Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi of Telangana won the Senior National Chess Championship, edging out fellow GMs of Tamil Nadu D Gukesh and P Iniyan in a tie-breaker after the trio finished on 8. 5 points each. The 18-year-old Erigaisi remained unbeaten...

Struggling at 114/6 in the 34th over, India rode on a fine batting show from Smriti Mandana (52), Deepti Sharma (40), Sneh Rana (53 n. o. ) and Pooja Vastrakar (67) to steer India to a competitive 244/7. Bowlers, led by left-arm spinner Rajeshwari...

Shane Warne, one of the greatest cricketers in the history of the sport, has died aged 52. He was found unresponsive in his villa in Thailand and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived. According to Australian media,...

Harmanpreet Kaur struck form with a timely hundred as India eked out a narrow two-run win over South Africa in a warm-up match of the ICC Women’s World Cup here on Sunday. The India vice-captain, who had regained some form with her first 50...

The All India Chess Federation (AICF) said it will be bidding to host the 44th Chess Olympiad later this year after the prestigious event was moved out of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The Chess Olympiad is a biennial event in which...

Ahmedabad's IPLs team has been named Gujarat Titans. CVC Capital Partners, which owns the new franchise, said, “With the world’s largest stadium as the team’s home, the team’s name echoes the ambitious spirit of Gujarat.” The Titans will be...

Olympic bronze medallists India dished out a shoddy performance to lose 2-5 against lower-ranked France in the second match of the FIH Hockey Pro League two-leg tie at Potchefstroom (South Africa) on Saturday.