Two queen sacrifices by India’s two veteran GMs fetched vastly different results. P. Harikrishna came up with a miniature against Arseniy Nesterov and won in just 21 moves to advance to the third round of the Chess World Cup at Rio Resort in Goa on Wednesday. However, Surya Shekhar Ganguly could not justify his dynamic…
Diptayan Ghosh eliminates from the World Cup Ian Nepomniachtchi (X-Europe Echecs) Panaji: Two-time Candidates champion Ian Nepomniachtchi will now probably realise why the top three ranked players in the world skipped the Chess World Cup in Goa. The 35-year-old top-ranked Russian GM, seeded 12 here, got a taste of the strength of Indian chess. India’s…
New Delhi: CSK’s MS Dhoni leaves the field after the IPL 2025 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan has confirmed that MS Dhoni will play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season…
Abhishek Sharma (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images) Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has drawn comparisons between his own playing days and the rise of young left-hander Abhishek Sharma, praising the support system that allows the youngster to bat with freedom and aggression. Speaking to PTI, the 2011 World Cup winner said Abhishek’s fearless approach is…
Inter Milan’s Carlos Augusto and Erling Haaland (AP) Inter Milan maintained their perfect Champions League record with a 2-1 victory over Kairat on Wednesday, while Barcelona drew 3-3 at Club Brugge and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland continued his scoring streak in a 4-1 win against Borussia Dortmund. The matches marked the halfway point of the…
Pat Cummins of Australia (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins, who has been sidelined with a lower back injury for over three months, indicated on Thursday he might return for the second Ashes Test against England, following the team’s squad announcement for the series opener in Perth.The 32-year-old pace bowler has…
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Diptayan Ghosh India’s Grandmaster (GM) Diptayan Ghosh pulled off the biggest upset of the ongoing World Chess Cup, stunning former world championship challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in the second game of their second-round clash on Wednesday. Playing with the black pieces, the Indian grandmaster capitalised on his opponent’s erratic play and…
Team India meets PM Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the Women’s World Cup-winning Team India at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi on Wednesday.During the meeting, Modi praised the team’s remarkable turnaround in the tournament after facing three defeats and social media criticism.Captain Harmanpreet Kaur reflected on their previous meeting…
Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah (PTI) India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have both been sanctioned by the ICC for their actions during the tense India–Pakistan encounters at the Asia Cup 2025. While the disciplinary action sparked headlines for its political and emotional undertones, it also carries a small but notable…
India’s Shafali Verma plays a shot during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final match between India and South Africa in Navi Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) At the start of the women’s World Cup, which she can now call her own, Shafali Verma was out of the reckoning. An injury…
India meets PM Modi Live Updates: The Indian women’s cricket team touched down in New Delhi on Tuesday evening to a hero’s welcome following their historic 50-over World Cup triumph. Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur, the team clinched India’s maiden global women’s cricket title with a resounding 52-run win over South Africa in the…
Harmanpreet Kaur (@BCCIWomen X/ANI Photo) Harmanpreet Kaur’s incredible journey from leading India to their first Women’s ODI World Cup title in 2025 will soon be celebrated in a unique way. The Indian captain is set to be honoured with a wax statue at Jaipur’s historic Nahargarh Fort, bringing her World Cup legacy from the cricket…
Ilamparthi AR became India’s 90th Grandmaster at the age of 16. NEW DELHI: The year was 2022. The Tamil Nadu Chess Association had organised a camp in Pollachi for the state’s strongest junior players, those who had qualified for the junior nationals. Ilamparthi, then only 13, wasn’t one of them. Yet, clutching his grandfather’s hand,…
Reigning World Champion D Gukesh and Abhimanyu Mishra of the USA — the youngest Grandmaster in chess history (Image credit: FIDE File) Panaji: At 12 years, 4 months and 25 days, Abhimanyu Mishra, an Indian-origin player from the US, became the youngest chess Grandmaster in the world. At 10, he was the youngest International Master…
Sanju Samson (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Sanju Samson might be on the move ahead of the IPL 2026 auction, and it is creating plenty of speculation in the cricketing world. The Rajasthan Royals wicketkeeper-batter, who commands a hefty ₹18 crore, has reportedly requested to be released by his current franchise. Teams like Chennai Super…
Panaji: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand responded to the death of Daniel Naroditsky by assuring action over “unfounded allegations” made by Vladimir Kramnik without significant evidence.Former world champion Kramnik, who won the title from Garry Kasparov in 2000 and then lost it to Anand in 2008, has been the most prolific cheat proclaimer in recent…
Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. relish their big moment with the trophy (BCCI | X) A century ago — 101 years, to be precise — when Nora Polley was preparing to serve on the tennis courts of the 1924 Paris Olympics, and becoming in the process the first woman to represent India in international sport, she…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Cristiano Ronaldo has once again opened up about his life, legacy, and what lies ahead after football — in a candid new chat with British broadcaster Piers Morgan. The Portuguese superstar, who famously gave a fiery interview to Morgan in 2022 that led to his Manchester United exit, appeared…
Max Dowman of Arsenal, Luis Díaz of Bayern and Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool (Getty Images) Bayern Munich and Liverpool secured significant victories in Tuesday’s Champions League matches, with Bayern winning 2-1 against Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool defeating Real Madrid 1-0. The matches also featured Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven scoring a remarkable 90-meter solo…
Harmanpreet Kaur of India lifts the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup trophy (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) The Indian women’s cricket team finally had their fairytale moment when they beat South Africa by 52 runs in the final to lift the Women’s World Cup for the first time. After falling short twice in 2005 and…
