Teenaged Indian chess player Divya Deshmukh earned the biggest success of her career by clinching the FIDE Women's World Cup with a tie-break win over compatriot and more experienced Koneru Humpy here on Monday. The victory not just earned the 19-year-old the prestigious title, but also...

A valiant effort from the Indian batters saw them save the fourth Test against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday. After trailing by 311 runs in the first innings, skipper Shubman Gill and opener KL Rahul put on an 188-run partnership for...

Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh have set up a historic all‑Indian final at the 2025 FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup in Batumi, Georgia. Grandmaster Humpy, age 38, battled through a thrilling tiebreak to defeat China’s Lei Tingjie 5‑3 in the semi-finals, showcasing resilience and...

Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla brought home bronze medals in the women’s singles event at the 2025 Badminton Asia Junior Individual Championships in Solo, Indonesia. Their achievements marked India’s first-ever double podium finish in a single edition of the tournament’s...

India will host the prestigious FIDE Chess World Cup (open section) from October 30 to November 27, 2025, marking the first time in 23 years since the 2002 Hyderabad edition during which Viswanathan Anand claimed the title.  The knockout-format tournament will feature 206 top players,...