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A nation of sporting moments, not yet a sporting cultureIndia celebrates sports in flashes, with non-cricket athletes often struggling for recognition and financial security. Despite government s...- December 12, 2025 School Assembly News Headlines: Top national, global & sports updates for morning announcementsSchool assembly news headlines: India's exports are set to rise. The Rupee faces a new low. Mexico imposes tariffs on Indian goods. Pakista...
- Sports Ministry invites applications for National Sports AwardsThe Sports Ministry is inviting applications for national sports awards. The deadline for submissions is October 28. Doping-penalised athle...
- Did the government follow protocol in awarding D Gukesh the Khel Ratna?D Gukesh's inclusion in the 2024 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees was a surprise, as his historic World Chess Championship win in Dece...
- Indian sports in 2024: A year of monumental victories, breakthroughs, and near missesIndian sports in 2024 saw major achievements including a Cricket World Cup win, multiple Olympic medals, and chess world champions. India e...
- Gukesh's triumph underlines India's status as global chess superpowerIndia's dominance in chess continued in 2024. D Gukesh became the youngest world champion. Indian players secured numerous gold medals at t...
- Adani Group to support Indian chess sensation Praggnanandhaa, Gautam Adani applauds his triumphsGautam Adani, Adani Group's head, praised chess sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa as a symbol of Indian youth inspiration. Adani showcase...
- India has entered golden era of chess, we will have 100 GMs soon, says AICF chief Sanjay KapoorTeenaged GM Praggnanandhaa caught the country's imagination as he defeated world number two Hikaru Nakamura and number three Fabiano Caruna...
- Humpy, Harika to spearhead India's challenge in Asian Games; chess league in country planned in DecemberIndia will send a 10-member chess team, including Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika, to the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou. The men's te...
- Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika to spearhead India's challenge in Asian GamesThe team announcement was made on Sunday during the General Body meeting of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) in Kanpur, which was chai...
- Dommaraju Gukesh rings in his 17th b'day by defeating 5-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen; Sunjay Kapur gives a shout-out to rising starA chess prodigy, Gukesh D hails from Chennai. His father is an ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialist while his mother is a microbiologist.
- View: Don't get off your seats, make India e-sport champs!India has already earned an international e-sports medal. In the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games in Indonesia, where e-sports was featured as a de...
- Legendary Anand to mentor Indian chess players ahead of Asian GamesThe probable for the men's include, Vidit Gujarathi, P Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, S L Narayanan, K Sasikiran, B Adhiban, Karthikeyan Murali,...
- Athletes returning from high-risk COVID-19 affected nations will be quarantined: RijijuSpelling out the protocol for athletes arriving from the most-affected countries China, South Korea, Iran, Italy, Spain, France and Germany...
- Happy that Chess is back in Asian Games: Vishwanathan AnandChess was a part of Asian Games programme at the 2006 edition in Doha and 2010 in Guangzhou.
- Esports had a demonstration at the Asian Games, and there are factors that make its inclusion worth itAfter the medal ceremony, the winning athletes used terms like ‘experience’, ‘staying calm’, and ‘working hard’, things we hear in any athl...
- Nine sports upgraded to 'high priority' category by Sports MinistryAthletics, badminton, hockey, shooting, tennis, weightlifting, wrestling, archery and boxing have been put in the high priority list by the...
- Viswanathan Anand losses in World Championship but good year for Indian chessFive-time winner Viswanathan Anand lost his bid in the Sochi World Championship but Indian men's team clinched a historic bronze at 41st Ol...
- Chess will soon become most popular sport after cricket: SahajSahaj, who made a mark by clinching the world under-10 chess title in 2005, is keen to make his presence felt in the junior world champions...
- Can and ableEver wondered if your employer would treat you the same way if you couldn’t see or walk?
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