India’s weightlifting star Mirabai Chanu faces a new challenge besides her injury issues as her preferred weight class has been dropped from the 2028 LA Olympics.
17 Indians including D Gukesh would be in action in Round 2 of the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Goa, which starts on Tuesday.
London police have opened an investigation after a Premier League footballer was threatened with a gun on a busy street. A high-profile football agent has been arrested over the alleged incident and is under investigation.
Ruben Amorim recently opened up on his troubled first year at Manchester United. The coach, however, had only good things to say about his stay at the club.
FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich revealed that he had spoken to Vladimir Kramnik before the tragic death of American GM Daniel Naroditsky, who passed away at the age of 29. This is the first time the FIDE chief has spoken on the matter in a public forum.
Amad Diallo helped Manchester United salvage a point at the City Ground with a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest with an 81st-minute equaliser with a superb left-footed strike from the edge of the penalty area, allowing the 'Red Devils' to extend their unbeaten run.
GM Divya Deshmukh, who had won the Women's World Cup in July and is the lone female competitor in the ongoing tournament after being granted a wildcard entry, lost to Greece' Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis in 41 moves in Game 1 of the opening round.
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has had his fair share of fitness troubles this season and was seen grimacing with pain during the 1-2 defeat against Real Madrid in the season's first 'El Clasico'.
With the FIFA World Cup set to take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer, Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim faces the prospect of dealing with a flurry of transfer requests in the next transfer window – which will be taking place in January.
With Lewis Hamilton having flopped in his maiden season with the 'Prancing Horse' and Charles Leclerc having second thoughts amid a title drought, the Ferrari management is reportedly considering bringing George Russell on board.
Rohan Bopanna, one of only four Indians to win a Grand Slam title, had made his final ATP Tour appearance at the Paris Masters earlier this week. He had ended his India career after the Paris Olympics last year and had announced his retirement from Davis Cup in 2023.
In an exclusive feature based on conversations with Naveen Jindal, Simran Singh Shergill, and Siddhant Sharma, Firstpost explores how Jindal Polo is driving Indian polo’s revival. From the state-of-the-art Jindal Polo Estate in Noida to its youth initiatives, this patron-led movement could redefine the sport’s future in India
The NBA has announced that referees will start using earpieces from Saturday to improve communication and officiating accuracy. The new system will allow real-time interaction with the Replay Center, with full in-game use expected by January 2026.
Aryna Sabalenka has opened up about her friendship with Novak Djokovic, revealing how the tennis legend asked her to go on a date and shared valuable advice ahead of the WTA Finals in Riyadh.
After a positive start to their season, defending champions Liverpool have hit a roadblock after losing six of their last seven matches across competitions and finding themselves trailing current Premier League leaders Arsenal by seven points.
After a terrific run in 2024 that culminated with a historic triumph in the World Championship, D Gukesh's performance graph has steadily gone downhill this year. The 19-year-old star, however, can still turn things around at the FIDE World Cup that got underway in Goa on Friday.
Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche had claimed in August, back when he was without a job, that he would do much better with the Manchester United squad than Ruben Amorim using a '4-4-2' system. Here's what Amorim said in response ahead of United's away game against Forest.
Sebastian Coe, president of the Monaco-based governing body for track and field, has vowed to use “the full force of the law" in order to recover as much of the stolen money as possible.
The IOC and Saudi Arabia have ended their 12-year deal to host the Olympic Esports Games in Riyadh. Here’s what the agreement was about and why it ended.
Xabi Alonso is reportedly facing tension in his dressing room at Real Madrid, with senior players unhappy over his strict methods despite strong results.
While Indian cricketers, male as well as female, had followed a no-handshake policy in their recent meetings with Pakistan, the Indian junior men's hockey team did not follow suit as they high-fived their opponents at the end of a 3-3 draw in the Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia recently.
India will make its entry into elite global road cycling in January 2026 with the Pune Grand Tour — the country’s first-ever UCI 2.2 multi-stage race and a qualification pathway for the LA 2028 Olympics.
16-year-old chess prodigy Ilamparthi AR has become India’s 90th Grandmaster after achieving his final GM norm at the Bijeljina Open 2025 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He joins Tamil Nadu’s elite list of chess stars including Viswanathan Anand, D Gukesh, and R Praggnanandhaa.
Tennis great Novak Djokovic was booed by Panathinaikos fans while attending a basketball match in Athens, where he now resides with his family after leaving Serbia.
The five-day Grand Sumo Tournament at London's Royal Albert Hall marked the first time an official sumo tournament took place outside Japan in 34 years. And the wrestlers, known as rikishi, captured the imagination of Londoners not just inside the dohyō but while sightseeing across the British capital.
Despite winning the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown in dominant fashion and taking home $170,000 in prize money, world No 1 Magnus Carlsen admitted that the defeat against D Gukesh at Norway Chess earlier this year was still playing on his mind.
Former tennis stars John Isner and Sam Querrey are divided on whether Novak Djokovic will compete at the ATP Finals in November 2025.
Indian drifter Sanam Sekhon has entered the Guinness World Records for performing the highest altitude car drift at Umling La in Ladakh. The record-breaker spoke exclusively to Firstpost on the exciting journey and shared insights on drifting.
The 13th edition of the FIDE World Cup gets underway soon, with reigning world champion D Gukesh and Indian No 1 Arjun Erigaisi among those in action. Here's everything you need to know about the prestigious tournament.
Liverpool have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup but Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City reached the quarter-finals on Wednesday.