NEW DELHI: In a historic French Open final, Coco Gauff secured her maiden title on clay by defeating world number one Aryna Sabalenka with scores of 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday.The world number two Gauff demonstrated resilience in a match filled with intense exchanges and shifting advantages to secure her second major championship, following…
Magnus Carlsen (Pic credit: X) World number one Magnus Carlsen emerged victorious at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Paris, sealing the title in dominant fashion on Monday. Carlsen defeated Hikaru Nakamura 1.5–0.5 in the final, winning the first game and drawing the second to claim the crown without needing a tiebreak.“It felt like I…
Aryna Sabalenka with the trophy after beating Jessica Pegula in the final of the Miami Open. (AP) World number one Aryna Sabalenka secured her first Miami Open title by defeating American Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-2 in the WTA 1000 event final at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday. This victory marks Sabalenka’s second title of 2025,…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday mocked Congress after India’s Champions Trophy victory, highlighting the grand old party leader Shama Mohamed’s earlier controversial comments about Rohit Sharma‘s physique. Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed had previously faced criticism for calling the Indian captain “fat” and “unimpressive.”Taking to social media, BJP shared a video featuring…
Aravindh Chithambaram (Pic credit: Prague Chess) NEW DELHI: India’s chess dominance continued as Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram clinched the Prague Masters 2025 title, marking the first major triumph of his career. The 25-year-old finished ahead of elite players, including compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, after scoring six points from nine rounds. In the final round, Aravindh held Gurel…
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…
India shines at the 21st International Junior Science Olympiad, sweeping gold and leading in science education. CHANDIGARH: The International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) is an annual event with participation from around 52 countries. The govt of India sends a team of six students to this prestigious competition, which sees about 300 students competing in theory…
Rounak Khatri of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and Bhanu Pratap of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) emerged as the top contenders in the highly anticipated Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) 2024 elections, with the results announced on today on November 25th.In a split verdict, NSUI claimed the President and Joint Secretary…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar on Saturday clinched a decisive victory from his traditional Baramati assembly constituency, defeating his nephew Yugendra Pawar of the NCP (Sharad Pawar) faction by a margin of over 1 lakh votes. While Sharad Pawar was not directly in the fray, the…