With Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting Indian chess players on their achievements and young Grandmasters (GM) emerging at regular intervals, it is high time India hosts the Chess Olympiad, said a senior official of International Chess Federation (FIDE). ...
Karim Benzama's late goal gave Real Madrid a narrow and slightly fortunate 1-0 win away to Rayo Vallecano to open a nine-point lead in Spanish La Liga over Sevilla, who play Betis on Sunday....
Manchester City reopened a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League thanks to Phil Foden's late goal, but failed to impress after last weekend's defeat to Tottenham as they sneaked past Everton 1-0 here....
The Indian chess federation is bidding to host the 44th Chess Olympiad that has been moved out of Russia, said a senior official of All India Chess Federation (AICF)....
Brazil manager Tite has revealed he will stand down after this year's World Cup in Qatar....
India women's cricket team skipper Mithali Raj is satisfied with the talent she has at her disposal going into the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup here from March 4, adding that most of them "have the ability to play at this level"....
England women's cricket team captain Heather Knight conceded on Saturday that Australia will be the favourites to win the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, beginning on March 4, but added that her team was not under any pressure heading into the showpiece event as defending champions....
New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine and her team would be looking for inspiration from the 2000 title triumph when they begin their campaign in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup against the West Indies on March 4....
Great Britain's Cameron Norrie reached back-to-back ATP Tour finals, defeating Greece's world No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 in a battle of in-form players at the Mexican Open here on Saturday (IST). ...
Two of Russia's top-10 tennis players -- the soon to be world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev and No. 7 Andrey Rublev -- have expressed their despair with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that they want peace....
