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International chess body announces proposed changes to FIDE Circuit 2025 regulations

The International Chess Federation announced on Sunday that it is planning several changes to the FIDE Circuit 2025 Regulations. “These changes are designed to create a more balanced and competitive system for awarding FIDE Circuit points, ensuring that players are fairly rewarded for their performance in high-quality tournaments,” reads the FIDE release. Changes to the Number of Players Eligible for …

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3 days, 4 hours ago

Australian Open to provide platform for pickleball from 2025

The Hindu

The Australian Open will embrace one of the fastest-growing sports in the world when it hosts the inaugural AO Pickleball Slam on the final weekend of next month’s tennis major with $100,000 in prize money. “Pickleball is a sport for everyone, and its rapid growth globally highlights its unique ability to connect people of all ages and backgrounds,” said Tennis …

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6 days, 8 hours ago

Fabiano Caruana seizes leads over Arjun Erigaisi in FIDE Circuit 2024

The Hindu

American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana took the lead in the 2024 FIDE Circuit race after emerging victorious at the Saint Louis Masters. Arjun contested hard in the Qatar Masters Open 2024 but finished second, meaning that he could not catch up with Caruana. With both players having completed seven tournaments counted towards the 2024 FIDE Circuit final standings, Caruana holds a …

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1 week, 2 days ago

D Gukesh wins World Chess Championship: How father Rajnikanth played a crucial role in building Indian GM's career

Firstpost

D Gukesh has had the support of his parents throughout his career so far, more so from his father Dr Rajnikanth, who was with the 18-year-old in Singapore when he won the 2024 World Chess Championship. While it would feel like Gukesh has been in and around the chess fraternity for a while for someone who has been following his …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Competition Comm directs Table Tennis Federation of India to cease, desist from unfair practices

Live Mint

New Delhi, Dec 13 Fair trade watchdog CCI has directed the Table Tennis Federation of India and its affiliate bodies to cease and desist from indulging in anti-competitive practices. The "cease and desist" order has been passed against TFFI, The Suburban Table Tennis Association, Maharashtra State Table Tennis Association, Gujarat State Table Tennis Association and Table Tennis Federation of India …

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Transgender players banned from competing in female events at elite golf tournaments: R&A

The Hindu

Transgender players will no longer be able to enter female professional and elite golf tournaments after the R&A introduced a new fair competition policy on Thursday. The protocols, developed following extensive consultation with medical and scientific experts, mean players must have been female at birth or transitioned before the onset of male puberty to be eligible to compete in female …

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1 week, 4 days ago

At 21, doubles specialist Tanisha Crasto continues to rise after Paris Olympics

The Hindu

The profile of doubles specialists in Indian badminton has risen immensely in the last Olympic cycle. The unprecedented success achieved by the men’s pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, and the emergence of the young women’s doubles duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand has made the fans sit up and look beyond the drawsheets of the likes of …

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Transgender women barred from competing in female category of many UK domestic tennis tournaments

The Hindu

Transgender women non-binary individuals assigned as male at birth will be barred from competing in the female category of many domestic tennis tournaments in Britain from next month, the Lawn Tennis Association announced on Wednesday. This includes longer levers with which to reach and hit the ball and increased cardio-vascular capacity means being able to get around the court more …

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1 week, 4 days ago

ATP increases 2025 Challenger Tour prize money to USD 28.5 million

The Hindu

The men’s ATP Tour stepped up its plans to enhance earnings for players in the feeder Challenger Tour on Wednesday by announcing a record prize pot of USD 28.5 million for the 2025 season, up USD 6.2 million from this year’s total and a 135 per cent per cent increase since 2022. The Challenger Tour is the second rung of …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Kipp Popert: The world’s best disabled golfer is on a mission to lift trophies in able-bodied tournaments

CNN

CNN — “I’ll make sure there’s prize money for you,” world No. That he did not have a disabled golf role model to aspire to growing up, nor a proven pathway to turn pro, meant he had to create them himself – “like I’ve done my whole life.” “Playing against these boys doesn’t faze me at all – that’s not …

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Kipp Popert: The world’s best disabled golfer is on a mission to lift trophies in able-bodied tournaments

CNN

CNN — “I’ll make sure there’s prize money for you,” world No. That he did not have a disabled golf role model to aspire to growing up, nor a proven pathway to turn pro, meant he had to create them himself – “like I’ve done my whole life.” “Playing against these boys doesn’t faze me at all – that’s not …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jay Shah's tenure as Asian Cricket Council President ends, ACC announces his successor

India TV News

The newest ICC Chairman Jay Shah has stepped down as the President of the Asian Cricket Council. Silva also extended his gratitude to the outgoing president Jay Shah for his contribution to growing cricket in Asia during his tenure. "Under Mr Shah’s stewardship, the ACC achieved remarkable milestones, including the successfully achieving highest value for its commercial rights of ACC …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

BCCI refuses PCB's demand for hybrid model in 2026 T20 World Cup, says no security threats in India: Report

Hindustan Times

The Champions Trophy is facing a new roadblock as the BCCI has reportedly refused to accept the Pakistan Cricket Board’s demand of not playing their matches in India during the tournament. The PCB had previously agreed to a hybrid model for the Champions Trophy and turn, proposed that Pakistan would not play any matches in India during the 2026 T20 …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

New LPGA and USGA policy to ban many transgender women from competing in elite tournaments

LA Times

Golfers take part in the U.S. Women’s Open on June 1 at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania. Hailey Davidson is a transgender women’s golfer who recently competed in the LPGA‘s qualifying series and earned a partial spot on the 2025 Epson Tour. In the introduction to its new policy, the LPGA wrote: “In consulting with top experts in the fields …

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PV Sindhu to marry Hyderabad-based tech executive on December 22: Details here

Hindustan Times

Ace shuttler PV Sindhu will marry Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai, an executive director at Posidex Technologies, on December 22 in Udaipur, news agency PTI reported. India badminton ace PV Sindhu will tie the knot with a Hyderabad tech company executive on December 22. Sindhu to continue playing On Sunday, Sindhu said she would “definitely” play the game for the next …

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3 weeks ago

Arjun Erigaisi crosses 2800 Elo mark: An extraordinary feat by an extraordinary player

The Hindu

At the closing ceremony of the Tata Steel Chess India three years ago, the wonderfully articulate Levon Aronian had an explanation why Arjun Erigaisi, just 18 then and nowhere near as well-known as he is now, did not also win the blitz title after winning the rapid. The Armenian-born American Grandmaster, who won the title after beating him in the …

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Champions Trophy 2025: PCB reportedly asks BCCI for written guarantee on hybrid model in future ICC tournaments in India

Firstpost

The Pakistan Cricket Board reportedly want a written guarantee from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, ensuring a hybrid model for the next four ICC events in India. Amid the ongoing issue surrounding the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Cricket Board has reportedly sought a written guarantee from the Board of Control for Cricket in India stating …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Pressure will always be there’: Treesa and Gayatri set sights on World Finals after maiden Super 300 win

The Hindu

For three quarters of an hour, Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly were hard-core professionals, not conceding an inch on the badminton court en route to a historic maiden win at the Syed Modi India International. As the first Indian women’s pair to win the competition since its inception in 2009, happiness was expected, but the semifinal win had given them …

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Eyes on World Finals, Treesa-Gayatri savour maiden Super 300 win

The Hindu

For quarter of an hour, Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly were hard-core professionals, not conceding an inch on the badminton court en route to a historic maiden win at the Syed Modi India International. As the first Indian women’s pair to win the competition since its inception in 2009, the happiness was expected but the semifinal win had given them …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

PV Sindhu brushes off retirement talk: Definitely playing next couple of years

India Today

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has reaffirmed her commitment to competing at the highest level, stating that she intends to play for at least the next few years. While the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is on her radar, Sindhu clarified that her immediate focus is on staying fit and consistent, particularly as she approaches the latter stages of her career. …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Watch: Hardik Pandya thanks tennis-ball selector for Rs 400 fee in viral video

India Today

In a heartwarming moment that has gone viral on social media, India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was seen thanking a local cricket selector from his childhood via video call. The video captured Pandya expressing gratitude to the selector for providing him with a match fee of Rs 400 during his formative cricketing years, a gesture he described as pivotal in …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Lebanon to resume football tournaments after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

The Hindu

The Lebanese Football Association will resume all football matches in its affiliated tournaments from early next year, the governing body said on Friday, days after Israel and Hezbollah announced a ceasefire. In September, the LFA postponed all football matches in its affiliated tournaments after Israel struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah targeted military facilities in northern Israel. READ …

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As pressure mounts on Pakistan, Champions Trophy fate to be decided today

India Today

The much-anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025, set to be hosted by Pakistan, is shrouded in uncertainty as the ICC Board convenes on November 29 for a critical virtual meeting to decide its fate. The growing tension surrounding the Champions Trophy reached a new high earlier this week when Sri Lanka’s A team, touring Pakistan, was forced to cut short its …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Tejashwi Yadav says cricket team should go to Pak: If PM can have biryani...

India Today

The row over India's decision not to send the cricket team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy echoed in the political sphere, with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav asking the government to keep politics away from sports. Yadav, a former cricketer himself, asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi could visit Pakistan, then why can't the team go across the border for …

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International chess body announces proposed changes to FIDE Circuit 2025 regulations

Australian Open to provide platform for pickleball from 2025

Fabiano Caruana seizes leads over Arjun Erigaisi in FIDE Circuit 2024

D Gukesh wins World Chess Championship: How father Rajnikanth played a crucial role in building Indian GM's career

Competition Comm directs Table Tennis Federation of India to cease, desist from unfair practices

Transgender players banned from competing in female events at elite golf tournaments: R&A

At 21, doubles specialist Tanisha Crasto continues to rise after Paris Olympics

Transgender women barred from competing in female category of many UK domestic tennis tournaments

ATP increases 2025 Challenger Tour prize money to USD 28.5 million

Kipp Popert: The world’s best disabled golfer is on a mission to lift trophies in able-bodied tournaments

Kipp Popert: The world’s best disabled golfer is on a mission to lift trophies in able-bodied tournaments

Jay Shah's tenure as Asian Cricket Council President ends, ACC announces his successor

BCCI refuses PCB's demand for hybrid model in 2026 T20 World Cup, says no security threats in India: Report

New LPGA and USGA policy to ban many transgender women from competing in elite tournaments

PV Sindhu to marry Hyderabad-based tech executive on December 22: Details here

Arjun Erigaisi crosses 2800 Elo mark: An extraordinary feat by an extraordinary player

Champions Trophy 2025: PCB reportedly asks BCCI for written guarantee on hybrid model in future ICC tournaments in India

‘Pressure will always be there’: Treesa and Gayatri set sights on World Finals after maiden Super 300 win

Eyes on World Finals, Treesa-Gayatri savour maiden Super 300 win

PV Sindhu brushes off retirement talk: Definitely playing next couple of years

Watch: Hardik Pandya thanks tennis-ball selector for Rs 400 fee in viral video

Lebanon to resume football tournaments after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

As pressure mounts on Pakistan, Champions Trophy fate to be decided today

Tejashwi Yadav says cricket team should go to Pak: If PM can have biryani...