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Gukesh & Vishy Anand As Gukesh’s reign as world champion turns one, Vishy Anand speaks on his form, added scrutiny on teen, pressure of facing him in GCL and more At a social event recently, current world champion  Gukesh Dommaraju  made his way to chess legend Viswanathan Anand and his son Akhil. After exchanging pleasantries with Anand’s son, Gukesh turned to his idol for some light-hearted conversation where he mentioned how he had taken a short vacation after the World Cu

India vs South Africa Quinton de Kock slammed 90, guiding South Africa to a 51-run victory over hosts India in the second T20I in Mullanpur on Thursday. Quinton de Kock starred with a stunning 90 off just 46 balls as South Africa outclassed India by 51 runs in the second T20I in Mullanpur on Thursday. De Kock smashed seven sixes in his knock, while late cameos from Donovan Ferreira (30 off 16) and David Miller (20 off 12) powered SA to 213/4 in 20 overs. Pacer Arshdeep Singh

Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton said after the final race of what has been an  annus horribilis  for him at Ferrari that he wanted to shut off from the world over the winter. "I'm already looking forward just to the break, just to disconnecting, not speaking to anyone," the seven-time champion said, after the worst season of his career. "No one's going to be able to get hold of me this winter. I won't have my phone with me and I'm looking forward to that. Just completely unplug

Unai Emery ust 11 weeks ago  Aston Villa  were winless and third bottom of the Premier League. Now, driven by manager Unai Emery, they are third with growing talk of their involvement in the title race. Saturday's dramatic finale against leaders Arsenal  underlined their credentials and the 2-1 victory was Emery's 63rd in the Premier League - the most in the club's history. He has a 54.94% win rate from his 162 games and only the Gunners and  Manchester City  have picked up m

Billie Jean King The Women's Tennis Association has announced a long-term partnership with Mercedes-Benz which has the potential to be the largest in women's sport. The German car manufacturer will become the premier partner of the WTA and pour $50m (£37.5m) per year into women’s tennis for up to 10 years. The deal has been described as the "most significant" in the WTA's history, and could ultimately be worth up to half a billion dollars (£375m). The National Women's Soccer

England England have already reached a point of no return in this Ashes series. At 2-0 down after only six days of cricket across two Tests, England must win in Adelaide to revive any hope of lifting the urn for the first time since 2015. The tourists are continuing to decompress on their break in Noosa and will return to training on Sunday. Here are some of their options with which to begin a fightback at the Adelaide Oval when the third Test starts on Wednesday (23:30 GMT T

Matthew Stafford There are four weeks left in the NFL's regular season and I feel like every year we're saying this, but I don't think the league's ever been this contested. There's been so many games where you cannot blink or take anything for granted. Some play-off spots won't be decided until week 18, so for so many teams, that final game will be incredibly meaningful. The AFC East title could go down to the wire, but the Buffalo Bills will need to stop the New England Pat

Alonso The deafening jeers that greeted former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola before kick-off turned into away-fan cheers after Manchester City picked up a magnificent Champions League victory at Real Madrid that leaves Xabi Alonso clinging on to his job. Guardiola's connections with Real's rivals was not forgotten by the home faithful and it is ironic that a Barca man might have been the person to hammer the final nail in Alonso's coffin. Despite reports beforehand stating Alo

Noni Madueke Noni Madueke might reflect on the Champions League win at Club Brugge as a landmark night in his  Arsenal  career. The 23-year-old scored two goals in  Wednesday's 3-0 victory , including a stunning effort from 20 yards, with his all-action performance again showing he can be more than a rotation option for manager Mikel Arteta. "An unbelievable goal," Arteta said. "When you talk about individual quality and magic moments, that's it." Madueke has a tough task dis

Richard Rapport “When I saw Team Gukesh (at the World Chess Championship), it was a very impressive team of people. To be able to afford and to be able to maintain such a setup, it's just very impressive,” Rapport tells The Indian Express in an interview Richard Rapport remembers being impressed when a newly-minted world champion Gukesh Dommaraju rattled off the names of the Avengers that he had assembled to help him dethrone Ding Liren at the world chess championship in 2024

Indian Team Leading the revival was Arshdeep Singh who burst through defenses to create chances that led to a podium finish. After the  semifinal thrashing against Germany , India’s head coach PR Sreejesh said it would be ‘painful’ if his wards returned home from Chennai empty-handed after all the work they had put in for a year leading up to the FIH Junior World Cup. For three quarters in the bronze medal match against Argentina on Wednesday, that word perfectly described In

Team India This was no trophy won by chance. The foundation had been laid two to three years ago. Having already endured heartbreak in two finals - 2005 and 2017 - India entered the 2025 edition with a different mindset. "Definitely it's a very heartbreaking moment," said a dejected captain Harmanpreet Kaur as India suffered their third consecutive defeat in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 league stage. She had every reason to call it "heartbreaking" as not once, twice

Hardik Pandya India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Today Match Playing 11, Squad, Players List: IND take on SA in the second T20I at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur in New Chandigarh on Thursday. India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Match Playing 11, Full Squad:  Riding high on confidence after thrashing South Africa by 101 runs in the first T20I in Cuttack on Tuesday, Suryakumar Yadav’s India will take on Aiden Markram’s deflated side for the second

Rugby When Joe Heyes toured New Zealand in July 2024 he was miserable. Out of contention for England's matchday squad and suffering with a back spasm, the prop would hole up after training, sailing and killing his way around the 18th Century Caribbean from his hotel room. Assassin's Creed: Black Flag - a console game - was his focus, rather than the All Blacks. "I had a horrible time. I hated it," said Heyes of that tour. "I hated rugby. It had become a bit of a job to me, a

Pat Cummins Regular captain Pat Cummins was named in the Australia squad on Wednesday for the third Ashes test against England, a strong indication that the inspirational fast bowler will see his first action of the series in Adelaide next week. Cummins has been labouring with a back problem and missed the eight-wicket wins over England in  Perth  and  Brisbane  which have given the hosts a 2-0 lead heading into the Adelaide Oval clash from December 17. "We feel as though he'

Jalen Brunson Jalen Brunson scored 20 of his 35 points in the first quarter Tuesday night and the New York Knicks defeated the host Toronto Raptors 117-101 in their NBA Cup quarterfinal. The Knicks will play the Orlando Magic in a semifinal game Saturday at Las Vegas. Karl-Anthony Towns added 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who have won four straight and eight of nine. Josh Hart scored 21 points, Mikal Bridges had 15, OG Anunoby chipped in with 13 points, two blocks

Italy  Nine Russian and Belarusian athletes were granted Individual Neutral Athletes status by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation on Wednesday, enabling them to feature in qualifying events for next year's Milano Cortina Olympics. Belarusian freestyle skiing aerialist Hanna Huskova, who won gold at Pyeongchang 2018 and silver at Beijing 2022, headlines the initial list alongside Russia's Anastasia Tatalina, who took gold in the women's ski big air at the 2021 Worl

Tennis World number one Aryna Sabalenka says she is not concerned that losing to Nick Kyrgios in this month's 'Battle of the Sexes' exhibition could damage the reputation of women's tennis. Four-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka will play the Australian, ranked 672 in the world, on December 28. "I am not putting myself at any risk," the 27-year-old Belarusian told the BBC. "We're there to have fun and bring great tennis. Whoever wins, wins. "It's so obvious that the man is b

NFL The Cleveland Browns placed running back Jerome Ford and center Ethan Pocic on injured reserve Tuesday, while center Darrian Dalcourt was signed to the practice squad. The Browns also signed defensive tackle Keith Cooper Jr. to the practice squad while defensive end Ochaun Mathis and linebacker Mark Robinson were released from the practice squad. Ford, 26, has not played more than 17 snaps in a game since Week 6 when he was slowed by a hamstring injury. In 13 games (no st

Baseball Left-handed reliever Gregory Soto has reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates on a one-year, $7.75 million contract, ESPN reported on Tuesday. Soto, 30, finished with a 1-5 record, one save, a 4.18 ERA, 24 walks and 70 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings over 70 relief appearances in 2025 for the Baltimore Orioles (45 games) and New York Mets (25). The Orioles traded him to the Mets on July 25 for two minor league pitchers, right-handers Wellington Aracena and Came