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Controversial umpiring decision in Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 sparks protests, debate over rules and clarity

The controversy unfolded at 10-10 in the second game between Indias two top womens paddlers. As Chitale, with the Jaguars playing only for pride, tossed the ball up to serve, Mukherjee was heard calling TTR aloud in an attempt to seek a Table Tennis Review

24 Jul 2026 4:26 am
Interview | Sai Sudharsan: The satisfaction from scoring runs in Tests is unparalleled

The 24-year-old says even a small weakness or flaw will be challenged in the longest format; the Tamil Nadu batter adds that his priority now is to work on his fitness and game against spin bowling ahead of the Sri Lanka series; the southpaw explains he is not worried too much about not being in the T20I scheme of things

23 Jul 2026 11:15 pm
UTT: Manav Thakkar reflects on UP Prometheans disappointing debut campaign

There were things beyond our control; I became sick after the first match; being the captain, I had to play six sets including singles and mixed doubles, and suddenly I couldnt play, said Manav Thakkar

23 Jul 2026 9:51 pm
23 Jul 2026 5:54 pm
Commonwealth Games 2026: Lovlina assures India its first medal

Lovlina will take on Tuvalu's TKBP Taafaki in the semifinal

23 Jul 2026 2:32 pm
West Indies beat New Zealand by 2 wickets in the 5th ODI; New Zealand takes the series 3-2

New Zealand took the series 3-2, clinching it in Game 4 after winning Game 2 by five wickets and Game 3 by six wickets in a comeback following West Indies' seven-wicket victory in the opening game.

23 Jul 2026 4:39 am
Anahat, Aryaveer advance to round-of-16 in World Junior squash

Women's top seed Anahat brushed aside Hong Kong's Pui Yin Chole Lo in straight games in the round-of-32, and will next meet Malaysian Doyce Ye San Lee

23 Jul 2026 4:27 am
Indian shooters stumble in final Asian Games tune-up as China sweeps opening-day golds

In their final global outing before the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, the Indian shooters endured a disappointing start as neither of the country's two 10m air pistol mixed teams progressed beyond the qualification stage

23 Jul 2026 4:24 am
Indian boys beat Pakistan, Oman in Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship

Trailing for most of the contest after Chen Ge (4') put China ahead, India fought back through Nousheen Naz (16', 17'), who scored twice to give her side the lead

23 Jul 2026 4:17 am
India looks for partial redemption against spirited Zimbabwe

Having lost six out of his first seven T20I games as skipper in series defeats to minnows Ireland and a seasoned England side, the rubber against Zimbabwe gives Iyer and company a chance to get the house in order

23 Jul 2026 4:06 am
Knowledge transfer as important as medals at Glasgow CWG: Rohit Rajpal

The non-playing captain of India's Davis Cup team, Rajpal in an interview to PTI said the off-field agenda assumes unprecedented significance so that they leave no stone unturned for 2030

23 Jul 2026 4:01 am
Kujur shelves fastest-man debate; Owens hails India's sprint surge ahead of CWG and Asian Games

After Gurindervir's historic sub-10.10 run rewrote the men's 100m national record in Odisha earlier this year, Kujur has inevitably been asked about reclaiming the crown. But the Odisha sprinter has chosen to park that conversation for now

23 Jul 2026 3:56 am
Quarter-miler Vishal TK eyes strong debut in CWG

The 22-year-old created history earlier this year by becoming the first Indian man to break the 45-second barrier in the 400m, clocking 44.98 seconds to set the current Indian National Record in the event.

23 Jul 2026 3:47 am
Like Tokyo Olympics, India can end five-decade World Cup medal drought: Harmanpreet

We had similar feelings as before the Tokyo Olympics. Our preparation is equally strong because our only goal is to end the 50-year World Cup podium drought, Harmanpreet said

23 Jul 2026 2:29 am
We don't have many options in any department: Former skipper Anjum Chopra

I'm not saying that nobody can become a captain. It's not a permanent position for anyone. And if change of captaincy is the solution, then I think in every series, we should keep changing captains if that is the way that we are going to get results, the stylish southpaw of yesteryears said

23 Jul 2026 2:22 am
There have been several ups and downs in last four months: Sooryavanshi

Sooryavanshi played the next three matches but managed only modest scores and was left out of the fifth and final T20I as Sanju Samson returned to the XI

23 Jul 2026 2:15 am
Yastika Bhatia the leftie who is right up there

The top-order batter endured tough times after suffering an ACL injury but managed to bounce back with a bang; the entry into the Lords honours board was the fruit of her grind

23 Jul 2026 12:31 am
Can Indian athletes punch up in the scaled-down Commonwealth Games?

Leading the countrys charge will be javelin ace Neeraj, who will face stiff competition from Pakistans Nadeem; the number of disciplines has been cut from 19 to 10 as the event tries to stay relevant

22 Jul 2026 10:47 pm
WEIGHTLIFTING | Mirabai need not push for third consecutive CWG gold, says her coach Vijay Sharma

The CWG will be like a practice event before the Asian Games, her main target is medalling at the Asian Games

22 Jul 2026 5:45 pm
Spain wins the World Cup, but did FIFA favour Argentina? | In Focus podcast

Sandeep Menon discusses how Spain built a champion side and the debate over Argentinas dirty football.

22 Jul 2026 4:47 pm
Australia cricket great David Warner pleads guilty to drunk-driving

David Warner to be sentenced on August 18 for middle range drunk driving

22 Jul 2026 11:22 am
Indians start well at World Junior Squash

The Indian trio of Aryaveer Dewan, Yusha Nafees and Gurveer Singh advanced to the men's singles third round on the opening day of the competition on July 20

22 Jul 2026 2:57 am
Devika, Prannoy lose on day 1 of China Masters

Devika, the Thailand Open Super 300 champion, rallied after dropping the opening game but could not sustain the momentum, losing 19-21, 21-19, 13-21 to World No. 20 Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the women's singles opening round

22 Jul 2026 2:53 am
Manal, Ojha bowlers give India U19 clear edge over SL U19 on Youth Test

Chauhan and Ojha added 155 runs for a solid fourth wicket stand that spread across the two match days after which India found themselves ahead by 289 runs

22 Jul 2026 2:49 am
Evenepoel wins time trial for back-to-back Tour de France stage victories, Pogacar still leads

Evenepoel completed the 26.1-kilometer individual time trial in 32 minutes, 19 seconds, more than a minute faster than Mattias Skjelmose, the previous quickest, before the Belgian rider waited to see Pogacar cross the line with the second-best effort of the day

22 Jul 2026 2:39 am
The pain is immense, says Messi of World Cup defeat

I'll also hold on to all the good memories, Messi wrote in Spanish on Instagram, alongside a photo of himself wearing his loser's medal following the world champions' extra-time loss to Spain

22 Jul 2026 2:36 am
FIFA investigates Argentina players confronting Spain''s on-field World Cup celebrations

Video replays showed several players involved in a scuffle, including Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes. He appeared to shove Spain's Eric Garcia by the throat. When Spain substitute Gavi jumped in to intervene, Paredes pushed him to the ground

22 Jul 2026 2:28 am
FIFA World Cup 2026 | Spain refines its style, rekindles winning spree

After clinching the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and the European Championship in 2008 and 2012 with the philosophy of tiki-taka, La Roja suffered a decline in successive global events from 2014 to 2022. Under coach Luis de la Fuente, the Spaniards have added more fluidity to their possession-based approach and reaped the ultimate reward of a second World Cup triumph

21 Jul 2026 11:28 pm