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Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah did well to defeat the Germans 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 to reach the semifinals. (SAI Photo)

Manav Thakkar-Manush Shah become first Indians to reach doubles semis at Singapore Smash

February 26, 2026 10:20 am

Indians, with World rank 5, need to beat French Lubrum brothers for a spot in the final

India's TT coach Massimo Costantini's mantra for success: 'Medals will only come when Indian players are convinced there's no expectation'

February 14, 2026 9:17 am

Coach Massimo Costantini believes Manav Thakkar can become a Top 25 player in the next 2-3 months; Syndrella Das and Divyanshi Bhowmick, who won their first seniors doubles title recently, have impressed the coach

Snehit Suravajjula saves six match points to reach pre-quarters; Indian finalist assured in mixed doubles

February 13, 2026 10:10 pm

Payas Jain-Syndrela Das will play Harmeet Desai - Yashaswini Ghorpade in semis

Indian table tennis player Ankur Bhattacharjee in action in WTT Star Contender in Chennai. (PHOTO: Special Arrangement)

TT talent Ankur Bhattacharjee defeats World Championships (doubles) medallist Florian Bourrassaud at Chennai Star Contender

February 12, 2026 11:57 pm

The 19-year-old packed off the reigning doubles bronze medallist 3-1 (11-5, 11-8, 3-11, 11-9) of France in Round 1

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: TTFI suspended secretary general Kamlesh Mehta. (PHOTO: Reuters)

Table Tennis Federation of India secretary general Kamlesh Mehta suspended with immediate effect in AGM

January 30, 2026 12:28 am

TTFI president Meghna Ahlawat, who is wife of former Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, and secretary Mehta were representing different factions in the governing body after being elected back in December 2022 as part of a "compromise".

What's Racketlon: Criss crossing TT, badminton, squash and tennis courts

December 02, 2025 8:38 am

The sport involves four back-to-back games in order of progressive higher racquet weight played to 21 points each with 3-minutes transitions

Yogasana India has received almost a 400 percent hike while the assistance for Indian football nearly halved. (Express photo by Vishal Srivastava/PTI)

Government funding for sports: Nearly 400 per cent hike for yoga, gets as much as chess and more than basketball, volleyball

August 21, 2025 12:10 am

In bid to take Indian tradition to the world and get it included at major multi-sport events, yoga gets substantial raise; funding for athletics, boxing, football goes down.