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.
India’s first World Cup-winning captain and legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev has taken over as the President of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI).
Five Olympics-bound Indian boxers minus Amit Panghal, will head to the Olympic Centre in Saarbrucken, Germany for a month-long training camp starting June 28 as part of their final preparations ahead of the Paris Olympics.
The National Inter-State Championships beginning in Panchkula on Thursday will present one final opportunity for some of India’s top track and field athletes to vie for Paris Olympics berths.
In contrast, India have a 100 percent record in completed matches over the last three weeks and underlined their status as tournament favourites by beating Australia on Monday, a result which knocked the 50-over world champions out of the tournament.
While Nataraj will compete in the men's 100 backstroke event, Dhinidhi will participate in the women's 200m freestyle competition.
