Indian Open of Surfing: Srikanth wins men’s open; Kamali Moorthy defends a double

IANS | June 20, 2025 5:03 PM

Mangaluru, June 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Srikanth D. clinched the men’s open title, while Kamali Moorthy defended both her titles in the Women’s Open and Groms Girls (U-16) categories at the Indian Open of Surfing, the second leg of the 2025 National Surfing Championship Series. Prahlad Sriram of Tamil Nadu secured the title in the Groms Boys (U-16) category.

Berlin Open: Gauff loses in first match after French Open win; Sabalenka survives a scare

IANS | June 20, 2025 12:14 AM

Berlin, June 20 (IANS) French Open women's singles champion Coco Gauff returned to the country after her biggest triumph of the year did not go as she had planned as she went down to China's Wang Xinyu in the Berlin Open on Thursday. The World No. 2 was upset in the second round of the Berlin Tennis Open by the Chinese player, 6-3, 6-3 in her first match since winning the French Open on June 7.

Chengdu 2025 World Games medal design unveiled

IANS | June 19, 2025 11:50 PM

Chengdu (China), June 19 (IANS) The design of the medals for the 12th World Games, which will be held in Chengdu in August, was unveiled here. The medal is named "Zhuguang," which literally translates to "bamboo light," and also sounds like "chasing the light" in Chinese.

Mumbai GM Chess: 12 share lead in Junior event; GMs Pantsulaia, and Petrosyan win

IANS | June 19, 2025 11:22 PM

Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) The race for the top honours in the Mumbai International Junior Chess Tournament intensified as the lead narrowed to just 12 players at the end of Round 3 at the World Trade Centre, here. Meanwhile, the foreign Grandmasters continued to assert their dominance in the GM category with yet another commanding display in Round 3.