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9-yr-old Indian-origin girl chess prodigy to be youngest in England team

Bodhana, from Harrow in north-west London, will join the England Women's Team at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary

WC performance leads Pandya to top spot in ICC T20I all-rounders' rankings

Following a topsy-turvy IPL where he was the target of fans' boos as Mumbai Indians' new captain, Pandya turned it around in style in the T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean

Air India special flight lands in Barbados to bring T20 WC champions home

The special charted flight arranged by BCCI secretary Jay Shah will also be carrying members of Indian media who went to cover the tournament but got stranded due to the hurricane

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz opens Wimbledon with straight-set win

Alcaraz, who won his third major championship at the French Open three weeks ago, defeated Novak Djokovic in last year's final on the grass at Wimbledon

Gukesh vs Liren: Singapore wins bid for 2024 FIDE World Championships match

"The Singapore Chess Federation, supported by the Government of Singapore, has won the bid to host the FIDE World Championship Match 2024," FIDE said in a release

Paris Olympics 2024: Medal contender Anshu Malik suffers shoulder strain

Anshu had won a silver medal at the recent Ranking Series event in Budapest in the women's 57kg, losing the final to China's Kexin Hong.

Olympics 2024: Siachen warrior Sandeep now aims for Paris glory in shooting

Sandeep, the 10m air rifle shooter, who showed great determination to hang on in the face of stiff challenge from rival shooters to win the Olympic Selection Trials and secure a Paris berth

Paris 2024: Indian mixed 4x400m relay team fails to make Olympics cut

The Indian team's target was to clock 3:11.87 to go past Kenya (3:11.88) and take the 16th and the last spot.

Paris Olympics 2024: Sports Min hopeful of India bettering its medals tally

I am confident that this contingent will sustain India's growth trajectory in sports, says Mandaviya during the ceremonial send-off of the Paris-bound athletes and the unveiling of the playing

Nada instructs AFI to stop Javelin thrower Manu from competing in Olympic

AFI president Adille Sumariwalla told PTI that NADA has asked the federation to stop Manu from competitions but he did not confirm whether the athlete has committed a doping offence

Wimbledon Cup 2024: Alcaraz, Sinner, Swiatek, Gauff taking over tennis

As the sport's attention shifts to the grass of Wimbledon, where play begins Monday, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff are the players whose names are on everyone's lips

US Open: Rajawat, Malvika into quarters; Gayatri-Treesa too advance

Eighth seed Priyanshu Rajawat, who had won the Orleans Masters in 2023, notched up a 21-18 21-16 win over Huang to set up a clash with fourth seed Lei Lan Xi of China

Paris 2024: TT player Sreeja aims to carry recent success to Olympics

Sreeja created history by becoming the first Indian table tennis player to win a WTT Contender singles title and on Tuesday she became the country's top paddler with a career-high ranking of 24

Over 30 dope sample collection officers dot National Inter-State C'ships

Usually, dope samples of the medal winners are also collected at big events. The unprecedented number of DCOs present at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium is expected to lead to a large sample size

Paris 2024: India's Oly bid in mentioned in President's parliament address

In her address, Murmu said the efforts of the central government, led by Narendra Modi, have ensured higher-than-ever medal hauls for Indians at global events

Kapil Dev takes over as President of Professional Golf Tour of India

Kapil is known to be a keen golfer, whose handicap was almost down to scratch at one time

Formula 1 and Amazon aim for AI-powered 'personalized' race viewing

Vying against other sports, streaming shows, TikTok and video games, the battle for attention has never been so intense

Nada suspends wrestler Bajrang Punia again, serves him 'notice of charge'

NADA had on April 23 suspended the Tokyo Games bronze medallist wrestler for refusal to give his urine sample for dope test during the selection trials held in Sonepat on March 10

Indian recurve mixed team clinches bronze medal in Archery World Cup

This was India's third medal from the meet and the archers will be in the hunt for two more medals when Dhiraj and Ankita Bhakat compete in their respective individual semifinals later in the day

4 Grand Slam champions get wild cards for Wimbledon; tournament from July 1

Osaka a four-time major champion and former No. 1 player and three-time Grand Slam winner Kerber returned from maternity leave at the start of this season