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Deepika-Ankita-Kumkum stay calm in windy conditions to defeat China for Archery World Cup Stage 2 gold

Deepika-Ankita-Kumkum stay calm in windy conditions to defeat China for Archery World Cup Stage 2 gold

6 min readChandigarhMay 10, 2026 11:11 PM IST A total of 15 scores of 8 and three scores of 7 were shot by Indian and Chinese archers in the final in windy conditions, at the Archery World Cup Shanghai Stage 2 on Sunday. Eight of those 8s and two 7s came from Indian arrows. Yet, the Indian recurve women’s team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod ensured it was India who won their first women’s team gold at the Archery World Cup Shanghai Stage 2 medal on Sunday, the first since 2021. It was the first medal since 2023 in world cups with a 5-4 win via shoot-off (28-26) over the Chinese team of Zhu Jingyi, Huang Yuwei and Yu Qi. The win came days after the Indian women’s recurve team had edged out the Korean team of Kang Chaeyoung, Oh Yejin and Lee Yunjiin in the semifinals and the gold meant that Deepika took her World Cup medal count to 39. “Team ne last tak fight kia aur gold jeeta. (The team …

Anahat and Abhay bow out from second round of Windy City Open

Anahat and Abhay bow out from second round of Windy City Open

India’s leading singles players, Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh, bowed out in the second round of the USD 260,000 Windy City Open in Chicago on Saturday. The 17-year-old Anahat lost in a hard-fought five-game thriller against the seventh seed and World No.10 Tinne Gilis of Belgium. Anahat was leading 2-0 when the Belgian No.1 staged a comeback to beat the Indian 3-2 (6-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-4) in 49 minutes. In the opening round, Anahat got the better of Egypt’s Zeina Mickawy 3-1. Last week, Anahat won the Squash on Fire Open 2026 in Washington, her maiden PSA Squash Tour-Bronze Level tournament. She also attained a career-high ranking of World no. 19 in women’s singles. Meanwhile, World no 29 Abhay Singh lost 0-3 to World No.1 Mostafa Asal of Egypt 8-11, 5-11, 7-11 in a contest that lasted 43 minutes. In the opening round, Abhay beat Egypt’s Fares Dessouky 3-1. Anahat and Abhay were the only Indians in action in Chicago. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented …

It Was A Cold, Windy Day In Spain. Enter Shah Rukh Khan, Bringing The Sun

Still from the video shared by Shah Rukh Khan. (courtesy: YRF) Shah Rukh Khan is no less than a “man of magic.” At least, that’s what everyone on the sets of Pathaan in “freezing” Spain thought when they were shooting for Besharam Rang. Why you, ask? Because the superstar arrived with a “beautiful ray of hope” when “everything was going against” the crew at that “windy, cold” location. In the latest behind-the-scenes video focused on the making of Besharam Rang, director Siddharth Anand and choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant share their experiences of filming the “beach summer song” at different locales in Spain. The weather was anything but summery, but the moment Shah Rukh Khan walked in on the sets, “the Sun came in” and “everything just worked magically,” said Vaibhavi.  Siddharth Anand said, “We were shooting a beach summer song and when we got onto the set, it was freezing.” Vaibhavi Merchant narrated, “It was windy, it was thundering, it was cold. And we had all these dancers dressed in bikinis and shorts. Everything was going …