Vincent Keymer. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: DEBASISH BHADURI Vincent Keymer is a rising star in the world of chess. The 20-year-old German has some impressive triumphs in his CV but his claim to fame would be working as a second in D. Gukesh’s team during his victorious World championship campaign over Ding Liren late … Read more
R. Sai Kishore and Pradosh Ranjan Paul will lead the TNCA President’s XI and TNCA XI, respectively, in the All India Buchi Babu invitational tournament to be played from August 18 to September 9 in Chennai. Four members of TN’s Cooch Behar winning squad — K. Abhinav, J. Hemchudeshan, D. Deepesh and R.S. Ambrish — … Read more
Ashwin featured in only nine matches in IPL 2025 and took seven wickets at an economy rate of 9.42. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: EMMANUAL YOGINI When R. Ashwin was bought by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for ₹9.75 crore last year, many hoped that the homecoming of the city’s prodigious cricketer could revive some old … Read more
Robin Singh Relations Cricket Academy, which had its launch event in the city on Wednesday, had announced that TNCA coaches L. Balaji, T. Kumaran, Tanveer Jabbar and trainer Ramji Srinivasan would be part of the academy’s coaching panel. On Friday, RSR CA clarified that Balaji, Kumaran, Tanveer and Ramji would not be associated with the … Read more
Ramji, Robin, Kumaran and Balaji during the launch on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Former India cricketer and international coach Robin Singh on Wednesday announced the launch of ‘Robin Singh Relations Cricket Academy’ in Dubai, Bengaluru, and the U.K., in strategic collaboration with partners in India and England. The former all-rounder has designed the … Read more
Two cricketers of Indian origin — Aryan Sharma and Yash Deshmukh — were on Friday (August 8, 2025) named in Australia’s 15-member squad for the upcoming home series against India Under-19 team next month. While Sharma hails is a batter from Victoria, all-rounder Deshmukh is among five players from New South Wales picked in the … Read more
Pakistan batsman Haider Ali is under criminal investigation in England, Pakistan’s cricket board said while Greater Manchester Police said an arrest has been made following a rape allegation. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan batsman Haider Ali is under criminal investigation in England, Pakistan’s cricket board said while Greater Manchester Police said an arrest has been … Read more
Poise: Budihal posted an impressive 12.33 points. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Ramesh Budihal led India’s charge on the opening day of the Fourth Asian Surfing Championships 2025, held at the iconic point break in Mamallapuram here on Monday. Budihal posted an impressive 12.33 points, winning his heat by 4.93 points, and cruised comfortably into … Read more
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A general view of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH Big-ticket cricketing activities in Bengaluru suffered a jolt on Thursday as organisers of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 (August 11 to 28) announced the shifting of all matches from M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to Mysuru. The decision comes two weeks … Read more
Shubman Gill sat at the head table, a gentle smile playing on his lips, indulgently fielding one question after another. Every time a query pertained to Mohammed Siraj, seated to his left with the Player-of-the-Match medal dangling proudly from his neck, the smile grew wider. Except once when he parroted a questioner by saying ‘Siraj … Read more
Australian teenager Oliver Peake has given ample proof of his prowess in recent times. | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN : Oliver Peake, only 18, is a precocious southpaw who’s a bright prospect for the Australia Test and white-ball squads. Having won the U-19 World Cup last year, he travelled to Sri Lanka as a development … Read more
Gill was named India’s Player of the Series in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. | Photo Credit: AP Having enjoyed a stupendous run with the bat on the just-concluded tour of England in his first Test series as India captain, Shubman Gill’s next assignment will be as North Zone skipper in the Duleep Trophy starting on August … Read more
Grandmaster Karthikeyan Murali joins the Masters field at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 to be held here from August 6 following the withdrawal of Vladimir Fedoseev. The Russian had to withdraw due to unforeseen circumstances, a press release said on Monday. The 26-year-old Karthikeyan will feature in an impressive line-up that includes India’s World … Read more
Talking about the Archery League, Archery Association of India president Arjun Munda said, “We are confident that with the help of the Archery League, we will be able to fulfil these dreams and provide more opportunities.” | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Archery Association of India (AAI) on Monday (August 4, 2025) announced the first-of-its-kind … Read more
India’s Mohammed Siraj poses after winning the player of the match award after India won the match to draw the test series Action Images via Reuters. | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters India pacer Mohammed Siraj has attained a career-best 15th position in the latest ICC Test rankings following his match-winning performance in the … Read more
Believe! Mohammed Siraj unwraps his version of the Cristiano Ronaldo celebration after taking the match winning wicket of Gus Atkinson on day five of the 5th Rothesay Test at The Kia Oval, London, on August 04, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images It is unlikely that Indian television will devise a ‘Sirajcam’, but it should. … Read more
The story so far: “Preparing for 2036 Summer Olympics, it is imperative that the sports governance landscape undergoes a positive transformation to bring better outcomes,” reads the aims of the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025. The Bill, which has been tabled in the Lok Sabha by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is likely to be … Read more
Jonty Rhodes at the inauguration of the Asian Surfing Championship in Mamallapuram on Sunday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Former South Africa cricketer and brand ambassador for the Surfing Federation of India (SFI), Jonty Rhodes, expressed his happiness in India’s growing surfing culture and singled out rising star Kamali Moorthy for special praise. He was … Read more
Indian players celebrate after defeating England by six runs in the Oval Test. | Photo Credit: ANI Not many had pinned hopes on India when the team landed in England for the five-match Test series a couple of months ago. With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma moving on from the format, the team certainly lacked … Read more
Gukesh, who finished third in Norway, wishes to devote more energy in that format in the second half of the year. | Photo Credit: File photo The reigning World chess champion D. Gukesh has played quite well in both classical and rapid tournaments this year, but somehow has been unable to get crucial breakthroughs. After … Read more
Mohammed Siraj in action on day 5 of the fifth Test at the Oval in London on August 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mohammed Siraj has “debunked forever this business of workload”, said India batting great Sunil Gavaskar, questioning the concept by asserting that playing for the country should be enough to “forget the … Read more
How do you describe this series? How do you even begin to start to describe this series? A classic seems too cliched, an epic too obvious. For five Tests and 25 days and more than 70 sessions, two teams at different ends of the experience spectrum went toe to toe. Shots were fired, counter measures … Read more
Never say die: Siraj bowled 185.3 overs and emerged as the leading wicket-taker (23) in England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images After a series-saving five-wicket haul at The Oval, Mohammed Siraj was spotted learning a trend from Arshdeep Singh for an Instagram reel. It involved a nonchalant utterance of the words: “Pressure? What pressure?” Arshdeep then … Read more
The Chief Minister launched the policy in the presence some of India’s most respected stakeholders in sports. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy unveiled the Telangana Sports Policy during the first edition of the Telangana Sports Conclave here on Saturday. The policy outlines a comprehensive vision for sports development across the … Read more
India skipper Shubman Gill celebrates with Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna after winning the fifth and final Test against England at The Oval on August 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images As Shubman Gill’s first assignment as India’s Test captain turned out to be a memorable one as his team came from behind to … Read more
Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh, winner of the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup with her parents Namrata and Jitendra Deshmukh, during a press conference in Nagpur. FIle | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai on Saturday (August 2, 2025) visited newly-crowned FIDE Chess World Cup champion and Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh at her residence in … Read more
India’s captain Shubman Gill and England’s captain Ben Stokes pose for pictures during the felicitation ceremony following India’s victory in the fifth Test match against England, at The Oval cricket ground, in London, England, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. The series ended in a 2-2 draw. | Photo Credit: PTI England captain Ben Stokes, who missed … Read more
Lakshya will be up against fifth seed Alwi Farhan of Indonesia while Mannepalli will take on Malaysia’s Justin Hoh in the last-four round. File. | Photo Credit: AP Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen and promising Tharun Mannepalli advanced to the men’s singles semifinals of the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament after registering hard-fought wins … Read more
The Indian men’s and women’s table tennis teams have booked their places for the prestigious World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) in London after a stellar show at the 2025 South Asia Regional Championships held in Kathmandu. Only 16 coveted Asian quota spots were available per gender. Four regional champions from Central Asia, South Asia, South-East … Read more