Magnus Carlsen gives POTM trophy to Vidit Gujrathi (GCL Photo) BENGALURU: Ganges Grandmasters and defending champions APL Pipers strengthened their chances of reaching the Global Chess League final after convincing victories in the penultimate round of Season 4 in Bengaluru on Friday. Both teams now need just a win in their final round-robin match on…
Coach Ishank Jaggi during the 2026 Jharkhand T20 Cricket League Kolkata: Almost fourteen years after Ishank Jaggi was named Player of the Match when East Zone last won the Duleep Trophy, he watched Ishan Kishan collect the same award as the region ended its long wait for the title.For Jaggi, the coincidence was nostalgic. But…
India’s KL Rahul (PTI Photo) India’s next Test assignment will take them to New Zealand for a two-match series beginning November 19, and former Kiwi fast bowler Trent Boult believes KL Rahul will be one of the Indian batters worth watching closely.The two Tests will form part of India’s marathon New Zealand tour, which begins…
Ben Shelton, of the United States, (AP Photo) Ben Shelton produced another stunning display of power at the US Open, hitting a 158 mph (254 km/h) serve during his semifinal victory over Frances Tiafoe on Friday.The 23-year-old American’s thunderous delivery came as he continued to turn his serve into one of the biggest weapons of…
NEW DELHI: It’s taken Jasprit Bumrah two months to rejoin the Indian team after suffering a knee injury on the tour of England. On Friday evening, as he walked out to mark his run-up at the nets here at the Ferozeshah Kotla ahead of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan and bowled with an effortless…
Mohammed Siraj (PTI Photo) CHENNAI: Mohammed Siraj hasn’t been at his best of late. He struggled in Sri Lanka recently and also in the Duleep Trophy final that got over here on Thursday. Siraj’s first innings was particularly poor. He went wicketless for 140 runs at an economy rate of 5.60, struggling with control and…
Ben Shelton, of the United States (AP Photo) Ben Shelton is one victory away from ending the United States’ long wait for a men’s Grand Slam champion after winning an all-American US Open semifinal against Frances Tiafoe on Friday.The No. 8 seed recovered from losing the opening set to beat Tiafoe 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5…
For the first time since she began her education, Harita Bhadra gave herself a year without having to divide her attention between studies and athletics.Last year, she graduated from Loughborough University in the UK with a BSc in Sports Science, Coaching and Physical Education. This year, she decided to focus only on athletics.The decision has…
BENGALURU: A 22-year-old grandmaster, one of the strongest players on the planet, lying flat on a hotel bed with his leg propped up on a pillow, calculating variations against a World Championship challenger sitting upright across the board. That was Alireza Firouzja’s reality for a stretch of tournaments earlier this year, a fallout from an…
Pakistan’s Razaullah Khan Pakistan‘s latest Test debutant Razaullah Khan turned what looked like another routine England victory into a remarkable fightback at Edgbaston, producing a breathtaking display of six-hitting to create history on his debut in Test cricket.The 21-year-old, batting at No. 9, smashed nine sixes during his 81 off 63 balls against England on…