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Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal Indian-origin teenagers Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal have made a major mark on British chess after winning the women’s and open titles at the 2026 British Chess Championships in Coventry.Bodhana, just 11, became the youngest-ever British women’s champion after beating 14-year-old Ireland-based talent Trisha Kanyamarala in a tense rapid-chess playoff.Her…

India’s Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) Neeraj Chopra has praised India’s young athletes after the country finished the World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon, USA, with three medals.The Indian team returned with two silver medals and one bronze, matching its medal tally from the 2021 and 2022 editions.“Congratulations to the entire Indian contingent at the…

ICC chairperson Jay Shah (left), and Men’s ODI World Cup trophy Cricket Scotland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) on Monday criticised the International Cricket Council’s recent changes to the qualification pathway and format for the Men’s 50-over World Cup.The two European Associate Member boards said they were disappointed that the ICC had made…

A goal celebration in Brazil’s top-flight football competition took an unexpected turn after Coritiba defender Jacy Maranhão fell into a tunnel beside the pitch and injured his ankle.Jacy, 29, was celebrating after heading Coritiba into a 2-0 lead against Chapecoense in the 41st minute of their Brazilian Serie A match. The defender picked up the…

Orangutan competing in group stage of PMWC at Esports World Cup 2026 GodLike Esports and Orangutan became the first Indian teams to qualify for the PUBG Mobile World Cup (PMWC) Grand Finals at the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris.The PMWC group stage saw Orangutan and GodLike Esports both securing their places in the finals…

File Pic: FIFA President Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have launched a stinging attack on FIFA president Gianni Infantino, accusing him of a “fundamental breach of trust” over his reported plans to sell an interest in the FIFA World Cup.In an open letter to the “football family” released…

Toby Albert (Image credit: Hampshire Cricket) NEW DELHI: Six balls, six sixes, pure mayhem. Six maximums from six deliveries is one of the rarest sights in cricket. Hampshire batter Toby Albert produced exactly that stunning sequence during the One-Day Cup clash against Sussex in Hove on Sunday, turning the game on its head with a…

Brij Bhushan Singh reacts to acquittal, alleges conspiracy NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Monday reacted to his acquittal in the sexual harassment case involving women wrestlers, claiming that the court’s observations had highlighted links between the complainants, a particular wrestling akhada and political groups.Speaking to ANI,…

Australian U-19 all-rounder Neel Patel with his family. (Photo Courtesy: Cricket NSW) New Delhi: Neel Patel’s first cricketing memory isn’t a cricket ground. It is the balcony of his family’s apartment in Australia, where his grandfather would bowl underarm to him and Patel, armed with a plastic foam bat, would try to hit the ball…

Narender Berwal and PM Narendra Modi (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: A Pakistani boxer’s unusual reaction after losing to Indian heavyweight Narender Berwal left Prime Minister Narendra Modi amused during an interaction with India’s Commonwealth Games 2026 medallists on Sunday.Berwal, who won silver in the men’s 90+kg category in Glasgow, recalled an incident from his boxing…