Singapore, Dec 11 : Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh tried his best but could not overcome a resilient Ding Liren of China and had to settle for a draw after 68 moves in the 13th and penultimate game of the World Chess Championship here on Wednesday. With the scores tied at 6.5-6.5 and only one game of classical chess to go, it is likely that the match will be extended to the tie-break stage where games of shorter duration will decide [] The post World Chess Championship: Gukesh draws against Liren i

Singapore, Dec 3: The youngest-ever challenger to the crown, D Gukesh let go of a very promising position and settled for a fourth consecutive draw against defending champion Ding Liren of China in a marathon seventh game of the World Chess Championship here on Tuesday. The stalemate, which came after five hours and 22 minutes of nerve-wracking play, left both players on an identical tally of 3.5 points each, still shy of four more points in order to win the [] The post World Championship: Gukes

New Delhi, Dec 2: Indias Paralympic champion Kumar Nitesh has been nominated along with three others for the mens Para Badminton Player of the Year, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Monday. Nitesh, who won his maiden gold medal in SL3 category at the Paris Paralympics, will be competing for the award with two-time Paralympic gold medallists Cheah Liek Hou (SU5) of Malaysia, Japans Daiki Kajiwara (WH2) and Chinas Qu Zimo (WH1). The 29-year-old Indian is also a two-time [] The post Kum

Canberra, Dec 2: Back in form with five wickets in Indias brilliant come-from-behind win in the Perth Test against Australia, Mohammed Siraj has credited his senior pace colleague and attack spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for helping him turn things around after an ordinary home series against New Zealand. The 30-year-old endured a difficult home season, managing just two wickets in two Tests during Indias disastrous 0-3 loss to New Zealand prior to the tour Down Under, but returned to his best [] The

DUBAI, Dec 1: The BCCIs outgoing secretary Jay Shah on Sunday took charge as the chairman of the International Cricket Council, becoming the fifth Indian to head the global body. The 36-year-old Shah, who has been the BCCI secretary for the last five years, was the unanimous choice of ICCs Board of Directors and replaced New Zealand attorney Greg Barclay, who didnt wish to continue for a third consecutive term. Before Shah, businessman late Jagmohan Dalmiya, politician Sharad Pawar, lawyer [] Th

NEW DELHI, Nov 24: Former chief justice of India D Y Chandrachud Sunday revealed that his favourite game was cricket while Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli were his favourite cricketers among the current players. Speaking at NDTV Indias Samvidhan@75 Conclave, he said even though his schedule does not permit him, he tries his best to follow Indian cricket as much as he can. My favourite game is cricket. But I do not get the time to play. Also, I have [] The post Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli my favou

Shenzhen (China), Nov 21: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhus campaign at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament came to an end in the second round after she lost to Singapores Yeo Jia Min in a hard-fought three game womens singles contest here on Thursday. World No.19 Sindhu, who dispatched the higher-ranked Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-17 21-19 in the opening round, fought valiantly before going down 16-21 21-17 21-23 to Min in a match that lasted one hour and nine minutes. [] The pos

Perth, Nov 21: Indias stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah on Thursday insisted that his team is not carrying any baggage from the unprecedented 0-3 defeat at home against New Zealand as it embarks on a challenging Test series against fierce rivals Australia. The five-match Test series starts here on Friday. When you win you start from zero but when you lose, then also you also start from zero. We are not carrying any baggage from India. Yes, we have our learnings [] The post We are not carrying bagg