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.
Former India skipper Virat Kohli has said his desire to continue playing ODI cricket and potentially feature in the 2027 ICC World Cup comes from his love for the game, while making it clear that he does not want to be in a position where he constantly has to prove his worth to remain in the Indian team.
Pakistan have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee and docked eight points in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship after being found guilty of maintaining a slow over rate during the opening Test against Bangladesh.
Former two-time youth world champion Sakshi Chaudhary is on a giant-killing spree.
Tilak Varma has been named captain of the India ‘A’ team for the upcoming 50-over tri-series in Sri Lanka, with exciting young batters Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Priyansh Arya earning places in the squad announced by the senior men’s selection committee on Thursday.
While IPL 2026 has largely belonged to the fearless new generation of batters, legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar believes Virat Kohli reminded everyone that the old guard is far from finished after producing another chase masterclass for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur on Wednesday.
