10m air pistol to finish behind Vladimir Svechnikov of Uzbekistan (242.0, gold) and Kazakhstan’s Valeriy Rakhimzhan (241.0, silver). 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
05 February,2026 12:23 PM IST | New Delhi | PTIOlympic silver-medallist Mirabai Chanu delivered a statement performance, bettering three of her own national records while clinching the women’s 48kg title at the National Weightlifting Championships here on Wednesday. The multiple-time World Championships medallist registered a combined lift of 205kg (89kg in snatch + 116kg in clean & jerk), setting new national marks in snatch, clean and jerk and total effort. “I’m delighted. This performance has boosted my confidence. Earlier, I was competing in 49kg, to be able to achieve this result in 48kg is great. I hope to cross the 90kg mark [in snatch] in the next competition. Today also I tried, but since I had not had proper training, I was unable to do it. But once the training is in full flow, I’m sure I’ll lift 90kg,” Chanu told PTI after her gold-winning performance. India chief coach Vijay Sharma pushed Chanu, 31, to open with a higher-than-usual starting weight of 86kg in the snatch and 116kg (clean & jerk). She cleared 86kg with ease before a flawless lift of 89kg. The effort improved on her personal best snatch record of 88kg, set at the 2020 Nationals, where she had competed in the 49kg category. In the clean & jerk, Chanu lifted 112kg and 116kg before being pushed to attempt 120kg in her final effort, which she failed to execute. 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
05 February,2026 12:21 PM IST | Modinagar | PTIWith still over a month left until the 2026 F1 season gets underway, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has seemingly kept himself busy during the off-season in the dating game, with rumours abuzz regarding a potential relationship with Hollywood TV star and model Kim Kardashian. The duo were spotted together in Paris on Monday with multiple pictures doing the rounds on social media, where the two of them are seen getting out of a car in front of a hotel while trying to keep a low-profile. According to British news outlet The Daily Mail, Hamilton and Kardashian were also seen catching a private jet in the UK after allegedly spending the weekend with each other. The two have known each other for over a decade, but were never romantically linked until recently. Kardashian, 45, has kept her personal life private since her divorce from rapper Kanye West in 2022. Meanwhile, the 41-year-old Briton, was previously in a relationship with musician Nicole Scherzinger from 2007 to 2015.
04 February,2026 09:01 AM IST | Mumbai | AgenciesCarlos Alcaraz is looking to get a small kangaroo tattooed on one leg. It would be a lasting memento of his win over Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final on Sunday which made him the youngest male player, at 22, to complete a career Grand Slam. “I already know it’s going to be a kangaroo. I just don’t know the place,” Alcaraz said. “I’m just thinking about the leg, but I don’t know which calf, whether it will be the right or left one,” added the Spaniard, who has a tradition of inking his body after major title wins across the world. He already has the Eiffel Tower inked for his French Open Triumph and the Statue Of Liberty inked for his US Open title. He also has a strawberry inked for his Wimbledon conquest. Meanwhile, the Spanish super star posed for photographers on Monday with the ornate Australian Open trophy, looking casually stylish in black, loafers and no socks. The photoshoot took place at the Royal Exibition Building among gardens in central Melbourne. 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
03 February,2026 08:34 AM IST | Melbourne | AgenciesNodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan clinched the Tata Steel Masters title with a black-piece victory against Arjun Erigaisi while world chess champion D Gukesh emerged as the best Indian with a joint eighth finish here on Monday. Gukesh drew with Vincent Keymer of Germany to end as the top performing Indian on 6.5 points. 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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