FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Liam pitchford - The Untold Story

Liam Pitchford to compete in record fourth Olympics for GB in table tennis

The 30-year-old has recovered from shoulder surgery in time to play at Paris 2024 and will be joined by Wales’ Anna Hursey.

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2024

Indian challenge at table tennis Worlds comes to an end

The Indian challenge in the World table tennis championships in Durban came to an end on Wednesday, with the exit of Manika Batra and Archana Kamath in the women’s doubles event. The Indian pair lost to Hina Hayata and Mima Ito of Japan 8-11, 6-11, 7-11 in the pre-quarterfinals.

The Hindu · May 24, 2023

Paddlers shine brightly through the fog of gloom

In spite of the administrative muddle that impedes Indian table tennis, the team — led by the inspirational Sharath Kamal and backed up splendidly by G. Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai and Sreeja Akula — scripted a golden chapter at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The Hindu · Aug 19, 2022

Liam Pitchford beaten in men’s table tennis final at Commonwealth Games

The England player won the first set against India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta but fell to a 4-1 defeat

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

Commonwealth Games: Team England end with squash men’s doubles gold to finish second in medal table

Team England rounded off the final event of Birmingham 2022 – the men’s squash doubles – with gold to leave them second in the medal table behind Australia at the end of 11 days of competition.

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2022

40 and going strong: Sharath Kamal wins CWG singles gold after 16 years

BIRMINGHAM: Sharath Kamal showed age is just a number as the 40-year-old capped his best ever performance at the Commonwealth Games by winning the men's singles gold here on Monday.

The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022

CWG 2022: Achanta-Sreeja pair wins TT gold

It's difficult to keep Achanta Sharath Kamal down for long. Hours after failing to get past the English duo of Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford in the men's doubles final along with Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, the veteran paddler humbled Drinkhall 4-2 in the men's semifinals on Sunday.

The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022

CWG 2022: Table tennis silver again for Sharath Kamal-Gnanasekaran Sathiyan

BIRMINGHAM: "You know, when a child gets a report card at school and the teacher says, 'Can do better?' It's (about getting) those grades, you know?" These were Indian table tennis legend Sharath Kamal's words just after losing the men's doubles final at the 2022 CWG with his partner G…

The Times of India · Aug 8, 2022

Commonwealth Games | Sharath, Sreeja clinch gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles

Sharath Kamal and Akula Sreeja overcame giant-killer Malaysian pair of Javen Choong and Karen Lyne in the final to win India’s maiden mixed doubles gold medal at Commonwealth Games

The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022

CWG 2022: Sharath Kamal-Sreeja Akula pair wins gold in mixed doubles TT

BIRMINGHAM: Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal defied age to team up with young Sreeja Akula to win the mixed doubles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.

The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022