Pakistan's Mansoor Zaman upset second seeded Ong Beng Hee of Malaysia in the final to win the three-star US $30,000 Kolkata International Squash tournament.
The two players registered contrasting semi-final victories at the PSA Otters Open Squash tournament.
Top seeds Ritwik Bhattacharya and Joshna Chinappa won the the men's and women's Open titles respectively in the 64th CCI-Western India Open Squash Championships on Sunday. The formidable Bhattacharya scored a 9-7, 9-1, 9-2 triumph over second seed Sandeep Jangra while Chinappa overcame England's Mandy Kennedy 9-5, 9-5, 9-2 in the women's final.
Ritwik Bhattacharya and Saurav Ghosal lost in the first round of the Hong Kong Open squash tournament.
'If he were to ask me, I would tell Mr Modi that the real Congress legacy he has to undo is not Nehru's social and political philosophy -- which fits India perfectly -- but his daughter's economic philosophy,' says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
Indian squash hierarchy will be put to the test in the semi-finals of the Granite Open when the country's top two players Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa.
The lone Indian in the fray, Saurav Ghosal lost in straight games in the first round of British Open squash.
Saurav Ghosal and Ritwik Bhattacharya are a step away from entering the main draw of the British Open Squash Championships after advancing to the finals of the qualifiers in Manchester.
He entered the last eight of the Atlanta Open Squash tournament after getting past qualifier Robbie Lingashi of Zambia.
In the semifinal, he will take on lowly ranked Omar Tarek Mahm Aly of Egypt.
He was beaten by world No 9, Karim Darwish at the CIMB Squash Open Championship in Kuala Lumpur.
The youngster spoke about handling the limelight, the comparisons
They beat Harinder Pal Singh and Gaurav Nandrajog respectively in straight sets in the men's semi-finals of the National Squash Championships.
India added seven more medals, including two gold, to their kitty on the penultimate day of competition at the fifth Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa, on Thursday. Archer Prachi Singh, in the girls' recurve individual event, and the tennis mixed doubles team of Sasikumar Mukund and Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal accounted for the gold medals.
India added seven more medals, including two gold, to their kitty on the penultimate day of competition at the fifth Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa, on Thursday. Archer Prachi Singh, in the girls' recurve individual event, and the tennis mixed doubles team of Sasikumar Mukund and Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal accounted for the gold medals.
Joshna Chinappa pulled off a huge upset when she beat second seed Sharon Wee to reach the final of the NSC Tour 1 squash tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The sixth seeded Indian No 1 fought gamely for 50 minutes to carve out a 9-6, 3-9, 1-9, 9-7, 9-2 victory over her illustrious Malaysian opponent.
Top seed Saurav Ghosal will take on title contender and fifth seed Mohammed El Shorbagy of Egypt in the semi-finals of the fifth ICL Chennai Open Squash tournament.
The finals of the men's and women's team events that were scheduled to be played on Thursday afternoon will be held on Friday.
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Australia's Adam Gilchrist did not contravene the rules by using a squash ball in his left glove during the World Cup final, the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka officials are questioning the morality of Adam Gilchrist using a squash ball in his glove during the World Cup final.
A top official from the national federation of a prominent Olympic sport asked if Batra would deem the competition good enough if shooting is brought back into the CWG fold.
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President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge said he did not see cricket being included in the Olympic Games in the near future.
Facts on the Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia's Gold Coast:
Dinesh Karthik acknowledged that he has an onerous task of replacing a very successful Gautam Gambhir but asserted that he has it in him to steer Kolkata Knight Riders to at least the IPL Play-offs and get the best out of his side.
Gaurav Nandrajog whipped Angad Marwah of Maharashtra in a second round match of the HSBC-Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash championships.
Saurav Ghosal has overtaken Ritwik Bhattacharya to become India's top ranked squash player.
From international sporting legends to national sporting icons, everyone took time out to wish fans and well-wishers for Diwali.
Whether it is jumping from a plane at 10,000 feet or just working away at his latest hospitality project, real estate tycoon Vicky, as Oberoi is fondly known to friends, believes in having fun.
He scored a comfortable 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 victory over Tinothy Arnold at the CIMB Squash Open Championship in Kuala Lumpur.
Yogeshwar Dutt bagged an unexpected bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling event at the Asian Games.
Riwtik Bhattacharya will meet Saurav Ghosal in the semi-final of the ICL Chennai Open squash.
The Indian aces scored easy victories in the pre-quarter-finals of the one-star ICL PSA World Professional Squash championship.
Gaurav Nandrajog and Mandy Kennedy of England scored contrasting victories to win the men's and women's titles respectively in the HSBC-Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships.
Top seed Ritwik Bhattacharya was made to work hard for his 7-9, 9-1, 9-7, 9-1 victory over Maharashtra's Vikram Malhotra at the Maharashtra State Open Squash Championships.
World junior No. 2 Joshna Chinappa denied 14-year-old Dipika Pallikal a third title cruising to a 9-5, 10-8, 9-1 victory at the CCI-Western India Open Squash Tournament.
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