GM Aravindh Chithambaram‘s fast rise to the highest echelons in chess continued last week in Jermuk, Armenia, where the 25-year-old Indian grandmaster edged out GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu on tiebreaks to win the Stepan Avagyan Memorial. Aravindh is now ninth in the world on the live ratings and moved up to second place in the 2025…
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Jannik Sinner versus Carlos Alcaraz has been hailed as the next big rivalry in men’s tennis, with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray all retired and 38-year-old Novak Djokovic losing his powers. They’ve brought this sensational contest to the grandest scales as well, including last…
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Speaking on his victory, “I am delighted to win the ICC Player of the Month award for the second time. I want to thank the ICC and all the fans who voted for me. I also want to thank all my team members and support staff as this award is as much for them as…
India will begin a new era in Test cricket on June 20 when the side takes on England in the first Test of the five-match series at Headingley. Shubman Gill will lead the side that will be without Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, with both retiring from the format last month. While Gill’s captaincy justifiably…
A night meant for jubilation turned into a tragedy, and now the BCCI is looking to step in. In the aftermath of the horrific stampede that claimed 11 lives during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) IPL victory celebrations, the board is considering formal guidelines to regulate such events in the future. The crowd surge near Bengaluru’s…
World number-one Magnus Carlsen leads World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju by half a point going into the final round of Norway Chess 2025 after both stars won their classical games in round nine. Carlsen sacrificed a pawn against GM Fabiano Caruana but ultimately converted an extra pawn in the endgame. Gukesh took big risks in the…
GM Magnus Carlsen has won his seventh Norway Chess title after escaping and then almost winning a lost position against GM Arjun Erigaisi in the final round. With seconds to spare, he took a draw, which seemed to guarantee the title as GM Fabiano Caruana was beating GM Gukesh Dommaraju, but then Caruana blundered a…
The Europa League winners have finally put their Australian head coach out of his misery – but who’s the best man to replace him? Ange Postecoglou has officially been relieved of his duties at Tottenham. That’s a sentence most Spurs fans had been praying on for months as results and performances took a turn for…
The South American giants picked up a hard-earned point on the road, but will be disappointed to have created so little Carlo Ancelotti’s tenure with Brazil got off to an uninspired start as Vinicius Jr failed to play hero and the Selecao stumbled to a disappointing 0-0 draw with Ecuador in World Cup qualifying. Ancelotti’s…
