FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich handed over the torch to the prime minister who gave it to the legendary Viswanathan Anand.

Indians were struggling at 81 for four before a 65-run stand between Hardik and Karthik brought the home team back into the game. India were able to amass 73 runs in the last five overs.

The only new face in the side is Maharashtra right-hand batter Rahul Tripathi, who was rewarded for his stellar batting during this edition of IPL where he scored more than 400 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The notification covers a wide range of sporting events, including key tournaments from international cricket, tennis, hockey, kabaddi, football, badminton, ‘Khelo India’ games and other such sporting events featuring India.

The result will be a huge boost for the champion thrower before the World Championships

Indian men's football team on Tuesday qualified for the Asian Cup Finals after Palestine defeated Philippines 4-0 in a group B match in Ulaanbaatar. SPO-FOOT-CHENNAYIN-COACH Chennaiyin FC rope in Thomas Brdaric as head coach Chennai, Jun 14. Two-time Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC on Tuesday roped in former German footballer Thomas Brdaric as the team's new head coach ahead of the upcoming season.

Roger Federer has been out for almost a year due to an injury that has threatened to end his fantastic career.

On a two-paced track where most of the batters struggled, Klaasen made it look ridiculously easy as he smashed seven fours and five towering sixes in his 46-ball knock to hep his team knock off a target of 149 with 10 balls to spare.

Getting away from the politics of the Tours, the element that hasn’t received adequate attention is the format of the LIV Golf events.

RedBird, who are investors in Fenway Sports Group, agreed a 1.2-billion-euro ($1.26-billion) deal to buy Milan earlier this month.

The winning bidder will earn the rights to broadcast the league for a five-year cycle from 2023 to 2027.

India had posted an imposing to 211 for four with the help of Ishan Kishan (76 off 48 balls), new skipper Rishabh Pant (29 off 16) and Hardik Pandya (31 off 12).

The 39-year-old had already retired from the T20 format and her decision to stop playing all formats was expected after India's ODI World Cup campaign ended in March.

Scindia said the policy will help attract air sports enthusiasts all around the world especially from North America, Europe, and Australia to come to practice in India.

Kajol has also won bronze in the nationals held in Patiala in August 2019 which secured her place in the Khelo India Youth Games Maharashtra team.

The slapgate controversy aside, the duo enjoyed successful careers together, winning the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 and ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011.

From a distance it felt like Pogba, who has once again left United as a free agent, was the very epitome of that player power, someone Mourinho reportedly called a “virus” in front of his team-mates.

Londo also said the series may find it tough to achieve the popularity enjoyed by Formula 1 but it is already more relevant.

Wayne Parnell, who is making a comeback after good five years, was focused during his extended spell while Raasie van der Dussen looked the most impressive under the watchful eyes of head coach Mark Boucher.

Sachin told Sehwag that it was a bad phase of his life and suggested that he go home after the tour, think hard, and then decide his next move.

The final two games will cater to the Indian diaspora in the United States and be held at Broward County Stadium in Florida on August 6 and 7.

The form of India’s two frontline batters has become a cause for concern in a T20 World Cup year, especially following the debacle of 2021.

Following the match, Nadal insisted that he would never know for sure if any match at Roland Garros would be his last at a place he is adored.

Opting to bat after winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals were restricted to 130 for nine by the Gujarat bowlers at a packed Narendra Modi Stadium.

With the 1-0 win over Juergen Klopp's side, Ancelotti became the first coach to claim the Champions League four times, with his second victory as Real boss coming after two triumphs with AC Milan.

Both teams have already played two matches against each other during this season where the winner, both times, was Gujarat Titans.

Ancelotti has already delivered the Spanish title in his first season back at Madrid, which beat Liverpool in the 2018 final led by Zinedine Zidane for a record-extending 13th European Cup.

Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale in early March following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a "special military operation".

Pacer Prasidh Krishna (3/22) came back strongly from the hammering he received in the last game to help Rajasthan restrict RCB to 157 for eight in Qualifier 2 despite a stellar 42-ball 58 from Rajat Patidar.

Abramovich is being replaced as Chelsea owner by a group fronted by American investor Todd Boehly, a prospect unimaginable when the oligarch was on the field in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 9 lifting the FIFA Club World Cup.

The incident occurred while news anchor was presenting a report on the French Open.

Substitute Ilkay Gundogan headed in a Raheem Sterling cross at the back post in the 76th minute and then Rodri delivered a pinpoint finish after being set up by Oleksandr Zinchenko.

As reported on July 14 by PTI, regular captain Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli, pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have all been rested for the white-ball series in which Rishabh Pant will be the vice-captain.

Praggnanandhaa is the fifth-youngest person to achieve the Grandmaster title after Abhimanyu Mishra, Gukesh D, Sergey Karjakin, and Javokhir Sindarovt.

Out of the public eye, Klopp sold a dream and everybody at the club fell for it.

Sports events across the globe are getting environmental friendly to minimise carbon footprint.

As the 'Kohli Kohli' chants suggested, the whole of Wankhede and probably the country wanted to see the former India captain back amongst the runs and with a little bit of luck going his way, he was back playing the shots he is known for.

With this win, Nikhat Zareen became only the fifth Indian boxer to be crowned world champion.

De Kock gave a batting masterclass enroute to an unbeaten 140 off 70 balls as he and Rahul (68 not out off 51) fired LSG to 210 for no loss, the highest opening stand in IPL history.

Rahul Tripathi scored 76 from 44 balls to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a challenging 193 for six. He was ably complemented by Priyam Garg (42) and Nicholas Pooran (38).

Bairstow (28 off 15 balls) fell to Nortje in the fourth over before a struggling Shardul Thakur took two wickets -- that of Bhanuka Rajapaksa (4) and Shikhar Dhawan (19) -- in three balls in the sixth over to change the complexion of the game.

Victory on the final day at home to Aston Villa would guarantee City their fourth league title in five seasons, regardless of Liverpool's results against Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

While CSK were already out of the play-off race, the win for Gujarat guarantees them a top-two finish on the points table in their debut season, providing them with two opportunities to reach the final.Saha first added 59 runs in just 7.1 overs with Shubman Gill (18; 3x4) to lay the foundation of the win.

India’s Number one singles player and world number nine Lakshya Sen was down by food poisoning at the start of the tournament.

India’s Sunday surprise came after the winning team defeated the best of the world badminton by demolishing Malaysia, Denmark and Indonesia - the three powerhouses during the most prestigious badminton event – the Thomas & Uber Cup.  

In the second singles, Srikanth then produced a fine performance to outclass Asian games gold medallist Jonatan Christie.

Symonds’ death comes as another tragic blow for the country’s cricketing community, already reeling from the recent deaths of Shane Warne and Rod Marsh.

The car Symonds was driving left the road and rolled, according to a police statement, which described it as a single vehicle incident.

IPL Betting Racket: The investigation agency says that the punters used to have connections in Pakistan and acted on the inputs provided by handlers across the border.

Opting to bowl, MI shot CSK out for 97 with pacer Daniel Sams (3/16 from 4 overs) running though the MS Dhoni-led side's top-order with three quick wickets in a fiery opening spell, and then huffed and puffed to overhaul the small target of 98 with 31 balls to spare.