Drama at Chess World Cup (Screengrab) There was unexpected drama at the FIDE World Cup 2025 on Friday when Lithuania’s Grandmaster Titas Stremavicius raised a complaint against India’s young talent Pranav V during their third-round encounter. The issue? Pranav allegedly made several moves without recording them on his scoresheet, which is a violation of chess…
Sachin Tendulkar and Harmanpreet Kaur NEW DELHI: When the phone rang on the eve of the ICC Women’s World Cup final, Harmanpreet Kaur didn’t expect to hear the voice of India’s cricketing god. But it was Sachin Tendulkar himself — calling to share words of wisdom that would help her and her team stay grounded…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has raised serious doubts over Sanju Samson’s future in India’s T20I setup, suggesting that the Kerala wicketkeeper-batter may have lost his place in the format’s evolving pecking order.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Samson, who has been benched for the last two T20Is against Australia,…
Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan V. C. Sajjanar, Hyderabad Police Commissioner, has raised questions about former Indian cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan‘s status as role models in the sport.The IPS officer, known for his firm stance against betting apps, criticised the former cricketers after the Enforcement Directorate seized their assets worth Rs 11.14 crore…
Tim David of Australia (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As Tim David sliced an inswinging yorker by Jasprit Bumrah in the third T20I, the ball flew towards Washington Sundar who failed to hold on. While Bumrah looked on silently, the impact of this mistake was felt just a few deliveries later by Axar Patel, who was…
Crowd during India vs Pakistan match India and Pakistan players maintained their recent tradition of not shaking hands after matches, as witnessed in their latest encounter at the Hong Kong Sixes tournament.Following the pattern set during the Men’s Asia Cup and Women’s World Cup, the teams continued to avoid post-match handshakes after India’s victory over…
Koneru Humpy hasn’t played since the Women’s World Cup final defeat to Divya Deshmukh (Photo Credit: FIDE) NEW DELHI: Under the opulent ceiling of the Grand Bellagio Batumi Convention Hotel in Georgia, time seemed to hold its breath earlier this year in July. Across the 64 squares sat two Indian queens: Koneru Humpy, calm as…
Varun Chakravarthy is turning out to be true headache for Glenn Maxwell in T20 matches (Images via X/Screengrabs) Former India skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth lauded Varun Chakaravarthy’s crucial contribution in the fourth T20I against Australia in Queensland, suggesting that the spinner has a clear edge over Glenn Maxwell. Chakaravarthy once again proved to be the Australian…
File photo of Mohsin Naqvi from the Asia Cup final. (AP) After plenty of uncertainty, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi has reached Dubai for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board meeting today (November 7) at 3pm IST. Earlier, informal discussions between the Board members had begun without Naqvi’s presence.The Asian Cricket Council (ACC)…
Temur Kuybokarov failed to punish a below-par R Praggnandhaa, giving India No. 2 and his supporters a sigh of relief at the World Cup chess on Thursday. The Australian could not control his nerves and lost a golden chance to floor the second-seeded GM. M Pranesh and SL Narayanan punched slightly above their weight to…
