News Flash: 19 yr old ANMOL KHARB STUNS WR 12 Line Christophersen! Won 11-21, 21-18, 25-23 to advance into QF of Hylo Open (Super 500). #HyloOpen2026

“Success breeds success” is a well-established and proven concept in most walks of life and especially in sporting terms. Because being in a successful environment is inspirational, it creates momentum and instils belief. A concept illustrated by the incredible rise and success of Swedish men’s tennis in the 1980s. 5-time Wimbledon champion Björn Borg started the chain of success. Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg followed as Grand Slam winners and world number 1s, and between the 2 of them, they won all 4 Grand Slam titles in 1988. There was a similar situation with Danish #badminton in the late 1990s. In 1997, three different men’s singles (MS) players simultaneously held the #Olympic title (Poul-Erik Høyer), the World title (Peter Rasmussen) and world number 1 status (Peter Gade). Similarly, in the early 1990s Indonesia had different players, Alan Budi Kusuma, Joko Suprianto, Ardy Wiranata and Hariyanto Arbi who together held Olympic, World and WR1 status. With the new world rankings published yesterday, France now has 2 different players who hold both the world title, Alex Lanier, and world number 1 status, Christo Popov. Not only did these 2 players win the last 2 Super 750 events on the #WorldTour (WT), they have also won 4 of the 6 WT 750 events this year. Lanier the Singapore and Denmark Opens, and Popov the Japan and French Opens. Whilst these 2 players live in different parts of France and train with different coaches, which may create a healthy rivalry, I suspect they are both also inspired and motivated by the other’s success. #ThomasCup Silver and Toma Junior Popov’s final at the China Open all confirm that France has become a major force in world terms in MS. Like Sweden’s rise in tennis, it’s always exciting when a country with previous limited international success in a sport suddenly emerges as a major global powerhouse adding diversity and interest to the success enjoyed by more established nations. Huge congratulations to both Alex Lanier and Christo Popov on their incredible and historic achievements. And with talented juniors on the horizon, the reproduction of French success appears set to continue. 📸 @badmintonphoto

THE BATTLE CONTINUES IN LADAKH... Protesting mothers in Ladakh continued their dharna sit-in for the 6th day today and even stopped traffic for a short while on NH1. They're protesting against the whimsical policies of Leutinant Governor of #Ladakh, like fighting drugs with alcohol shops & bars... Let's please help their voices reach the media houses... @narendramodi @PMOIndia @AmitShahOffice

RT @mythicbxrnn: Tiger Shroff finally broke his silence and cooked government.

🚨 Now even Delhi Airport is being dragged into this crackdown. Airlines have been asked to submit passenger manifests 48 hours in advance for all inbound flights to Delhi. The government seems determined to make every possible move to suppress dissent. DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK!

In a rapidly changing situation with respect to protest in Delhi, demanding resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, summing up the actions over the past 24 hours :- 1. Delhi Police @DelhiPolice has declared that permission to protest at Jantar Mantar has not been granted for 10th Oct. So any attempt to hold protest at Jantar Mantar would be deemed Illegal. 2. 57 Metro station in Delhi shall be shut after 9 pm tonight till 11th Oct early morning. Central Delhi would be inaccessible by common man. 3. All mail/super fast express trains reaching Delhi at New Delhi & Nizamuddin railways stations would be prevented from docking at these stations from 2 pm onward today till early morning of 11th Oct. 4. Buses plying to central Delhi would not be on roads from late evening tonight, till early morning on 11th Oct. 5. All borders of Delhi will be sealed from late tonight. Buses, Trucks, Tractors and other mass transport vehicles wouldn’t be allowed from tonight till early morning 11th Oct. 6. Students Union activities or known CJP activists either re detained or house arrested in their residence outside Delhi or being flushed out and detained enroute to Delhi via rail / road. 7. All alcohol shops run by Delhi govt within Delhi shut today and tomorrow. 8. 22,000 armed personnel from across the country brought on to Delhi for deployment on 10th. Delhi,police to also deploy over 10,000 security personnel across Delhi. 9. New CCTV cameras with Facial Recognition installed across New Delhi. 10. Delhi Police personnel visit Mosques to warn parents and elders that youth should be counselled to stay home and not venture around any protest march. 11. Massive appeal campaign organised by security personnel asking & appealing commoners from participating in protests to be held on 10th Oct. 12. A huge surge of videos threatening punitive action against so called, “anti-national’ who plan to demonstrate or join protestors. The so called right wing activists appear with rods, lathis and weapons in the videos. 13. Several Kisan Unions appeal farmers to join the protests on 10th Oct. 14. Khap Panchayat representatives are appealing to people to both join or detest, from joining the protests on 10th Oct. 15. Massive social media campaign organised in support of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. He is being projected as saviour of Hindu Sanskriti. 16. Security detail,of CEC Gyanesh Kumar enhanced. He is going to be one of the most protected individuals in the country. *****Can’t recall such a divisive environment in our country over Election Commission in the past 3 decades of professional journalism. No government in india has ever made such massive security arrangements and imposed embargoes to quell a students protest, such as the one we see now. Not even when anti-reservation protests were at its peak in 1990. I hope the intelligence inputs are sound, if the govt anticipates large-scale violence, organised by protesting students. But if not, then this is a very serious matter, with major ramifications.

And there it is. BACK TO BACK ASIAN GAMES GOLD MEDALS for the Indian men's hockey team. Both the men's and women's team win Gold and qualify for LA 2028. Indian sport can really savour this moment. Very special! #AsianGames2026

Last two weeks of FY end can get crazy enough at work on their own, and then they fully coincided with these Asian Games. Missed so much of live action and yet somehow could manage to catch fair bit of it. Can’t thank the team at @SportsArena1234 for their daily schedule and all the minute updates. Lifesaver! 🙏🏽 Also to @vinayakkm sir, who already know how much I admire his work, but this one is specifically for those ‘about to start’ posts. 😛 To @olympic_indian @VishankRazdan your watch alongs made office commute easy and fun. Especially that women’s 4x4…too epic 😂 @SportsIndia3 for all the day-end spaces to get a sense of fans’ sentiments and perspectives (wish the tribe, which continues to grow, is more patient, analytical, and less emotionally charged!) 🥲 Anyways, amazing last two weeks. Our champion athletes continue to make us proud one way or another. 🫡

No one must have thought india would touch 20 gold medals at Asian Games. And now we are almost about to cross this number #AsianGames2026 #India

Nakanishi WAY TOO GOOD there... Just gave Neeraj no chance and no wiggle room So we end with 2 🥇 2🥈 1🥉 from Recurve Archery That is a seriously impressive haul 👏🏾👏🏾💪🏾💪🏾 #AichiNagoya2026

HISTORY CREATED PRANAVI SHARATH URS becomes the 1st Indian Women Golfer to win a gold at the Asian Games and the only 3rd Indian She holds her nerves by finishing a solid 15 under par in a nerve wrecking last few shots Womens Team also creates history by winning a Silver

The Indian women hockey team on its way to LA28 Asian Games Champion 2026

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4 golds What a day!!

And thus begins the LA28 cycle. This one is truly special

PT Usha's long-standing hurdles record broken ✅ 400m hurdles bronze ✅ 4x400 mixed relay silver* ✅ 4x400m relay gold sealed with her anchor leg ✅ What an Asian Games for Vithya Ramraj

WR2 to 4 & Sindhu She is the only who is somehow challenging them ! Sindhu lost all the games this year against 1-4 except that she beating all of them left right n centre. So yeah Sindhu is almost there but just is not able to finish the game. Her game has improved a lot.

Among all the events, among all the contenders, and some even favourites, we have an individual winning first🥇of these Asian Games in Women’s Trap? WOMEN’S TRAP 🤷🏽‍♂️😂 Where do you even begin on how crazy this is at so many levels. And she’ won it in such a dominating fashion leading right from the beginning. Well done, Neeru. Massive achievement!

Yashvir Singh gave Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage a bit of the scare in the men's javelin throw. He was in the lead after three throws before Pathirage finally got the job done winning with 88.55m But a big personal best of 85.71m for Yashvir which is good enough for Asian Games silver on debut. Bronze for Rohit Yadav with 84.35m

VITHYA, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!! 🤩🔥 The National Record of 55.42s, earlier shared by Vithya and PT Usha, is now hers alone! Vithya Ramraj clocked an incredible 54.75s to become the SOLE NR HOLDER in 400m Hurdles! 🇮🇳 And yes, a BRONZE to go with it! 🥉❤️ #AG2026withIAS