World University Games: Ancy Sojan in long jump final
Asian Games silver medallist Ancy Sojan made it to the women's long jump final on an ordinary day for the Indians in the World University Games, in Berlin, on Monday.
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Jenson Button Hails Max Verstappen, Calls Him 'Most Rounded F1 Driver Ever'
Jenson Button praised Max Verstappen as the most rounded F1 driver ever, despite a challenging 2025 season.
Fauja Singh laid to rest in Jalandhar
The last rites of marathon legend Fauja Singh were held in Jalandhar on Sunday following his tragic death in a road accident on July 14.
Supreme Scheffler romps to first British Open title
Scottie Scheffler sealed his first British Open triumph by four shots as he turned the final day of the tournament into a procession at Royal Portrush on Sunday.
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Mikimoto for first division of Osman Sagar Cup
FIDE Women's WC: Humpy moves into semis after draw
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Marc's teammate Francesco Bagnaia could not capitalise on his first pole position of the season, losing the lead to Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi after a slip towards the end of the first lap, before settling for fourth.
Bublik wins first claycourt title in Gstaad
France's Boisson wins first WTA title in Hamburg
Golden Thunder claims the Bangalore St. Leger
Carlsen strikes back! Crushes Praggnanandhaa, Arjun
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Anna Leigh Waters became the first athlete from her sport to attend the ESPY Awards
Ranking series wrestling event: Priya Malik gets silver, Manisha clinches bronze
India topped the womens team ranking with two gold, two silver and two bronze.
PIX: Germany edge France on penalties to enter Euro semis
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Archana Thiagarajan makes a splash at AIDA Freediving World Championship
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PT Usha announces son's engagement, shares photo
Legendary sprinter and Indian Olympic Association president P T Usha's son Dr Vignesh Ujjwal got engaged to Krishna in a vibrant yet private ceremony on Saturday.
Kadhe-Prashanth lose in Swiss Open semis
Arjun Kadhe and Vijay Sundar Prashanth were beaten in the semi-finals of the Swiss Open after losing in straight sets to third seeds Albano Olivetti and Hendrik Jebens.
Ranking series wrestling: Antim Panghal, Harshita win gold
Promising teenager Neha Sangwan was pinned by former Worlds and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis of the USA in the 57kg summit clash to claim the silver.
'National Sports Bill will usher in new era for India'
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju feels that the National Sports Governance Bill, which is set to be tabled in the monsoon session beginning on Monday, will usher in a 'new era' for sports in India.
Freestyle Grand Slam Chess: Arjun Erigaisi bows out in semifinals after loss to Aronian
Erigaisi, who became the first Indian to reach the last four stage of the Freestyle Grand Slam with a stellar performance, ran out of steam in the match up against Aronian who is finding his magical touch back in the game
FIDE Womens World Cup: Harika, Divya, Humpy, Vaishali through to quarters
Humpy won in the first round itself which was a testament to her superiority over other rivals. She defeated Kosteniuk won with a 1.5-0.5 margin.
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Indian women script history at FIDE World Cup
FIDE Women's World Cup: Harika, Divya, Humpy, Vaishali through to quarters
Surfer Tayin riding success crest
CHENNAI: AT only 16 years of age, Tayin Arun is at the forefront of a new generation of talented surfers, part of a brand-new movement of Indian surfing. Enjoying an almost meteoric rise in the junior divisions, the surfer broke through to the national surfing team last year, and is now looking to prove his worth with the rest of his teammates at the upcoming ASF Asian Surfing Championships in Mahabalipuram to be held from August 3 to 12. Hailing from Akkarai, Tayin is no stranger to sports. His elder sister Eloksi Arun is a batter for the Tamil Nadu womens cricket team. Reminiscing about his earlier days, Tayin recalls, I remember playing many sports as a kid, and surfing seemed to be the sport that I wanted to join. But the infrastucture wasnt developed then. Moreover, many people were scared to send their younger kids out to the sea. So, I only started to learn surfing when I was nine. Tayin learnt surfing in Kovalam at the Surf Turf, Chennais first surfing school considered one of the best in the region. This allowed him to not only hone his craft, but also give him exposure and access to surfing equipment. Boards are really expensive when you import it, and sometimes not getting access to them can hamper your growth. I used the boards given to me by the TT Group (owned by Arun Vasu, the founder of Surf Turf) for many years because you couldnt get it easily from anywhere else in India, said the young surfer. Today, due to his excellent performances at tournaments such as the Covelong Classics and at the Indian Open of Surfing, he has secured himself sponsorship from the TT Group to get equipment. After Asian qualification, Coach Crispin focuses on building strong team Tayin shares a unique philosophy and compares surfing to art and like all art form one has to master the craft. Surfing is not like other sports. There's no one correct way. People can teach you but it's how you apply it which makes the difference. It's more of an art. Theres no one correct style which anyone can teach you. Its how you show what you see in the wave and how you interpret it and choose your moves. His respect for the waves, as well as the affinity towards the calmness it gives him, drives him to compete. Unsurprisingly, Tayins favourite tricks in the water are the barrels (going through the wave as it curves forward) and carves (going across back and forth the wave). However, his deep respect of the waves also gave him insight to a very understated part of surfing - the concept of luck and mother nature. In surfing, youre doing stuff with nature, which brings a lot of things down to luck. Suppose you need a score during a hit, and mother nature turns up and stop sending waves. In that case, you're done. Overall, it's not just because of the hard work you want to put in along with the talent, but also with what nature provides you which you work with and that's something you learn along the way while surfing. That helps a lot because you learn how to take loss and work harder and hope for the best, explains Tayin with immense maturity. When asked about the future for the up-and-coming surfer, the sky was the limit for him. The long term plan is to get to the Qualifying Series for the World Surfing League, and try my best to see how far I get to the Challenger series. However, the main goal is to qualify for the Olympics, and get India to the next level, says Tayin, before signing off.
India on roll: Divya leads all four into quarters of chess World Cup
CHENNAI: THERE will at least be one Indian in the semifinals of the women's chess World Cup. At the end of a dramatic three days of action in Batumi, all four Indians in the last 16 managed to advance to the last eight. On Thursday night, all four went to sleep knowing the shorter time controls would decide their fate. Less than 24 hours later, they showed presence of mind, thinking on their feet and produced high-quality chess across Rapid and Blitz (in R Vaishali's case) to move to the next phase of the competition. From an Indian perspective, the one-all Indian clash in the quarterfinals is symbolic as it represents the country's current vs. the future. D Harika, who will face Divya Deshmukh, showed gumption and grit in her tight win over Kateryna Lagno. Even before she won in the second batch of two-game Rapid tie-breaks. Even before Harika was done, Deshmukh, the Indian teen who has repeatedly displayed her class over the board, served a win for the ages to take out the second seed, Zhu Jiner. She had led after the first day of the quarterfinal but lost with Black on Thursday. However, she prevailed at the first time of asking on Friday. After beating her more illustrious opponent, she said 'there was no time to overthink today (Friday),' in an interview to FIDE. It helped her as she had second guessed herself for vast swathes of the second round of the last 16 game on Thursday. The last Indian to rubber-stamp her ticket to the next phase was R Vaishali. Her tie with Meruert Kamalidenova ebbed and flowed, with both players squandering advantages in the mini Rapid tiebreaks. When it went to Blitz, the Kazakh player had an edge but Vaishali kept fighting. First, she fought to survive before she fought to squeeze a win. The seasoned Koneru Humpy also managed to advance as she beat Alexandra Kosteniuk, a former women's world champion. Results in last 16 (only Indians) Divya Deshmukh bt Zhu Jiner 2.5-1.5, Koneru Humpy bt Alexandra Kosteniuk 2.5-1.5, D Harika bt Kateryna Lagno 3.5-2.5, R Vaishali bt Meruert Kamalidenova 4.5-3.5. Saturday's matches (only Indians; last eight first round): Deshmukh vs Harika, Humpy vs Yuxin Song, Vaishali vs Tan Zhongyi
75 entries for Coimbatore National racing championships
CHENNAI: The first round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National car racing championship 2025 is set to commence at the refurbished Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore on Saturday, while boasting of 75 entries across various categories. The compact 2.3 kilometre long circuit with 16 turns, will witness both single-seaters - the MRF F2000 and F1600, Formula LGB 1300 - and saloon cars that include the Indian Touring Cars (ITC), the newly introduced ITC1625, Super Stock and the Indian Junior Touring Cars (IJTC) besides the Volkswagen Polo Cup. Veteran Chetan Korada from Chennai will make another attempt in the MRF F2000 with a few young guns like 16-year-old Ishaan Madesh from Bengaluru. The MRF F1600 grid has the promising Pune teenager, Saishiva Sankaran who made his debut last season with three podiums in six outings after joining the championship for the final two rounds. Also in the fray is Mumbai's Zahan Commissariat, the first runner-up in the championship last year, and the lone female driver, Priyanka Vijay from Bengaluru who cut her racing teeth in the Formula LGB 1300 category and is moving up to the next level. The Formula LGB 1300 category which has never failed to dish out exciting and entertaining races, has attracted 38 entries across Open and Junior classes with a mix of experienced drivers and rookies. One of the major highlights of the weekend will no doubt be the touring cars, headlined by local star and a multiple National champion in the ITC class, veteran Arjun Balu, who returns to the championship after a year's break, driving the super-quick Race Concepts-prepared Honda City IVTEC. He will have to contend with last year's champion Biren Pithawalla (Team N1) from Mumbai who will be in a VW Polo. TNCA First Division: MRC 'A' defeat SKM CC by an innings Riding on P Saravana Kumar's 3/39, MRC 'A' defeated SKM CC by an innings and 48 runs on the third day of round two of the TNCA Senior Division league at the AM Jain college grounds. R Ganesh (2/16), Bhargav Bhatt (2/36) and B Aaditya (2/50) also picked up two wickets each to contribute to the win. Brief scores: At AM Jain: SKM CC 217 & 162 in 64.1 ovs (J Kousik 54, M Dinesh Veda Guru 40, P Saravana Kumar 3/39) lost to MRC 'A' 427/6 decl in 107 ovs (SR Athish 156, M Boopathi Vaishna Kumar 103). Points: MRC 'A' 6 (11); SKM 0 (6). At MRF-Pachaiyappa's: Jupiter 282 & 72/2 in 29 ovs (R Aushik Srinivas 2/30) drew with Globe Trotters 387/9 decl in 117.3 ovs (S Radhakrishnan 123, G Ajitesh 131, NS Harish 4/97). Points: Trotters 5 (10) ; Jupiter 1(2). At Guru Nanak: Grand Slam 222 & 87/3 in 37 ovs drew with Vijay CC 321 in 94 ovs (B Aparajith 127, J Hemchudeshan 5/73). Points: Vijay 5 (7); Grand Slam 1 (6). At IITM-Chemplast: Nelson CC 387 drew with Jolly Rovers 441/8 decl. in 123.1 ovs (R Vimal Khumar 128, S Lokeshwar 135, R Sanjay Yadav 4/101). Points : Rovers 5 (6); Nelson 1 (7). At SRMC: Young Stars 273 & 99/2 in 28 ovs (Nidhish S Rajagopal 49 n.o.) drew with Sea Hawks 271 in 107.2 ovs (R Kavin 64, P Shijit Chandran 72, S Mohan Prasath 4/62). Points: Young Stars 5 (5); Hawks 1 (3). 5 new records at state jnr swimming meet Five new meet records were made in Day 1 of the State Aquatic Championship at the SDAT Aquatic Complex at Velachery on Friday.M S Nitheesh of TDSAT timed 2.25.53s in the boys 200 metres breastroke final, bettering S Dhanush's timing 2.26.66s from 2017. Other records: group 1: boys 200m butterfly GS Srinikesh Sabari (ACES): 2:12.33s; group 2 boys 200m butterfly: Abdulla Hayeez (ACES): 2:13.67s; group 3 boys 400m freestyle Jitesh M (ORCA) 4:56.68s; group 1 - girls 200m breaststroke: Shreenithi Natesan (STBRI) 2:44.57s. Hansini advances in State TT meet M Hansini of Chennai beat KG Aradhana of Madurai 11-3, 11-6, 11-7 in the girls U19 pre-quarterfinals of the UTT-TNTTA State ranking table tennis tournament at the ICF Indoor stadium. Results: Girls: U-19: Pre-Quarterfinals: N Sharvani (Mylapore Club) bt S Varshini (BTTA) 11-5, 11-2, 11-7; M Hansini (Chennai) bt K G Aradhana (Madurai) 11-3, 11-6, 11-7; BR Nandhini (MVM) bt J Sudeshna (CBETTF) 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4; R Mercy (ACE TTA) bt MR Moksha (SK Academy) 11-6, 12-14, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9; Shameena Shah (Madurai) bt Christin Fiona (Jawahar TTA) 4-11, 11-8, 11-7, 12-10; M Ananya (Chennai Achievers) bt Yogasri (DDL) 11-4, 11-4, 11-6; SS Bhuvanidha (Madurai) bt J Shree Sasinee (CBETTF) 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4; B Varnica (SSA- ERD) bt MR Pooja (SK Academy) 11-9, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7.
Its Snowfall vs. Christophany in Gambler For Love Trophy
