Batumi: India’s Divya Deshmukh reacts during semifinal chess match against China�s Tan Zhongyi in FIDE Women�s World Cup 2025, in Batumi, Georgia. (FIDE/Anna Shtourman via PTI Photo) (PTI07_23_2025_000017A) India No. 4 Divya Deshmukh played well within herself and carved out a sensational victory over former champion from China, Tan Zhongyi, to secure a historic final…
New Delhi: An independent Appeals panel, the non-imposition of financial sanctions on athletes caught doping and ensuring the operational independence of the nation’s anti-doping watchdog are some of the key highlights of the ‘National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill 2025’, which was introduced in Parliament by sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday.The bill was tabled in the…
India’s Rishabh Pant reacts in pain after taking a blow to the foot. (Getty Images) India were left holding their breath on Wednesday as star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant hobbled off the field in visible agony after a painful blow to his right foot during Day 1 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Former Australia…
Manchester: India’s captain Shubman Gill before the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) (PTI07_23_2025_000227A) On the eve of the fourth Test match of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Shubman Gill had questioned England’s “spirit of the game” after their opener came late to…
Rishabh Pant (Pic credit: ICC) Rishabh Pant’s promising innings came to a sudden end on Day 1 of the India vs England fourth Test at Old Trafford, as the wicketkeeper-batter suffered a painful blow to his right boot. Attempting a reverse-sweep off Chris Woakes, Pant missed the ball completely and was struck flush on his…
Divya Deshmukh (Screengrabs) India’s rising chess sensation IM Divya Deshmukh created history by defeating former world champion GM Tan Zhongyi to secure a place in the final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup on Wednesday, becoming the first Indian woman to do so and earning her first GM norm in the process. The 19-year-old, playing…
Rishabh Pant has been taken for scans and further treatment (Images via X/@SahilMalhotra) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: India suffered a major setback on Day 1 of the 4th Test at Old Trafford as Rishabh Pant was forced to retire hurt after getting hit on the right foot. The wicketkeeper-batter, who was batting confidently on 37 off…
Rishabh Pant was taken off on a golf cart after sustaining a foot injury on Day 1 of the fourth Test between England and India in Manchester. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: The moment the ball crashed into the side of his right boot, Rishabh Pant was in serious pain. England went up after their appeal…
Injured Rishabh Pant (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: England all-rounder Liam Dawson expressed concern for Rishabh Pant, who suffered a painful blow to his right foot and was forced to retire hurt on Day 1 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. “Thoughts with Rishabh Pant, but can’t see him take any…
Marcus Rashford poses with an F.C. Barcelona jersey during his presentation as a new signing in Barcelona (AP Photo/Joan Monfort) Marcus Rashford has been handed a fresh opportunity to revive his career, joining Barcelona on a season-long loan from Manchester United, the Spanish club confirmed on Wednesday. Once considered one of Europe’s most promising forwards,…
