The Indian men’s team will take on Hungary in the third round of the open section of the Chess Olympiad 2024 at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Friday. In the women’s section, India will face Switzerland in the third round after triumphing over Czech Republic 3.5-0.5 in the second round….
Asian sides will qualify for the 2031 Women’s World Cup via a standalone competition for the first time, the continent’s governing body said on Friday. The Asian Football Confederation announced it would create a three-round preliminary competition starting in 2027 to determine the continent’s qualifiers for the finals. The host nation for the 2031 tournament…
PREVIEW India will take on nemesis Pakistan on September 14 in its last group stage match of the Asian Champions Trophy at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, China While India, led by ace drag flicker Harmanpreet Singh, will go into the match as table toppers, Ammad Butt-led Pakistan will take on India as…
Erling Haaland’s anticipation and movement makes the Manchester City forward almost impossible to stop, Brentford manager Thomas Frank said as his side prepares to face the champion at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Haaland has been the Premier League’s top scorer for the last two seasons and the Norwegian has already netted seven goals in three…
Americans Nelly Korda and Allisen Corpuz will take on the European duo of Charley Hull and Esther Henseleit in the opening match of the Solheim Cup in Virginia on Friday as the U.S. team looks to end their title drought stretching back to 2017. World number one Korda has seven victories in 12 matches at…
It’s been over two months since India’s T20 World Cup victory in the Caribbean, and the team now has a new support staff, led by head coach Gautam Gambhir. However, a familiar face remains in the dressing room — fielding coach T. Dilip, who continues in his role from the previous regime. In this chat,…
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen insists he will only get stronger heading into next year’s world championships in Tokyo, saying his training times are still improving. The Norwegian, still only 23, roared onto the scene when winning the 1500/5,000m double at the 2018 European championships in Berlin as a fresh-faced 18-year-old. Since then, he has twice repeated…
India expectedly posted wins in both the open and women’s section on day two of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Thursday. The second-seeded Indian men thrashed Iceland 4-0, while the women, seeded first, defeated Czech Republic 3.5-0.5. The second round saw D. Gukesh, the World championship challenger and standout performer at the Chennai Olympiad two…
When Hashmatullah Shahidi travelled to India a fortnight ago, he was looking forward to leading Afghanistan in a historic one-off Test against New Zealand. Despite making its Test debut six years ago, Afghanistan has so far featured in nine red-ball fixtures, and the face-off against the Black Caps got Shahidi excited. However, incessant rain and…
That Ishan Kishan batted from out of nowhere was surprising, but his sparkly strokes weren’t, as his 111 (126b, 14×4, 3×6) helped India C rack up 357 for five on day one versus India B in the second round of the Duleep Trophy at the Rural Development Trust stadium B-ground here on Thursday. This is…
