Author: Samrat Chakraborty
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Sudirman Cup 2025: Kenneth Jonassen Urges Leong Jun Hao, Justin Hoh To Step Up In Lee Zii Jia’s Absence
Malaysian national coach Kenneth Jonassen has urged his men’s singles players Leong Jun Hao and Justin Hoh to step up in the absence of Lee Zii Jia at the Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, China, from April 27-May 4. The World No.9 is sidelined with an ankle injury for three months. In the last edition, he…
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WATCH: Nitin Gupta Loses Asian U-18 Athletics Championships Gold Due To Pre-Mature Celebration
India’s Nitin Gupta was a perfect example of the saying, ‘don’t celebrate until you win’, at the 5000m racewalking event in the Asian Under-18 Athletics Championships. Gupta lost out on the top podium finish after he overtook China’s Zhu Ninghao momentarily and started to celebrate. As his focus moved towards the celebration, the Chinese charged…
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‘Transparent Policies Required’: Joydeep Karmakar Breaks Silence On WBRA Suspension
India’s Season-Opener World Cup Results Encouraging It is encouraging to see India topping (finished second) the table in a competition where China and the USA participated. It was not an easy field. I think the shooters were up for the challenge—they were in very good technical form. Take Suruchi (Singh), for example—what a phenomenal rise.…
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Gurindervir Singh, India’s Fastest Sprinter, Banking On Solid Basics
They say you must get your basics right. India’s fastest man, Gurindervir Singh, has been banking on his strong basics in the track & field ever since his father Kamaljeet Singh brought him spikes when he was in the 7th grade. His father was a former volleyball player. “I got my first spikes when I…
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IPL 2025: Michael Vaughan Uses Shreyas Iyer-Analogy To Show Team India T20 Depth
Former England captain used a Shreyas Iyer-analogy to show the depth that Team India’s T20 squad carries. Iyer played his last T20 against Australia in Bengaluru, on December 3. He was not a part of the Team India T20 squad which won the World Cup in Barbados in 2024. In the two years after that,…