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King at 17, Chennai lad Gukesh sets his sights on chess World Championship

The Toronto win makes D Gukesh the youngest World Championship contender in chess history

Encourage girls in sports, they will bring smile on parents' faces: Sachin

The cricket legend interacted with the players at their school located near Rukka Dam, and termed the day as remarkable

FIDE Candidates tournament: Gukesh crushes Abasov to be back in joint lead

With American Hikaru Nakamura scoring a victory over Firouza Alireza of France, it is now a three-way lead at the top.

Indian wrestlers to miss Asian Olympics qualifiers due to Dubai rains

Punia and Kalkal eventually managed to reach Bishkek after being stranded at Dubai international airport due to incessant rain and flooding, but they could not report for mandatory weigh-in on time

Sakshi Malik becomes first Indian wrestler to feature in Time's 100 list

Sakshi gave up wrestling on the day a faction led by Sanjay Singh, an aide of Brijbhushan Sharan Singh was elected to head WFI

China runner allowed to win: Match-fixing claim hits Beijing Half Marathon

Investigation is currently underway after a video showing three African runners 'allowing' Chinese runner He Jie to win the race

Candidates Chess: Gukesh draws with Nepomniachtchi to stay in joint lead

The all-Indian duel between R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi also ended in a draw while Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura defeated Firouza Alireza and Nijat Abasov respectively

Paris 2024: Things to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece

It will then be carried through Greece for more than 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) before being handed over to French organizers at the Athens venue used for the first modern Olympics in 1896

'Enforce sale of RCB to a new owner': Mahesh Bhupathi tells BCCI

Indian tennis player says RCB should be go to a new owner who will care to build the franchisee

Kartik Aaryan joins the Bundesliga Dream India Project as an ambassador

Actor Kartik Aaryan turns ambassador for Bundesliga Dream project. This initiative will select multiple squads for U-13 and U-15 players to travel to Germany for an immersive training camp experience

FIDE Candidates 2024: Gukesh beats Vidit Gujrathi to regain joint lead

Overnight sole leader Nepomniachtchi faltered in the early stages to allow tail ender Nijat Abasov to get away with an easy draw in the other game of the eight-player double round-robin event.

IND vs AUS hockey: India suffer 0-5 whitewash, lose fifth Test 2-3 in Perth

The Indians entered the final game of the series after losing their previous four matches 1-5, 2-4, 1-2 and 1-3. The rubber was significant as far as preparation for Paris 2024 is concerned

25-30% more Indian fans flying across globe for key sporting events in 2024

Indian sports fans are flying across the world in huge numbers for T20 World Cup 2024 as well as Wimbledon in London, and Formula One races in Abu Dhabi, Singapore and Bahrain

IND vs AUS hockey: Series lost, India look to rectify mistakes in 4th game

The Indians started the tour on a disastrous note losing 1-5 and 2-4 against the hosts but produced a stellar defensive display in the third Test before squandering a goal lead to lose 1-2

Sindhu, Prannoy exit, Indian challenge ends in Badminton Asia Championships

Sindhu, who is desperately seeking to rediscover her form ahead of the Paris Olympics, fought valiantly for an hour and nine minutes but was outperformed by sixth seed Han Yue of China

Nagal takes a set off world number 7 Rune before Monte Carlo Masters exit

In an impressive show of grit and gumption, Nagal threatened to spoil Rune's party by taking the second set after the second-round match, which was suspended due to rain on Wednesday

Candidates: Gukesh downs Abasov to jump into joint lead with Nepomniachtchi

With nine rounds still to come in the double round-robin event, Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi share the top spot with 3.5 points and they are followed by top-seeded American Fabio Caruana

Paris 2024: Neeraj Chopra to compete in Finland's Paavo Nurmi Games

The 26-year-old Chopra, who will begin his season in the Doha Diamond League Meeting on May 10, won a silver in the 2022 edition of the Paavo Nurmi Games with a throw of 89.30m

Superb Sreejesh fails to save India from losing 1-2 against Australia

The Indians, who lost 1-5 and 2-4 in the first two Tests, produced a much better show on Wednesday with the defensive unit leading from the front

Badminton Asia Championships: Sindhu wins; Lakshya, Srikanth lose opener

Sindhu had lost to her Malaysian opponent the last time they met in the Sudirman Cup though the Indian has a 4-1 record against her