India’s Manav Sothar (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) Fresh from a dream Test debut for India, left-arm spinner Manav Sathar continued his impressive run by making an immediate impact for Warwickshire in the County Championship. Making his debut for the English county against Yorkshire, the 23-year-old took two wickets on day one as Yorkshire posted 398 for…
Vaishali’s mother Nagalakshmi, Praneesh M, Ramesh Babu Praganandha, and Vibhu Suri (Photo by Michael Waloza) NEW DELHI: A visa issue has thrown uncertainty over the participation of Indian chess master Praneesh Munirithinam at the upcoming FIDE World Team Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Hong Kong, prompting an urgent appeal to coach RB Ramesh.Taking to…
Flags of India and Pakistan (PTI Photo) Pakistan will not send its fencing team to the Asian Senior Fencing Championships in New Delhi later this month, despite receiving an official invitation from the organizers. India is hosting the continental event for the first time, with athletes from over 30 countries across Asia and Oceania competing…
D Gokesh. Magnus Carlsen and Javkhair Sundrov New Delhi: The five-time world champions Magnus Carlsen has made his position clear ahead of the upcoming World Chess Championship, backing Javakhir Sindarov to beat reigning champion de Gokash in what promises to be a historic encounter later this year.Speaking at a chess event in Stockholm, Carlsen did…
Vaishali Ramesh Babu and Dumaraju Gokesh (FIDE Photo) New Delhi: The entire nation woke up to a historic realization on Thursday. Two of India’s young chess masters, 19-year-old Dumaraju Gokesh and 24-year-old Vaishali Ramesh Babu, will compete in their respective World Chess Championship matches. This means that for the first time, India has a shot…
R Vaishali (Photo by Michal Walusza) New Delhi: History was made on the shores of the Mediterranean as Vaishali Rameshbabu won the 2026 Women’s Candidates Tournament on Wednesday, earning the right to challenge China’s reigning champion Jo Wenjin for the Women’s World Chess Championship crown later this year.Going into the final round, VaishaliHis fate was…
Javkhair Sandroof vs Anish Giri (Photo by Niki Rega/FIDE) New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru on Tuesday capped a flawless campaign to win the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 title, sealing the crown with a round to set up a blockbuster world championship clash with De Gokesh later this year.The Uzbek grandmaster at the Cape St George’s Hotel…
Ayush Shetty (Image credit: X) New Delhi: Young Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty fell short in his quest for a title, losing to China’s Shi Yuqi in the final of the Badminton Asia Championship. His brilliant run ended with an 8-21, 10-21 defeat against the world number one. 2, as India’s wait for a men’s singles…