Hours after R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to win Norway Chess, his sister R Vaishali clinched the WR Women's Chess Tour title in Tokyo, capping a memorable day for Indian chess.
President Droupadi Murmu, Amit Shah and other leaders congratulated India's U-18 hockey teams after the men's Asia Cup gold and women's bronze, while Hockey India announced cash rewards.
Newly appointed India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer smashed 61 off 36 balls to guide SOBO Mumbai Falcons to a five-wicket win over Triumph Knights in the T20 Mumbai League.
Shubman Gill's 126 and Rishabh Pant's 81 put India in a commanding position as the hosts reached 475/6 at lunch on Day 2 of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, despite the visitors striking three times.
Qualifier Maja Chwalińska's dream French Open campaign ended with a runner-up finish against Mirra Andreeva, but the 24-year-old Pole won fans with her Cinderella run.
Overcoming opening double bogey and a rain-induced break, home favourite Rashid Khan fired four-under par 68 and with a total…
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led a government delegation to pay their last respects to former Black Stars player Christian Atsu, who got caught up and died in the earthquake in Turkiye last month.
KL Rahul struck a well-controlled unbeaten 75 after fast bowling duo of Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj claimed three wickets apiece as India defeated Australia by five wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday.
World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka cruised into her third final of the season with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over last year's runner-up, No.7 seed Maria Sakkari, in the Indian Wells Masters semifinals, here.
Among those making it into the weekend were senior professionals Jyoti Randhawa (73-69), Shiv Kapur (75-69), Shamim Khan (72-70), S.S.P Chawrasia (72-70) and Manav Jaini (74-72).
