Sports

28

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Indian-origin chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan becomes youngest woman grandmaster at 11

Sivanandan has been crowned the youngest Woman Grandmaster (WGM) while representing England at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan Indian-origin chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan has been crowned the youngest Woman Grandmaster (WGM) while representing England at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.The 11-year-old London schoolgirl is the youngest chess player in history to earn the WGM title after becoming the youngest person to represent England internationally in any sport, when she played for the English Chess Federation at age nine.The International Chess Federation (FIDE) confirmed her latest milestone after she played all 11 rounds on England's top board – a…

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28

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Vithya Ramraj clinches Asian Games bronze, breaks P.T. Usha’s 42-year-old record

Vithya Ramraj clinched bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Asian Games 2026, breaking P.T. Usha’s 42-year-old national record with a time of 54.75 seconds. Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj won the bronze medal in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, clocking her best time of 54.75 seconds and breaking a national record that has stood since 1984. Vithya was able to clear all 10 hurdles to finish third in the final.She broke the previous national record set by the legendary Indian athlete P.T. Usha at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, standing at 55.42 seconds.…

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27

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Virat Kohli hits record 55th ODI ton, becomes second batter to reach 15,000 runs after Tendulkar

Batting maestro Virat Kohli on Sunday completed 15,000 runs in OneDay International cricket, becoming only the second batter in history after the legendary Sachin Tendulkar to achieve the feat. Batting maestro Virat Kohli on Sunday struck his record-extending 55th ODI century here during the opening match against the West Indies on Sunday.Kohli, having completed his half-century earlier in the innings off only 40 balls, crossed the triple-figure mark on the 74th ball he faced. He brought up the feat with a six over the bowler Gudakesh Motie's head.He completed 15,000 runs in One-Day International cricket, becoming only the second batter…

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26

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

India sweep kabaddi golds at 2026 Asian Games with both teams victorious

India reaffirmed its supremacy in Asian Games kabaddi with a stunning golden double on Saturday, as both the men's and women's teams successfully defended their titles after defeating arch-rivals Iran in gripping finals India completed a golden double in kabaddi at the Asian Games as both the men's and women's teams defended their respective titles with thrilling victories over Iran in the finals here on Saturday.The Indian men overcame Iran 40-34 in a closely fought final to retain their gold medal, following the women's team's 37-34 victory over the same opponents earlier in the day.The men's final was a tense…

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26

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Kohli confirms 2027 World Cup as his last, Rohit keen to settle ‘unfinished business’

With the 2027 ODI World Cup on the horizon, Indian batting icon Virat Kohli has revealed that the tournament will be his final World Cup appearance for India. Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli has said that next year's ODI World Cup is going to be his last for the country and he is going to "leave everything out there" to win the trophy.The 37-year-old, who now plays only one format, spoke to 'JioStar' ahead of the ODI series against the West Indies starting here on Sunday. The World Cup will be hosted jointly by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia."For me,…

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26

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Japan’s 11-year-old eSports prodigy wins Asian Games gold, says he felt ’embarrassed’

Japan's 11-year-old Yuki Kurihara became the youngest athlete in the country's Asian Games history after winning Puyo Puyo Champions gold, beating opponents up to three times his age Japan's 11-year-old eSports prodigy Yuki Kurihara said he was "embarrassed" after winning Asian Games gold on Saturday by thrashing a series of opponents up to three times his age.The bespectacled primary school student, believed to be the youngest competitor at the Games in Aichi-Nagoya, won the Puyo Puyo Champions final 10-2.He is the youngest athlete in host country Japan's Asian Games history.Puyo Puyo Champions is a puzzle game where players try to…

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26

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Son of Russian political refugees wins Bahrain its first Asian Games swimming gold

Michel Arkhangelskiy, son of Russian political refugees who could not represent Russia or France, won Bahrain its first Asian Games swimming title with 50m butterfly gold in Tokyo A son of political refugees who fled Russia for France, swimmer Michel Arkhangelskiy, travelled a long road to finally clinch his first major title at the Asian Games under the flag of Bahrain.The 21-year-old won the 50-metre butterfly gold on Thursday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in a time of 22.91 seconds, matching exactly his Asian record set in France in June.Bahrain was never Arkhangelskiy's first choice as a nation to represent…

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25

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Manpreet Kaur bags shot put bronze at Asian Games, Krishna Menon ends fifth

India’s athletics campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 received another boost as Manpreet Kaur clinched the bronze medal in the women’s shot put on Friday. India’s Manpreet Kaur won the bronze medal in the women’s shot put at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Friday, while compatriot Krishna Jayasankar Menon finished fifth in the event.Manpreet produced her best throw of 17.17 metres in her fourth attempt to secure a place on the podium. China’s Song Jiayuan won the gold with 19.40m, while compatriot Zhang Linru claimed silver with 18.14m, according to ESPN.South Korea’s Jeong Yu Sun finished fourth with…

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25

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Daren Sammy challenges West Indies to step up ahead of ODIs against India: ‘Have to beat India’

West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has urged his players to embrace the challenge of taking on India in their own backyard, describing the upcoming ODI series as a crucial test of the team's progress and ambitions. West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has issued a rallying call for the squad as they gear up to face India in their backyard. He believes it would be a great opportunity for the team to put up a good display against the Men in Blue as they kick off preparations for the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.India will host the West Indies for…

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25

Sep

By The Press Editor

Sports

Scaloni admits pulling out all stops to secure Messi’s return for Argentina send-off: ‘A player like him deserves this’

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni revealed that he was determined to bring Lionel Messi back for one final appearance with the national team. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he "pushed hard" to ensure Lionel Messi would return to the national team for a farewell match soon after announcing his retirement because he was not sure he would be in charge to orchestrate it later.Messi announced his retirement from international football in August, just over a month after Argentina were beaten 1-0 by Spain in the World Cup final.However, the former Barcelona and Paris St Germain forward was called up weeks…

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