Sports Shorts: Harika bounces back after three draws

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday  IMAGE: Harika Dronavalli. Photograph: FIDE World Women's Chess Championship After three consecutive draws, Indian......

This Swede table tennis champ redefines optimism

Multiple World table tennis champion Peter Karlsson tells Bikash Mohapatra if he can give the experiences he got as a player to other young players, he'd be more than happy. Seldom has a player......

'India has great potential as a table tennis nation'

Former World champion Peter Karlsson said that India has the potential to be a top nation in table tennis and the next 10-15 years will augur well for the sport in the country. ......

'Indian paddlers not among favourites in Olympics'

India's foreign table tennis coach Leszek Kucharski feels Olympic-bound paddlers Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das can spring a few surprises but they are not among the favourites to win a medal in......

Paddler Ghosh readying himself for Olympic challenge

Soumyajit Ghosh's qualification for the London Olympics has taken everyone by surprise. But the Siliguri paddler knows that it will not be a stroll in the park when it comes down to facing European......