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Divya Deshmukh trumps Koneru Humpy to clinch maiden FIDE Women's WC title

The 2025 edition in Batumi, Georgia, has been nothing short of remarkable. For the first time, the Women's World Cup final was an all-Indian affair, going into Divya's favour in the tie-breaks

FIDE Women's World Cup Final 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: Divya beats Humpy to win all-Indian final

Humpy's mistake in the 2nd rapid game cost her the title as Divya capitalised and wins the big prize.

FIDE Women's World Cup Final Tie-break: Humpy vs Divya live time, streaming

The tie-breaker of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 will take place on Sunday, July 27. If needed, the tie-break will then be played on Monday, July 28

FIDE Women's World Cup Final 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: Koneru-Divya game 2 ends in draw; tie breaker on Mon

Koneru vs Divya Women's Chess World Cup Final 2025 highlights: Both finalists are tied with one point each after two regular games and will now face each other in a tie-breaker round

Indian TT needs a system to consistently churn out champions: Sharath Kamal

Veteran paddler Sharath Kamal believes Indian table tennis needs a well-defined system to help young talent make a successful leap to the senior level.

FIDE Women's World Cup Final Game 2: Koneru vs Divya live time & streaming

The live streaming of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 Final Game 2 will be available on FIDE's official YouTube channel in India

FIDE Women's World Cup final 2025 Game 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Divya, Humpy settle for 41 move draw

Koneru vs Divya Women's Chess World Cup final 2025 highlights: The two finalists will now face each other with all on stake in game 2 of the final on Sunday

Venus Williams' health insurance comments: What athletes need to know

Venus Williams' recent singles win at the DC Open showcased her longevity and brought attention to health coverage for aging athletes following a joking comment she made in an on-court interview.

FIDE Women's World Cup Final: Koneru vs Divya live time, format, streaming

The FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 champion will take home $50,000 (approximately ₹41.6 lakh), while the runner-up will earn $35,000 (around ₹29.1 lakh) in prize money

Hulk Hogan's greatest moments in professional wrestling 'run wild on you'

WWE has long claimed the paid attendance of WrestleMania III was 93,173, a number some historians claim is as artificially inflated as the chemically-enhanced biceps of that era

After Venus Williams' remark, a look at athletes' health insurance

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, more commonly referred to as COBRA, allows Americans to stay on their employer's insurance plan for a limited amount of time after leaving their job

India vs Australia hockey full schedule, dates, time (IST), live streaming

All the matches of the four-match hockey series between India and Australia will be played at the Perth Hockey Stadium

Koneru vs Divya: Who will become India's first FIDE World Champion?

On pure experience of playing big games, Humpy goes in the final as the favourite against compatriot Deshmukh

Hulk Hogan's sudden passing signals the end of 1980s wrestling glamour

Hogan was the first wrestler to host Saturday Night Live, the only wrestler to flex his 24-inch pythons on the cover of Sports Illustrated

Unnati Hooda bows out of China Open after quarterfinal loss to Yamaguchi

India's rising badminton star Unnati Hooda's dream run ended at the China Open Super 1000 as she lost to world number 4 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in straight games in the quarterfinals here on Friday.

Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen named in India's World Championship Squad

The 20-member squad was finalised after the boxers went through a week-long assessment at the National Institute of Sports (NIS), Patiala

Indian men's hockey team to tour Australia before Hockey Asia Cup 2025

The eighth-ranked Indian team will be playing the sixth-ranked hosts on August 15, 16, 19, and 21 at the same venue.

Small nation, big splash: Aussies dominate world swimming stage

Australia won seven gold medals and 18 overall at last year's Paris Olympics, second in both categories to the United States.

World Athletics Tour Bronze 2025: AFI confirms Indian athlete line-up

The event is an annual series of track and field competitions which are held under the aegis of World Athletics and it forms the second tier of international one-day meetings

China Open: Unnati stuns Sindhu; Satwik-Chirag move ahead, Prannoy out

Facing her decorated compatriot for only the second time, 17-year-old Hooda held her nerve in crunch moments to register a sensational 21-16, 19-21, 21-13 victory in 73 minutes