Category: News
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How Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi Is Refining Skills To Become India’s Brightest Tennis Prospect
Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi got a shot in the arm at the recently concluded Mumbai Open. After her exit at the WTA 125 event, Maaya returned to train at the Rafa Nadal Academy, focused on refining her game. The Indian prodigy looks up to World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka and loves how she handles pressure. “I love…
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SheBelieves Cup 2025: Sam Kerr ‘Captaincy Issue’ Irrelevant, Says Australia Coach Tom Sermanni
With Australia star Sam Kerr not found guilty by a London jury, last week, questions around her captaincy arose ahead of the Matildas’ opening clash against Japan in the SheBelieves Cup 2025 on Friday. The Chelsea superstar was charged with racially aggravated harassment by a UK police officer, sparking a debate on whether she is…
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23rd National Para Athletics Championship: Devendra Jhajharia Says TOPS Scheme Helping Para-Athletes Gain ‘Financial Security’
Devendra Jhajharia, president of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), is optimistic about the financial growth of para-athletes in India. The Paralympics medalist was on the sidelines during the ongoing 23rd National Para Athletics Championship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai when Paris Paralympics medalists like Navdeep Singh and Hokato Sema stood on the…
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2025 Maha Open ATP Challenger Tour: Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan-Vijay Sundar Prashanth Set Up Saketh Myneni-Ramkumar Ramanathan In All-India QF
Indian pairs progressed to the doubles quarterfinals, while eighth-seeded Alexis Galrneau of Canada, unseeded players Valentin Vacherot of Monaco and Czech Republic’s Dalibor Svrcina progressed to the singles quarterfinals at the 2025 Maha Open ATP Challenger Tour organized by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services…
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23rd National Para Athletics Championship Day 2 Results: Soman Rana Beats Hokato Sema; Paris Paralympian Deepthi Jeevanji Shines
Bihar’s Soman Rana and Telangana’s Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the top podium finish in the Men’s F57 shot put and Women’s 400m T20 event respectively at the 23rd National Para Athletics Championship in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai on Wednesday. The National Record holder from Bihar threw the iron ball to 14.42m to beat Paris Paralympics…
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Pullela Gopichand Advices Parents Against Picking Sporting Career For Children
Pullela Gopichand, India’s chief national coach, is shaping his daughter Gayatri Gopichand’s career in the badminton ecosystem but has advised parents against it if they’re not rich. “I advise parents not to put their children in sports. We are not in a position to offer sports as a career. Unless the children are from rich…
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‘Project Astronaut’ John McFall To Become First Paralympian In Space
John McFall, Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games bronze medalist, is set to become the first person with a physical disability to take part in a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The Great Britain Paralympic sprinter, who is also a surgeon, has been cleared with medical certification to undertake a long-duration mission, the European Space Agency…
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2025 World Para Athletics Grand Prix Calendar: Schedule, All You Need To Know
World Para Athletics (WPA) announced the addition of three new stops to the 2025 Grand Prix calendar. Marrakech in Morocco, Guadalajara in Mexico, and Paris in France will each host WPA Grand Prix events next year, an official media release said. Marrakech will host the event in April at the Grand Stade de Marrakech. The…
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India To Host First-Ever New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Grand Prix
India is set to make history as it hosts the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Grand Prix, marking the nation’s debut in organizing an international para athletics event of this magnitude. Scheduled from March 8th to March 13th, 2025, the event will take place at the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. The Grand Prix signifies a…
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23rd National Para Athletics Championship Day 1 Results: Dipesh Kumar, Seema Gujar, Navdeep Singh Claim Gold
The 23rd National Para Athletics Championship 2025 began on Tuesday, with Haryana’s Navdeep Singh claiming gold in the men’s javelin F41 gold in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai. The Paris Paralympics gold medalist, representing Haryana, threw the spear to a distance of 39.93m to claim the top podium finish while Lakshya Choudhary of Uttar Pradesh…