Vincent Keymer and M Pranesh (Right to left) GM M Pranesh secured the Challengers title at the Chennai Grand Masters 2025, earning a spot in next year’s Masters section. Despite losing his final round to IM Harshavardhan GB, his earlier performance was strong enough to maintain his lead.The 19-year-old champion stayed ahead of GM Abhimanyu…
Divya Deshmukh beat Koneru Humpy to become the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup in Georgia. Her companion through it all was a banana. NEW DELHI: In Batumi, Georgia, the final handshake left nineteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh full of raw emotions and tears — not just for the game she had just won, but for what it…
D Gukesh (Image credit: FIDE) NEW DELHI: R Praggnanandhaa has been drawn in the same group as world number one Magnus Carlsen for the upcoming 16-player Freestyle Chess tournament set to begin here on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi will feature in the opposite group.Carlsen, the reigning world No.1, enters the event as…
Asian Champion Avinash Sable didn’t have an evening to remember on Friday, July 11, as the Indian steeplechase runner failed to finish his race at the Monaco Diamond League. Sable was hoping for a top-5 finish at the event but failed to reach the finish line after sustaining an injury following a pretty nasty fall…
Reigning World Champion D. Gukesh underlined his growing stature on the global stage, clinching the rapid title at the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tournament – part of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour – in Zagreb, Croatia, on Friday. The 19-year-old showcased composure, tactical precision and blistering form to finish with 14 points from a possible…
Former world champion Anderson Peters has pulled out of the Neeraj Chopra Classic citing injury. Peters, who was expected to be Neeraj’s biggest rival in the competition, decided to skip the Bengaluru event due to an injury sustained in the last competition he played in France. The development was announced on Monday, July 1, by…
John Cena was able to retain his WWE Championship thanks to some help from Seth Rollins, while we saw the debut of a new member of the roster at Night Of Champions on Saturday, June 28. The new King and Queen Of The Ring were crowned while we got a new US Champion in the…
The show’s producer, Jonathan Nolan, has put himself at the forefront of Hollywood’s push to get California to approve $750 million in tax rebates. Source link
The “curse” has been lifted. Harry Kane can finally celebrate his first career title after Bayern Munich became Bundesliga champion with a little help from Freiburg on Sunday. Freiburg drew with second-placed Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 to leave Bayern an unassailable eight points clear of the 2024 champion with two rounds of the German league remaining….
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during the IPL match against Rajasthan Royals. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli continues to dazzle in the IPL 2025 season, smashing his fifth half-century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) edged out Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. Kohli’s 42-ball 70…