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Abhimanyu Mishra became the world’s youngest Grandmaster at the age of 12 in 2021. He still has that record. He is also the youngest player to defeat a reigning World champion. Excerpts from an interview Abhimanyu gave The Hindu in Bengaluru, where he played for PBG Alaskan Knights in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League:…
Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, who won a medal in the recent World championships, will be eyeing a good show in the Asian Games in Japan. | Photo Credit: File photo: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Saina Nehwal believes that P.V. Sindhu’s big match temperament will hold her in good stead at the 2026 Asian Games. After…
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Koneru Humpy. | Photo Credit: FIDE Nihal Sarin posted his third straight win, but Arjun Erigaisi had to survive a scare, as India beat Italy 3-1 in the third round of the Chess Olympiad at Samarkand. World champion D. Gukesh scored a win on the fourth board on Friday. Arjun’s was one of the day’s…
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The official social media handle of the England and Wales Cricket Board recently crowned a ‘King’. Alongside videos celebrating his exploits, it declared – ‘New Ball King’. Crowns, especially in England, are not handed out on a whim. They demand performances befitting royalty. This summer, one man has done just that, turning successive matches into…
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The domestic cricket umpires and match referees are set for a raise, after the BCCI Annual General Meeting on Friday approved a proposal to restructure their fees and introduce a more stringent performance-based grading system. “The umpires will now be graded in four categories. Their fees per day have been enhanced substantially. So far as…
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According to a source, Agarkar has formally informed the BCCI that he doesn’t wish to continue. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: EMMANUAL YOGINI Ajit Agarkar’s three-year tenure as chairman of the senior men’s selection committee has effectively come to an end, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) now set to initiate…
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K.T. Balakrishna, chairman and senior steward, Mysore Race Club presenting the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysuru 1000 Guineas trophy to Royal Legacy’s jockey Akshay Kumar as trainer James Mckeown and MRC stewards Y.P. Udaya Shankar, B.N. Cariappa, G. Venkatesh and B.U. Chengappa look on. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram James Mckeown-trained Royal Legacy (Akshay K up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000…
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Sehwag watches his son Aaryavir make his India U-19 debut. | Photo Credit: Shayan Acharya India U-19 held its nerve to edge Australia U-19 by seven runs in a tense, rain-shortened Youth ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Friday, with Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan starring with both bat and ball. He top-scored with 54…
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The Indian delegation arrived for the flag-hoisting ceremony for the Asian Games at the garden pier near Nagoya port in Japan on September 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Asian Games chaos in Aichi-Nagoya continued ahead of the formal opening ceremony on Saturday (September 19, 2026), with the official welcome ceremony for several…
Nitish claimed three wickets each in the last two T20Is. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR In a series win as emphatic as India’s 3-0 sweep over Afghanistan, there will be many bright spots to revel in. But if there was a fresh takeaway from the T20I series, it was Nitish Kumar’s enhanced contribution with the…
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