4 years, 4 months ago

Chess Olympiad: India held by Mongolia, slips to second

India slipped to the second position in Pool A on the second day of the online Chess Olympiad on Saturday. India had begun the day fairly well, with a 4.5-1.5 win over Indonesia, despite two of its strongest players, Viswanathan Anand and Dronavalli Harika being held to draws by their lower-rated rivals. Wins by captain Vidit Gujrathi and R. Praggnandhaa and Bhakti Kulkarni ensured the team the two match points. India's best female player Koneru Humpy was held to a draw by Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, as was teen sensation Nihal Sarin by Aryan Gholami.

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3 months, 1 week ago

India’s dominance at Chess Olympiad, a pleasant surprise, says Praggnanandhaa

The Hindu

The Indian men’s dominance at the Chess Olympiad was complete. One of the men — or the boys, rather — responsible for India’s easy ride to the gold in Budapest, R. Praggnanandhaa, says such dominance came as a pleasant surprise. “I knew if we gave our best we would be the favourites to win the gold, but there were other …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad | September 22, 2024 — the day India ruled the world

The Hindu

Remember June 25, 1983, London? India’s first cricket World Cup triumph, the first athletics gold at the Olympics through Neeraj Chopra, the first World chess championship title through Viswanathan Anand, and the first Thomas Cup victory will be etched in memory forever. India’s men and women won the gold at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday. They ensured that …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian chess gets a golden touch

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru: Superlatives can often be overused in sport. India’s run at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest — historic, course-altering double gold medals — by the Open and women’s teams is just that. “When we beat European champions Serbia in Round 4, it felt like we were heading towards something special,” captain Srinath Narayanan said on the Chessbase India live stream. …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympiad signals India’s rise as dominating chess nation

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru: Ten years ago, tucked 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, a 19th seeded Indian team took a crack at history. The team, missing India’s top two players — Viswanathan Anand and P Harikrishna — was led by K Sasikiran. Since last year, its brightest, top players aged 18-21, have had jaw-dropping individual performances – making a World Cup …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad | India’s men and women are making some right moves in Budapest

The Hindu

It is not often that a truly global competition featuring 180 nations begins with India as the top seed. At the halfway stage in the Chess Olympiad at Budapest, the Indian women have justified their top billing: they are in the sole lead position. Another five rounds remain, but India is well placed to score a double – and even …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad: Indian men crush Azerbaijan, women beat Kazakhstan

The Hindu

Backed by the two in-form stars in World Championship challenger D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise, the Indian men scored a 3-1 victory over Azerbaijan in the fifth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad here. After scoring the fifth victory on the trot, the Indian men maintained a clean slate on ten points and they were joined by Vietnam who continued …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad: Indian men defeat Azerbaijan, women beat Kazakhstan

Hindustan Times

Arjun Erigaisi showed immense calm and composure as he registered his fifth-straight win, beating world No. On Sunday, India bagged wins in the fifth round of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, with the men's team beating Azerbaijan 3-1. Arjun, India's highest-ranked player, beat Mamedov on the third board. The ongoing Chess Olympiad has just not been about India's results, it …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad: Indian men and women keep winning

The Hindu

The women struggled a bit but prevailed, while the men cruised along yet again, as India posted victories in the fifth round of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday. The defeat on the top board to D. Harika, against Bibisara Assaubayeva, was a setback for the top-seeded Indians, but the others turned things around. The second-seeded Indian men maintained …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad: Indian teams make it four out of four

The Hindu

India’s men and women continue to impress at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Harika bounces back The women’s team should be pleased that its main player D. Harika has bounced back to form after her defeat to Alexandra Kosteniuk in the match against Switzerland in the previous round. On the second board, R. Vaishali was held to a draw by …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad | Indian teams continue winning run

The Hindu

The Indian men and women made it three out of three at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Friday. In the third round, the men defeated host Hungary-B 3.5-0.5 while the women beat Switzerland 3-1. On the second board, R. Vaishali beat Ghazal Hakimifard while Divya Deshmukh defeated Sofiia Hryzlova on the third. After winning all its eight games on …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Anand and Sasikaran to Gukesh and Pragg: India’s rise at the Chess Olympiad

The Hindu

As the 45th Chess Olympiad is being held in Budapest, we look at historical performances in the Open section of the most prestigious event of team chess. In Budapest, India’s team comprising Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, and P. Harikrishna is the strongest one ever fielded by the country. Chart 3 shows India’s performance in Chess …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Gukesh leads as India outwit Iceland in Chess Olympiad 2024

Hindustan Times

The Indian men's team got off to another 3-0 start, led by D Gukesh's triumph over H Stefansson of Iceland, in the second round of the 45th chess Olympiad at Budapest in Hungary on Thursday. The Indian eves also scored another 3.5-0.5 win over Czech Republic to make their presence felt. While it was Vantika Agrawal who gave away half …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Chess Olympiad | Seven wins and a draw for India on day one

The Hindu

India’s campaign in the Chess Olympiad got off to a fine start in Budapest on Wednesday. In the open section, India crushed Morocco 4-0, while in the women’s event, it could not make a perfect score against Jamaica. But it was normal service on other boards, with R. Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh and Tania Sachdev all posting wins, against Adani Clarke, …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

India begins Olympiad campaign with 4-0 win over Morocco

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru: Second seeds India got their Olympiad campaign off to a good start with a 4-0 win in the Open section over Morocco, seeded 93rd, in the opening round in Budapest on Wednesday. R Praggnanandhaa scored the first point of the day for India, playing a flawless game against IM Mohamed Tissir with White. In the women’s section, India – …

8 months, 1 week ago

India to face China in Thomas Cup quarter-final

Hindustan Times

From winning the Thomas Cup final 3-0 against them two years ago, India lost their last Group C tie 1-4 against record 14-time champions Indonesia in a repeat of that Bangkok showdown. India's HS Prannoy celebrates during his singles match against Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting at the Thomas Cup 2024 Unlike the previous occasion, Wednesday’s clash in Chengdu, China was …

1 year, 3 months ago

Five times when India beat Pakistan at Asian Games 2023

The Hindu

India vs Pakistan is a rivalry that gets plenty of attention irrespective of the sports in which the contest is taking place. Squash : India 2-1 Pakistan India’s Abhay Singh celebrates after winning his match against Pakistan’s Noor Zaman in the final of the men’s team squash event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sept. 30, 2023. …

1 year, 3 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games kabaddi | Indian men and women regain gold

The Hindu

An hour for two points and a minute — that sums up the men’s kabaddi final between India and Iran at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on October 7 that started on a tense note, built up to a nail-biting climax and then, out of nowhere, descended into a chaotic, confusing farce that left both teams and their managements furious …

1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games Cricket: India men's team to face Afghanistan in final for Gold on Saturday

India TV News

India men's cricket team will clash against Afghanistan in the final for the historic Gold in the Asian Games 2023. Ruturaj Gaikwad-led India thrashed neighbours Bangladesh in the first semifinal to confirm their maiden medal in the Asiad while Afghanistan shocked higher-ranked Pakistan to enter the final on Friday, September 6. India lost in-form Yashasvi on a duck but skipper …

1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Day 7 Roundup: Gold in Tennis, Squash take India's tally to 38; hockey team routs Pakistan

India TV News

Another successful day came to an end for the Indian contingent in the Hangzhou Asian Games in China on Saturday, September 30 with five medals getting added to the tally. Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale helped India win their second medal in Tennis and first Gold while the men's squash team prevailed in a thriller against Pakistan. Some big news …

1 year, 3 months ago

Asian junior chess: Grebnev joined in lead by Rohith, Aswath; Tejaswini, Bristy still at top in girls’ event

The Hindu

Top seed Aleksey Grebnev from Russia was joined at the helm by two Indians on Wednesday at the Asian junior chess championship. Important results : Open: Aleksey Grebnev 5.5 drew with Ayush Sharma 5; S. Rohith Krishna 5.5 bt Ritvik Krishnan 4.5; S. Aswath 5.5 by Gilbert Tarigan 4.5; L.R. Srihari 5 bt Reja Neer Manon 4; Dilshan Liyanage 4 …

1 year, 6 months ago

Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023: India beats Iran 33-28, through to finals

The Hindu

India continued its winning run to hand its arch-rival, Iran, a 33-28 loss in the day three fixture of the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023, happening in Busan, South Korea. Earlier, India beat Korea, Chinese Taipei and Japan to inch towards sealing its spot in the finals, where the side is likely to run into either Japan or Iran. Pawan operated …

1 year, 7 months ago

Intercontinental Cup 2023: Sahal, Chhangte on target as India beat Mongolia 2-0 in their opening match

Firstpost

Sahal Abdul Samad and Lallianzuala Chhangte scored in the second and 14th minute respectively as the 101st ranked Indians emerged victorious over Mongolia, ranked 183rd in the world. Bhubaneswar: A dominant India struck two quick first-half goals to beat lower-ranked Mongolia 2-0 and begin their Intercontinental Cup campaign on a winning note here on Friday. Sahal Abdul Samad and Lallianzuala …

1 year, 7 months ago

Intercontinental Cup: India beat Mongolia 2-0 to start their campaign with a win

India TV News

The Intercontinental Cup got underway today with two matches played on the opening day. While Lebanon faced Vanuatu in the opening game, hosts India locked horns against Mongolia in the second match of the day. Lebanon defeated Vanuatu by a margin of 3-1 while team India got the better of Mongolia by 2-0. India scored two goals within first 14 …

2 years, 1 month ago

India loses to Uzbekistan in semifinals at FIDE World Team Chess Championship

The Hindu

India went down 1-3 to Uzbekistan in the semifinal of the FIDE World Team chess Championship here on Friday. The two teams shared honours in the first round at 2-2 scoreline with S. L. Narayanan’s superb win with black pieces over Shamsiddin Vokhidov being offset by S. P. Sethuraman’s loss to Jakhongir Vokhidov. Vidit Santosh Gujrathi drew with Nordirbek Yakubboev …

2 years, 1 month ago

World Team Chess Championship: India, Uzbekistan play out a draw in the first round of semifinals

The Hindu

Vidit Gujrathi fought back from an inferior position to salvage an important draw to complement S. L. Narayanan’s brilliant victory on the third board as India and Uzbekistan drew 2-2 in the first round of the semifinals in the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Thursday. Nihal Sarin drew on the second board before S. P. Sethuraman squandered some …

2 years, 1 month ago

World Chess Championship: India beats USA, makes it to quarterfinals

The Hindu

Victories for Vidit Gujrathi and S. L. Narayanan on the first and third boards with black pieces set up India’s much-needed 3-1 triumph over USA in the last league match for a place in the quarterfinals of the World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Vidit defeated Hans Moke Niemann and Narayanan overpowered Varuzhan Akobian to give India a …

2 years, 1 month ago

India plays out draws in first two rounds at FIDE World Team Chess Championship

The Hindu

India opened their campaign in the FIDE World Team Chess Championship here with two draws in Group B. After games on all four boards in the match against host Israel in round one ended in draws, India drew 2-2 against Poland late on Sunday. India’s top player Grandmaster Vidit S Gujrathi shared honours with his Israeli opponent Maxim Rodshtein in …

2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad: An overview of Bronze-winning Indian teams

The Hindu

Over the last 24 hours, almost every conversation involving the home followers of the 44th Chess Olympiad began by hailing India’s first ever twin-bronze winning effort but invariably ended with the above refrain, laced with a definite tinge of disappointment. She is very strong and will be a Grandmaster soon!” After the teen quartet in India 2 won the final …

2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022, Viswanathan Anand Exclusive Column: Gukesh suffers first loss - strategy analysed

The Hindu

It was a great result for India 1 as it caught up with India 2 to occupy the second place in the Open section of the Chess Olympiad. Then came a certain point where Gukesh simply misplayed everything, but he could have still played for a draw. So, I was really hoping that Gukesh would know how to stop and …

2 years, 5 months ago

D Gukesh suffers first loss as India B held

Hindustan Times

D Gukesh’s first loss in the 44th Chess Olympiad came at an inopportune time. In the penultimate round of the tournament on Monday, the 16-year-old from Chennai lost to Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov in a dramatic five-hour encounter as India B drew 2-2 with the team from Central Asia in the open section. By the time Gukesh’s game was coming to …

2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022, Viswanathan Anand Exclusive Column: Raunak’s win shouldn’t be lost in justified praise for Gukesh

The Hindu

I'm still ecstatic that India 2 has beaten the USA 3-1. Raunak Sandhwani won an incredible game and I hope it doesn’t get lost in the justified praise of Gukesh’s win. Fabiano is one of the world’s absolute top players for the last eight years. ⚡️ GAME OF THE DAY ⚡️@DGukesh posted his eighth win on the trot at the …

2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022, Viswanathan Anand Exclusive Column: Fighting India 1 and India 2 inch closer to leader Armenia

The Hindu

Today was a dramatic day. As a result, Shankland’s king was walking into a check and he would have to make the only legal move available to it, whereupon a drawn position suddenly went back to being lost. Of course, Armenia fought back very, very well, but it’s a real pity for the US and Shankland that after seemingly saving …

2 years, 5 months ago

44th Chess Olympiad: The Indian Women's Team Extends its Unbeaten Streak at the 44th Chess Olympiad

News 18

Indian women’s A team notched up their seventh successive victory against sixth seed Azerbaijan with a 2.5-1.5 score to maintain their sole lead in the women’s section with 14 points at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu on Friday. However, Tania Sachdev and R Vaishali once again rose to the occasion magnificently by scoring hard fought victories while …

2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad Round 7: Tania, Vaishali give India 1 dramatic win

The Hindu

A day of sensational drama produced some thrilling action, with some late strikes changing the projected results on its head. For instance, India 1 needed late strikes from Tania Sachdev and R. Vaishali to more than nullify the defeat of K. Humpy in a thrilling match against sixth seed Azerbaijan. USA was staring at the prospect of dropping its second …

2 years, 5 months ago

Olympiad: India A, India B power on

Hindustan Times

India A and India B did their medal chances in the Open section no harm with impressive victories in the seventh round of the 44th Chess Olympiad on Friday. India A defeated India C 3-1 – the first time in this event that two Indian teams were pitted against each other – while India B continued to exert their dominance, …

2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad: Indian teams continue winning spree

The Hindu

Indian teams continued their winning run in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad with all three posting easy victories over their respective opponents here on Sunday. While second-seeded India 'A' rode on wins from GMs P Harikrishna and Arjun Erigaisi for a 3-1 victory against Greece, India 'B' swept past Switzerland 4-0 and the third team got the …

2 years, 5 months ago

Olympiad: India keep their winning run going

Hindustan Times

R Praggnanandhaa barely exuded a smile. He had just defeated Switzerland’s Yannick Pelletier after 67 moves, ensuring India B registered their third consecutive 4-0 victory in the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad. India's Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa competes during his Round 3 game against Estonia at the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, in Mahabalipuram. Carlsen held as Norway suffer setback: A day …

2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad 2022, Viswanathan Anand Exclusive Column: Experience, presence of mind help India on dramatic day 3

The Hindu

Today was a crazy day! And the other boards, too, weren’t immediately obvious that it was going to go well for India. GAME OF THE DAY: Notes from Anand’s desk - PURANIK vs GRETARSSON Dramatic game. Again, I would say India’s advantage is that we can fire on all four boards. Even though at a certain point, I couldn’t tell …

2 years, 5 months ago

Chess Olympiad Open Section Day 2: Indian teams keep winning; Paraguay stretches mighty USA

The Hindu

The going got a bit tougher but Indian teams came out stronger, as expected. Unlike Caruana, World champion Magnus Carlsen resumed his Olympiad campaign after a six-year gap, with a late win. Though Arjun Erigaisi escaped with a draw, victories on other boards gave India 1 a comprehensive victory over Moldova. For India 3, M. Karthikeyan’s fourth-board win provided the …

2 years, 5 months ago

Chennai Chess Olympiad: Red-hot India 'B' team thrashes Estonia 4-0

The Hindu

The India 'B' team blanked Estonia 4-0 in the second round of the Open section in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram on July 30, 2022. The formidable USA team struggled for the second straight day in the Open section as the top seeds could only manage a 2.5-1.5 win over Paraguay after having dropped half a point against unfancied …

2 years, 6 months ago

India Register Second Draw In Women's Hockey World Cup, Held 1-1 By China

ABP News

Amstelveen: India were held to a 1-1 draw by China, their second consecutive identical result in Pool B, at the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup here on Tuesday. Two minutes later, India earned another penalty corner but Monika's try was saved by Ping as China went into the half-time break with a slender one goal lead. China came out on …

3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: USA stuns India in blitz to meet Russia in final

The Hindu

A young USA, without some of their best players, turned the table on India 4.5-1.5 in the blitz tie-breaker and set up the final with the mighty Russia in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Tuesday. After getting past 3.5-2.5 in the first set, it became easier for Russia in the second as it closed with a 4-2 triumph.After India …

3 years, 3 months ago

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India overpowers Ukraine to enter semifinals

The Hindu

Making amends for falling short of finishing the job in the second set, India scripted a commanding 5-1 victory in the blitz tiebreaker against Ukraine to enter the semifinals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Monday. After India comfortably won the first set 4-2, Ukraine rallied from 0.5-2.5 in the second to win the last three games, involving Vidit …

3 years, 4 months ago

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India climb to top spot with three wins on Day 2

Firstpost

The team led by former world champion Viswanathan Anand edged Belarus 3.5-2.5 after outclassing Shenzhen China 5-1 and Azerbaijan 4-2. Chennai: India grabbed the top position in Group B at the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad after winning three matches in the Top Division on Thursday. Earlier in the fifth round, Anand was held to a draw by Teimour Radjabov and …

3 years, 4 months ago

FIDE Online Olympiad: Triumphant India joins Hungary in lead, moves closer to quarterfinals

The Hindu

Holding her nerves when it really mattered, R. Vaishali pulled off a sensational draw against her Belarus’ rival to complete India’s third triumph of the day for a share of the lead after six rounds of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Thursday. India scored over Shenzhen China, second seed Azerbaijan and Belarus while overnight leader Hungary posted narrow 3.5-2.5 …

3 years, 4 months ago

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad: India holds second spot as Hungary leads

The Hindu

Favourite India narrowly fell short of maintaining a clean slate and held the second spot after three rounds of Top Division's Group B in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Wednesday. After a convincing 6-0 victory over Egypt, but not before Vaishali was awarded the game because her victorious rival failed to keep one of the two cameras on for …

4 years, 2 months ago

Asian Online Team Chess: India men and women enter final

The Hindu

B. Adhiban and R. Vaishali shone bright as the top-seeded Indian men's and women's teams entered the finals of the Asian Nations Online Cup championship with victories over Kazakhstan and Mongolia respectively on Saturday. While the men beat Kazakhstan 2.5-1.5 and 3-1, the women's team claimed 3.5-0.5 and 4-0 wins over Mongolia. In the first match, India rode on Adhiban’s …

4 years, 2 months ago

Asian online team chess: India men and women enter semifinals

The Hindu

The top-seeded Indian women’s team on Friday stormed into the semifinals of the Asian Nations Online Cup 2020 Championship, while their male counterparts eked out a fighting win over Mongolia to secure the last four berth. The Indian women made short work of Kyrgyzstan in the last-eight round, winning the two match-ups easily -- 4-0 and 3.5-0.5 -- after having …

4 years, 2 months ago

Asian Online Nations Chess Cup 2020: India women’s team beats Kyrgyzstan to reach semis, men's team also progress

Firstpost

The top-seeded Indian women’s team on Friday stormed into the semi-finals of the Asian Nations Online Cup 2020 Championship, while their male counterparts eked out a fighting win over Mongolia to secure the last four berth. The Indian women made short work of Kyrgyzstan in the last-eight round, winning the two match-ups easily — 4-0 and 3.5-0.5 — after having …

4 years, 2 months ago

Asian Online Team Chess: Indian women top preliminaries, reach quarterfinals - Chess News - Sportstar

The Hindu

The top-seeded Indian women recorded three wins on Monday to finish on top in the Swiss system preliminaries and qualify for the quarterfinals of Asian Online Nations Cup Team Championship. In the fixture against the Philippines, Mary Ann Gomes and P. V. Nandhidhaa posted victories while R. Vaishali on the top board and Padmini Rout on the second board, settled …

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India vs Australia 5th Test Day 3 LIVE Score: Cummins gets the better of Jadeja; Bumrah mystery adds unexpected twist

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India vs Australia 5th Test Day 3 LIVE Score: Ravindra Jadeja failed to put up a solid fightback with the bat in the first session and was dismissed in the third over of the day by Pat Cummins. Day two saw India bowl out Australia for 181 runs after an all-round bowling effort, taking a narrow 4-run lead into the …

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India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead

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India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead

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India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: India reached 141 for six at stumps after dismissing Australia for 181 on the second day of the final Test on Saturday. India's biggest fear may have come true as captain Jasprit Bumrah was spotted leaving the Sydney Cricket Ground in his training kit but they responded by shredding Australia's lower order …

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India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead

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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Sudip Gharami leads from front as Bengal trumps Bihar

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Sudip Kumar Gharami led from the front with a superbly paced century to guide Bengal to an emphatic six-wicket win against Bihar in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Group E match at Gymkhana Ground on Friday. Chasing 236, Bengal was off to an impressive start with openers Abishek Porel and Gharami, who was dropped on 17 when Piyush Kumar floored a …

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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Koushik, Aneesh star as Karnataka seals knockout spot with win over Saurashtra

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Opener Harvik Desai’s gallant century went in vain as Saurashtra fell short in its pursuit of Karnataka’s target by 60 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C encounter in Ahmedabad on Friday, a result that seals the latter’s qualification to the knockout stages. The Saurashtra wicketkeeper forged solid partnerships with Jay Gohil and Arpit Vasavada to put his team …

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D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi in top-five in latest FIDE chess rankings; Koneru Humpy leads India’s women contingent

Hindustan Times

2024 was an action-packed year for India in chess as D Gukesh reigned supreme to clinch the World Chess Championship in Singapore. In the latest FIDE rankings, which were released on Wednesday, Gukesh remains in fifth position, behind Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, who is fourth with a rating of 2801. Magnus Carlsen remains as the leader in the FIDE rankings …

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AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Opportunity for redemption as India looks to flip the script in Sydney

The Hindu

A new year with its tidings of hope is the overwhelming theme whenever January chimes in. It is no different this time around, especially for India, as it faces the challenge of altering the script in the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Trailing 1-2, the fifth and final Test commencing at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday, presents India with an …

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2024 Year in Sport, Chess: Gukesh’s glory, Arjun’s ascent, Humpy’s triumph — A golden year for Indian chess

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Indian chess shone brightly in 2024, marking a historic year of unparalleled achievements. World Junior Chess Championship 2024: Divya Deshmukh wins Girls’ title; Nogerbek wins in Open section Champions Divya Deshmukh and Kazybek Nogerbek alongside Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel. Singapore to host 2024 World Championship between Gukesh and Ding Singapore was announced as the host by the International Chess …

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Arjun Erigaisi fourth, D Gukesh fifth in latest chess rankings

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Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigiasi and World Champions D. Gukesh retained their fourth and fifth spot respectively in the chess rankings released on Wednesday. Erigiasi, who became the second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand and 16th worldwide to reach the gold-standard ELO rating of 2800, continues to have 2801 rating points for the fourth spot. While 18-year-old Gukesh, who defeated …

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Indian sports wrap, January 1: Ramkumar Ramanathan loses in first round of ITF men’s tournament

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TENNIS $30,000 ITF men’s tournament: Ramkumar Ramanathan loses in first round Maxim Zhukov beat second seed Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the $30,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament at the Indore Tennis Club on Wednesday. Prajwal Dev 7-5, 6-3; Sidharth Rawat bt Deep Munim 6-1, 6-1; Egor Agafonov bt Raghav Jaisinghani 7-5, 7-6; Yurii Dzhavakian bt Siddharth …

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Bengal beat Kerala 1-0 to win Santosh Trophy for an unprecedented 33rd time

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Heavyweights West Bengal extended their supremacy in the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy with a 1-0 win over Kerala in the summit showdown here on Tuesday, claiming the title for an unprecedented 33rd time. In the 58th minute, Bengal's free kick narrowly missed the target and in the 62nd, the team earned another free kick just outside the box, …

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India's Test record at Sydney Cricket Ground before New Year's Test against Australia

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India's Test record at Sydney Cricket Ground before New Year's Test against Australia

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After a disheartening 184-run defeat in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, India are no longer the masters of their own fate in the race to the ICC World Test Championship final 2023-25. India desperately need to register a win at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the New Year's Test against Australia to ensure that they remain …

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India's unseeded Aravindh Chithambaram forces World No.3 Hikaru Nakamura to accept defeat in Blitz third round

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Indian grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram sparked a big upset over number three chess player in the world, Hikaru Nakamura, with a win over the American grandmaster in the third round of the World Blitz Championship being held in New York. GM Aravindh Chithambaram beat Hikaru Nakamura at the World Blitz Championship in New York. “I think that it’s really great to …

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Australia almost there, India's outside chance: A look at state of play of ICC World Test Championship 2023-25

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Melbourne, : The 184-run victory over India at the Melbourne Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has improved the chances of the Pat Cummins-led Australian side of making it to the World Test Championship 2025 final, with the side now needing just one more Test win away from making it to Lord's next year, according to ICC. Australia almost there, India's …

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Start to finish, golden year for Indian chess

Hindustan Times

In a year when India’s cricket team lifted the T20 World Cup after 17 years, sparking a reception in Mumbai befitting the occasion, and shooter Manu Bhaker brought back unprecedented twin bronze medals from the Paris Olympics, chess quietly emerged as the sport that consistently perched the country on top of the world. And Koneru Humpy winning the Women’s World …

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Rash batting sinks India in the Melbourne classic

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Melbourne: For two sessions, in front of a record crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Day 5 of the Boxing Day Test, all of India held its collective breath as the team displayed a sense of balance that had gone missing from its bravado-filled approach in recent times. India’s Virat Kohli is caught by Usman Khawaja in the slips …

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What are India’s chances of qualifying for WTC final after losing Boxing Test against Australia? All scenarios explained

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India's chances for the WTC final were dealt a body blow after Rohit Sharma and co stumbled to an 184-run loss in the Melbourne Test against Australia on Monday. India are now running the major risk of being knocked out of the WTC final race by the time the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test comes to an end in …

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India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5: AUS charge to 2-1 series lead with 184-run win at MCG - Action in Images

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India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5: AUS charge to 2-1 series lead with 184-run win at MCG - Action in Images

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India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5: AUS charge to 2-1 series lead with 184-run win at MCG - Action in Images India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5: Rohit Sharma and co suffered a collapse in the final session as Australia. India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5: Rohit Sharma and co suffered a collapse in the final session …

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India Test results in 2024: Full list of match results, win/loss after India vs Australia 4th Test

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India finished 2024 with a 184-run defeat at the hands of Australia in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Melbourne on Monday. The side began the year with a win against South Africa in Cape Town and followed it up with a 4-1 series victory over England at home. However, its year took a downturn after a morale-crushing …

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India self-destruct, lose 7 wickets for 34 runs to gift Australia MCG Test, all but out of WTC final

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Australia beat India by 184 runs on Day 5 of the MCG Test to take a 2-1 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Chasing 340 to win, India seemed to be momentarily in control of the proceedings, with the score reading 112/3 at tea as Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal stood up to the challenge. But a final horror session saw …

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WTC points table: India can still qualify for WTC final 2025 despite MCG loss

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India suffered a huge setback after they lost to Australia in the fourth Test by 184 runs in the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. India's WTC final qualification scenarios With just one Test match left in the cycle for India, Rohit Sharma's men need to win the final game in Sydney, starting on January 3. In that case, India will …

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WTC 2023/25 qualification scenarios: How can India reach the final after losing in Melbourne?

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India lost the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test by 184 runs in Melbourne on Monday and suffered another major stumble in its bid to make the final of the World Test Championship 2023/25. Australia and India stayed second and third, respectively, in the WTC standings after the fourth Test. If India wins and levels the series 2-2, it will need Sri …

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WTC points table update after Australia beat India in Melbourne to take 2-1 lead in BGT

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Australia defeated India by 184 runs in the fourth Test of the five-match series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Moreover, Australia's win has also made sure that Sri Lanka stay alive in the race as well. They would now want the final Test in Sydney to end in a draw and if they then beat Australia by 2-0 in the …

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Madhya Pradesh win Senior Women's One-Day Trophy title after Anushka Sharma stars

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Anushka Sharma and Kranti Gaud starred as Madhya Pradesh won the Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy 2024-25 after beating Bengal by seven wickets in the final on Monday, December 30 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Gaud took four wickets while Anushka scored an unbeaten fifty as MP took down the 2018–19 champions in a one-sided grand finale to claim …

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4th Test: Australia break India's resistance to win MCG thriller, end 13-year streak

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4th Test: Australia break India's resistance to win MCG thriller, end 13-year streak

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One of the most enthralling Test matches in the history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy culminated in a victory for Australia after five days of intense action at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, witnessed by a record-breaking crowd. The match delivered exhilarating cricket, serving as a brilliant India's 13-year-long unbeaten run in the Boxing Day Test in Australia finally ended as the …

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Australia beat India in ‘one of the best’ Tests to take series lead

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Australia beat India by 184 runs in the fourth Test to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match Border-Gavaskar series. Australia have taken seven wickets after tea on the final day of the fourth Test to win a classic against India by 184 runs and snatch a 2-1 series lead heading into the final match in Sydney. Australia captain Pat …

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India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5 LIVE Score: IND seek inspiration in final comeback act in Melbourne

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India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5 LIVE Score: IND seek inspiration in final comeback act in Melbourne

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India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5 LIVE Score: If India’s fans, team, and management were asked at the beginning of day four whether they would have accepted Australia being at 228-9 at close of play, everyone would likely have bitten your hand off after the hole the team had found itself in earlier in the Boxing Day Test match. …

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Indian sports in 2024: From T20 World Cup victory to Chess World Title

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New Delhi: A cricket World Cup, half a dozen Olympic medals and two chess world champions. When sport shone through in its purest form On a humid and nervy June evening in Barbados, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team won a long-awaited World Cup title after more than a decade of heartbreaks in knockout matches of ICC tournaments, the feat …

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PM Modi congratulated Humpy Koneru for winning her 2nd World Rapid Championship tittle: “Only Indian to achieve this”

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Humpy Koneru for winning chess competition - 2024 FIDE Women’s World Rapid Championship - for the second time and said, ‘only Indian to achieve this incredible feat’ Following the PM Modi posted on X, “Congratulations to @humpy_koneru on winning the 2024 FIDE Women’s World Rapid Championship! Her grit and brilliance continues to inspire …

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Will be tricky for India to chase: Labuschagne hints at major pitch challenge

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Melbourne: India might be in for a very difficult chase on a track which is offering inconsistent bounce with deliveries bowled from back of length coming at stump height, Australia's top scorer Marnus Labuschagne said on Sunday. While the lower-order comprising Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland helped in increasing the lead, it was Labuschagne's 70, which is by …

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WTC updated points table: Where will India stand in WTC rankings if Rohit Sharma’s men win, draw, lose in MCG Test?

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Nitish Kumar Reddy's sensational hundred and Jasprit Bumrah's four-wicket burst in the second innings against Australia in the ongoing fourth Test have very much kept India alive in the game also in the race for World Test Championship final, to be played last year. Before the India vs Australia fourth Test in Melbourne, India needed wins from their remaining Tests …

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Koneru Humpy grabs historic Rapid chess world title

Deccan Chronicle

India's Koneru Humpy bagged an epochal second World Rapid Chess Championship title, beating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia here on Sunday.Humpy had won the event back in 2019 at Georgia and the Indian No 1 is only the second player after China's Ju Wenjun to clinch the title more than once.The 37-year-old Humpy finished the tournament with 8.5 out of 11 …

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IND vs AUS: Labuschagne does a Pujara mode to take Indian win out of equation

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Marnus Labuschagne has had his fair share of troubles in the ongoing Test series against India. Labuschagne turns on Pujara mode Back in the 2020-21 Border Gavaskar Trophy, Labuschagne was the top run-scorer after he notched 426 runs at an average of 53.25 with a top score of 108. Cheteshwar Pujara scored 271 runs at a strike-rate of 29.20 and …

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How can India script Melbourne miracle? Show courage and character, says Ravi Shastri

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Former India captain Ravi Shastri donned the coach's hat once again as he shared what his dressing-room speech would be if he had the chance to address the team before play on Day 5 of the Boxing Day Test. India had Australia in a spot of bother at 91 for 6 on Day 4 at the MCG, but the steely …

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Vijay Hazare Trophy: Anustup Majumdar’s unbeaten 99 guides Bengal to big win against Baroda

The Hindu

Anustup Majumdar and Sumanta Gupta strung together an unbroken 158-run stand for the third wicket to guide Bengal to a seven-wicket win against Baroda in the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day cricket championship Group E match at Gymkhana Ground here on Saturday. Chasing a victory target of 229, Bengal faltered at the start, with southpaw Abishek Porel mistiming a hook stroke …

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Santosh Trophy: Kerala beats Jammu and Kashmir, confirm semifinal vs Manipur; Services beats Meghalaya

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Naseeb Rahman scored the match-winner for Kerala as it recorded a 1-0 win against Jammu & Kashmir in the quarterfinal of the 78th Santosh Trophy National Football Championship at Deccan Arena here on Friday. MORE FROM SANTOSH TROPHY 2024-25: West Bengal seals semifinal spot, beats Odisha 3-1; Manipur thrashes Delhi 5-2 With a potent attack, Kerala’s team dynamics has allowed …

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World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024: Arjun, Sadhwani tied fifth after day one

The Hindu

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi opened his campaign with four wins and a solitary loss in the World Rapid Chess Championship to be tied fifth even as defending champion Magnus Carlsen endured a frustrating day, managing to log just one victory here. With the first five rounds done and eight more still to come in the USD 550,000 championship, Murzin Volodar …

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World Rapid Chess Championship: Arjun Erigaisi tied fifth after first day in New York

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World Rapid Chess Championship: Arjun Erigaisi tied fifth after first day in New York

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Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi opened his campaign with four wins and a solitary loss in the World Rapid Chess Championship to be tied fifth even as defending champion Magnus Carlsen endured a frustrating day, managing to log just one victory in New York. With the first five rounds done and eight more still to come in $5,50,000 championship, Murzin Volodar …

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India’s top order in trouble against Australia on second day of fourth Test

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Steve Smith’s heroics and India’s late batting collapse puts Australia firmly in control of the pivotal fourth Test. Australia’s fiery pace attack destroyed India’s top order to put them in the driving seat of the fourth Test after they set a daunting first-innings target on the back of Steve Smith’s 34th Test century. The visitors were 164-5 at the close …

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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25: Shahrukh, debutant Mohammed Ali shine as Tamil Nadu beats Uttar Pradesh by 114 runs

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M Shahrukh Khan led the way for Tamil Nadu, slamming a brilliant unbeaten hundred to help his side post a thumping 114-run win over Uttar Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy league match at the Dr Y.S. Put into bat, TN got off to a bad start when left-arm pacer Yash Dayal took two wickets in the first over, removing …

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