Manika batra

The “improvement” is also reflecting in the ITTF rankings in which she jumped 18 places in the last two months to be world number 61, following her round of 32 finish in German and Sweden Open. read more

In 2015, Archana became the first Indian girl to enter the quarter-finals of the ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals. read more

Manika, who recently parted ways with her childhood coach Sandeep Gupta to train with Sanmay Paranjape, said she is happy with the progress in her game after moving her base to Pune. read more

Ace paddler Sharath Kamal will play for the Chennai Lions in the third season of the Ultimate Tennis League, which will be held in New Delhi from July 25. read more

In men’s singles, Manav Thakkar made the cut after beating Leonardo Mutti of Italy 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 6-11, 11-5 in the preliminary round. read more

Manika Batra smartly uses pimpled anti-spin rubber on the backhand side of her paddle. She has developed a technique to sometimes switch the side of her paddle during rallies and use the pimpled face to hit a forehand and surprise opponents with counter... read more

While both Batra and Gupta were unavailable for a comment on the split, TTFI secretary M P Singh confirmed the development. read more

The mixed doubles category has been included in the Olympics for the first time in the Tokyo Games. read more

Sathiyan gained three spots to achieve a new career-high ranking while Batra moved up four spots to be 47th. read more

Here’s a look at India’s performance in sports other than cricket in 2018. read more

In an interview to ANI, the Commonwealth gold medallist said: “Everyone dreams about Olympic gold, so do I. But I will move step by step. read more

Manika started the year on a high at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, guiding India to it’s first-ever gold medal in the Women’s Team category as they defeated four-time gold medallists and defending champions Singapore 3-1. read more

Sathiyan too jumped four places to reach the World No. 36 spot. He had won three medals in the Commonwealth Games and a bronze (men’s team event) in the Asian Games. read more

Manika Batra was one of the top performers for India at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast with a gold each in women’s singles and women’s team event, silver in women’s doubles, and a bronze in mixed doubles. read more

Achanta Sharath Kamal-Manika Batra were outplayed 4-1 (9-11, 5-11, 13-11, 4-11, 8-11) in 39 minutes by China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in the last-four clash. read more