Natasha…mission accomplished. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Natasha Chethan held her nerve to overcome Thailand’s Narucha Phoemphul in the final of the IBSF World under-21 women’s snooker championship at KSBA here on Wednesday. Home favourite Natasha, who claimed her first World title, prevailed in a scrappy encounter dominated by long phases of safety play….
Turning it around: Reeth got the better of Sutirtha and recorded her first singles win of the season. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran Debutant Ahmedabad SG Pipers outplayed U Mumba TT 9-6 and jumped to the top of the table with 24 points from three matches in the Ultimate Table Tennis League here on Tuesday….
Serving it up: Manika finished on the winning side in both matches, including the one against Ayhika. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Bengaluru Smashers scripted its second successive win in Season 5 of the Ultimate Table Tennis league with a 10-5 victory over Puneri Paltan here on Monday. Paltan’s Ankur Bhattacharjee, rated high by…
Richter got the better of favourite Powell to make the summit clash. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Christian Richter and Lomnaw Issarangkun advance to IBSF World under-17 boys’ snooker championship final at KSBA Bengaluru Christian Richter and Lomnaw Issarangkun progressed to the final of the IBSF World under-17 boys’ snooker championship final at the…
The top-board clash between Ganguly and Aronyak ended in a quiet draw. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Seven straight wins, followed by three straight draws! Still, Surya Shekhar Ganguly is in the sole lead position going into the final round of the National chess championship. After drawing with Aronyak Ghosh in the 10th round…
Sharath Kamal of Chennai Lions during the Ultimate Table Tennis on Sunday, August 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU After their losses in the opening ties the other day, Chennai Lions and Dabang Delhi were in no position to lower their guards. When the two teams took on each other at the Ultimate Table…
Sutirtha Mukherjee of U Mumba in action against Divya Chitale of Dabang Delhi in the UTT League in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: R. RAVINDRAN Debutant Ahmedabad SG Pipers tasted its first win of the Ultimate Table Tennis League season-5, when it put it across defending champion Goa Challengers 10-5 here on Saturday. Lilian…
World Championship challenger D Gukesh survived by the skin of his teeth against compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, drawing a lost endgame in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup. File | Photo Credit: PTI World Championship challenger D Gukesh survived by the skin of his teeth against compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, drawing a lost endgame in the…
Archana Kamath, who was part of the Indian women’s table tennis team which reached the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics, said she is retiring from competitive sport to focus on higher studies. In a statement released to the media on Thursday, the 24-year-old from Bengaluru ranked 122 in the world, said she was moving away…
Indian shuttler Sathish Kumar Karunakaran progressed to the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals after Denmark’s Anders Antonsen retired hurt midway in their opening-round match at the Japan Open here on Wednesday (August 21, 2024). The 23-year-old Indian was leading 6-1 when Antonsen, the world number three, retired just three minutes into the contest at the Yokohama Arena….
