Author: WebDesk

The fourth edition of the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League powered by Scapia is going on with full fervor and enthusiasm at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. With the season being streamed on YouTube via PVL’s official YouTube channel, a new regional feed—Kannada—has been added and will go live on Saturday, October 11. The thrilling volleyball action saw a high viewership on YouTube on the first day, with widespread reach across all regional languages. Kannada will be the sixth addition to the regional language lineup, joining English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. This move aims to address the large…

Haryana’s Asian Youth Champion Himanshu booked his ticket to World U20 Championships with a meet record on the opening day of the 40th National Junior Athletics Championships here at Kalinga Stadium on Friday. Meet record was also improved in the U20 men’s 5,000m.Himanshu hurled the javelin (700g) to a distance of 79.96m in the U-18 boys’ qualification round which was better than the meet record of 76.50m set in 2014 in Vijayawada by star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. The qualification mark for World U20 men’s javelin is 68.50m. “I’ll do better in the final tomorrow,” claims Himanshu. “I’ve been regularly…

New Delhi, October 9, 2025: India’s skeet shooters will take the field at the Malakasa Shooting Range in Athens, Greece, as the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Shotgun 2025 actions begins Friday (Oct 10) with the first two qualifying rounds of the men’s and women’s Skeet competitions. India’s men’s skeet team will be led by Olympians Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka, recently crowned Asian Champion, as well as Bhavtegh Singh Gill, completing the troika. In the women’s section, Raiza Dhillon, Olympian and former Junior World Championship silver medalist, will spearhead the charge alongside Ganemat Sekhon and…

WebDesk India is an absolute footballing backwater and one of the reasons why things here continue to go deeper in the mire is the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) lackadaisical approach towards grassroots development. Can the Premier League, which has been working actively to support grassroots football in this part of the world, partially fill the void going ahead? The Premier League, the world’s most popular football league by a distance, has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to grassroots football in India through a Community Coach Development Programme in Mumbai. The three-day programme culminated in a showcase event at Cooperage Football…

New Delhi, October 8, 2025: Cricket West Indies (CWI), one of the game’s most storied and respected institutions, took its legacy beyond the boundary this week with an exclusive Cricket West Indies Golf Day powered by IGPL. With West Indies greats Sir Vivian Richards, Brian Lara, and Sir Richie Richardson, alongside current stars Shai Hope and Roston Chase being present, this was a first-of-its-kind networking experience that brought together cricketing legends, global business leaders, and sporting icons on one stage. Organised by TCM Sports, CWI’s long-term strategic partner, the event marked a celebration of West Indies cricket in the company…

Only a couple of days ago, he was removed from the ODI captaincy. But Rohit Sharma was the showstopper at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) Awards here in Mumbai on Tuesday. The house reserved its biggest applause for a special moment — the legendary Sunil Gavaskar handing over a special award to Rohit for leading India to the Champions Trophy triumph. At the team selection press conference for the upcoming white-ball series in Australia, Ajit Agarkar admitted that it was a difficult decision to strip Rohit of 50-over captaincy, someone whose last assignment for India saw him guide the team…

New Delhi, October 7, 2025: For 20 glorious years, the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon has broken barriers, serving as a beacon of national pride and re-shaping the way India unites in health, purpose, and generosity.   As one of India’s largest sporting platforms for philanthropy, this edition brought together citizens, corporates, and not-for-profits in an extraordinary celebration of giving. For the first time, Lakshyaa, partnered with the race as its philanthropy partner and, in doing so, surpassed the fundraising benchmarks of previous years. Together with over 60 NGOs, 15 corporates, and more than 60 individual fundraisers, supported by countless of donors and…

New Delhi, October 7th, 2025: The world’s finest shotgun shooters are set to assemble in Athens, Greece, for the ISSF World Championship Shotgun 2025, scheduled from October 8 to 19 at the Malakasa Shooting Range of the Greek capital. A total of five medal events — men’s and women’s trap and skeet, along with the trap mixed team, all Olympic events, are on the roster over seven days of competition, with the first day of competition scheduled for October 10, 2025. A total of 68 federations have entered 406 athletes undertaking 518 starts, including six current Olympic medallists. India has…

Ace Indian para shuttler Pramod Bhagat continued his exceptional run of form at the 1st Abia Para Badminton International 2025, clinching three gold medals and reaffirming his dominance in the global para badminton circuit. The tournament was held in Abia from September 30 to October 5, 2025. Bhagat captured the men’s singles SL3 title, defeating compatriot Mantu Kumar in a thrilling final by 21-7, 9-21, 21-9. Displaying his trademark composure and tactical brilliance, Bhagat bounced back strongly after losing the second game to secure victory in three games. He then joined forces with Sukant Kadam to bag another gold, winning…

Guwahati, October 5: Bolstered by the presence of experience campaigners like Unnati Hooda and Rakshitha Sree and a strong line-up that includes a current and former junior world number 1, host India are gearing up for a historic performance in the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships that gets underway at the National Centre of Excellence here from Monday. The BWF World Junior Championships has returned to India after a gap of 17 years and will be played in two phases from October 6-19. The first phase will see 36 teams vying for the coveted Suhandinata Cup in the mixed team…