Candidates Chess: Why Firouzja asked to change shoes

IMAGE: Alireza Firouzja was fuming after the warning. Photograph: FIDE/X Alireza Firouzja's team might be instructing him to change his chess play as the grandmaster has had a rough start to the......

Indians are a long shot in Candidates: Viswanathan Anand

IMAGE: Vishwanathan Anand said the three Indians participating are a long shot from winning the title, but should keep going and grab onto the opportunities. Photograph: Vishwanathan Anand/X......

Freestyle Chess: Dominant Gukesh beats Carlsen; placed joint second

IMAGE: D Gukesh ended the opening day placed joint second. Photograph: FIDE Grandmaster D Gukesh threw one salvo after another to beat world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Levon Aronian of......

Sitharaman applauds rising sports stars in budget

Photograph: Amlan Paliwal/ANI Photo Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proudly highlighted India's remarkable achievements in sports during the presentation of the interim budget in......

Gukesh finishes joint second in Masters; Mendonca wins Challenger

IMAGE: D Gukesh finished joint second at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament. Photograph: FIDE Grandmaster D Gukesh endured a heartbreak in the final tie-breaker against Wei Yi of China and......