Ilamparthi AR became India’s 90th Grandmaster at the age of 16. NEW DELHI: The year was 2022. The Tamil Nadu Chess Association had organised a camp in Pollachi for the state’s strongest junior players, those who had qualified for the junior nationals. Ilamparthi, then only 13, wasn’t one of them. Yet, clutching his grandfather’s hand,…
Reigning World Champion D Gukesh and Abhimanyu Mishra of the USA — the youngest Grandmaster in chess history (Image credit: FIDE File) Panaji: At 12 years, 4 months and 25 days, Abhimanyu Mishra, an Indian-origin player from the US, became the youngest chess Grandmaster in the world. At 10, he was the youngest International Master…
India’s Shafali Verma plays a shot during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final match between India and South Africa in Navi Mumbai, India, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) At the start of the women’s World Cup, which she can now call her own, Shafali Verma was out of the reckoning. An injury…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Cristiano Ronaldo has once again opened up about his life, legacy, and what lies ahead after football — in a candid new chat with British broadcaster Piers Morgan. The Portuguese superstar, who famously gave a fiery interview to Morgan in 2022 that led to his Manchester United exit, appeared…
Harmanpreet Kaur with the World Cup (BCCI |X) NEW DELHI: Should Harmanpreet Kaur call time on her captaincy after scripting India’s greatest cricketing triumph? The question has sparked widespread debate since the 36-year-old led India to their maiden Women’s ODI World Cup title at a packed DY Patil Stadium. Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy has…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Once hailed as Pakistan’s modern batting genius, Babar Azam is fast running out of excuses. The right-hander’s struggles continued in Faisalabad, where he scored just 7 runs in the first ODI against South Africa — extending his century drought to 80 international innings. For a player who was once…
Hardik Pandya with Mahieka Sharma (Insta) Hardik Pandya seems to be in a new and happier phase of his life. After his much-talked-about separation from Natasa Stankovic in 2024, the Indian all-rounder has been spotted spending quality time with model and actress Mahieka Sharma. On Tuesday, Hardik took to Instagram to share a few candid…
Virat Kohli (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) There are athletes who play the game, and then there are those who redefine it. Virat Kohli belongs to the second kind. As he turns 37, the boy from Delhi who once carried the hopes of a nation now represents a phenomenon that goes far beyond cricket. His…
Heartbroken players on the pitch after getting to know that their coach passed away mid-match (Screengrabs) Radnicki 1923 head coach Mladen Zizovic passed away after collapsing during his team’s Serbian SuperLiga match against Mladost Lucani on Monday. He was 44. The incident occurred midway through the first half, prompting an immediate halt to the game…
Yashasvi Jaiswal slammed a ton in the Ranji Trophy with less than 2 weeks to go for the home Test series against South Africa (ANI Photo) Mumbai opener Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a classy 156 to help his side avoid an innings defeat against Rajasthan in their Ranji Trophy Group D fixture, which ended in a…
