Category: Sports

Bareilly: The Uttar Pradesh women’s table tennis team was felicitated at the SRMS Engineering College campus following its historic bronze-medal-winning performance at the National Table Tennis Championship. The honour ceremony was held during the 13th Shri Ram Murti Memorial First UP State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament at the indoor stadium of the institution. For the first time in the history of the National Table Tennis Championship, the Uttar Pradesh women’s team secured a medal, marking a significant milestone for the state. To celebrate the achievement, each of the five team…

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Lucknow: Panchkula’s 24-year-old golfer Abhishek Kumar fired a flawless five-under 65 to seize a two-shot lead after the opening round of the ₹25 lakh DP World PGTI NexGen Vijay Kumar Memorial, being played at the Lucknow Golf Club. Starting from the fifth hole in the shotgun format, Abhishek produced a bogey-free round highlighted by five birdies to emerge as the sole leader. The Panchkula golfer, who won the season’s first DP World PGTI NexGen event in Faridabad in February, currently occupies fourth place in the NexGen Order of Merit standings.…

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New Delhi: Indian cricket’s newest phenomenon, 15-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi, is rapidly becoming more than just a rising star. Ahead of India’s upcoming T20 tour of England, the teenage sensation is already generating extraordinary excitement among fans, experts, and former players, with many predicting that his presence alone could significantly boost stadium attendance and media interest throughout the series. Fresh from a remarkable IPL season that earned him a place in India’s T20 squad, Suryavanshi has become one of the most talked-about names in world cricket. His fearless batting…

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New Delhi: The Indian men’s hockey team, led by star drag-flicker and captain Harmanpreet Singh, departed for Europe to begin its campaign in the European leg of the FIH Men’s Pro League 2025-26. The 24-member squad left from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport and is scheduled to arrive in Rotterdam on June 10 ahead of a crucial series of matches against some of the world’s top hockey nations. India will play the first phase of the European leg in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from June 14 to 21, before moving to London, England,…

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Paris: Germany’s Alexander Zverev finally fulfilled his Grand Slam dream on Sunday, capturing his maiden major title after a thrilling five-set victory over Italy’s Flavio Cobolli in the French Open men’s singles final at Roland Garros. In a marathon contest that lasted four hours and 16 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier, the 29-year-old German defeated the 10th-seeded Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1 to lift the coveted French Open trophy and end years of heartbreak on tennis’s biggest stage. The victory marked a defining moment in Zverev’s career. Having previously lost…

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Tournament gets underway at Vijay Kumar’s home course Lucknow Golf Club from June 9  Lucknow: The DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI) today announced the launch of the inaugural DP World PGTI NexGen Vijay Kumar Memorial, a special event dedicated to celebrating the extraordinary legacy of legendary Indian golfer Vijay Kumar. Vijay’s sudden and untimely demise at the age of 57, on April 28 this year, was a great loss to Indian golf and to the golfing fraternity in India. The inaugural Vijay Kumar Memorial, the…

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Lucknow: The city’s medical fraternity is gearing up for an exciting blend of sportsmanship and camaraderie as leading sports and event management organization Raven Rows officially launched the second season of the Doctors Cricket League (DCL). The announcement was made during a grand Captains’ Meet held at Eldeco Trinity, Lucknow. The event brought together team captains from participating hospitals, senior doctors, organizers, sponsors, and prominent members of the healthcare community. During the meeting, the official group allocations and match draw for the tournament were finalized, setting the stage for four days…

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New Delhi: While India’s one-off Test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh beginning Saturday is not part of the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, head coach Gautam Gambhir believes the match holds significant value as the team prepares for a crucial stretch of Test cricket in the months ahead. India will next travel to Sri Lanka for a two-Test series before taking on New Zealand in a challenging away assignment. Currently placed sixth in the WTC standings with a points percentage of 48.15 from nine Tests, India faces a demanding…

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