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.
China's Qian Tianyi shocked world No. 5 Mima Ito of Japan through full sets, while reigning champion Chen Meng failed to reach the women's singles last 16 at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash here on Monday.
India fought back from a goal deficit to score four goals in the second quarter and then added two more in the final period of the match to outplay World Cup winner Germany 6-3 in a brilliant display of attacking hockey in the FIH Pro League at the Brisa Mundra International Stadium here on Monday.
Experienced England all-rounder Moeen Ali has hinted that he could call time on his One-day International career after the team's title defence of the 50-over World Cup to be held in India later in the year.
Delhi Capitals held their nerves to register their fourth win in the ongoing Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 with a close six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore, who suffered their fifth consecutive loss in the season at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, here on Monday.
India is hosting the event for the third time in the history for which over 350 plus boxers from 74 countries have registered so far.
