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Commonwealth Games 2022: Now the chase is for a singles medal, says Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

June has been a promising month for Sathiyan Gnanasekaran. To the shock and wonder of the world table tennis fraternity, the 25-year-old knocked the stuffing out of reigning European champion Jorgic Darko at WTT Contender Zagreb 2022.

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Controversial gymnastics coach named in India CWG squad

NEW DELHI: Rohit Jaiswal, accused of 'misdemeanour' by gymnast Aruna Budda Reddy, has been included as one of the men's team's coaches in the Indian gymnastics contingent for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham. His name figures in the CWG 'list of athletes and officials' finalised by the Indian Olympic…

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'I am playing my best table tennis at 40': Sharath Kamal decodes India's medal chances at CWG 2022

NEW DELHI: "My biggest recall of India at the Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games (CWG) is that guy with the hair band playing table tennis." The 19-year-old teenager who said this during a conversation with the author couldn't remember the name of the player, but could almost portray the…

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Delhi High Court dismisses writ petitions of table tennis players Manush, Swastika

NEW DELHI: Indian table tennis players Manush Shah and Swastika Ghosh's writ petitions challenging their exclusion from the country's Commonwealth Games squad were on Monday dismissed by Delhi High Court.

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Don't send list of women's team for CWG till next hearing: HC to TTFI

BENGALURU: A division bench of the Karnataka High Court has in an interim order directed the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) not to send the list of selected women table tennis players for the upcoming Commonwealth Games till the next date of hearing on a petition filed by a…

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Now TT player Archana Kamath moves court after exclusion from CWG squad

NEW DELHI: Rising woman paddler Archana Kamath is the latest table tennis player to move court after she was dropped from the Indian team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, further deepening the chaos surrounding the selection of the side for July 28-August 8 quadrennial event.

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Table tennis player Diya Chitale, who moved court over her exclusion, included in CWG squad

NEW DELHI: Young Indian table tennis player Diya Chitale, who had approached the Delhi High Court over her exclusion from the women's CWG squad, was on Tuesday included in the side for the July-August event at the expense of Archana Kamath.

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TTFI Mess: India No. 3 Diya Chitale files writ petition in Delhi HC after being overlooked for CWG

NEW DELHI: India No. 3 Diya Chitale has filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court after being overlooked for the national Table Tennis squad that will take part in the upcoming Commonwealth Games with the Committee of Administrators (CoA) headed by a former decathlete allegedly selecting a player who…

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Sports Ministry provides financial assistance to athletes, including Manika Batra, for future competitions

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry on Thursday granted financial assistance to several athletes across the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core and development groups, including Tokyo Paralympics silver medallist Nishad Kumar and ace woman table tennis player Manika Batra, to support them in their preparations for upcoming competitions.

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Sharath, Sreeja to lead India at CWG

BENGALURU: Top paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula are set to lead India's charge at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games as the Committee of Administrators (CoA), managing the affairs of table tennis in the country, announced an eight-member squad here on Tuesday following the conclusion of the week-long national camp.

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TTFI names 16 probables for CWG, final squad to be picked after national camp from May 23

NEW DELHI: Reigning national champions Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula were on Monday named in the 16-member probables list for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in July-August.

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Sreeja turns a corner in the heights of Shillong

Winning her maiden National singles title was a cathartic experience for the 23-year-old paddler. She hopes it kickstarts a successful run in both national and international events

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ITTF Rankings: Manika Batra jumps 10 spots to achieve career-best world No. 38, Sathiyan is world No. 34

NEW DELHI: Indian paddlers, including star player Manika Batra, on Tuesday made massive gains in the ITTF world rankings after the sport's governing body approved changes to the points system.

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Gutsy Mouma Das shows character; Manika Batra, Harmeet Desai exit in TT Nationals

SHILLONG: Top seed Manika Batra made a shock exit in the pre-quarterfinals while old warhorse Mouma Das advanced to the last-eight stage of the women's singles in the Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships here on Sunday.

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Manika Batra, Diya Chitale stretched at National table tennis championship

All top eight women’s seeds advance to the third round

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PSPB teams reign supreme

They blank Maharashtra-A in both the summit clashes

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National TT: PSPB firm favourites for team titles

SHILLONG: The women's squad of the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), bolstered by the return of Manika Batra, would look to redeem itself during the team events of the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships, which gets underway here from Monday.

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ITTF Rankings: Manika Batra, Archana Kamath make it to top 5 in women's doubles

NEW DELHI: Indian women's doubles pair of Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath jumped two places to break into the top-5 in the latest rankings, released by the ITTF.

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Manika-Archana pair enters medal round in WTT Star Contender

DOHA: India's Manika Batra and Archana Kamath entered the medal round of the women's doubles in the WTT Star Contender event after beating Soo Wai Yam Minnie and Lee Ho Ching of Hong Kong 3-1 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

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‘My best is yet to come — I am keen to break into the top ten’

After getting to No. 7 in the world with Manika Batra in mixed doubles, G. Sathiyan wants to take his singles game to the next level. Table tennis’ big events over the next three years are in his sights

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Indian campaign ends in Singapore after exit of Manika-Archana pair

SINGAPORE: India's campaign in the $2 million Singapore Smash came to an end with the quarterfinal exit of Manika Batra and Archana Kamath in women's doubles on Tuesday.

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A much improved player four years on, Manika Batra eyeing more history at 2022 CWG, Asiad

NEW DELHI: Back in the top-50 of world rankings after three years, star table tennis player Manika Batra wants to break the top-30 barrier in the near future and she knows she will have to work harder than ever to get there.

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Winning medals for India is priority: Manika

Is in Chennai to prepare for WTT tournaments

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Primary objective is to get more training time with Sathiyan, says paddler Manika Batra

The year 2021 will be remembered for the exploits of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan. The mixed doubles pair clinched the WTT Contender in Budapest in August and went from strength to strength before breaking into top-15 in world rankings. The pair, currently ranked No. 10 in the world, are…

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Three-member Committee of Administrators named to run TTFI

Suspended office-bearers ordered to assist CoA

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