Former World Rapid chess champion, Koneru Humpy, has decided to skip Chess Olympiad to be held in Budapest (Hungary) in September this year as she feels that she cannot compete in back to back tournaments. “I have opted out of the Olympiad because I am no longer in a position to play back-to-back tournaments and…
India began its Olympic journey in the year 1900, at the Summer Olympic Games held in Paris. It has since won 35 medals including team and individual medals across the 24 editions of the Olympics. As the Olympics return to the French capital, we take a look at all the occasions when the Indian team…
Fast bowler Mark Wood has been named in place of James Anderson in an otherwise unchanged England lineup for the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge, the country’s cricket board (ECB) announced on Tuesday. Wood returned to the squad after Anderson retired from Tests following the first match at Lord’s where England…
Tiger Woods has no intention of walking away from the sport and said on Tuesday that he will continue playing for as long as he believes he is able to win. Colin Montgomerie, a winner of 31 European Tour events, in an interview with The Times last week said the 48-year-old Woods did not seem…
The Indian women’s cricket team arrived here on Tuesday for the Asia Cup T20, beginning in Dambulla on July 19. India will open its campaign against archrival Pakistan on the opening day of the competition. The day game on July 19 will be played between UAE and Nepal. Host Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh…
M. Shahrukh Khan led from the front with the ball (4-0-13-3), wrecking Trichy Grand Cholas’ top-order to set up a comfortable eight-wicket win for Lyca Kovai Kings at the Sri Ramakrishna College ground on Tuesday. It was the defending champion’s fourth win of the season and the 11th consecutive win in the competition since 2023. …
Jasper Philipsen sprinted to victory as his team Alpecin-Deceuninck timed its lead-out to perfection on Tuesday’s 16th stage of the Tour de France, a 189 km flat ride from Gruissan to Nimes. The win was Philipsen’s third on the Tour this year after victories on stages 10 and 13 while green jersey holder Biniam Girmay,…
Former NBA player and WNBA head coach Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, father of the late Kobe Bryant, has died at 69, The Philadelphia Inquirer announced Tuesday. Bryant recently suffered a massive stroke, according to the newspaper. A Philadelphia native who starred there collegiately at La Salle, Bryant was a first-round pick (14th overall) by the Golden…
The Colombian football federation (FCF) blamed private security at the Copa America final for the incident that led to the arrest of its president and his son, but also apologised to organisers after chaotic scenes inside the Hard Rock Stadium. Both federation president Ramon Jeserun, 71, and his 43-year-old son Ramon Jamil were arrested after…
Haas will continue to use Ferrari engines until the end of the 2028 Formula One season, the American-owned team said on Tuesday. The team recently announced the signing of Ferrari reserve Oliver Bearman as one of its drivers for 2025. Haas has used Ferrari engines since it came into the sport in 2016 in close…
