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India’s Koneru Humpy (PTI Photo) Top Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy has announced her decision to withdraw from the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, citing personal safety and well-being as her primary concern. The tournament, which begins on March 28 at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus, is the only pathway to the…
Indian women cricket team members and UP CM Yogi Adityanath. (Photo/screengrab) LUCKNOW: The India women’s cricket team and the India women’s blind cricket team led the honours in the team category as they were named ‘Team of the Year’ at the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) 2025 on Saturday. The ceremony in Lucknow recognised…
India finished the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup without a win, bowing out in the group stage. (Image: AIFF) New Delhi: India’s campaign at the 2026 AFC Women’s Asia Cup in Australia ended in disappointment, with heavy defeats – such as 0-11 vs Japan – exposing the gulf with Asia’s elite. Yet, beneath the scorelines…
Members of Iran’s women’s football team arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo) Members of Iran’s women’s football team have returned home after a group within the squad had earlier sought asylum in Australia during the Women’s Asian Cup.Seven members of the delegation had applied for…
NEW DELHI: The air is still filled with anticipation over whether Koneru Humpy will take part in the upcoming Women’s Candidates, starting March 28 at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort in Pegeia, Cyprus.While TimesofIndia.com have already confirmed that the other three participants in R Praggnanandhaa, R Vaishali, and Divya Deshmukh will be travelling…
Indian chess star Koneru Humpy is considering withdrawing from the upcoming FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament, which will be held in Cyprus. Her concern is mainly about safety because of the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran in the Middle East.The tournament location was decided in November last year, but the situation has…
India vs England at FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers. (Pic credit: HI) HYDERABAD: Coach Sjoerd Marijne kicked off his second stint on an impressive note as the Indian women qualified for this year’s World Cup without breaking sweat.Though they lost 2-0 to England in the final of the FIH World Cup Qualifiers on Saturday…
CHANDIGARH: Haryana State Commission for Women on Saturday directed police to arrest rapper Badshah alias Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia in cases registered against him at three places over his controversial song ‘Tateeree’. One of the three is a criminal case. HSCW chairperson Renu Bhatia issued directions to Panchkula DC and Panipat SP, where the cases…
India women’s hockey team (Photo by @TheHockeyIndia) NEW DELHI: India’s women’s hockey team finished runners-up in the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers after losing 0–2 to England on Saturday. Despite the defeat, India still secured qualification for this year’s Women’s Hockey World Cup. England, ranked sixth in the world, showed their quality by scoring once…
Team India Women’s hockey team (Photo by @Media_SAI on X) NEW DELHI: The India women’s national field hockey team reached the final of the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2026 after defeating Italy women’s national field hockey team 1-0 in a closely fought semi-final at the G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Stadium on Friday.The…
