BCCI's selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, on Tuesday, named the 15-member Rest of India squad for the upcoming Irani Cup match against Mumbai, slated to begin on October 1 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Two India players - Dhruv...

The sheer weight of Rishabh Pant's past performances in Test cricket made it pretty clear that he was always going to be included in the Indian playing eleven as soon as he was available. However, if there was anyone still wondering why he deserved to play as India's wicketkeeper-batter...

India is on the brink of winning gold after beating the United States 2.5-1.5 in round 10 of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad. Just as in Chennai, GM Gukesh Dommaraju defeated GM Fabiano Caruana while GM Arjun Erigaisi took down GM Leinier Dominguez. The only other team that still has a...

An "embarrassed" All India Chess Federation (AICF) has filed a police complaint after a Chess Olympiad trophy its team won in the last edition of the tournament at home went missing from its office, forcing the sports body to arrange for a replica of the prized possession and tender...

Ace Indian shuttler and former Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal has revealed that she is battling arthritis and will have to decide on her future in badminton by the end of this year as the ailment has made it impossible for her to train the usual hours. The 34-year-old former world...