Humans have sailed the oceans for centuries. But, as a spectator sport, sailing has barely made a dent in the public consciousness, outside of the Olympics at least. There’s no denying that it can often be difficult to make sense of what’s going on way out there on the water, for a start. But the…
Pranav Venkatesh (Pic credit: FIDE Chess) NEW DELHI: India’s Pranav Venkatesh clinched the World Junior Chess Championship (Under-20) following a draw against Slovenia’s Matic Levrencic in the final round at Petrovac, Montenegro on Friday. The day proved exceptional for Indian chess as Aravindh Chithamabaram secured victory at the Prague Masters, surpassing several favoured competitors.Venkatesh, fresh…
West Ham United’s Tomas Soucek celebrates scoring during English Premier League match against Leicester City. (AP Photo) Leicester’s dire situation worsened as they edged closer to Championship relegation following a 2-0 defeat by West Ham on Thursday.The Hammers secured their position, rising to 15th place and establishing a 16-point cushion above the relegation zone, with…
SURPRISE, Ariz. — The groundwork for Joc Pederson becoming a Texas Ranger was laid last September, when Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young sat with Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen. The two men were discussing the divergent paths taken by their teams. After meeting in the World Series the year before, the runner-up…
Shardul Thakur. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to play seven matches for Essex in Division One of the County Championship, beginning the 2025 season, the club announced on Tuesday.The 33-year-old, who has represented India in 11 Tests, 47 ODIs, and 25 T20Is over the past eight years, will be making…
Anushriya Gulati, India’s woman track star, collects the well-deserved title for the RAAT Thailand Rally Championship (Women’s) 2024 at Bangkok today, honoured by the King of Thailand. India’s track queen along with seasoned co-driver Karan Aukta from Himachal, dominated the track where she raced against 6 countries including Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, India, Singapore, across 4…
England’s Sam Curran received Red Belt for Most Valuable Player after the final of ILT20 Season 3. NEW DELHI: Dubai Capitals on Sunday emerged victorious in the ILT20 final, defeating the Desert Vipers by four wickets at the Dubai International Stadium.The champions Dubai Capitals secured USD 700,000 in prize money, while the runners-up Desert Vipers…
Usman Khawaja, left, and Marus Labuschagne (Photo: @cricketcomau on X) Having already secured a place in the top two of the World Test Championship (WTC) table to defend their title in the WTC final this June against South Africa, Australia‘s 2-0 series win in Sri Lanka couldn’t take them to the top of the chart,…
The Kansas City Chiefs are still standing, but they’ve still got to deal with some heavyweights ready to finally add some new fingerprints to the Lombardi Trophy. With the conference championship games upon us, it’s still all about the Chiefs’ quest to become the first three-peat Super Bowl winners. They’re just two wins away from…
The first national championship game of the 12-team College Football Playoff is a television executive’s dream. Notre Dame (14-1) and Ohio State (13-2) will meet on Jan. 20 in Atlanta, the epicenter of SEC country, but for the second straight year, there won’t be an SEC team involved in the CFP final. Coming on the…