D Gukesh put his opening-round blues behind him and scored an excellent victory over former world rapid champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the second round of the Sinquefield Cup.
Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin's hopes of making to the Candidates tournament suffered a setback as he lost to Alireza Firouzja of France in the ninth round of the FIDE Grand Swiss, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Saturday.
England's torrid run in the 50-over format has plunged to alarming depths after they lost their first ODI series to South Africa since 1998.
Star boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain endured contrasting outings on their international return
International Master Divya Deshmukh stormed into the final, defeating former world champion Zhongyi Tan of China in the second game of the semifinals and winning the mini-match 1.5-0.5 in the FIDE Women's World Chess Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Wednesday.
Neeraj Chopra is set to face Nadeem for the first time after the 2024 Paris Olympics, giving him a chance to avenge his second-place finish in the French capital.
Outperforming the likes of Neeraj Chopra and Julian Weber in his debut World Championship is a nice feeling but India's new-found javelin throw talent Sachin Yadav says it cannot make up for the disappointment of "letting slip" an unlikely bronze after a strong start.
Chopra qualified for this year's DL Final in fourth place after competing in two of the four qualifying legs.
Neither current World Champion D Gukesh nor former world champion Vishy Anand are the top rated Indian chess player.
Women's World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh, who has also qualified for the Women's Candidates, has opted out of the women's section to compete with the best in business.
'When we started, our primary job was to get a job; cricket was secondary for us.'
The former World Champion reaches the pre-quarterfinals for the first time since 2021.
Jefferson-Wooden's winning time was short of the 10.65 seconds she ran in the US track and field championship at the start of August, but only bettered this year by Olympic champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia.
Some felt India should not have been so ruthless with the UAE and could have opted to bat first, as they hadn't played a T20 match for a while.
Kajal wins India's second gold in women's competition at U-20 World Championships
'I just want to enjoy the team I've always dreamed of driving for. Now it's about time to move those things aside and focus on the pure love of it.'
World Champion D Gukesh went down to world's youngest-ever Grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra of the US in the fifth round of the FIDE Grand Swiss.
D Gukesh reflects on his historic world chess championship victory
This marks the first time that four players from a single country have reached the quarter-finals of the FIDE Women's World Chess Cup.
On pure experience of playing big games, Humpy goes in the final as the favourite against compatriot Deshmukh.
Sachin Tendulkar was at his witty best as he fielded questions from fans during an 'Ask Me Anything' (AMA) session on Reddit on Monday, August 25.
Saarika was dominant in the 53kg weight class. She outclassed Sevval Cayir by technical superiority (12-2) and did not lose a single point in her quarterfinal against China's Tianyu Sun, winning 8-0.
The report said she was detained on the evening of July 27 and released the following day.
World champion GM D Gukesh finished tied sixth as Levon Aronian of USA convincingly won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz that concluded in St Louis.
In the sixth round Gukesh survived another scare before steering the game to a draw with Firouzja.
R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by the world's youngest-ever Grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra of the United States.
If the two-time Olympic medallist Indian wins gold on September 18, the day of the finals, he will become the third men ever to win the world championships javelin title in two consecutive editions.
Lando Norris completed a Hungarian Grand Prix practice double on Friday as runaway leaders McLaren dominated both sessions while leaving something in reserve and almost colliding at the end.
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa kept himself in hunt for an overall top four finish in the Grand Chess Tour after a draw with Wesley So of the United States in the eighth and penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis (USA).
Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a clearance of 6.29 metres at the Hungarian Grand Prix meeting in Budapest on Tuesday, the 13th time he has set a new world-best mark.
Gukesh had another eventful game in a Queen pawn opening with black pieces.
World champion India's D. Gukesh stunned World No. 1 Norway's Magnus Carlsen in the sixth round of the Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb, Croatia, on Thursday.
R Praggnanandhaa scored a fluent victory over Frenchman Alireza Firouzja to claim the joint lead after the seventh round of the Sinquefield Cup.
Praggnanandhaa held by Sevian; Gukesh draws with Vachier-Lagrave.
R Praggnanandhaa sealed his spot in the Grand Chess Tour finale after finishing runner-up at the Sinquefield Cup.
Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and Cameron Green smashed blistering hundreds as Australia steamrollered South Africa by 276 runs in the third and final One-Day International.
Australia, who won the preceding T20 series between the sides, lost opener Travis Head and number three Marnus Labuschagne inside four overs.
Shreyas Iyer's 604 runs across 17 matches for Punjab Kings at a strike-rate in excess of 175 did not resonate with the selectors during the Asia Cup selection.
Out of the 14 DL meetings, four have men's javelin throw on their roster.
Sachin Tendulkar marvelled at India's rise in newer disciplines, while Abhinav Bindra paid tribute to all those who "silently carry the athletes forward" as the two icons offered their views on India's sporting growth on National Sports Day.
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