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
File photo of Australia’s David Warner | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australian veteran David Warner, who is still active in the T20 circuit following retirement from international cricket, overtook Virat Kohli to become the fifth-highest run-getter in T20 cricket. Warner achieved this feat during his side, the London Spirit’s match against Manchester Originals during the … Read more
Chennai Super Kings’ Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a delivery during the IPL Match between Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Playing only nine out of a possible 14 games in IPL 2025 was a first for Ravichandran Ashwin in his entire career in the T20 … Read more
Nour Khafagy and Yassin Shohdy emerged champions. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Top seed Nour Khafagy of Egypt tamed Tanvi Khanna 11-3, 5-11, 11-5, 12-10 in the women’s final of the HCL Tour $9,000 PSA Challenger squash tournament at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Friday. In the men’s final, top seed Yassin Shohdy of … Read more
Yuvraj Singh and Mithali Raj during the Women’s ODI World Cup countdown event in Mumbai on Monday. | Photo Credit: PTI Yuvraj Singh has been part of India’s two World Cup-winning squads — the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup. The former Indian all-rounder admits that a World Cup at home … Read more
Acting on petitions from four State units — Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat — on Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections, scheduled on August 21, the Delhi High Court on Thursday posted the matter for hearing along with some previously filed petitions on August 18. These State units challenged the validity of the … Read more
Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said her team is determined to end its ICC trophy drought at the ODI Women’s World Cup beginning next month. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday (August 11, 2025) said her team is determined to end its ICC trophy drought at the ODI Women’s World Cup … Read more
Roston Chase of West Indies hits a boundary during the second one day international cricket match against Pakistan at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago on August 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Roston Chase and Justin Greaves led West Indies to a five-wicket victory over Pakistan with 10 balls … Read more
Ben Stokes spent nearly every single one of the 63 overs India batted on day four of the fourth Test at Old Trafford on the field of play. At various stages during that phase, as the visitors battled desperately to erase a first-innings deficit of 311, he was sorely tempted to mark his run-up and … Read more
Arjun obtained an early advantage before breaking down his opponent Awonder’s defence in the opening round of the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament in Chennai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Indian ace Arjun Erigaisi began his campaign in the Masters section of the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament here on Thursday with a … Read more
The assistant coach of the New Zealand women’s cricket team Craig McMillan at the CSK HPC ground on Saturday. | Photo Credit: S. Prasanna Venkatesan Former New Zealand all-rounder Craig McMillan, the current assistant coach of the New Zealand women’s cricket team, said that the focus of the 10-player group currently training at the CSK … Read more
It’s that time of the year when speculation is rife about the impending ODI future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, but if one goes by the decision makers in the Indian cricket board, there is no tearing hurry to take an immediate call on the two maestros. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak It’s that … Read more
Saurav Ganguly with Rohit Sharma. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday (August 10, 2025) feels Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should continue playing ODIs as long as they are performing, given their “phenomenal” record in the fifty-overs format. Reacting to media reports suggesting that the upcoming ODI series … Read more
Standing tall: Sai Sudharsan was happy with the control he showed, but rued not converting his starts in England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images B. Sai Sudharsan has been making rapid strides in the last four years. The 23-year-old set the stage on fire earlier this year in the IPL, finishing at the top of … Read more