Mirabai Chanu (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: There is little left for Saikhom Mirabai Chanu to conquer at the Commonwealth Games.A record-extending third consecutive CWG gold medal in Glasgow has only strengthened her status as the undisputed queen of Commonwealth weightlifting. Add the silver she won in her debut Games in 2014, and Mirabai now…
Tejaswin Shankar celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the men’s decathlon event. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: There were tears after one jump. Days later, there was history, a medal and a message that resonated far beyond the athletics track.Indian decathlete Tejaswin Shankar has opened up on the emotional turmoil he endured at the 2026…
Santiago Nieva is enjoying his second stint with Indian boxing. The success at the CWG is huge, but the coach wants to treat the medals as the by-product of their hard work, and not the ultimate goal.“Every major tournament is important for us. It’s obviously not the Olympics, but we have beaten every country here,…
India’s Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Commonwealth Games silver medallist Jadumani Singh Mandengbam may have missed out on a gold medal in Glasgow, but the 22-year-old boxer believes a major part of his success has come from the unwavering support of veteran pugilist Sarita Devi.After finishing second in the men’s 55kg category,…
India’s Jaismine Lamboria celebrates after winning the women’s 57kg boxing final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Just weeks before stepping into the ring at the Commonwealth Games, Jaismine Lamboria was fighting a battle far away from the spotlight.The reigning 57kg world champion was confined to a hospital bed, battling an unknown illness that threatened to derail…
India’s Asmita Dey poses with her gold medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Asmita Dey fought back tears after creating history at the Commonwealth Games 2026, dedicating her landmark women’s 48kg judo gold medal to her late father, coach and everyone who stood by her during the toughest phase of her life.The 23-year-old from Tripura,…
Sharmila Dhankar (ANI Photo) New Delhi: For Sharmila Dhankar, every throw carries the weight of a life rebuilt. From growing up in poverty in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district and surviving domestic abuse in her first marriage to selling the family home to sustain her sporting dream, the 40-year-old para shot putter has turned adversity into ambition…
India’s batsman Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo) India completed a 3-0 T20I series sweep over Zimbabwe, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dominating the headlines after the 15-year-old became the youngest player ever to win the Player of the Series award in men’s international cricket.Sooryavanshi announced himself with a blistering 50 off just 18 balls in the first T20I,…
Mirabai Chanu (ANI Photo) There is a gold-winning performance and then there is the Mirabai Chanu way of doing it. In Glasgow on Sunday, the Tokyo Olympics silver medallist lifter made it look like child’s play as she went about completing a hat-trick of Commonwealth Games gold medals. In her very first attempt in the…
The name ‘Anahat’ came from Guru Nanak’s prayer NEW DELHI: Aad aneel anaad anaahat jug jug ayko vays. This exact line appears once at the close of four consecutive stanzas, Pauris 28, 29, 30, and 31, of Japji Sahib, composed by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, in the opening composition of the Guru Granth…