The Indian Awaaz

Ahmedabad, May 31 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) successfully defended their Indian Premier League crown, defeating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium and becoming only the third franchise in tournament history to win back-to-back titles. Chasing a modest target of 156, RCB rode on a brilliant unbeaten []

In Badminton, Indian mens double pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the finals of the Singapore Open tournament today. The Indian pair defeated Indonesian pair of Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Fajar Alfian 18-21, 21-17, 21-16 in the final match. This win helped the duo to end their two-year title drought. Earlier, the Indian []

WEB DESK / Sports Desk Celebrations following Paris Saint-Germains UEFA Champions League triumph turned violent across several French cities, leaving hundreds injured, triggering mass arrests, and reigniting debate over public security during major sporting events. French authorities said more than 700 people were arrested nationwide after clashes broke out between police and groups of supporters []

Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Mansukh Mandaviya participated in the 76th edition of the Fit India Sundays on Cycle organised in Shillong today. Flagged off from the premises of the State Central Library here, the event aimed at promoting fitness and healthy lifestyles by bringing together youth, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and citizens []

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Indian wrestlers for their outstanding performance at the 2026 U23 Asian Championships held in Da Nang, Vietnam. In a social media post, Mr Modi said that the Mens Freestyle and Womens Wrestling teams won the Team Titles at the Championships. He said that the Mens freestyle wrestling team secured []

Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting yesterday to review preparations for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) and proposed Olympics to be hosted in Ahmedabad. Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and senior officials were present at the meeting. In a social media post, Mr Shah []

AMN The Supreme Court Friday permitted wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the selection trials to be held tomorrow and 31st of this month for the Asian Games 2026. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe passed the order while hearing a plea filed by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) challenging []

Indias mens doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the semifinals of the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament today. Rankireddy and Chirag beat the Malaysian pair of Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing 19-21, 21-17, 21-13. Their next clash will be against the world number one pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kim []

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will engage IT Consultants in National Sports Federations (NSF) under National Sports Digital Ecosystem to strengthen sports governance and Commonwealth Games 2030 Preparedness. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said that the initiative aims to streamline federation-specific digital systems and enable more effective planning for []