IM Divya Deshmukh's immediate reaction after beating Chinese GM Zhu Jiner was captured on camera. Deshmukh could not help but get overwhelmed with emotions.
It was a delightful day for India in the FIDE Women's World Cup as four Indian participants- Divya Deshmukh, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, and R. Vaishali- made it to the quarter-final of the tournament.
Saudi Arabia have set their sight on Real Madrid's star forward. Many football players have shifted their base to Saudi in the last few years, as the money pull Saudi Pro League clubs offers is second to none.
On appeal by Inter Kashi, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has asked the AIFF to reverse its decision of awarding the I-League title to Churchill Brother.
The Supreme Court is expected to announce its verdict on the All India Football Federation's constitution, which it had entrusted to former apex court judge L Nageswara Rao in May 2023.
Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner suffered a horrific paragliding crash on Thursday and died at the age of 56. Baumgartner held multiple records through his ground-breaking 'edge of space' jump in 2012.
Lakshya Sen, the biggest Indian name in men's singles badminton, is experiencing a horrendous 2025, suffering multiple early exits in the tournaments. Coach Vimal Kumar explains what is wrong with Sen's game.
Magnus Carlsen was off to a strong start in the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, starting his campaign with two wins and a draw in the group stage. The world No 1, however, lost to R Praggnanandhaa in just 39 moves that began a slide that culminated in him missing out on the quarter-finals.
The Tunisian, once ranked No 2 in the world who is also a three-time Grand Slam runner-up, has been battling injuries in recent years and is currently 71st in the latest WTA rankings.
Here's what you need to know about Freestyle Chess, a unique format of the board game that has been gaining popularity with the inaugural Grand Slam Tour this year.
Arjun Erigaisi was the only Indian Grandmaster to reach the semi-finals of the Freestyle Chess Las Vegas after in-form R Praggnanandhaa suffered a crushing defeat against Fabiano Caruana despite stretching the match to seven games. Magnus Carlsen also won his match.
All four Indian players including Divya Deshmukh, R Vaishali, Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli have been forced into the tiebreakers of the pre-quarterfinals at the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. We take a look at how the tiebreakers will be played.
The game developed by South African studio Nyamakop, revealed at the Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles in June, is set in an imaginary future in which one plays as members of a pan-African crew tasked with reclaiming 70 stolen artefacts and returning them to their rightful homelands.
The 2025 Durand Cup gets a massive prize money boost and SUVs for individual winners. However, in a major blow, only six ISL teams will participate in the tournament this year amid the AIFF-FSDL deadlock. The tournament kicks off on July 23 in Kolkata.
The new benchmark in women’s football would surpass the £900,000 ($1.1 million) Chelsea paid when signing Naomi Girma from the San Diego Wave in January. Smith's four-year deal highlights the increase in spending in women's football with transfer records regularly broken.
Lakshmi Jadala won all three of his matches at the National Tennis Championship 2025 (Disability Sports) held in Gwalior to officially qualify for the 2027 Special Olympics World Games in Cairo.
Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem has revealed that promised land plots after his historic Paris 2024 gold were never given to him. Nadeem is Pakistan's first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field event.
Hans Niemann did not hide his emotions in the commentary booth as Levon Aronian defeated Magnus Carlsen in the tie-break to relegate the world No 1 and the current Grand Slam Tour leader to the fifth spot in the White Group, and subsequently denying him a place in the quarter-finals.
The already-radical FIFA World Cup 2026 could see even more drastic changes to the rules of play, as the global governing body is planning to scrap goals scored from penalty rebounds. Here's a look at why FIFA is considering these changes.
Lakshya Sen and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty exited the second round of the Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday after inconsistent run.
Lamine Yamal remained unfazed as he interacted with the media after inheriting the iconic No.10 jersey at Barcelona, once worn by Lionel Messi.
Divya Deshmukh defeated Chinese second-seed Zhu Jiner, who had a 5-0 record against her before Wednesday's meeting, in 49 moves to have one foot in the FIDE Women's World Cup quarter-finals.
The Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour, was off to an explosive start on Wednesday with tour leader Magnus Carlsen crashing out in the group stage after losing against R Praggnanandhaa among others. Here's why world champion D Gukesh isn't part of the action.
Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen experienced contrasting fortunes on Day 1 of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour in Las Vegas. Niemann defeated India's Arjun Erigaisi while Carlsen lost to Praggnanandhaa.
In another setback for world No.1 Magnus Carlsen, the legendary chess player suffered a crushing defeat to India’s R Praggnanandhaa in the group stage of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Praggnanandhaa finished as joint leader in group stage.
Indian badminton stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, and Lakshya Sen open up on battling injuries and niggles ahead of the 2025 World Championships.
Magnus Carlsen has called the infamous jeansgate disqualification at the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Championships a “bit of a farce” ahead of his next big challenge at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas.
Surging stadium attendances and record Grand Slam viewership make one thing clear that tennis fans are ready to move beyond the Fab Four and embrace the sport’s rising stars.
Legendary marathon runner Fauja Singh, known as the Turbaned Tornado, died at 114 in a tragic hit-and-run accident in Punjab. Police arrested NRI Amritpal Singh Dhillon for the incident and has seized the vehicle that was involved.
If you want to attend FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, the biggest questions right now is when can you start booking tickets and how much will it cost? Here's everything you need to know about ticket release dates and prices.