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11-year-old Indian-origin British chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan Eleven-year-old chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has made history by becoming the youngest female player ever to qualify for the International Master (IM) title.The schoolgirl from Harrow, England, achieved the milestone at the European Club Cup in Budva, Montenegro, breaking a record held by chess legend Judit Polgar for…

A smaller Indian contingent has delivered a bigger return, rewriting the nation’s Asian Para Games record with 114 medals in Nagoya. India’s haul of 30 gold, 35 silver and 49 bronze is its best-ever at the continental event, with para-athletics the engine of a campaign that exceeded expectations.Only 168 Indian athletes — 112 men, 56…

KL Rahul was dismissed for a duck after facing eight balls, edging Fraser Sheat behind the stumps. (Image credit: X) India A’s star-studded batting line-up suffered a stunning collapse against New Zealand A, managing just 113 runs in the first innings of the opening unofficial Test at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on Saturday.On…

India A vs New Zealand A 1st Unofficial Test Live Score: India A will look to make the most of the four-day opening match against New Zealand A, beginning on Saturday in Lincoln, as the visitors prepare for next month’s two-Test series. Led by wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel, India A will play at the Bert Sutcliffe…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) One game into India’s tour of New Zealand and the familiar fitness concerns have already surfaced. Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the second T20I at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday after sustaining a low-grade right adductor strain during the series opener on Thursday. Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak revealed…

Igor Thiago lost his father at 13, worked as a garbage collector and bricklayer, and rose to earn Brazil’s 2026 World Cup call-up/ Image: Instagram The glamorous, high-stakes theater of the English Premier League often obscures the raw, human battlegrounds where its most resilient stars are forged. In the spring of 2026, a towering Brazilian…

UEFA Champions League – Bayern Munich v Arsenal – Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany – October 21, 2026. Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany reacts Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany was hospitalised on Friday after collapsing following a training session. The 40-year-old was observing the session when the incident occurred, the German club said.“Kompany will undergo comprehensive…

PSG’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, center, is helped off the field by team staff after sustaining an injury during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Could a sudden security postponement force Paris Saint-Germain’s brightest stars to watch their own Ballon d’Or…

Pratika Rawal. (Photo/BCCI) Pratika Rawal scored her third ODI century while Shree Charani claimed career-best figures of 4/23 as India defeated Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the opening match of the three-ODI series in Vadodara on Friday.Zimbabwe were bowled out for 197 despite a half-century from Beloved Biza, with Charani and Kranti Gaud (3/42) leading…

Indian para-athletes Praveen Kumar and Banti (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s para-athletes have scripted history at the Asian Para Games, recording their best-ever medal haul of 114 medals, including a record 30 gold, after a spectacular nine-gold flourish on Friday. But with a few events remaining on the final day, one question remains: where will…