The Indian Awaaz

AMN/ WEB DESK Indias march towards its 100th Grandmaster gathered momentum yesterday, with 17-year-old Aswath S from Kanyakumari becoming the countrys 98th Grandmaster after clinching his final GM norm at the 2026 Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin. Needing a win in the final round, Aswath defeated USAs FM Kannan Vaidyanathan with the black pieces to []

Zakir Hossain from Dhaka Football fever during the FIFA World Cup has turned tragic in Bangladesh, with at least 10 people killed and 45 others injured in violence and accidents linked to team rivalries and celebrations. Despite Bangladesh not qualifying for the tournament, fans have been passionately supporting teams like Argentina and Brazil, but several []

In football, Belgium defeated the United States 4-1 in the Round of 16 to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup in Seattle. Belgium took control of the match with early goals from Charles De Ketelaere and Hans Vanaken before Romelu Lukaku sealed the victory with a stoppage-time goal. Malik Tillman []

In FIFA World Cup, defending champions Argentina will take on Egypt in Round of 16 match in Atlanta tonight. Later in another Round of 16 clash, Switzerland will face Colombia in Vancouver. Belgium defeated United States 4-1 in the Round of 16 clash in Seattle to secure their place in the quarterfinals of the tounament. []

In the Wimbledon Tennis, World No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner has stormed into Mens Singles semifinal beating Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany. Sinner defeated Struff in straight sets 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 in the quarter-final match this evening. In Womens Singles, Coco Gauff advanced to the Wimbledon semi-finals after defeating fellow American Jessica Pegula 4-6, []

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian Mens squad for the upcoming upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. The tour will feature three T20 Internationals to be played on 23rd, 25th and 27th of this month. All the matches will be played at Harare. World Cup-winning wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson has []

AMN/ WEB DESK The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has strongly criticised FIFAs decision to suspend American striker Folarin Baloguns World Cup red-card ban following a intervention by US President Donald Trump, who urged the organisation to review the case. UEFA said that FIFA had crossed a red line and compromised the integrity of []

AMN/ WEB DESK Serbias Novak Djokovic defeated Roman Safiullin of Russia to reach the Wimbledon Tennis mens singles quarter-finals last night. This victory marked Djokovics 106th singles win at the All England Club. It also surpassed Roger Federers record of 105 Wimbledon mens singles victories, with only Martina Navratilova (120) having won more singles matches []

AMN/ WEB DESK Brazils veteran player Neymar Jr. has announced his retirement from international football after the five-time world champions suffered a stunning 2-1 defeat against Norway in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 last night. He finished his international career as the all-time leading scorer for Brazil. The 34-year-old forward brought the curtain []