FIFA is set to confirm the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 men's World Cups on Wednesday, with a three-continent, six-nation bid led by Morocco, Spain and Portugal to be awarded the former and the latter going to Saudi Arabia.In October last year, the global soccer governing body said there were no competing bids for …
Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed a triple-wicket maiden as Uttar Pradesh secured a narrow 10-run victory over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) group-stage match against Jharkhand at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Chasing 161 for victory, Jharkhand looked steady in patches, but Bhuvneshwar's masterful swing derailed their chase. Bowling with the new ball, …
With Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah taking over as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), former India spinner Harbhajan Singh that he will take cricket to a higher level globally. Jay Shah officially assumed the role of ICC Chair on Sunday, succeeding Greg Barclay who vacated …
Bihar Cricket Association president Rakesh Tiwari lavish praises on young bowler Suman Kumar, who took all 10 wickets in a Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match against Rajasthan at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna on Saturday. Suman Kumar from Samastipur district in Bihar has scripted history by taking all 10 wickets in an innings in …
Sumit Nagal and Vaishnavi Adkar emerged victorious in the men’s and women’s singles categories, respectively, at the 43rd PSPB Inter-Unit Lawn Tennis Tournament. Rajkumar Dubey shone in the veterans' events, clinching two titles on Saturday.Nagal, representing Indian Oil and currently the nation’s top singles player, defeated ONGC’s J Vishnu Vardhan 6-4, 6-3 in the men’s …
India’s top men’s doubles badminton pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, have withdrawn from the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament. The duo, once ranked world No. 1 and strong contenders for the men’s doubles title, had been out of action since the Paris Olympics due to Satwik’s shoulder injury. They recently returned to competitive …
Aaryavir Sehwag, son of former India batter Virender Sehwag, hogged all the limelights on Thursday after he smashed a double century for Delhi on Day 1 of their Cooch Behar Trophy match against Meghalaya. The 17-year-old Aaryavir smashed an unbeaten 200 as Delhi took a 208-run lead at the MCA Cricket Ground in …
In an exclusive interaction with India Today's sister group Sports Today, Indian chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi recalled the approach that he took for the 2024 season of taking one tournament at a time. The 21-year-old discussed how his 2024 season went through ups and downs and the learnings he took away from each step. Source …
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway delivered a flawless performance on the final day to clinch the title in the Open section, while India's R Praggnanandhaa finished runner-up at the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament in Kolkata on Friday.In the women's section, Russia's Aleksandra Goryachkina maintained her consistent form to emerge triumphant with …
File photo of Magnus Carlsen.© AFP World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen recorded a flawless performance, securing victories against S L Narayanan, Wesley So and Arjun Erigaisi, to take the sole lead at the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament in Kolkata on Thursday. Starting the day just half a point behind overnight leader …
