Rohith Krishna | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Rohith Krishna S. has always been bright in academics, but that pursuit he felt slowed down the pace of him becoming a chess Grandmaster. However, on Tuesday, he was on top of the world when he became the 89th Indian GM. He did that with a victory over … Read more
Glenn Maxwell of Australia celebrates his half century during the T20 cricket international between Australia and South Africa at Cazaly’s Stadium in Cairns, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten half-century led Australia to a sensational two-wicket win over South Africa in the final T20 and clinched the series 2-1 … Read more
Rishabh Pant batted with a broken foot in the recent Old Trafford Test. | Photo Credit: CLIVE MASON The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to introduce “serious injury replacement substitute” rule for the multi-day tournaments in the forthcoming domestic season, starting with the Duleep Trophy. The rule has been informed … Read more
CSK confirmed that Brevis’ signing was in complete compliance with IPL rules and regulations. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: M. VEDHAN Chennai Super Kings, in a statement on Saturday, clarified that its signing of Dewal Bervis as an injury replacement for Gurjapneet Singh was in “complete compliance” with IPL rules and regulations. “Chennai Super Kings … Read more
The Indian surfing team secured two additional quotas for the 2026 Asian Games, with a spot each for men and women, after its impressive campaign at the Asian Surfing Championships (ASC) 2025 in Mamallapuram recently. India now has four quotas — two men, two women — for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan where surfing … Read more
Former Australian cricketer, captain and coach Bob Simpson. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Bob Simpson, a former player, captain and coach and one of the most influential figures in Australian cricket, has died at the age of 89. Cricket Australia on Saturday (August 16, 2025) confirmed the death of Simpson, who represented Australia in … Read more
In the metamorphosis of cricketers, the way they are remembered becomes a product of recency bias. In their prime, Ravi Shastri and Navjot Singh Sidhu were gutsy players, but for the modern generation, they are just commentators. Shastri, though, has an added layer of being a former coach. Equally, Gautam Gambhir has to deal with … Read more
Tania during a media interaction at the Chennai Grandmasters. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tania Sachdev is adept at pushing the pieces on the chess board as she is at talking about the game. She juggles her roles as a player and one wielding the microphone rather seamlessly. The 38-year-old Tania, who is an Olympiad … Read more
Upbeat: Vasudeva Das says he is confident of Tamil Nadu having a good domestic season. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As Tamil Nadu prepares for the upcoming domestic season, starting with the All India Buchi Babu tournament on Monday, where it will field two teams, the chairman of the selection committee, K. Shri Vasudeva Das, … Read more
India has taken a 2-0 lead in the three-match series of the multi-format tour. Photo: X/@airnewsalerts Fine half-centuries from Yastika Bhatia, Radha Yadav and Tanuja Kanwar propelled India A to a thrilling series-clinching two-wicket victory over Australia A after Alyssa Healy’s brilliant knock had set the bar high for the visitors in the second women’s … Read more
Karthikeyan played a marathon game to hold Robson in the Quantbox Chennai Grandmaster tournament on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM German Vincent Keymer continued his unbeaten streak as he settled for a draw with the top seed Arjun Erigaisi in the sixth round of the Masters section in the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess … Read more
On a sun-bleached morning, the swell had eased, but it still offered promising waves. Standing with the entire Indian team around him and the coach’s final words in his ear, Ramesh Budihal looked calm. The surfer from Kovalam was about to paddle into the biggest moment of his career. The air was thick with anticipation; … Read more
When Yashasvi Jaiswal and K.L. Rahul opened the batting in the first Test against Australia in Perth last November, a stopgap arrangement for all of one game was what it seemed. With Rohit Sharma, then skipper, choosing to opt out of that Test to be present for the birth of his second child, India needed … Read more
Unperturbed: Nihal says he is not worried too much about his rating in the classical format. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ It is not often that one earns praise from Magnus Carlsen. Nihal Sarin’s liking for the faster formats in chess is known, and the Norwegian World No. 1 mentioned how good the 21-year-old … Read more
Representational file image. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics is in the ‘Continuous Dialogue’ phase with the International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha on Monday (August 11, 2025). In response to a query from Aam Aadmi Party’s MP from Sangrur, Gurmeet … Read more
Deep in thought: Nihal Sarin ponders his next move against Arjun Erigaisi at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Master chess tournament on Sunday, August 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Nihal Sarin shrugged off a poor start to pull off an upset win over the top-seed Arjun Erigaisi in the fourth round of the … Read more
Vidit ponders a move against Nihal . | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ German precision was at work on day three of the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament on Saturday as Vincent Keymer continued his winning run, outclassing India’s Karthikeyan Murali to lead the standings. The 20-year-old Keymer with three points is followed closely by … Read more
West Indies players celebrate after defeating Pakistan in the 3rd ODI on August 12, 2025 Shai Hope helped deliver some long-overdue good news for the West Indies with a century to inspire the Caribbean cricketers to a series-clinching, 202-run win over Pakistan. It was the first bilateral ODI series won by West Indies against Pakistan … Read more
Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina arrives at the ED Office, to appear before the Enforcement Directorate at its Delhi headquarters on August 13, 2025, after he was summoned by the agency in connection with the alleged illegal betting app-linked money-laundering case. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar “Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina appeared before the … Read more
Had England won the final Test at the Oval, it is possible that without facing a single delivery, their No.11 might have emerged as hero. Chris Woakes walking out gingerly, his left arm in a sling hidden under his sweater was already one of the heroic sights of the series; at Old Trafford Rishabh Pant … Read more
Tamil Nadu batter B. Sai Sudharsan recently made his Test debut against England. The 23-year-old showed good promise in tackling challenging conditions, even if the returns were middling. Earlier this year, he had a breakthrough performance in the IPL, finishing as the top scorer with 759 runs. In an exclusive chat with The Hindu, the … Read more
K.S. Viswanathan, D.V. Ravi, chairman, organising committee, Dr. P. Ashok Sigamani, TNCA president, Adam Sait, TNCA vice-president, T.J. Srinivasaraj, TNCA treasurer, and Dr. R.N. Baba, TNCA assistant secretary, at the media briefing. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU The Take Sports-All India Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament, organised by the TNCA, will be held from August 18 … Read more
Riding the wave: Budihal scored 11.43 points to secure his spot in the final. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R. RAGU Ramesh Budihal rode the waves of history on Saturday, becoming the first Indian surfer to reach the final of the Asian Surfing Championship, taking place at the iconic Point Break in Mamallapuram. Despite the … Read more
Change in plan: The stadium was scheduled to host four 2025 Women’s CWC matches. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru could lose hosting rights for the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup, which commences next month. It is understood that the Bengaluru city police denied permission for the … Read more
File photo of Rishabh Yadav. FIle | Photo Credit: World Archery Federation via Getty Images Young archer Rishabh Yadav beat his mentor Abhishek Verma 149-147 to win the compound men’s individual bronze medal at the World Games in Chengdu, China, on Saturday (August 9, 2025). Both Abhishek and Rishabh won their respective quarterfinal matches but … Read more
Jorden van Foreest and Arjun Erigaisi played out a draw in the second round. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Jorden van Foreest and his sister Machteld emerged victorious in the Dutch National championships recently and he is chuffed having done so. The brother-sister duo is probably the Netherlands’ answer to the more famous siblings from … Read more
Shubman Gill. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The epic double hundred in a winning cause at Edgbaston will forever be etched in the memory of Indian skipper Shubman Gill, who was on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) named ICC’s ‘Player Of The Month’ for scoring 754 runs in the recently-concluded five-Test series against England. Gill, … Read more
Keymer, right, Pranav had to bring out his best to subdue the World junior champion Pranav. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU German Vincent Keymer on Friday showed why he is rated so highly as he outmaneuvered the World junior champion V. Pranav to jump into sole lead after two rounds in the Masters section of the … Read more
Brooke Halliday batting during practice at the CSK High Performance Centre. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For New Zealand all-rounder Brooke Halliday, getting accustomed to the heat in India is the biggest takeaway from the three-match ODI series in Ahmedabad last October and her ongoing two-week training stint at the CSK High Performance Centre (HPC) … Read more
M.S. Dhoni. File | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Madras High Court on Monday (August 11, 2025) ordered the commencement of trial in a 10-year-old defamation suit filed by former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni seeking ₹100 crore in damages from Zee Media Corporation, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, retired Indian Police Service (IPS) … Read more