In the Thailand Open 2024 men's doubles final, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won over Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi of China with scores of 21-15, 21-15. The Indian duo's achievement holds special significance as it is their first Superseries (Super 500) level triumph. They previously won this title in 2019. They also stand to regain the top spot in the world rankings with this most recent victory. Throughout the tournament, the top-seeded Indian team showed remarkable dominance, winning all of their matches without dropping a single game. Their win today marks their second World Tou
India won its first medals thanks to Day 3 victories by Nishad Kumar and Preethi Pal with silver and bronze at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. Silver medalist Nishad Kumar at the Tokyo Paralympics jumped 1.99 metres to place second in the men's T47 high jump competition. American Roderick Townsend won gold with a jump of 2.05 metres. Another competitor from India, Ram Pal, finished sixth with a season-best 1.90m. Notably, after winning the event at the 2023 Paris Championships, this is Nishad Kumar's second straight silver in the same competition. The T47 classificat
The USA's Alise Willoughby and France's Joris Daudet each won their third BMX racing world title in Rock Hill, South Carolina, securing spots for their countries at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Married to former Australian rider Sam Willoughby, the silver medalist from Rio 2016, Willoughby stunned the home fans by winning at Rock Hill a second time, to go along with her victories in 2017 and 2019. The 33-year-old took the lead right away and defeated American Daleny Vaughn and Zoe Claessens of Switzerland. Her sixth World Championship BMX racing medal came from this triumph. Daudet defea
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek dominated No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, winning the Italian Open final 6-2, 6-3, claiming her third trophy on Rome’s red clay. Swiatek didn’t drop a set at the Foro Italico, extending her winning streak to 12 matches. She defeated No. 3 Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals. Next weekend marks the beginning of Roland Garros, where Swiatek hopes to win a record-tying third title in Paris and fourth overall. Sabalenka praised Swiatek and made a joke about defeating her at Roland Garros at the award ceremony. After Serena Williams in 2013, Swiatek became the first femal
Golden State Warriors' standout, Stephen Curry, has secured the 2023–24 Magic Johnson Award, announced by the Professional Basketball Writers Association. More than 200 PBWA members chose this prestigious award to recognise NBA players who excel on the court and who also interact with the media and spectators with grace and cooperation. Curry won the Johnson Award in 2016 and now has two wins under his belt. being the second recipient after Damian Lillard and Shane Battier. Finalists Bam Adebayo, DeMar DeRozan, Rudy Gobert, and Tyrese Haliburton challenged Curry with stiff competition.
Neeraj Chopra, an Indian javelin thrower, won gold in his maiden domestic tournament after a three-year absence, despite his throw being less than ideal at 82.27m. Even though he won the Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar, Chopra blamed his poor performance on his short recuperation period following his participation in Doha. Feeling out of sorts in the new weather, he decided to stop after four throws. While downplaying his performance, Chopra admitted that the throw wasn't typical of him and that he was confident in his ability to perform at his peak when it mattered most. With a personal
Kenneth Bednarek delivered a striking performance at the Diamond League meeting in Doha, showcasing his dominance in the 200m with a personal best and world-leading time of 19.67 seconds. Wearing a headband with the words "Fear no one," the American athlete stormed to victory from lane seven, leaving his rivals in his wake. His decisive victory made a strong statement to his competitors in the Olympics and prepared them for a difficult task in Tokyo. After his win, Bednarek pointed out his confidence in his ability and training programme while expressing his optimism about winning the gold
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur ascended three spots to 13th in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after an outstanding performance in the five-match series against Bangladesh. Richa Ghosh moved up two spots to 23rd following her flawless 28 in the final game. Regarding bowling, after impressive performances against Bangladesh, Titas Sadhu shot up to 60th place in the latest T20I rankings, while Radha Yadav shot up seven spaces to 23rd. In the T20I batting rankings, captain Heather Knight moved up four spots to number eighteen following her 49-run innings in Birmingham. On th
Indian table tennis player Manika Batra has risen to a career-high world ranking of No. 24 in the women's singles division, marking the first time in history that an Indian woman has cracked the top 25. She has now tied Sathiyan Gnanasekaran's record for India's highest singles rank. Batra was incredibly proud and determined to see her efforts pay off in time for the forthcoming Olympics. With a strong showing in the Saudi Smash event, where she defeated top-ranked opponents like Wang Manyu and Nina Mittelham to get to the quarterfinals and become the first Indian woman to do so in a WT
Defending champion Daniil Medvedev faced a tough challenge against qualifier Hamad Medjedovic in the Italian Open, ultimately prevailing 7-6 (7/5), 2-6, 7-5 after nearly three hours of play. Medvedev, expressing dissatisfaction with his performance despite winning, said, "I'm not really pleased." He believed he had a good start to the game, but as it went on, his performance deteriorated. He stressed the importance of improving his performance in the upcoming round against Tommy Paul. There have been multiple upsets in the event, with top seeds like Andrey Rublev and Novak Djokovic losi