Deepanshu Jain

Journalist at The Bridge (India)

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World Squash C'ships Qualifier: Anahat Singh, Veer Chotrani advance to final

5 days ago | thebridge.in | Deepanshu Jain

SquashAnahat Singh and Veer Chotrani are just a win away from qualifying for their first-ever PSA World C'ships. Indian youngsters Anahat Singh and Veer Chotrani continued their excellent run at the PSA World Squash Championships Asian Qualifier to reach their respective finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday. Anahat maintained her dominating display at the tournament and registered yet another 11-2, 11-7, 11-6 straight games win against Helen Tang of Hong Kong in jut 21 minutes.
Asian U18 Athletics C'ships: Himanshu wins India's first-ever javelin gold medal

6 days ago | thebridge.in | Deepanshu Jain

AthleticsMeanwhile, Devak Bhushan and the Indian men's medley team clinched silver medals. India concluded their campaign at the U18 Asian Athletics Championships on a high, adding four medals on the final day, including a historic gold in the men's Javelin event in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. Himanshu Jakhar scripted history by winning India's first-ever gold medal in the Javelin category of the Asian U18 Championships. He faced little competition from the rest of the field.
Pune Women's Grand Prix: Vaishali registers her first win of the tournament

6 days ago | thebridge.in | Deepanshu Jain

ChessWith this win, India now has four players in the top-five of the competition after the five rounds. Grandmaster (GM) Vaishali Rameshbabu broke the streak of draws to register her first win of the tournament in the fifth round of the 2024-25 FIDE Women's Grand Prix series in Pune on Friday. The other top Indian women continued their quality play as Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli played out draws in their respective matches.
Explained: What is Freestyle Chess?

1 week ago | thebridge.in | Deepanshu Jain

ChessFour Indian chess professionals are competing at the inaugural Fresstyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in 2025. For long, Chess has been perceived as the game of select intellectuals. While India did have its share of challengers, Viswanathan Anand well and truly transformed the landscape in the country. And post the pandemic, the popularity has increased and with Gukesh D winning the World Chess Championship, the following has skyrocketed.
Monte-Carlo Masters: Bopanna-Shelton bow out in the quarter-final

1 week ago | thebridge.in | Deepanshu Jain

TennisRohan Bopanna and Ben Shelton faced a three-set defeat to the unseeded French-Monégasque pair. Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his American partner Ben Shelton exited the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters in the quarterfinals on Friday in Monaco, France. The Indo-American duo failed to carry forward their winning momentum, falling in a tight three-setter (2-6, 6-4, 7-10) against home favourite Romain Arneodo and his French partner Manuel Guinard.
Indian men's basketball team climb up five places in FIBA World Rankings

2 weeks ago | thebridge.in | Deepanshu Jain

BasketballThe team is currently ranked 76th in the world, thanks to their brilliant performance at the FIBA Asian Cup Qualifiers. The Indian men's basketball team jumped five places to be ranked 76th in the FIBA World Rankings, thanks to their brilliant performance at the Final FIBA Asian Qualifier late last month. The Indian team is among the highest jumpers in the latest update of the world rankings on March 28t. They have also overtaken Indonesia to now ranked 15th in the continental rankings.
Indian Open Athletics: P Yashas clocks an Asian lead time in 400m hurdles

2 weeks ago | thebridge.in | Deepanshu Jain

AthleticsYashas made a good start on his return to the circuit as this was his first competition after a gap of one year. Yashas Palaksha made a good start to the year by clocking a time that is better than the current Asian lead of 400m hurdles and won the Indian Open athletics meeting in Nadiad, Gujarat, on Saturday. Yashas, returning after a one-year gap, clocked a time of 49.63 seconds, which is the best in Asia this year.
ISSF Shooting World Cup: Chain Singh wins his first Individual World Cup medal

2 weeks ago | thebridge.in | Deepanshu Jain

ShootingHe clinched a bronze medal in the men's 50m rifle three positions final, whereas Aiswary Pratap Tomar finished fourth. Chain Singh clinched the first medal for India at the first ISSF Shooting World Cup of the year. He clinched a bronze medal in men's 50 rifle three positions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday. This was the third World Cup medal for the experienced Indian shooter, but the first ever in an individual competition.
Asian Wrestling C'ships: Deepak Punia, Udit to fight for gold medal

3 weeks ago | thebridge.in | Deepanshu Jain

WrestlingIndian men's freestyle wrestlers will fight in four medal matches on the final day of the competition. India made a good bounce back at the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships as four grapplers from the country made it to medal matches of the continental competition in Amman, Jordan on Sunday. After a horrible first day of men's freestyle action, Indian wrestlers redeemed themselves thanks to the brilliant performance from the former medalists, Udit (61 kg) and Deepak Punia (92 Kg).
Asian Wrestling C'ships: Sujeet withdraws with injury as India fail to add to tally

3 weeks ago | thebridge.in | Deepanshu Jain

WrestlingU23 World Champion Chirag had a first-round exit whereas Sujeet Kalkal faced a heartbreaking injury in the quarterfinal. Indian men's freestyle contingent had an underwhelming start to the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships as none of the five grapplers were able to make it to the medal matches in Amman, Jordan on Saturday.