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Alireza Firouzja wore down Pranesh in a marathon 79-move game to emerge the only winner on the opening day of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters Chess Tournament on Thursday.. Photo: | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Alireza Firouzja got off to a winning start, dismantling M. Pranesh in a longish game, at the Chennai Grand Masters chess tournament at Hotel Westin Velachery on Thursday. … Read more

Swedish table tennis great Peter Karlsson at the meet-and-greet event in Goa on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sweden’s Peter Karlsson admitted that he was “a bit stubborn” during his playing days, but only in the sense that he possessed an unshakeable belief in his own abilities. That unwavering self-confidence was one of the … Read more

Sayali held her nerve against Manika. | Photo Credit: BUTTERFLYUTT Sayali Wani may be a distant World No. 151 compared to Manika Batra’s 51, but rankings matter little when the pressure is at its peak. The 20-year-old displayed composure beyond her years, producing one of the biggest upsets of Ultimate Table Tennis Season-7 by outwitting the 31-year-old veteran, a three-time … Read more

Bernadette Szocs. | Photo Credit: Butterfly UTT Bernadette Szocs showed why she is such a revered and feared player. The Romanian dished out a superb game against Zeng Jian to win 2-1 under immense pressure in the fifth and deciding singles match and seal the tie in Dempo Goa Challengers’ favour against HVR Kolkata ThunderBlades in the Ultimate Table Tennis Season-7 at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium … Read more

Indian table tennis reached a milestone on Tuesday as the country had for the first time three doubles pairs in the top 10 of the latest ITTF World Rankings. Leading the charge were Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah, who climbed to No. 2 in men’s doubles — the highest-ever ranking by an Indian pair in … Read more

Syndrela produced a scintillating attacking display to outclass Manika in three straight games. | Photo Credit: BUTTERFLY UTT S.F.R. Snehit put his heart and soul into both his matches as PBG Pune Jaguars edged UP Prometheans 9-6 in an absorbing Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 clash at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium here on … Read more

Coming in clutch: Sutirtha put it past Ayhika in the decider. | Photo Credit: BUTTERFLY UTT Dabang Delhi pulled off a remarkable 8-7 win over HVR Kolkata Thunderblades in an Ultimate Table Tennis Season 7 clash at the Shyama Prasad Indoor Stadium on Saturday. Dabang had to overcome a sensational show from 19-year-old Ankur Bhattacharjee to register its second … Read more

Step’s Tim Merlier celebrates after winning Tour De France stage 7. | Photo Credit: Reuters Belgian Tim Merlier won the Tour de France seventh stage in a sprint finish at the end of a 175km run from Hagetmau to Bordeaux on Friday (July 10, 2026). Norwegian Soren Waerenskjold took second place with Eritrean Biniam Girmay … Read more

India’s U-23 men boxers delivered a strong performance at the Asian U-19 & U-23 Boxing Championships with six boxers advancing to the semifinals to assure themselves of medals here on Friday (July 10, 2026). Leading the charge, Asian Champion Vishvanath (50kg) continued his dominant run with a convincing 5:0 win over Saudi Arabia’s Ibrahim Aljohani. … Read more

G. Sathiyan of Dabang Delhi during Tie 2 of the Ultimate Table Tennis 2026 played between Dabang Delhi and UP Prometheans at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee indoor stadium in Goa, on 10th July, 2026. | Photo Credit: Butterfly UTT Like fine wine, G. Sathiyan’s partnership with Dabang Delhi has matured and grown richer over … Read more

India clinched five medals, including a gold in the mixed 4x400m relay, to begin their Asian U-23 Athletics Championships on a strong note here on Thursday. The Indian quartet of Astik Pradhan, Sandra Mol Sabu, Sethu Mishra and Shravani Sachin Sangle clocked 3 minute 18.64 seconds to take the top spot in the last event … Read more

Indian women boxers continued their impressive run at the Asian U-19 and U-23 boxing championships with six pugilists advancing to the semifinals to assure themselves of medals on day 5 of the tournament here on Thursday. India is now assured of eight medals in the U-19 women’s competition. Chandrika Bhoresh Pujari (51kg) delivered a dominant … Read more

The Russian flag, the Olympic flag and the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Russian athletics federation announced on Thursday (July 9, 2026) they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) challenging World Athletics (WA) extending the blanket ban on their track and field athletes. “Russian … Read more

Indian recurve archers had a disappointing day as the country’s men and women teams lost their respective quarterfinal matches to the U.S. at the Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Madrid on Thursday. The men’s team suffered a 0-6 defeat, while the women’s side lost 2-6. Asian champion and Stage-3 gold medallist B. Dhiraj scored his … Read more

Abhinandh of Dempo Goa Challengers in action against Lillian Bardet of U Mumba TT during the Ultimate Table Tennis 2026 at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Panaji on July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Butterfly UTT Fired by 18-year-old P.B. Abhinandh’s blazing start, Dempo Goa Challengers thumped defending champion U Mumba TT 10-5 … Read more

Sealing it: Aswath claimed the title after winning the Pune International Round-Robin chess tournament. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Aswath S. needed to win his last three games to achieve the Grandmaster title, and he did so by winning it on demand at the Pune International Round-Robin chess tournament on Wednesday. With an awesome finish … Read more

The Prime Volleyball League has received world body FIVB’s recognition as India’s first division league for the sport and will return for its fifth season from November 30, the organisers announced on Wednesday (July 8, 2026). The season 5 players’ auction will be held in Goa on August 17 where franchises will assemble their squads … Read more

Players from different franchises pose ahead of the Ultimate Table Tennis to be held in Panaji at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The first six editions of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) have been an eventful, and at times chequered, journey: one marked by world-class competition and the sport’s growing … Read more

The Russian flag, the Olympic flag and the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee fly at the Committee’s headquarters in Moscow, Russia July 8, 2026.  | Photo Credit: Reuters Published – July 08, 2026 05:48 pm IST

Uttar Pradesh’s promising shot putter Vidhi Choudhary has failed a dope test and she has been pulled out of the Asian U23 Athletics Championships beginning in Ordos, China, from Thursday. The 21-year-old Vidhi, who won gold in the 2025 National Games, was earlier named in the 54-member strong Indian team for the Asian U23 Championships … Read more

Denmark’s Mads Pedersen powered to victory from a big breakaway on stage four of ​the Tour de France on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), leading a Lidl-Trek one-two finish while Norway’s Torstein ‌Traeen from Uno-X Mobility claimed the yellow jersey. Pedersen was the ​fastest from a lead group at the end of the ⁠gruelling 181.9-km hilly … Read more

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Olympic Committee ​provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee on Tuesday, marking a ⁠significant step towards Russia’s reintegration into the Olympic fold ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Games. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the ROC was suspended … Read more

Indian compound archers, shepherded by new head coach Dave Cousins, will have to lift themselves from recent lows, while the recurve squad will be eager to build on its new-found momentum ahead of the Asian Games in the fourth and last World Cup stage beginning here on Tuesday (July 7, 2026). The tournament assumes significance … Read more

Indian wrestlers finished with an impressive haul of 20 medals, including four gold, seven silver and nine bronze at the Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships here. India ensured consistent podium finishes across multiple weight divisions throughout the championship, securing top-three overall team rankings in both women’s wrestling and men’s freestyle. In women’s wrestling, India finished second … Read more

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa. File | Photo Credit: Norway Chess Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa bounced back with a decent effort on the final day to finish tied third in the Croatian leg of the Grand chess tour here on Monday (July 6, 2026). France’s Firouzja Alireza bagged the top honours with 23.5 points. Praggnanandhaa shared the third … Read more

Defending champion ‌Tadej Pogacar’s final attack paid off as the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider ​won his first stage of this year’s Tour de France on ⁠Monday, taking the overall lead from Jonas Vingegaard, who finished second. Pogacar and Vingegaard are tied at eight hours, 46 minutes and 55 seconds after stage three, but Pogacar’s bonus … Read more

A file image of Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa. Photo: FIDE Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa won three matches in a row on the final day to tie for first place with Firouzja Alireza of France on 12 points as the rapid section of the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour ended in Zagreb. Having fallen a … Read more

Tanvi in action in the final on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tanvi Khanna scripted a stirring comeback from two games down to defeat Egypt’s Farida Walid and clinch the women’s title at the HCL-SRFI PSA Challenger Tournament at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana Club on Friday. The third seed prevailed 8-11, 2-11, 12-10, … Read more

 Ethan became India’s 96th Grandmaster a few days ago. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ethan Vaz was about six and hooked to cartoons with his elder sibling when he was introduced to chess primarily as a fun indoor activity and to wean them off television. He took a liking to the game and displayed talent which … Read more