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R Praggnanandhaa, his sister R Vaishali and their mother Nagalakshmi© Twitter@chessbaseindia India made chess history on Sunday as its men’s and women’s teams clinched their maiden gold medals in the 45th Chess Olympiad after beating their respective opponents in the final round. The men’s team defeated Slovenia after D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and…
India’s Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Yuki Bhambri reached the men’s doubles finals in two different ATP 250 meets in China on Monday. At the Hangzhou Open, the unseeded Indian pair of Jeevan and Vijay staged a remarkable comeback to upset the third-seeded duo of Ariel Behar (Uruguay) and Robert Galloway (USA). They overcame…
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Manchester City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips heaped praise on midfielder Kevin De Bruyne saying that he has got Satan in his foot. De Bruyne played an important role in Manchester City’s Premier League win in the 2023-24 season, even after being sidelined for the first half of the season due to an injury. He…
Indian cricket team fast bowler Akash Deep finally revealed the story behind the gift that he received from star batter Virat Kohli just days ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai. During the pre-match camp, Virat gifted one of his own bats to Akash Deep – someone who was also…
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File image of Ellyse Perry.© AFP Australia women’s cricket star Ellyse Perry suffered one of the most strange dismissals in cricket on Sunday. The 33-year-old was run out while playing a T20I match for Australia women against New Zealand women. However, the manner in which she was dismissed can rank it amongst the…
File image of Sahil Parakh.© X (Twitter) Opener Sahil Parakh made an aggressive unbeaten hundred as India Under-19 brushed aside Australia by nine wickets on Monday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match youth ODIs. Parakh’s hundred (109 not out, 75b, 14×4, 5×6) helped India achieve the target of 177 in…
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Glimpse of the bizarre dismissal© X (Twitter) Afghanistan men’s cricket team made headlines with their stunning victory against South Africa in a recently-concluded three-match ODI series. Playing in the UAE, Hashmatullah Shahidi and co edged past South Africa with 2-1 scoreline and registered a historic win. After winning the first two games convincingly,…
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Veteran D Harika had to endure a long wait to realise her dream of winning the prestigious Chess Olympiad title but she was finally glad to have achieved it even though she was not satisfied with her performance in the event in Budapest. India on Sunday scripted history in the Chess Olympiad as…
Indian players celebrate after their win over Bangladesh in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, on September 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu A dominant India tightened their grip on the top spot in the World Test Championship table with a 280-run victory over Bangladesh, while Sri Lanka saw off New Zealand in…
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File photo of Lancashire CEO Daniel Gidney. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The BCCI directing its established players to participate in domestic cricket has been termed “fantastic prioritising” by Lancashire’s CEO Daniel Gidney, who accused the English players’ agents for facilitating their foray into the lucrative franchise leagues at the expense of the traditional red-ball…