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Arjun Erigaisi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi joins American GM Hans Niemann in a high-quality field that also includes the World champion D. Gukesh in the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters chess tournament to be held here from July 16 to 22. According to the organisers, Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov will also…
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Messi mundu or Neymar mundu? Which would you pick? Football merchandise has just got a Malayali upgrade with local stores designing mundus (dhoti) and lungis featuring football heroes. While jerseys have always been around, FIFA 2026 has inspired a range of regional attire too. In a State already awash with football colours, flags, buntings and…
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Karan celebrates his blistering century knock Karan Lal’s excellent all-round showing, including a blistering 64-ball 145, propelled Servotech Siliguri Strikers to an emphatic 73-run win over Adamas Howrah Warriors in the Bengal T20 League at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. Strikers rode on Karan’s highest-ever individual score to register BTL’s highest team total, 231 for…
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Mercedes emerged as the clear front runner when this F1 season began, having nailed the new regulations and building a car capable of setting it on the path of dominance this campaign, and maybe more. Ferrari showed early promise but was soon clear that it had the second-best car on the grid, though it remained…
Desire, left, and Guela share a light-hearted moment. | Photo Credit: AFP FIFA World Cups are as much about shared memory as they are about football. They are, at the same time, grand and intimate — a collective realisation that we are about to turn the page to a brand-new chapter in our global family…
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Argentina Valentín Barco (8) celebrates with Valentin Barco (2) after he scores during the first half of an international friendly match against Iceland, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Auburn, Ala. | Photo Credit: AP With the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicking off, the debate over who will lift football’s biggest prize is intensifying. Are France…
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U.S. player Serena Williams (L) speaks with Canada’s Victoria Mboko (R) while playing against U.S. player Nicole Melichar-Martinez and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe during their round of 16, doubles match at the HSBC WTA tennis Championships at Queen’s Club in west London on June 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Serena Williams’ much-hyped comeback to…
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Harsh Dubey has got a maiden call-up to the Indian ODI squad. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: PTI World Cup preparations are a long-drawn process, chiselled and fine-tuned in bilateral contests. It is in these games that the team management can try out players in the heat of battle and figure out the combination. Though…
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The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be held across the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. The tournament will be the largest in the competition’s history, expanding from 32 to 48 teams and featuring a record 104 matches. Spanning three countries, four time zones and distances of up…
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Stud Poker, Siege Storm, Zayyan and Edmonton shone when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (June 11). Inner sand: 600m: Atman (G. Vivek) 40. In fine trim. 1000m: Portieux (Girish), Inicio (rb) 1-8, 600/40. They moved well. Outer sand: 600m: Vortex (Zeeshan) 44. Pleased. 1000m: Knotty Chamber (rb) 1-13.5, 600/44. In fine trim….
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