The World Junior Chess Championship has lost some of its sheen over the years, with many eligible players not featuring in it. D. Gukesh, at 18 the World champion for the grown-ups, could compete in two more junior events if he wants to. But when Emil Sutovsky won the World junior title in 1996, it … Read more
Karnataka skipper Mayank, centre, with fellow batting mainstays Padikkal and Rahul during the pre-match training in Bengaluru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Karnataka will aim to gain a victory with a bonus point when it takes on Haryana in their last Ranji Trophy Elite ‘C’ group stage match at the M. Chinnaswamy … Read more
Grandmaster D. Gukesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI World champion D Gukesh played out a draw with overnight joint leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan, while R. Praggnanandhaa signed peace with defending champion Wei Yi of China in the sixth round of the Tata Steel chess tournament. With only decisive game in the 14-player round-robin tournament … Read more
Virat Kohli during a practice session ahead of Delhi’s Ranji match against Railways at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY In the first week of November 2012, Virat Kohli was all of 10 Tests old. In ODI cricket, his century count was 13, … Read more
Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. File | Photo Credit: PTI Admitting that its operations were being conducted from the residence of former chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Thursday (January 24, 2025) said this was a temporary arrangement and the … Read more
Bengal will need a big win over Punjab in its last Elite Group-C match, starting at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday, and a miracle to reach the Ranji Trophy knockout stage. Placed fourth with 14 points from six matches, Bengal has to regroup after its outright loss to Haryana at Kalyani. It has to beat Punjab with a bonus … Read more
Gary Hall, who guided British taekwondo to 10 Olympic, four Paralympic and 37 World Championship medals, has been appointed as the High Performance Director by JSW Sports at the Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS) in Vijayanagar. Not just taekwondo, Hall has 22 years of experience in developing performance strategies of athletes and leading multi-disciplinary teams. … Read more
India’s Varun Chakravarthy in action during the 3rd T20I cricket match between India and England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Varun Chakaravarthy is a match-winner. The 33-year-old has won 10 of his 16 T20Is for India, playing a significant role in most of … Read more
Warriors players and support staff savour their triumph. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP The 5,000-seater Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Stadium here was packed to the rafters on Sunday to witness history unfold as Odisha Warriors took on JSW Soorma Hockey Club in the summit clash of the inaugural season of the only commercial women’s … Read more
Vijay Shankar’s impressive form augurs well for Tamil Nadu as it takes on Jharkhand in its final Ranji Trophy Group D match. | Photo Credit: File: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN : There’s a reason why the familiar phrase ‘sticking to the basics’ is oft-repeated in cricket parlance to the point of rendering it banal. As hollow … Read more
Nishant Dev of India. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Star Indian boxer Nishant Dev made a smashing professional debut as he demolished USA’s Alton Wiggins in the super-welterweight category at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. In a dominating debut, Dev won the contest with a few seconds left in the first of the six-round … Read more
England Adil Rashid play a shot during the second T20 match at MAC Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Ragu R England skipper Jos Buttler sees veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid as the team’s most important player in the T20 setup after his special skills were on display in the third match against India … Read more
R. Praggnanandhaa and D. Gukesh. File | Photo Credit: Lennart Ootes Continuing his fine form in the Tata Steel Masters, Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa played out a solid draw with world champion D. Gukesh in the eighth round here. Playing the white side of a Berlin defence, Praggnanandhaa had a slightly favourable position optically, but … Read more
Indian Grandmaster Vaishali. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev’s refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament before the Uzbek apologised, saying that he meant no disrespect and didn’t respond to the gesture because of “religious reasons”. In a video … Read more
Sri Lanka signed off from the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup with an impressive 12-run victory over Australia here on Wednesday. Australia had already qualified for the semi-finals ahead of Sri Lanka but were unable to carry their unbeaten record into the last four. Chamudi Praboda led an impressive bowling attack that took wickets … Read more
Spectators are seen at the ‘Gautam Gambhir Stand’ on the first day of a Ranji trophy cricket match between Delhi and Railways, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi, Thursday, January 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI There was a brief rush and jostling outside the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday (January 30, 2025) … Read more