Anish Giri, Fabiano Caruana, and Hikaru Nakamura (Photos by Lennart Ootes, Crystal Fuller, and FIDE) NEW DELHI: In a chess world where new “World Championships” seem to spring up every other week, the time-tested oomph of the Candidates Tournament still stands apart. It remains the only gateway to the classical World Chess Championship match, the…
Bangladesh team (Image credit: BCB) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh cricket was plunged into fresh turmoil on Thursday after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) issued a show-cause notice to its director M Najmul Islam over controversial remarks targeting national cricketers, even as a players’ threat to boycott matches cast a shadow over the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).Go…
IND vs USA Live Score, ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026: India begin their Under-19 World Cup journey as the team to beat, carrying a legacy unmatched in the history of the tournament. As they take on USA in their opening match today, the focus is firmly on a record-extending sixth title. Since the competition…
James Coles of Sunrisers Eastern Cape during match 24 of the Betway SA20 season 4 between Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) and the Joburg Super Kings (JSK) held at St George’s Park in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa on the 14th January 2026. (Photo Credit: Richard Huggard / Sportzpicsl for SA20) Sunrisers Eastern Cape became the…
Harshit Rana, left, with Ravindra Jadeja, centre, and KL Rahul. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India batter Kris Srikkanth has questioned India’s team balance in ODIs, calling out the continued absence of Axar Patel at a time when Ravindra Jadeja‘s form has dipped and the side is crying out for a reliable sixth bowling option….
Former soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic stands before the Italian Super Cup semifinal soccer match between Juventus and Milan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (File photo/AP) AMSTERDAM: Maximilian Ibrahimovic is moving from one club his father used to play for, and going to another. The 19-year-old winger, the son of soccer great Zlatan…
India’s PV Sindhu (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) Veteran Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy rolled back the years to reach the men’s singles second round at the India Open 2026, while 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma impressed despite an opening-round loss in the women’s singles at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.Former world…
President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Kalyan Chaubey (PTI Photo/Karma Bhutia) NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has “taken references” from the world’s top leagues in Spain, Germany, and England, while drawing its roadmap for the next 21 years, including establishing an all-powerful governing council and a management committee.As part of…
Former Australia cricketer Meg Lanning reached a major milestone in the Women’s Premier League 2026 as she became the third player in WPL history to score more than 1,000 runs on Wednesday. The landmark came during UP Warriorz’s seventh match of the season against Delhi Capitals at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.With…
India vs New Zealand (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) NEW DELHI: New Zealand outplayed India on Indian conditions as Daryl Mitchell’s unbeaten 131 overshadowed KL Rahul’s fighting century to secure a seven-wicket win in the second ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Wednesday, levelling the three-match series 1-1. Chasing 285, the visitors finished at 286 for…
