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,...

India has been drawn in Pool C for the upcoming FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2025 in Santiago, Chile (1–13 December). They will face formidable opponents Germany—winners of the inaugural 1989 edition—alongside Ireland and Namibia . Marking a historic first, the tournament...

Indian tennis legend and Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) President Vijay Amritraj has announced the return of the Chennai Open International Women's Tennis Championship after a three-year hiatus. In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Tamil Nadu Brief weekend edition, Amritraj called...

Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated world number one Magnus Carlsen in the first game of their freestyle chess match at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas. According to Chess.com, the 19-year-old Indian chess prodigy beat Carlsen 1-0 in the opening game, playing with...

Former wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta believes India should look to have B Sai Sudharsan over Karun Nair for the final two Test matches of the ongoing series against England, citing that the latter hasn't really nailed the number three spot. Nair, who's made a comeback to the Test...