NEW DELHI : Indian Judoka Tulika Maan, who aims for a medal in Asian Games, has credited the Khelo India scheme for her performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she bagged the silver medal in +78kg category.

KUALA LUMPUR : India had a disappointing start to the 2023 season as the ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal suffered an early exit from the Malaysia Open Super 1000 after losing their respective opening round matches on Tuesday.

TOKYO : A former chairman and two other senior managers of Japanese major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc. have admitted in court to having bribed a former Tokyo Olympic organising committee executive to win sponsorship rights for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

PARIS : Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth beat Commonwealth Games champion and compatriot Lakshya Sen in the opening round of the French Open 2022 BWF Super 750 tournament men's singles event, here on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR : Two-time Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu gained a place to enter the top 5 in the women's singles BWF World Rankings released on Tuesday.Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sindhu, who has 87,218 points from 26 tournaments, displaced arch-rival Carolina Marin of Spain in the fifth position. The Indian ace boasts a career-high ranking of world No.2, attained back in 2017-18, but ha'n't broken into the top five since September 2019, just following her world championships title win that year.

NEW DELHI : Star Indian shuttler P.V Sindhu, who has been out of action since winning the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in August, on Wednesday said that her rehab and recovery are going well and she is hopeful of making a comeback with the BWF World Tour Finals 2022, which will be held in Guangzhou, China from December 14 to 18.

AHMEDABAD : Manu D.P clinched the javelin gold medal at the 36th National Games at the IIT Gandhinagar ground with a throw of 80.74m. The 22-year-old was quick to admit that it was not one of his best efforts and insisted that his immediate goal is to cross the 85m mark.

GANDHINAGAR : Olympian Bhavani Devi is geared up to travel all the way from France to complete a rare hat-trick of Sabre gold medals in the 36th National Games here in Gujarat.

MUMBAI : The 2022 season has been a great one for Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar as he bagged his first major medal at the senior level -- a silver in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last month.

SURAT : After phenomenal performances in the senior National Championship and Commonwealth Games, Telangana paddler Akula Sreeja is keen to make a strong impact in the 36th National Games.