Chennai: Chess grandmaster Praggnanandhaa after being felicitated by Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin at his camp office, in Chennai. (PTI Photo) (PTI06_12_2025_000215B) Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen has welcomed 19-year-old R Praggnanandhaa into his Team Liquid ahead of the Esports World Cup, which will be staged in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from July 29…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (@BCCI via PTI Photo)(PTI06_08_2025_000305B) As India gears up for the crucial second Test against England at Edgbaston, changes in the playing XI seem certain after the defeat in the series opener. One major talking point is the workload management of Jasprit Bumrah, who may be rested for this match. Besides…
Smriti Mandhana (Getty Images) Team India batter Smriti Mandhana etched her name in the annals of cricket history on Saturday by becoming the first Indian woman cricketer to score centuries in all three international formats — Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. The landmark moment came during the first T20I between India Women and England Women at…
Team India (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India’s hunt for a series comeback faces a tough test at Edgbaston, one of their most challenging venues in Test history. After the heartbreak at Headingley, where India let slip a dominant position despite five centuries and a fourth-innings target of 371, the team must now break a…
Vladimir Kramnik (File Photo) In a heartfelt and emotional letter shared publicly on social media, Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian reached out to his longtime friend and former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, urging reconciliation after Kramnik filed a defamation lawsuit that has sent ripples through the chess world.“Dear Vladimir Kramnik, forgive me for addressing you…
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates Wimbledon 2024 title (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) New Delhi: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik and Sachin Tendulkar have been regular figures at the All Club Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which organises the Wimbledon Championships. Kohli and Tendulkar sat next to each other in 2015. ‘Master Blaster’ Tendulkar chatted…
India will host the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup from November 28 to December 10 in Chennai and Madurai. The host nation has been placed in Pool B alongside Pakistan, Chile, and Switzerland.The draw ceremony took place at the FIH headquarters, marking the first time the tournament will feature 24 teams.Germany, South Africa, Canada,…
R Praggnanandhaa and Anish Giri (Agency Photos) Dutch No.1 Grandmaster Anish Giri sparked conversation across the chess world on Friday with a tongue-in-cheek reaction to R Praggnanandhaa becoming the new World No.1 junior. “Chess juniors nowadays have to be at least U16, keeping track of U20 players is totally pointless,” Giri wrote, hinting at how…
Rohit Sharma of India lifts the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup Trophy (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: “It’s the pitch where everything happened! Barbados will forever be in my veins,” said Rohit Sharma on JioHotstar’s exclusive special “Champions Waali Feeling Phir Se,” as he looked back on one of Indian cricket’s most…
India’s Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra identified Indian cricket team‘s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah as having the potential to excel in javelin throw during a special segment on Star Sports hosted by Navjot Singh Sidhu. The two-time Olympic gold medalist made this assessment based on the physical attributes and techniques that…
