Teenage sprinter Gout Gout won the men's under-20 100 metres at the Australian junior championships in Brisbane, clocking 10.21 seconds.
yush Shetty and former World championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen advanced in the Australian Open in contrasting fashion to set up an all-Indian quarterfinal clash.
World No. 32 Ayush, who claimed his maiden Super 300 title at the US Open earlier this year, dismissed Canada's Sam Yuan 21-11, 21-15 in 33 minutes.
Lakshya Sen's title win, a World Championships medal from Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty offered hope amidst a difficult 2025 for Indian badminton.
'I have said this before... Selection is not in my hands. If there is a fitness issue, I shouldn't be here playing for Bengal.'
The fourth seeded Karan defeated Chinese Taipei's Chu-Huan Yi 6-1 7-6 (7/1) in the third round.
He will open his campaign against world number 47, Australian Hayden Jones.
Poland's Iga Swiatek could become only the third woman since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of her first six major finals, joining Margaret Court and Monica Seles, but Swiatek is not taking the big-hitting Anisimova lightly.
Gout, 17, has earned comparisons with Usain Bolt after eye-catching runs over the past year, including a wind-assisted 19.98 seconds in the 200 at the Queensland state championships this month.
Australian Open winner Madison Keys became the latest seed to tumble out of Wimbledon 2025.
Marin Cilic had never beaten a Top-5 player on grass in his entire career before Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of 2025 Wimbledon Championships played at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
Australia's Kyle Chalmers set a blistering pace towards the end to win gold in the blue riband men's 100 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships.
From 2022 a new event for under 14s will be staged at the All England Club during the second week of the Championships.
Top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend claimed the women's doubles crown at the Australian Open
Images from Day 3 of the 2025 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
The Indian challenge at the junior Wimbledon championships ended after Sudarwa Sitaram was beaten in straight sets by Australia's Bernard Tomic on Tuesday. The unseeded Indian was beaten in the second round match 2-6, 2-6 in 42 minutes.
Andrea Binaghi, who has headed the Italian tennis federation (FITP) since 2001, pointed to reforms over the last 10-15 years to decentralise the coaching system and offer more financial, technical and psychological support to young talent.
Sumit Nagal entered the history books as only sixth Indian to win a Grand Slam junior title after winning the boys doubles trophy at the Wimbledon Championships with partner Nam Hoang Ly on Sunday.
Karan Rastogi booked a semi-final berth at the Australian Open junior tennis championships in Melbourne.
India's challenge at the 2010 Australian Open Squash Championship came to a premature end on Wednesday after unseeded Dipika Pallikal bowed out in the first round of the tournament in Canberra.
The defending champions got a walk over from Argentine Lucas Arnold and Angelique Widjaja of Indonesia in the second round.
He was included in the Davis Cup team for the Asia Oceania Group 1 tie against New Zealand from February 6 to 8.
Among others, Rehan Poncha, 16, disappointed with a miserable performance. He finished 50th in the 400-m freestyle event.
We bring you best images from week one of the 2019 Australian Open Championships at Melbourne Park
IMAGES from Day 3 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Wednesday.
They were beaten by unseeded pair of Dyce and Heliovaara 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3 in the finals.
The top seeded Indian pair was beaten 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 by Blazej Koniusz and Grzegorz Panfil in boys doubles at the Australian Open
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
The five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
Philem Dipak Singh traces Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's rise to Olympic glory.
Prannoy signs off with maiden World Championships bronze medal after losing semifinal to Vitidsarn
Playing only his second junior Grand Slam, 17-year-old won 7-5, 6-3
Images from India's first T20I against Australia in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
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Australia's Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson has split with her coach Sharon Hannan after 14 years, citing a need for a fresh start.
MotoGP: KTM's Oliveira powers to victory in Barcelona thriller
Factbox on Iga Swiatek, who defeated Sofia Kenin to win her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open on Saturday.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, Day 8.
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