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Magnus Carlsen and Javokhir Sindarov (GCL Photos) BENGALURU: Saturday was the final day of the preliminary stages of the 2026 Global Chess League (GCL). Two teams, Viswanathan Anand‘s PBG Alaskan Knights and Alireza Firouzja’s Triveni Continental Kings, had already been eliminated. Javokhir Sindarov’s American Gambits had an outside chance of qualifying for the finals on…

Shafali Verma produced another explosive batting display in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup final, smashing the fastest fifty in the history of the tournament before departing for a blistering 68 off 39 balls against Sri Lanka. The India opener reached her half-century in just 24 balls, surpassing the previous record of 25 balls held by…

India and Afghanistan cricket teams before the first T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (ANI) New Delhi: For the first time ever, the national song, ‘Vande Mataram‘, was sung before the match between India and Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. The national song was followed by…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India made a big selection call for the first T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, with Sanju Samson getting the nod over young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first. India also brought Jasprit Bumrah…

Elena Rybakina (Reuters Photo) NEW YORK CITY: Elena Rybakina’s US Open appeared to have ended before it had begun.A foot and ankle injury in Cincinnati saw the Kazakh limp out of the tournament midway, leaving her Flushing Meadows dream in tatters and her pursuit of the world No. 1 ranking suddenly hanging by a thread.Rybakina…

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, 1st T20I: India face a tough selection call at the top of the order as they take on Afghanistan in the first match of the three-match T20I series on Sunday. The big question is whether India will go with the fearless batting of ‘Boy Wonder’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi or rely on…

Aryna Sabalenka reacts during the women’s singles final of the US Open against Elena Rybakina (left) and Sabalenka smashes her racket after losing the women’s singles final, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in New York. Elena Rybakina came to New York and took everything that had belonged to Aryna Sabalenka. First, it was the No. 1…

England’s Joe Root. (AP Photo) Joe Root has added another extraordinary record to his already remarkable Test career, becoming the first player in the 147-year history of Test cricket to cross the 2,000-run mark specifically in the fourth innings. The England star reached the landmark during his unbeaten 62 against Pakistan in the third Test…

India’s captain Shreyas Iyer, right, and Afghanistan’s captain Ibrahim Zadran unveil Friendship Cup trophy ahead of the first T20I cricket match of a series, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) India will begin their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan with the first match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday. While the match is…

Harmanpreet Kaur and Nigar Sultana (Pic credit: ACC) Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana’s decision to skip the traditional handshake with India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur at the toss of the Women’s Asia Cup semi-final has left her own cricket board distancing itself from the gesture.The incident came before Bangladesh’s 40-run defeat to India, with Nigar refusing to…