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India U23 Squad Gears Up For Tajikistan Friendlies As Road To Asian Games 2026 Begins

India U23 men's national team head coach Naushad Moosa on Thursday named a 29-member probable squad for the friendly matches in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, next month. The India U23 side will face the Tajikistan U23 and Kyrgyzstan U23 teams in two matches on June 18 and 21, respectively, as part of the federation's long-term plans to smooth a pathway to the senior national team. The team will set camp in Kolkata on June 1, where they will train before setting off for Dushanbe on June 16.

Kidambi Srikanth Enters Malaysia Masters Quarterfinal, HS Prannoy Suffers Loss

Seasoned Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth entered the quarterfinals of Malaysia Masters after defeating Ireland's Nhat Nguyen in his second-round match but HS Prannoy bowed out with a straight game loss on Thursday. In the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals, the duo of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto beat France's Julien Maio and Lea Palermo 21-17 18-21 21-15. Prannoy, however, suffered a 9-21 18-21 defeat to Japan's Yushi Tanaka in his men's singles pre-quarterfinal match. In the day's other pre-quarterfinal matches involving Indian players, Ayush Shetty lost to France's Toma Popov 13-21 17-21, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran went down to Christo Popov of France 14-21 16-21.

Andreescu among trio of Canadians eliminated in French Open qualifying

Bianca Andreescu's comeback hit a snag Wednesday when she was bounced from the second round of the French Open qualifying tournament in Paris.

Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy, Satish Karunakaran Register Upset Wins; PV Sindhu Exits

HS Prannoy and Satish Karunakaran registered stunning wins to enter the second round of men's singles, but it was curtains for double Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu as she crashed out with an opening loss at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Taking the court first, Prannoy stunned fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 19-21 21-17 21-16 in a hard-fought opening round match that lasted for one hour and 22 minutes. Karunakaran also registered an upset by stunning third seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-13 21-14 in just 39 minutes.

Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy, Satish Karunakaran, Kidambi Srikanth Register Wins; PV Sindhu Exits

India's male shuttlers, led by the experienced duo of H S Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth, were off to a brilliant start but it was curtains for double Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu as she bowed out with a first-round loss at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Prannoy and Srikanth were joined by Satish Karunakaran in the second round of the event. Taking the court first, 2023 world championships bronze medallist Prannoy stunned fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 19-21 21-17 21-16 in a hard-fought contest that lasted one hour and 22 minutes.

Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy, Satish Karunakaran Register Upset Wins; PV Sindhu Exits

HS Prannoy and Satish Karunakaran registered stunning wins to enter the second round of men's singles, but it was curtains for double Olympic-medallist PV Sindhu as she crashed out with an opening loss at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Taking the court first, Prannoy stunned fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 19-21 21-17 21-16 in a hard-fought opening round match that lasted for one hour and 22 minutes. Karunakaran also registered an upset by stunning third seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-13 21-14 in just 39 minutes.

Doohan appeals for end to family harassment after fake post

SYDNEY :Australian driver Jack Doohan has appealed for an end to the harassment of his family after a fake social media post purported to be from his father was shared widely online.

Manav Thakkar Stretches World No. 4, Manika Batra disappoints at Worlds

Manav Thakkar put up a spirited fight against world number four Harimoto Tomokazu before going down in the round of 64 while Manika Batra produced an ordinary showing against lower-ranked Park Gahyeon to exit the World Table Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Thakkar, ranked 48th, matched his more accomplished Japanese opponent stroke for stroke in the third and fifth game before going down 11-13, 3-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 3-11. Though he lost, Thakkar would be pleased with his performance, having outlasted Harimoto in a number of long rallies through the match. In the women's singles, 46th ranked Manika looked out of sorts against world number 130 Park from South Korea. To Park's credit, she comfortably tackled the long pimpled rubber that Manika uses on the backhand.

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India U23 Squad Gears Up For Tajikistan Friendlies As Road To Asian Games 2026 Begins

Kidambi Srikanth Enters Malaysia Masters Quarterfinal, HS Prannoy Suffers Loss

Andreescu among trio of Canadians eliminated in French Open qualifying

Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy, Satish Karunakaran Register Upset Wins; PV Sindhu Exits

Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy, Satish Karunakaran, Kidambi Srikanth Register Wins; PV Sindhu Exits

Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy, Satish Karunakaran Register Upset Wins; PV Sindhu Exits

Doohan appeals for end to family harassment after fake post

Manav Thakkar Stretches World No. 4, Manika Batra disappoints at Worlds