Kuldeep Kumar representing Madhya Pradesh set a national men’s pole vault record of 5.41m to win gold on the opening day of the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition in Bhubaneswar. The 21-year-old cleared the height of 5.41m in his first attempt,...

In Tennis, Marta Kostyuk has captured the biggest title of her career after winning the Madrid Open 2026. The 23-year-old Ukrainian defeated world No. 8 Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 7-5 in the women’s singles final yesterday. Kostyuk is also set to rise from world No. 23 to a career high of...

Yashasvi Jaiswal did not own the final frame of Rajasthan Royals’ chase against Punjab Kings. Donovan Ferreira did. Shubham Dubey’s late violence carried the finishing signature. But Jaiswal’s 51 off 27 balls gave RR the thing every 220-plus chase needs before the finishers arrive:...

In sports, Indian lifters have delivered an impressive performance at the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Apia, Samoa, securing four gold medals on the second day of competition. Sunil Singh clinched gold in the men’s 65-kilogram category with a total...

In Badminton, the Indian men’s team has secured a place in the quarterfinals of the Thomas Cup tournament at Horsens in Denmark. In a Group A match today, India defeated Australia 5-0. India had defeated Canada 4-1 in their opening group tie and will next face China to decide...