Rare! D Gukesh’s World C’ship Challenger Sindarov plays classical chess against bedridden Alireza Firouzja

Alireza Firouzja is playing against Javokhir Sindarov from a special room (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: A highly unusual scene unfolded at the Grand Chess Tour’s Superbet Chess Classic Romania 2026 on Monday when French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja played his classical game against Uzbek prodigy Javokhir Sindarov in a special room while confined to bed because of…

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Pakistan’s Shan Masood included in ICC’s special jury to pick greatest cricketers of last 25 years

NEW DELHI: Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has been named in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) special jury formed to select the greatest international cricketers of the last 25 years. His inclusion has caught many by surprise, especially with Pakistan currently struggling in the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh.Masood is one of two representatives from…

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‘MS Dhoni, where is he?’: Excited Ravi Shashtri sends Chepauk crowd into frenzy at toss

Ravi Shashtri sends Chepauk crowd into frenzy (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: The atmosphere at Chepauk turned electric even before the first ball of the high-stakes IPL 2026 clash between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad was bowled, thanks to a classic moment involving former India coach Ravi Shastri and MS Dhoni.During the toss on Monday, Shastri…

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GM Aravindh Chithambaram becomes first Indian chess player to qualify for Esports World Cup 2026

Aravindh Chithambaram (second from left) NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram became the first Indian player to qualify for the Chess main event at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 after winning the Road to EWC qualifier at DreamHack Atlanta.The 26-year-old produced a composed display in the high-pressure rapid format, where matches consisted of two…

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