Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Indian Grandmasters Lalit Babu and Neelotpal Das scored impressive victories in the eighth round to jump into a joint three-player lead, along with GM Gharibyan Mamikon, in the Mumbai International Grandmaster Chess Tournament at the World Trade Centre, here on Tuesday.
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) The Kalinga Black Tigers produced a clinical and dominant display against the Mumbai Dreamers, defeating them 33-5 in a Season 1 match of the Rugby Premier League at the Shahaji Raje Bhosale Sports Complex (Andheri Sports Complex), here on Tuesday.
Chennai, June 24 (IANS) Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu takes on Chandigarh while Odisha take on Maharashtra in the semifinals in the men's category, while Tamil Nadu play Odisha and Hockey Haryana take on neighbours Punjab in the last-four stage in the women's section in the 1st Hockey India Masters Cup 2025 here on Wednesday.
Leeds, June 24 (IANS) India clawed their way back into the contest thanks to a game-changing double strike by Shardul Thakur, just as England seemed to be cruising in their record chase of 371, at Tea on Day 5 of the gripping first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy at Headingley here on Tuesday.
Bad Homburg (Germany), June 24 (IANS) The top two seeds at the Bad Homburg Open both made it safely into the quarterfinals on Tuesday -- but via contrasting routes.
Dehradun, June 24 (IANS) The opening day of competitions at the National Selection Trials 3&4 (Group ‘A’ Rifle/Pistol) saw Olympian Anish Bhanwala emerge on top of the leaderboard in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (RFP) T3 Men’s qualification Stage 1, held here at the Trishul Shooting Range, Maharana Pratap Sports College, Raipur.
Agartala (Tripura), June 24 (IANS) Smt. Raksha Khadse, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, stressed on Tuesday conducted a detailed tour and a thorough review of the training facilities and assessed the progress of the athletes at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) operated Sports Training Centre (STC) in Agartala on Tuesday.
Leeds, June 24 (IANS) Rain halted England’s spirited pursuit of 371 on Day 5 of the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Headingley, with the hosts well poised at 181 for no loss in 40.5 overs, after a sublime unbeaten century by Ben Duckett (105) and a composed 59 not out by Zak Crawley.
London, June 24 (IANS) The All England Club have confirmed that Sir Andy Murray is set to be honoured with a statue at Wimbledon during the 2027 edition of the tournament, which will mark 150 years since the tournament began.
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) With six wins from seven games, Hyderabad Heroes have become the first team to make the semifinals of the inaugural season of the Rugby Premier League (RPL), and head coach DJ Forbes said they have achieved their first goal.
