Arkady re-elected FIDE President, India's Anand as Deputy President

07 Aug, 2022

Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Arkady Dvorkovich was on Sunday reelected for a second and last time with a huge margin of 141 votes.

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CWG 2022: Indian men's hockey team edges out South Africa to reach final (07 Aug, 2022)

Birmingham, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian men's hockey team set itself for its third medal ever in the Commonwealth Games as it made it to the final, prevailing over South Africa 3-2 in a closely-fought semifinal here on Saturday.

CWG 2022, Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat clinches gold, completes hat-trick of top podium finishes (06 Aug, 2022)

Birmingham, Aug 6 (IANS) Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat won gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the women's 53kg event and completed the hat-trick of top podium finishes, here on Saturday.

CWG 2022, Cricket: India through to final; defeat England by four runs in a thrilling semifinal (Ld) (06 Aug, 2022)

Birmingham, Aug 6 (IANS) India are through to the final of 2022 Commonwealth Games women's T20 final after defeating England by four runs in a thrilling semifinal at Edgbaston on Saturday.

I want to use every ounce of my strength to get that gold medal in Paris: Bajrang Punia (06 Aug, 2022)

Birmingham, Aug 6 (IANS) Winning the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games here was not the real target for celebrated Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia -- considering his talent and the standard of the sport in CWG, he could do that in his sleep. Bajrang wanted to win in Birmingham on his terms, with an imposing and aggressive style of play.

Chris Hemsworth calls CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu 'legend' (06 Aug, 2022)

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, the god of Thunder, has said that CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu is worthy of Thor's hammer and even called her a legend.

Simran, Sangeeth Sivan congratulate athletes for doing India proud at CWG (06 Aug, 2022)

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Actress Simran and director Sangeeth Sivan were among the celebrities from the film industry who joined scores of fans from across the country in congratulating Indian athletes, including wrestler Sakshi Malik, who have been putting up a stellar show at the ongoing CommonWealth Games.

Is the AIFF staring at a FIFA-AFC ban? (06 Aug, 2022)

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The international football federation (FIFA) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have warned that the All India Football Federation (AIFF) is staring at an imminent ban for "deviating" from the "roadmap" for getting the new constitution in place, which will result in the country losing the hosting rights for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

CWG 2022: Bajrang Punia retains gold medal with aggressive win in 65kg (05 Aug, 2022)

Birmingham, Aug (IANS) Former Asian and Commonwealth Games winner Bajrang Punia established his superiority in the men's freestyle 65kg division, winning the gold medal at Birmingham 2022 by beating Lachlan McNeil of Canada 9-2 in the final on Friday.

Gukesh, the 'Rajinikanth' of Indian chess, wins 7th game in a row! (05 Aug, 2022)

Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) A 7/7 in the Chess Olympiad for any Grandmaster (GM) is not a small feat and if that was achieved by a 16-year-old GM, then it is even more commendable.

Coach S Murali stands vindicated as son Sreeshankar bags Commonwealth Games silver (05 Aug, 2022)

Birmingham, Aug 5 (ANS) "I know him from the minute I took him from Dr. Suma Natarajan at 1.20 am in Kuppuswamy Naidu hospital in Coimbatore. They were telling him that he needs another coach," responds S Murali in a rhetorical manner when reminded of the days when he and his son, long jumper M Sreeshankar were under the spotlight before and during the Tokyo Olympics as his son had a poor outing at the Olympics.