Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil do not look like the traditional Brazilian dream. There is no romantic flooding of the pitch with attackers, no naive trust that individual genius will solve every problem. What Ancelotti has built instead is a tournament machine – disciplined enough to survive adversity, quick enough to punish it, and structured around the…
GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu beats Germany’s Vincent (Image: X) Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa credited his mother’s timely words of encouragement after scripting history by becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious Norway Chess title. The 20-year-old completed a remarkable turnaround in the tournament, defeating Germany’s Vincent Keymer in the final round to secure the championship…
Brazil’s coach Carlo Ancelotti (AP Photo) One can call it irony or a simple twist of fate. A 35-year old, who had just relinquished his footballing kit for a coach’s tracksuit, was conducting drills with the Italian team at Rose Bowl, Pasadena.It was the summer of 1994. Under the venerable Arrigo Sacchi, one of AC…
R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) R Praggnanandhaa scripted history by becoming the first Indian ever to win the prestigious Norway Chess title. The 20-year-old Grandmaster completed a remarkable comeback in the final round, defeating Germany’s Vincent Keymer to secure the championship and etch his name into the tournament’s history books.Heading into…
RCB players celebrate with the trophy. (Pic credit: IPL) The 2026 IPL season was batting excess at its absolute peak.A record 27450 runs were scored across the season – the most in IPL history. Teams scored at a staggering run-rate of 9.88, another all-time high. There were 1426 sixes struck, eclipsing the previous record of…
Manav Suthar debuts for India (Image: BCCI) A dream years in the making finally became reality for Manav Suthar on Saturday as the Rajasthan all-rounder received his maiden India Test cap ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.In a special moment during the pre-match presentation,…
At only 20 years old, R Praggnanandhaa has already established himself as one of the leading figures in chess. After his historic victory in Osla, Praggnanandhaa climbed five spots higher to 11th position in the live chess rankings. He defeated Vincent Keymer in the final round to clinch his first-ever Norway Chess title and also…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shreyas Iyer MUMBAI: Indian cricket is set for a significant transition when the national selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, meets at the BCCI headquarters on Saturday to pick squads for the T20I tours of Ireland and England.The biggest change is expected at the top. Shreyas Iyer is set to be named…
Iran football team gets visa approval (Image: X) Iran football team has officially received U.S. visas to participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026, ending weeks of uncertainty and diplomatic complications just 10 days before their opening match.The breakthrough comes after growing concerns that Team Melli’s participation could be jeopardized due to delays in visa…
In a brilliant piece of forward-thinking sports administrative planning, the BCCI selection committee is set to utilize the India ‘A’ platform to prepare for the upcoming Test calendar. Alongside the T20I squads, Ajit Agarkar’s panel will officially announce the India ‘A’ roster for a crucial red-ball series against Sri Lanka, scheduled from June 25 to…
