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The 11-year-old London schoolgirl made history at the 46th Chess Olympiad last week when she was crowned the youngest chess player in history to earn the coveted WGM title. British Indian chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan was on Friday recognised by Guinness World Records for her record-breaking achievement as the youngest chess player to achieve the woman grandmaster (WGM) title.The 11-year-old London schoolgirl made history at the 46th Chess Olympiad last week when she was crowned the youngest chess player in history to earn the coveted WGM title.Her extraordinary win at Samarkand, Uzbekistan, has now added another milestone to her record-breaking…

India and Pakistan are set for another blockbuster chapter in their cricket rivalry as they clash in the men's cricket final at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. India will lock horns with arch-rival Pakistan in the men's cricket final at the 2026 Asian Games, the continental showpiece taking place in Aichi-Nagoya, on Saturday. The two rivals will go head-to-head in a high-stakes showdown, with the coveted gold medal hanging in the balance.India are the defending champions and have been undefeated in their Asian Games campaign so far. Their quarter-final fixture against Afghanistan was washed out due to rain, and…

Sujeet Kalkal produced one of the most remarkable comeback victories of the 2026 Asian Games, recovering from a 2-9 deficit in the men's freestyle 65kg final to defeat Tajikistan's Abdulmazhid Kudiev 10-9 and clinch his maiden Asian Games gold medal. Sujeet Kalkal underlined his growing supremacy in the men's 65kg category by clinching the Asian Games gold here on Friday, defeating an Olympic champion en route to the title and erasing a massive 2-9 deficit in the final to add yet another crown to his tally in a stunning year of domination.Stronger Iranian and Japanese rivals were expected to make…

Indian athletes enjoyed another memorable day at the 2026 Asian Games, highlighted by gold medals from boxer Parveen Hooda and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain. Indian boxer Parveen Hooda secured the second boxing gold of the day for India, defeating Chinese Taipei's Chen Nien-Chen in the final of the women's 65 kg event at the ongoing Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday.Parveen secured the gold medal by 3-2 via split decision, making it the second gold for the nation in boxing after Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain's women's 75 kg gold. After having lost her 2022 Asian Games bronze due to a…

Indian football is gearing up for a landmark moment as the Blue Tigers prepare to take on five-time FIFA World Cup champions Brazil at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on October 3. History will be made at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) in Salt Lake, Kolkata, when the Indian national football team will face off against five-time FIFA World Cup winners Brazil on Saturday. The India-Brazil fixture would be one of the biggest International friendlies to happen in the country.India kicked off its international friendlies schedule earlier, facing Panama at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Packed with…

India continued its impressive archery campaign at the 2026 Asian Games, with the men's recurve team securing a silver medal after a hard-fought defeat to South Korea in the final. India secured a silver medal in the men's recurve team event at the Asian Games 2026 after losing 1-5 to South Korea in the final here on Friday, adding another medal to a memorable day for the country's archers.Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Sanjay Bhoge and Neeraj Chauhan were unable to replicate the women's team's earlier upset over South Korea, as the Koreans' consistency under pressure proved decisive, according to ESPN.The opening…

India have lined up a crucial six-match ODI series against South Africa ahead of the 2027 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, giving the Men in Blue valuable match practice in familiar tournament venues. The Indian cricket team are expected to receive proper game time in South African conditions ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup. As part of their preparations, India will face South Africa in a bilateral one-day international series, which will serve as a pre-tournament warm-up for the Men in Blue.The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday kicked off the one-year countdown for the ODI World Cup 2027…