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Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio to take charge of FIFA World Cup 2026 with compatriots Bruno Pires and Bruno Boschilia as assistants

The 20-year-old player won four classical games on the trot to take the top spot after So’s chances of claiming the trophy ended after his game against Alireza Firouzja ended in a draw.

The chess champion, who will be at The Hindu Lit for Life 2026, talks about how he unwinds these days

Gukesh hadn’t felt so much stress even during the three-week long tournament, in which he had to face the most of the world’s best chess players twice.

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has re-entered the top 10 of the ICC Women's T20I batting rankings, a significant boost ahead of the World Cup. Her match-winning half-century against England propelled her back into the elite list. Meanwhile, New Zealand's Melie Kerr reclaims the top all-rounder spot, setting up an exciting contest with Hayley Matth […]

The board said the decision was taken as a precautionary measure to help the fast bowler recover ahead of a busy international season. Prasidh Krishna has been named as Siraj's replacement for both tours.

A strange mix-up saw Priyansh Arya run out in the tri-series opener against Sri Lanka A. His bat collided with the wicketkeeper's foot while trying to make his ground. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a century to rescue India A after an early collapse. Late contributions helped India A post a competitive total.

India pacer Mohammed Siraj has been withdrawn from the T20I squads for the Ireland and England tours as part of a workload management programme. The BCCI said the move was precautionary to ensure adequate recovery before a busy season. Prasidh Krishna has been named as his replacement in the Shreyas Iyer-led squad, which also includes teenage sensation Vaibh […]

Arjun Tendulkar won hearts in the Mumbai T20 League after checking on a young fan accidentally hit on the head by one of his sixes. He later gifted the child a signed match ball. Arjun also starred on the field, taking 3/11 and scoring an unbeaten 66 as Arcs Andheri cruised to a nine-wicket win over Bandra Blasters.

Backed by their historic ODI World Cup victory, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur express high confidence ahead of India`s T20 World Cup campaign in England.

Legendary Viswanathan Anand hailed R Praggnanandhaa`s highly competitive style of play, and urged the struggling world champion D Gukesh to take a leaf out of the book of newly-crowned Norway Chess champion to script a turnaround

Siraj`s latest appearance came during the one-off Test match against Afghanistan. Team India secured a dominating victory by an innings and 300 runs at the Maharaja Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh

Rohit missed quite a few IPL matches for Mumbai Indians due to their respective issues. He had a hamstring niggle

Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed a glorious century. Having faced 114 balls, the right-handed batsman garnered 101 runs, laced with six boundaries and three maximums. His century came after a lean patch during the concluded IPL 2026