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Teenager Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India's 73rd chess Grandmaster

India has its 73rd chess Grandmaster; 14-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam wins title [details]

To become a GM, a player has to secure three GM norms and cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points. Bharath Subramaniyam becomes India's 73rd chess Grandmaster

Jan 10, 2022

"No regrets"; Harbhajan Singh hangs up his boots from all forms of cricket after 23 years [details]

Harbhajan, who became the first Indian to take a hat-trick in Test cricket -- against Australia at Eden Gardens in 2001 -- took to social media to announce his retirement.

Dec 24, 2021

T20 World Cup: Marsh and Warner lead Australia to first Men's T20 WC Trophy

Australia lifts its first Men's T20 WC Trophy; Marsh and Warner lead Aussies to victory [highlights]

Post Power-play, Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi kept things tight but Marsh and Warner were quick to thwart the plans of stemming the run-flow.

Nov 14, 2021

T20 World Cup: Automatic Super 12 qualifiers confirmed for 2022 edition [see list]

From the 12 automatic qualifiers for next year's tournament -- the 12 teams that made the Super 12 this year -- eight will go straight through to the Super 12.

Nov 7, 2021

T20 WC: Mitchell, Williamson lead New Zealand to 8-wicket win over India

After restricting India to paltry 110/7 in 20 overs, New Zealand chased down the target easily with 33 balls to spare.

Oct 31, 2021

Men's World Boxing: Akash Kumar storms into quarter-finals [details]

With a dominating 5-0 triumph, Akash is now a win away from confirming a medal for the country at the ongoing Championships.

Oct 31, 2021

After Sania Mirza, it's Martina Hingis talking about Mahesh Bhupathi-Leander Paes in "Break Point" [Details]

Days after Sania Mirza said she would reveal about Bhupathi and Paes pair to win Grand Slams on the court even when they were on the verge of breaking up, Hingis talks about it in 'Break Point'

Sep 23, 2021

Dhoni joins India team as mentor for T20 WC; Ashwin returns to squad [details]

MS Dhoni will work closely with India team head coach Ravi Shastri during the T20 World Cup to be held in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman in October-November.

Sep 9, 2021

Olympics: Tokyo bids adieu with grand closing ceremony

The Olympic flag was brought down and handed over to administrators from Paris, which will host the next edition of the Games in Paris.

Aug 8, 2021

Lionel Messi, Lionel Messi to sign new contract, Barcelona news, La Liga, La Liga news, Lionel Messi news

Messi in tears, touching standing ovation marks end of era; striker bids farewell to FCB [watch]

Speaking at a press conference, which was also attended by the entire first team, Messi reiterated that he wanted to continue with the club and did "everything he could" to stay.

Aug 8, 2021

India bags bronze medal; Sindhu beats China's Bingjao in women's singles [details]

Sindhu defeated China's He Bingjao 21-13, 21-15 at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza to add a second medal to India's tally at the Olympics.

Aug 1, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Women power rules as India shines after Kom, Sindhu, Batra wins

As India makes headlines at the Tokyo Olympics, three women, PV Sindhu, Mary Kom, Manika Batra, have demonstrated true strength by securing big wins.

Jul 25, 2021

Who is Sajan Prakash; first Indian swimmer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2021 [details]

Sajan Prakash is the first-ever Indian swimmer to have achieved 'A' qualifying standard in the history of Indian swimming.

Jun 27, 2021

Tokyo Olympics gold winners to get Rs 3 crore, Rs 2 cr for silver, Rs 1 cr for bronze; TN CM promises [details]

Tamil Nadu chief minister, M.K. Stalin announced a generous cash prize for athletes who bring home gold, silver and even bronze from Tokyo Olympics.

Jun 27, 2021

Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open; cites mental health issues [read full statement]

On Monday, Naomi posted a statement on Twitter, saying that she had "suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018"

Jun 1, 2021

Harpreet Brar, Mia Khalifa, Akshay Kumar

After dig at Akshay Kumar, Harpreet Brar's wish for Mia Khalifa goes viral

Harpreet Brar has landed in trouble over his wish for Mia Khalifa.

May 6, 2021

RCB vs MI IPL 2021 highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore pull off last ball thriller against Mumbai Indians

RCB got off to a flier -- scoring 36 runs in just four overs -- before two quick wickets of opener Washington Sundar and newcomer Rajat Patidar pegged them back.

Apr 10, 2021

On this day 27 years ago, Tendulkar the opener was born

The right-handed batsman had volunteered to open the Indian innings to which the team think-tank initially objected as they didn't want to lose their best batsman to new ball.

Mar 27, 2021

Asia Cup 2021 to be postponed if India reach WTC final [details]

The tournament is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka in June while the WTC final is slated to be held from June 18-22 at the Lord's in London.

Feb 28, 2021

Anil Kumble's Perfect 10; when leg-spinner scalped all 10 wickets against PAK [watch]

Anil Kumble finished with exceptional figures of 10/74 from 26.3 overs and helped India register a famous win by 212 runs against Pakistan.

Feb 7, 2021

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