Star paddler Manika Batra survived the giant-slaying Ayhika Mukherjee to lead her team, PBG Bengaluru Smashers to a 10-5 victory against Puneri Paltan Table Tennis in Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) 2024 at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on Monday.
The teams won their first ties against the Chennai Lions and Ahmedabad SG Pipers, courtesy of giant-killing efforts by Jeet Chandra and Ayhika Mukherjee.
Bengaluru Smashers will face Chennai Lions in Southern derby in Ultimate Table Tennis 2024. The tie will feature Indian greats Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra, as well as foreign stars Alvaro Robles, Lily Zhang, and Sakura Mori among others.
UTT 2024 promises thrilling matchups, including a much-anticipated rematch between India's ace paddler Manika Batra and World No. 13 Bernadette Szocs. The two have faced off multiple times since their junior days, with Manika winning their last encounter in the women's team event at the 2024
Alvaro Robles will spearhead a talented sextet, which includes Indian ace Manika Batra, USA sensation Lily Zhang, youngsters Jeet Chandra and Taneesha Kotecha, and the highly experienced Amalraj Anthony
India's top-ranked table tennis player Sreeja Akula has been sidelined for six weeks due to a stress fracture. The injury means she will miss the upcoming Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) tournament, set to begin on August 22.
India's campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 ended with six medals, a tally one short of the record total from Tokyo 2020. It is, however, India's third-best outing at the Summer Games after Tokyo 2020 and London 2012.
The Paris 2024 Olympics proved challenging for India on multiple fronts on Wednesday, with notable efforts in both the men's high jump and the women's table tennis team events.
India grappler Vinesh Phogat is set to play her final against United States's Sarah Ann Hildebrandt after beating Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 5-0 in the women's 50kg wrestling semi-finals.
India's ace shuttler Lakshya Sen will be eyeing a bronze medal as he locks horns with Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the men's singles competition at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Monday.
Former Indian Olympic medalist shooter and country's chef-de-mission at Paris Olympics Gagan Narang has urged people to celebrate all athletes representing India at the mega sporting event, saying that while medals are important, it is equally important to acknowledge athletes' efforts for t