At 8 years old, Tanishka Garg has become the youngest FIDE-rated female chess play. She hails from Bathinda in Punjab. NEW DELHI: In a quiet corner of Bathinda, Punjab, the soft clack of chess pieces echoes every evening, not from the hands of a seasoned master, but from an eight-year-old girl with an unblinking gaze…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts during a qualifying soccer match against Colombia for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello) The Kerala government spent Rs 13 lakh on Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman’s trip to Spain in September 2024 to invite football legend Lionel…
“See the ball, hit the ball!” — that’s been the simple yet deadly effective mantra of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Whether it’s in first-class cricket, representing India Under-19, or donning the Rajasthan Royals jersey in the IPL, the 14-year-old prodigy from Samastipur, Bihar has captured attention with his fearless and explosive batting style.On Thursday, Suryavanshi was part…
Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul. Despite the thrilling 2-2 result in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, where India and England shared honours across five Tests, the deeper story showed India’s dominance. India won 33 sessions compared to England’s 21, with 18 sessions shared. Even with the success of the red-ball team, the T20…
Neeraj Chopra (Image credit: Getty Images) Neeraj Chopra etched his name in history by winning India’s first-ever Olympic medal in athletics — a gold in the men’s javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held on August 7, 2021. His remarkable achievement not only marked a milestone for Indian track and field but also made…
Players of Mohun Bagan Super Giant (PTI Photo) The All India Football Federation proposed on Thursday to hold the Super Cup tournament from mid-September, aiming to provide Indian Super League clubs with sufficient competitive matches amid uncertainty over the ISL season’s start date and format. The proposal came during a meeting with ISL club representatives…
Ballon d’Or (Image credit: FIFA) Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé and England forward Chloe Kelly are among the contenders to win the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or award. The 30 men’s and 30 women’s nominees were revealed Thursday by France Football magazine, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony in Paris on Sept….
Arjun Erigaisi from India (AP/PTI) World No. 5 Arjun Erigaisi and Germany’s Vincent Keymer began their campaigns with strong wins on Day 1 of the Chennai Grandmasters 2025, which got underway on Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency. Erigaisi showcased dominance to beat American GM Awonder Liang, while Keymer produced a technically sound performance to outplay…
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul (Image credit: AFP) NEW DELHI: Indian pacer Harshit Rana recently opened up about a heated on-field exchange with Australian speedster Mitchell Starc during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he peppered Starc with bouncers before dismissing him for 26 — all while receiving spirited backing from senior pros Virat Kohli and…
India’s Dhruv Jurel (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Dhruv Jurel has been appointed as captain of the Central Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2025-26 season, as announced on August 7, 2025. The wicketkeeper-batter, who recently played for India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval, will lead a 15-member squad that includes notable players like…
