No rugby, field hockey, badminton, triathlon or cricket at leaner 2026 Commonwealth Games
Scotland conceived rugby sevens in the 1880s yet it will not feature in the scaled-back 2026 Commonwealth Games hosted by Glasgow.
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"State Governments Need To Recognize Players": India Chess Veteran Tania Sachdev At NDTV World Summit
India chess veteran Tania Sachdev urged state governments to come out and support players in different sports in order to maintain and develop a pipeline of young players. Sachdev, who was part of India's historic double gold campaign at the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024, spoke about this in a candid discussion at the NDTV World Summit. Alongside Vantika Agrawal, who was also part of the women's team that clinched gold, Sachdev also reminisced the victorious day and the pre-planned celebrations.
Commonwealth Games Decision To Drop Badminton, Hockey Aimed To 'Stunt' India: Pullela Gopichand
The legendary Pullela Gopichand and Vimal Kumar on Tuesday slammed the decision to exclude sports such as badminton from 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and urged the country to not send a team to the event as it is aimed at "stunting" India's progress. In a blow to India's medal prospects in the Commonwealth Games, key sports such as hockey, badminton, wrestling, cricket, table tennis and shooting have been dropped from the 2026 edition by host city Glasgow, which unveiled a pruned roster of 10 disciplines to keep the event budget-friendly and free of "operational risks".
Hockey, Shooting, Cricket, Badminton Among Major Sports Axed From 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
In a body blow to India's medal prospects in the Commonwealth Games, key sports such as hockey, badminton, wrestling, cricket and shooting have been dropped from the 2026 edition by host city Glasgow, which unveiled a pruned roster of 10 disciplines to keep the event budget-friendly. Table tennis, squash, cricket, netball, and road racing have also been axed in a bid to limit the cost and streamline logistics given that only four venues will host the entire showpiece. The total number of events at the Games will be nine fewer compared to the 2022 Birmingham edition.
New role for Loh Kean Yew's coach Kelvin Ho from 2025, SBA to consider 'marquee names' to be successor
SINGAPORE: Having been instrumental in the meteoric rise of former world champion Loh Kean Yew, national singles' head coach Kelvin Ho has now been handed a new remit - to help groom the next generation of badminton stars.
India Badminton Doubles Stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy And Chirag Shetty Break Silence On Paris Olympics Early Exit
Indian shuttler Chirag Shetty, one-half of the popular men's doubles duo with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy -- popularly known as 'Sat-Chi' -- opened up on the disappointing Paris Olympics 2024 exit in the quarterfinals and revealed the duo's comeback plans to the court. Despite starting the knockout stage on a dominating note, Satwik and Chirag's hopes of returning to India with an Olympic medal were eventually crushed. With a 21-13, 14-21, 16-21 loss, Satwik and Chirag bowed out of the Paris Olympics back in August.
PV Sindhu Goes Down In Quarters, India's Campaign Ends At Denmark Open
Indian star PV Sindhu bowed out with a quarterfinal loss to Paris Olympics bronze-winner Gregoria Tunjung as the country's campaign came to an end in the Denmark Open badminton tournament on Friday. The 29-year-old Sindhu went down 13-21, 21-16, 9-21 in a nearly hour-long clash. The world number 8 from Indonesia, who had won just two matches from their 12 past encounters, was at her dominant best despite Sindhu managing to claim the second game. Top-seed An Se Young of South Korea will be the fifth-seeded Tunjung's semifinal opponent. Tunjung displayed command on the proceedings and reeled of eight points in a row to take the first game rather easily.
India Badminton Doubles Stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy And Chirag Shetty Break Silence On Paris Olympics Early Exit
Indian shuttler Chirag Shetty, one-half of the popular men's doubles duo with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy -- popularly known as 'Sat-Chi' -- opened up on the disappointing Paris Olympics 2024 exit in the quarterfinals and revealed the duo's comeback plans to the court. Despite starting the knockout stage on a dominating note, Satwik and Chirag's hopes of returning to India with an Olympic medal were eventually crushed. With a 21-13, 14-21, 16-21 loss, Satwik and Chirag bowed out of the Paris Olympics back in August.