Indian tennis player Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha qualifies for 2026 Australian Open men’s doubles after winning Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff | Cricket News

Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (left) with his partner Pruchya Isaro Indian tennis player Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha achieved a significant career milestone on Friday by winning the Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff alongside Thailand’s Pruchya Isaro, earning a main-draw wild card entry for the 2026 Australian Open men’s doubles.The Indo-Thai pair demonstrated consistent performance throughout the tournament, defeating Japanese…

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Retained by CSK for IPL 2026, 18-year-old Ayush Mhatre breaks Rohit Sharma’s record, becomes youngest cricketer ever to … | Cricket News

Ayush Mhatre (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Mumbai’s Ayush Mhatre has set a new record as the youngest cricketer to score centuries in all three formats of professional cricket – first-class, List A and T20. He achieved this milestone with a remarkable 49-ball century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Vidarbha at Lucknow’s…

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Syed Modi International badminton tournament: Tanvi Sharma, Unnati Hooda, Kidambi Srikanth march into semifinals | Badminton News

Tanvi Sharma (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar) Young sensation Tanvi Sharma advanced to the semi-finals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament on Friday. The day saw mixed results for top seeds with India’s Unnati Hooda securing a victory while Singapore’s Jai Heng Jason Teh faced elimination in the quarterfinals.Sixteen-year-old Tanvi Sharma, following her victory…

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Exclusive | ‘Not a surprise’: Anish Giri on lesser-favourites Divya Deshmukh, Javokhir Sindarov winning Chess World Cups | Chess News

Anish Giri downplays Divya Deshmukh-Javokhir Sindarov pattern NEW DELHI: Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov came into the FIDE World Cup in Goa as the 16th seed and went on to win it, becoming the youngest champion in the event’s history at just 19. Just a few months earlier, India’s Divya Deshmukh, only one day younger than the…

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