16-year-old Indian Chess Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa stunned World No 1 Magnus Carlsen in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters, an online rapid chess tournament.
Tag: Sports
Gearing up for golfing glory: Teen sensation Avani Prashanth
Avani Prashanth is part of a growing crop of teen sports stars and a pathbreaker in Indian women’s golf.
2022’s IPL bid sees India’s second player as costliest buy
The IPL 2022 auction in Bengaluru saw 10 teams investing a total of INR 551 crore to acquire 204 players. Here is the list of cricket players who were sold on Day 1 & Day 2 of the IPL Auction 2022
Meet the Roaring Lions of the field: Best cricket captains
The cricket captains mentioned here are some of the best roaring lions of the field, who have led their teams to victory.
India’s Avani Prashanth, Singapore’s Shannon Tan to play in 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur
India’s Avani Prashanth (15) and Singapore’s Shannon Tan are among 75 amateur golfers invited for the prestigious Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Crazy facts, weird news stimulate listeners of Joy Bhattacharjya and Rathindra Basu’s podcast ‘Fact of the Matter’
Listening to ‘Fact of the Matter’ (Anchor), where Joy Bhattacharjya and Rathindra Basu effortlessly discuss trivia on mundane to insanely interesting topics like thuggery, world leaders, sports controversies and spies in the White House is an absolute treat.
GOAT race: Federer, Djokovic laud Nadal’s Australian Open victory
Tennis superstars Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic congratulated their long-time rival Rafael Nadal after the Spaniard clinched a record 21st Grand Slam title with his Australian Open triumph, breaking the three-way tie.
Not intended to disrespect anyone: Siddharth on Saina tweet
South India actor Siddharth drew flak over his tweet on badminton player Sania Nehwal. She tweeted her concern over the incident in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy being stopped for 15-20 minutes on a flyover in Punjab’s Bathinda.
Indian javelin Olympic gold medal winner Neeraj Chopra begins training in US
According to media reports, Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has kickstarted his 90-day off-season training at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Centre in California, USA.
For me Sports is mainstream: Boria Majumdar
Noted sports journalist, author, academician and commentator Boria Majumdar finds himself on a strong wicket as he launches his innovative sports venture RevSportz.
