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Panaji: Reigning world junior champion Pranav V sent his good friend Aryan Tari from Norway packing from the World Cup to qualify for the third round here. A day after he fared slightly poorly in the second classical game, Pranav utilised the rapid tiebreaks to outplay former world junior champion and five-time Norwegian champ Tari…
Indian cricket team (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) India secured a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20I series against Australia in Queensland on Thursday, maintaining their unbeaten streak since the last T20 World Cup. Former Indian off-spinner R Ashwin has identified opener Abhishek Sharma and spinner Varun Chakaravarthy as key targets for opposition teams in…
Alyssa Healy and Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Australia captain Alyssa Healy has opened up about the heartbreaking semi-final loss to India at the ICC Women’s World Cup, admitting the defeat in Navi Mumbai still “hurts” and will take time to move on from. India had stunned Australia by successfully chasing 339 – the highest-ever…
Vidit Gujrathi (Pic Credit – Michal Walusza|FIDE) NEW DELHI: In a gripping day of rapid battles at the FIDE World Cup 2025 on Thursday, India’s Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi finally broke through the defences of Argentina’s 12-year-old sensation Faustino Oro to secure a spot in the third round. Joining him in the next stage were young…
NEW DELHI: India’s inspirational para-archer Sheetal Devi continues to redefine the boundaries of sporting excellence. The 18-year-old world compound champion from Jammu and Kashmir, who was born without arms, achieved another historic milestone on Thursday — earning selection to the Indian able-bodied junior team for the upcoming Asia Cup Stage 3 in Jeddah.Go Beyond The…
Lovlina Borgohain (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will not compete in the season-ending World Boxing Cup Finals in India, TOI has learnt. The former middleweight world champion, who had qualified based on her world ranking in the 75kg weight division, withdrew after undergoing treatment for a nose-related…
File photo of Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After hosting the recently concluded Women’s World Cup at unheralded centres in the country, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to take the upcoming 2026 T20 World Cup back to the Tier 1 centres. The global cricket body staged the WWC fixtures in Indore, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati and…
Two queen sacrifices by India’s two veteran GMs fetched vastly different results. P. Harikrishna came up with a miniature against Arseniy Nesterov and won in just 21 moves to advance to the third round of the Chess World Cup at Rio Resort in Goa on Wednesday. However, Surya Shekhar Ganguly could not justify his dynamic…
US President Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino pose for a photo in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP) FIFA has created a new annual award called the FIFA Peace Prize to be awarded for the first time during the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, world football’s governing body said Wednesday.“Football stands for peace, and…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a pointed message to critics who had written off Team India after their early setbacks in the World Cup.PM Modi took a jibe at the critics who had lambasted the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side after they lost three consecutive games in the league stage. World Cup winners arrive in Delhi: India…
