India now has 100 chess Grandmasters. On November 8, 2026, Anuj Shrivatri of Katni, Madhya Pradesh, became India’s 100th Grandmaster when he won the 7th ASEAN Plus Individual Open Chess Championship in Ozamiz City, Philippines. As a result, that win earned him the title under FIDE’s direct-title rules. He lost his first game. However, he…
Anmol Kharb produces a major upset at HYLO Open 2026, while PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and Lakshya Sen book their quarter-final places.
PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen exit the Denmark Open 2026 in the first round, while Kidambi Srikanth and Tanvi Sharma advance to the second round in Odense, Denmark.
India’s men’s doubles pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy has reached the quarterfinals of the Arctic Open 2026. They beat England’s Oliver Butler and Samuel Jones in a closely contested Round of 16 match. The Indian duo won in straight games, 21-19, 22-20. As a result, this keeps their campaign alive at…
PV Sindhu beat Japan’s Riko Gunji 21-15, 21-15 to reach the Arctic Open 2026 quarterfinals, while Tanvi Sharma and Tharun Mannepalli bowed out in the Round of 16.
New Delhi, September 21: India will look to build on its team bronze and individual silver from last year’s edition in Guwahati when a strong 18-member squad, led by newly crowned Asian U17 champion Tanvi Patri, continental silver medallist Shaina Manimuthu and India Junior International Grand Prix winner Dev Ruparelia, competes at the BWF World…
Chengdu (China), September 13: Fifteen-year-old Tanvi Patri secured the girls’ singles U17 title at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships on Sunday, rallying back to defeat compatriot Shaina Manimuthu 11-15, 15-10, 15-12 in an all-Indian final. The victory marks another milestone in a standout 2026 season for the Odisha youngster. Patri, who won…
The 19th Asian Games, officially known as the 2022 Asian Games, were held in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8, 2023, after being postponed by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For India, the delay proved inconsequential. What followed was the greatest Asian Games campaign in the country’s history. India crossed the…
The 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang marked a defining moment in India’s modern sporting history. Four years after winning 57 medals at Incheon, India produced its biggest-ever Asian Games medal haul at the time. India finished 8th in the medal table with a revised tally of: 16 Gold | 23 Silver | 31…
Shenzhen (China), September 06: 2022 Asian Games Gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history on Sunday, capturing India’s first-ever title at the China Masters. The duo secured their second BWF World Tour Super 750 title of the season by defeating China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu 11-21, 21-13, 21-17 at the Shenzhen…
Shenzhen (China), September 4, 2026: India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a fighting performance to beat Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21-13, 16-21, 21-18 and enter the semifinals of the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament on Friday. The Indian pair made a strong start but were pushed into a decider after…
India will send a 492-member athlete contingent to the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, scheduled to be held from September 19 to October 4. The Indian Sports Ministry approved the 492-strong contingent on Saturday, August 22. The squad comprises 265 male and 227 female athletes, with athletics forming the largest delegation with 73 athletes. The athletics…
