Alireza Firouzja is playing against Javokhir Sindarov from a special room (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: A highly unusual scene unfolded at the Grand Chess Tour’s Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2026 on Monday when French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja played his classical game against Uzbek prodigy Javokhir Sindarov in a special room while confined to bed because of…
NEW DELHI: The roar inside Chepauk reached another level on Monday night as MS Dhoni made his way onto the field during Chennai Super Kings’ final home game of IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Even though the former CSK captain did not feature in the playing XI because of injury concerns, his brief appearance during…
Chennai Super Kings were 52 for two after the fifth over and Eshan Malinga came to bowl the last over of the powerplay. CSK needed to accelerate to put pressure on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and they needed their captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was on 5 off 7 balls to shift gears. Instead, Gaikwad slowed things…
Dubai: Aaron Rai, the first Englishman since 1919 to win the PGA Championship, and only the second player of Indian heritage in the sport’s history to win a major championship (Fiji’s Vijay Singh was first), could well be the superhero who saves golf the way purists love it. Aaron Rai poses with The Wanamaker Trophy after…
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday refused to permit wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the selection trials for the 2026 Asian Games scheduled on May 30 and 31. File image of Vinesh Phogat. (PTI) A bench led by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that Phogat has already been declared ineligible to participate…
Mumbai: Deepika Kumari, India’s most experienced female recurve archer, did not make the cut for this year’s Asian Games after the selection trials for the continental event and the next two World Cup stages concluded at Sonipat on Monday. Jyothi Surekha Vennam competes in the archery compound women’s individual gold medal match during the 2022…
The Golden State Warriors have extended their contract with head coach Steve Kerr for two more years. Steve Kerr praised Stephen Curry for respecting organizational boundaries, sparking fresh NBA debate involving LeBron James. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect) Recently, Kerr discussed about Stephen Curry‘s role in his return to the Warriors. He praised Curry for…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has been named in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) special jury formed to select the greatest international cricketers of the last 25 years. His inclusion has caught many by surprise, especially with Pakistan currently struggling in the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh.Masood is one of two representatives from…
Sanju Samson added his name to a list long dominated by MS Dhoni after the Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter broke Dhoni’s record for most runs scored by a designated CSK wicketkeeper in a single IPL season during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk on Monday.Dhoni had scored 461 runs in 16 innings during the…
Kolkata: Cameron Green’s highest score in IPL 2026 is 79, against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad last month. What stood out in that knock was Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) being unable to give him the strike when the innings needed to change gears. Between 14.4 and the end of the 18th over, Green faced one ball…
