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B. Adhiban and Levon Aronian at the Global Chess League in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar One of the most memorable moments of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, which concluded in Bengaluru on Sunday, came after the match between Ganges Grandmasters and Cheq Mumba Masters, earlier. The Grandmasters won the match, the…
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World and Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has advised the Asian Games-bound Indian boxers to cut out all distractions, including mobile phones, and focus on winning medals. “I told them, don’t distract your mind with that phone or media or anything. Just focus. It’s a war. You should win the war. After that, do whatever you want to…
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Gachchhatu, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the K.T. Shamaiah Gowda Memorial Trophy (1,400m), the main event of the races to be held here on Thursday (Sept. 17). False rail (width about 6m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. 1. KASARGOD PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m), rated 00…
The Asian Games 2026 medallists will directly book their berths in next year’s World boxing championships, which will be the first qualifying event for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) said on Wednesday. “We have tried to make the selection policy comprehensive and fair so that no good boxer is…
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Red Lightning and Pure Soul pleased when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday (Sept. 16) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Crown Invictus (app) 40. Easy. 800m: Dreamer (Parmar) 53, 600/38. Moved fluently. Ashwa Tazbeez (Walkar) 57, 600/42. Easy. Shadow Phoenix (Ajinkya) 54, 600/40. Moved well. Absolute Serenity (Kaviraj) 57, 600/43. Easy. Bishop (Vivek) 56, 600/42….
The past three editions of the auction were held in Dubai, Jeddah (mega auction) and Abu Dhabi | Photo Credit: The Hindu The IPL players’ auction for the 2027 season is set to be held in India with league chairman Arun Dhumal saying that he is keen to bring the event back home after holding…
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File picture of Varun Chakravarthy bowling during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup | Photo Credit: Getty Images Young leg-spin all-rounder Vipraj Nigam will replace Varun Chakravarthy in India’s Asian Games squad after the senior spinner was ruled out of the continental event with a side strain. The Asian Games will begin on September 19…
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi during the Carabao Cup match against Liverpool on September 15, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Roberto De Zerbi admitted Tottenham are in a “tough moment” as he apologised for their League Cup exit in a dismal 3-1 defeat against Liverpool on Tuesday (September 15, 2026). After a woeful start…
Sanju Samson in action against Afghanistan during the 2nd T20 Series of the cricket match between India and Afghanistan, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on September 15, 2026 | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The past few months have proven to be a microcosm of Sanju Samson’s chequered international career. If his form…
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On his comeback — brief, as it has turned out to be — to international cricket after more than two months, Varun Chakaravarthy finished with impressive figures of one for 16 from his full complement of four overs against Afghanistan on Sunday. On the face of it, there is nothing remarkable about those numbers, apart…