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India captain Harmanpreet Singh on Saturday expressed satisfaction on his side's 3-1 victory over Wales in the men's Hockey World Cup opener here, saying that it was important to win the first match by a good margin and get full three points. "We played very well. Our aim was to create chances and score goals match after match. It doesn't matter who is the man of the match or who is scoring the goals. We just need to score goals. We played with that mindset," Harmanpreet, who scored a brace in the team's win, said after the match. "It was important to begin with a good win. We won 3-1 and took three points, which is a good result," he added. Wales scored in the final minutes to deny India a clean sheet, but Harmanpreet said his team would learn from their mistakes in future matches. "We tried our best, but they also played well. This was only the first match, and we will try not to make mistakes in future matches." said the ace drag-flicker. India scored all three goals from penal
The Indian athletics team will undergo a short acclimatisation camp at the University of Tsukuba near Tokyo ahead of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya in Japan in September-October. In June this year, the Sports Authority of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Tsukuba to facilitate participation of Indian athletes, coaches, and sports scientists in specialised training and exchange programmes in Japan. Tsukuba is around 80kms from Tokyo and 420km from Nagoya where the track and field events will be held from September 23 to 29. The national team will leave for Japan after competing in the invitational Indian Athletics Final Series in New Delhi on September 10. "The team will leave for Japan either on September 12 or 13 and will train at the University of Tsukuba to acclimatise to the conditions," a top Athletics Federation of India (AFI) official told PTI. Meanwhile, the Asian Games-bound Indian athletes, who were training at Jablonec in Czech ...
In a major boost to winter sports infrastructure in Ladakh, Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Thursday inaugurated the Union Territory's first international-level artificial ice hockey rink at NDS Stadium here, describing the facility as a major investment in the future of Ladakh's young sportspersons. Built at a cost of approximately Rs 42 crore, the state-of-the-art rink is equipped with a 24x7 chilling facility, enabling ice hockey players to train throughout the year, irrespective of the natural weather conditions. The Lt Governor termed the facility a landmark investment in Ladakh's youth and expressed confidence that it would help transform the UT into one of India and the world's leading winter sports hubs. He said the project aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of making India a global sporting powerhouse and expanding access to quality sports infrastructure across the country, including remote and border regions such as Ladakh. "This 24x7 chilling facility wi
Commonwealth Games silver medallist weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav on Monday recalled that overcoming menstrual cramps was the biggest challenge for her at the event, with her firm commitment to achieving the goal acting as her motivation. Yadav said her next target is the Asian Games for which she had about a month to prepare. She recalled the struggles of the years and kept reminding herself of the dream of her father, who pursued bodybuilding as a hobby, to bring glory to the country. The 23-year-old from Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg weightlifting in the just-concluded event in Glasgow. On Monday, Yadav and her parents met Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai at his official residence, where she was felicitated for bringing laurels to the country and her home state, Speaking to PTI Videos, Yadav said her biggest challenge during the Commonwealth Games was that it was the first day of her period (menstruation). "I had trained under suc
World Championships medallist Vinesh Phogat on Monday said that the women wrestlers who had filed a sexual harassment case against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will appeal against a Delhi court's decision to acquit him. A Delhi court on Monday acquitted Singh and co-accused Vinod Tomar in the sexual harassment case filed by the women wrestlers. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar acquitted ex-BJP MP Singh and Tomar, former WFI assistant secretary, in the case. "The women wrestlers have instructed their lawyers to appeal against this decision, and the appeal will be filed as soon as possible. We have not lost hope, and the wrestlers will continue their fight," Phogat posted on 'X'. She accused the government of "protecting" Singh and said he "intimidated several girls into withdrawing their names". "We are deeply saddened that the court did not find Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh guilty of the allegations of sexual violence m
Ankur Bhattacharjee and Yashaswini Ghorpade clinched the men's and women's singles title with contrasting wins at the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday. Bhattacharjee emerged a deserving 4-3 winner over Payas Jain after a hard-fought match. Payas looked set for victory after opening a 7-4 lead in the deciding game. However, Ankur called a timeout that disrupted his opponent's rhythm, and fought back to level at 8-8. He then edged ahead 10-9, and eventually sealed the title 11-9 when Payas' return drifted long. In the women's final, Ghorpade delivered a commanding performance to defeat Sreeja Akula 4-1. India dominated the championships, winning all but one of the gold medals on offer. The lone title eluded the hosts was the men's doubles, where Malaysia's pair defeated Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah in the final. Ghorpade dominated the opening two games, racing to an 11-6, 11-1 lead and putting Sreeja under immense pressure. Sreeja responded admirably,
The modest home of an agricultural daily wage worker in Settisathiram here erupted in celebration as Indian athlete Praveen Chithravel secured the silver medal in the men's triple jump at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Praveen's father, Chithravel, expressed immense pride in his son's international achievement while reflecting on the family's humble beginnings. "I am an agricultural daily wage worker," he told PTI Videos. "We educated our children and supported their dreams with the income I earned through daily wage work," he said. Recalling the early days of Praveen's athletic journey, he said, "Wherever I went, I took him on my bicycle. I showed him the world little by little, and step by step, he improved and went on to compete at the international level." Praveen clinched the silver medal on Saturday with a best leap of 16.58 metres in freezing conditions, narrowly missing the gold medal. Acknowledging the close finish, his father said the family had hoped for gold but
The first batch of Indian athletes, including ace weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and Lovepreet Singh, returned home to a heroes' welcome after a successful Commonwealth Games campaign with hundreds of fans lining up to receive them at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Sunday. Olympic medallist Mirabai clinched her third successive Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women's 49kg event. "Coming from Manipur, I feel really proud that I have done something good for my country," Mirabai told PTI at the airport. Lovepreet, who settled for silver in the men's +110kg category after narrowly missing the gold by just one kilogram, said his next target is the Asian Games in Japan. "I would like to thank my Indian Navy staff and captain Vijay Kumar, and all who have come," said the 28-year-old from Punjab, who lifted a total of 388kg, including a Commonwealth Games record of 176kg in the snatch. "It happens (missing on gold), but I did my hard work and I have got the result for th
Boxing Federation of India president Ajay Singh on Sunday lauded the Indian pugilists for their remarkable 10-medal show at the Commonwealth Games and urged them to work even harder to repeat the exceptional performance at the Asian Games in Japan next month. Indian boxers returned with a record haul of 10 medals from the CWG, including seven gold and three silver, a first in the history of the Games for the country. "We had an exceptional and historic last two days. Winning seven gold and three silver in boxing is the biggest performance in the last 100 years history of Commonwealth Games," Singh said during an online interaction from Glasgow. "This is also a preparation for future events, the Asian Games and 2028 Olympics. We can replicate such a performance in Asian Games, we are top 3 in Asia in boxing but for that we need to prepare hard from now and be focussed to produce a strong performance." The BFI chief said those boxers who have won medals at the CWG have automatically