The 2025 chess season will be remembered as a defining chapter in Arjun Erigaisi’s career. It was a year of sustained excellence, historic milestones, and agonizing near-misses that underlined both how close he is to the absolute summit of world chess and how unforgiving the elite ecosystem can be. While the season ended in Doha…
Indian weightlifting ended 2025 in a familiar but complicated place encouraged by results, energised by a new generation, yet aware of the hard truths that continue to shadow the sport. It was a year that offered reassurance that the system is producing lifters of international quality, while also underlining the distance India still needs to…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s preparations for the WPL 2026, Women’s Premier League have taken a decisive turn with the signing of Mumbai all-rounder Sayali Satghare as a replacement for Ellyse Perry. On paper, it is an impossible swap one of the most influential players in WPL history replaced by a domestic all-rounder signed at base price….
The 2025 FIDE World Blitz Championships in Doha concluded with familiar names reclaiming their places at the summit, but not without drama, controversy, and a reminder of how unforgiving elite chess has become at its sharpest edge. Magnus Carlsen captured his ninth World Blitz title in the Open section, while Kazakhstan’s Bibisara Assaubayeva sealed her…
The stage is set for one of Indian basketball’s most prestigious domestic events as the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) officially unveiled the group-stage draw for the 75th Senior National Basketball Championship, scheduled to be held from January 4 to 11, 2026, at the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai. Bringing together the country’s top…
As the Women’s Premier League, WPL 2026 prepares for its fourth season in 2026, the tournament finds itself at a critical inflection point. What was once a tightly controlled, star-driven league is now grappling with the realities of global cricket calendars, player well-being, and franchise adaptability. The late withdrawals of Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, and…
Delhi Capitals have moved swiftly to address a key personnel change ahead of the Women’s Premier League 2026, announcing the signing of Australian leg-spinner Alana King as a replacement for all-rounder Annabel Sutherland, who has withdrawn from the tournament due to personal reasons. The JSW and GMR co-owned franchise confirmed the development on Monday, underlining…
Women’s cricket continues to evolve at a remarkable pace, and 2025 stood out as another landmark year in its journey. The game has grown sharper, faster, and more competitive, mirroring the intensity long associated with the men’s format. Rising broadcast numbers, packed stadiums, and a clear improvement in technical depth have underlined how far women’s…
Women’s cricket continues to scale new heights, and 2025 further underlined how far the game has come. Fast-paced contests, rising broadcast numbers across television and OTT platforms, and consistently packed stadiums have turned women’s cricket into a mainstream sporting product. The quality on the field has matched the growing attention, with bowlers in particular playing…
The year 2025 will be remembered as one of the most consequential seasons in the history of Indian boxing. It was a year marked by governance turmoil, a fundamental shift in the global boxing order, and sharply contrasting fortunes for India’s men’s and women’s teams. As the sport transitioned from the discredited International Boxing Association…
The Women’s section of the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Championship produced swift shifts in momentum on its opening day, culminating in the Netherlands’ Eline Roebers emerging as the sole leader after ten demanding rounds in Doha. With 8.5 points from a possible 10, Roebers ended Day One in control of the standings, while the Indian…
Indian squash has enjoyed moments of individual brilliance before, but 2025 will be remembered as the year the sport finally acquired collective authority on the global stage. It was not just about medals or rankings; it was about India proving, consistently and convincingly, that it belongs in the same competitive breath as the traditional powerhouses…
The 2025 FIDE World Blitz Championship in Doha was designed to showcase the dominance of the modern elite. Instead, it became a vivid illustration of how fragile hierarchy can be in blitz chess, specially for Gukesh Few results captured this better than the third-round upset in which 12-year-old FIDE Master Sergey Sklokin defeated reigning World…
Magnus Carlsen table slam during his round-nine loss to India’s Arjun Erigaisi at the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Championship in Doha was not an isolated outburst. Moments like these rarely define a champion, but they do reveal the strain that elite competition places on even the greatest minds in sport. It was the culmination of…
India’s Arjun Erigaisi produced a statement performance on the opening day of the 2025 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship, finishing joint leader alongside Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana after 13 intense rounds in the Open section. The trio sits atop the standings with 10 points each, setting up a fascinating second day in Doha. Day…
Women’s international cricket has entered a phase where long-standing statistical ceilings are being broken with remarkable regularity. What once seemed extraordinary is now becoming a feature of the modern game, driven by packed international calendars, improved fitness standards, and a generation of batters comfortable across formats. Nowhere is this transformation clearer than in the list…
Smriti Mandhana’s march to 10,000 international runs has not only rewritten Indian women’s cricket history but has also redefined the pace at which modern batters are accumulating runs at the highest level. When Mandhana reached the landmark in just 281 innings, she became the fastest woman to do so, surpassing a list that includes some…
For years, the Indian women’s cricket team was the side that came agonisingly close but never quite crossed the line. They reached the World Cup final in 2005 and lost. In 2017, they were leading comfortably, only to collapse and lose by just nine runs. There were also several heartbreaking semi-final exits. They were labelled…
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid Championships concluded in Doha with familiar dominance at the top and a significant breakthrough for Indian chess. Magnus Carlsen reaffirmed his status as the game’s greatest rapid specialist by clinching his sixth World Rapid title, while India’s Arjun Erigaisi produced a career-defining performance to win the bronze medal in the…
After three subdued outings, Smriti Mandhana chose the perfect moment to rediscover her touch. The Indian vice-captain’s sublime 80 off 48 balls in the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka not only silenced questions about her form but also anchored a record-breaking batting display that carried India to a 30-run victory and an unassailable 4–0 lead…
The Women’s World Rapid Championship 2025 in Doha will be remembered less for who won the title and more for how Koneru Humpy, the defending champion and tournament joint-leader, was denied a chance to fight for gold. Finishing the event unbeaten on 8.5 points from 11 rounds, Humpy ended up with the bronze medal, a…
The final months of 2025 marked a defining phase in Shafali Verma’s young but already eventful international career. Once seen purely as a high-risk, high-reward prodigy, Verma closed the year as one of the most reliable and destructive openers in world cricket, playing a central role in India’s maiden ICC Women’s ODI World Cup triumph…
As the Sun sets over the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on December 28, 2025, the stage is set for the fourth showdown in this five-match Women’s T20 International series between India vs Sri Lanka Women. After three games of dominant cricket, India has already clinched the series and carries a commanding 3-0 lead. But…
The Women’s Rapid event at the 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships is shaping up to be one of the most competitive editions in recent memory. After eight rounds of play, Zhu Jiner of China and Humpy Koneru of India sit joint leaders on 6.5/8, setting the stage for a tense final day with…
The race for the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 title is finely poised after nine gripping rounds, with Vladislav Artemiev and Hans Niemann emerging as joint leaders on 7.5 points. With just one decisive day left, the Open section has produced a compelling mix of elite consistency, dramatic upsets, and a tightly packed chasing group…
In Olympic judo, the journey to the Games is almost as exacting as the competition itself. Every ippon, every shido, every small fluctuation in world rankings can alter a nation’s Olympic fortunes. The Los Angeles 2028 qualification system, confirmed by the International Judo Federation (IJF), lays out a demanding two-year pathway that will determine which…
Indian taekwondo has quietly produced one of the most compelling sporting turnarounds of the year. Long trapped in a cycle of administrative paralysis and missed opportunities, the sport has finally begun to translate raw talent into tangible international success. The results of 2025 mark not just an improvement, but a genuine inflection point one that…
Indian women’s cricket crossed a decisive threshold in December 2025. What unfolded so far during the home T20I series against Sri Lanka was not merely a routine bilateral sweep, but the clearest statistical and stylistic evidence yet of a full-fledged batting revolution. For probably the first time in history, India’s top four all-time run-getters in…
International Master Goutham Krishna H, a 15-year-old student from Thiruvananthapuram, ended Day 1 with 4 points out of 5, tied with a group of established grandmasters and just half a point off the lead. The first day of the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship in Doha followed a familiar script at the top of…
For decades, Indian Rugby existed on the fringes of the country’s sporting consciousness, sustained largely by pockets of grassroots enthusiasm rather than systemic support. In 2025, that reality changed decisively. Indian Rugby 7s delivered tangible progress across competitive performance, infrastructure, governance, and commercial viability. What emerged over the past year was not a fleeting surge,…
Harmanpreet Kaur reached a significant milestone in women’s international cricket on December 26, 2025, when she recorded her 77th victory as captain in Women’s T20 Internationals, surpassing Meg Lanning’s long-standing record of 76 wins. The landmark moment came during India’s eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium in…
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Women’s World Rapid Championships got underway in Doha with high-quality chess and early drama, as the world’s elite settled into the fast-paced rhythm of rapid time controls. After an intense opening day at the Sports and Events Complex of Qatar University, the Open section has produced a five-way tie…
Indian Women continued their commanding run in the T20I series against Sri Lanka with an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the third match, completing the chase of 113 in just 13.2 overs. The result underlined India’s superiority across departments and was anchored by a dominant innings from Shafali Verma, whose unbeaten 79 off 42 balls made…
Two commanding wins in India vs Sri Lanka women in Visakhapatnam have only reinforced that belief as the five-match T20I series now moves to Thiruvananthapuram. There is a visible lightness about this Indian women’s team. The smiles are broader, the conversations more relaxed, and the confidence unmistakable. Ever since November 2, when India were crowned…
The chess calendar’s most unforgiving and electrifying event arrives at the end of every year with the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships, and Doha, Qatar, plays host to the 2025 edition. Over a few intense days, classical preparation gives way to instinct, speed, and nerve, as the world’s elite battle across rapid and blitz…
At just 17, Anahat Singh’s rise into the upper echelons of world squash marks one of the most significant moments in the sport’s history in India. Singh’s 2025 season was not merely about results it represented a shift in how Indian squash is structured, supported, and executed at the elite level. In a sport long…
The Tata Open 2025 marks a symbolic and sporting high point for Indian professional golf. Returning to its original name after six years, the tournament once again takes centre stage as the season-ending event on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), bringing together history, high stakes, and a rapidly evolving domestic circuit in Jamshedpur….
Indian Women continued their dominant run in the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a convincing seven-wicket win in the second match at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, December 23. Following their eight-wicket victory in the series opener, Harmanpreet Kaur’s side once again asserted their superiority to take a 2–0 lead…
Indian golf icon Jeev Milkha Singh rolled back the years in emphatic fashion as he clinched the IGPL Invitational Sri Lanka in Colombo, bringing the inaugural season of the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) to a memorable close. The victory marked Jeev’s first professional title in 13 years, ending a drought that stretched back to…
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Doha are more than the final elite event of the calendar year. They represent a moment of reckoning for modern chess a collision of generations, formats, and expectations. Hosted at the Qatar University Sports and Events Complex from December 25 to 30, the championships bring…
Aryan Roopa Anand produced a composed and resilient performance to retain his lead after the second round of the IGPL Invitational Sri Lanka, birdieing the final hole to stay narrowly ahead of a tightly packed leaderboard featuring seasoned champions, rising Indian stars, and an exceptional local amateur at the iconic Royal Colombo Golf Club. On…
The final week of the calendar year means only one thing for the chess world: the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships. As the global elite converges on Doha for the 2025 edition, the Open section once again takes centre stage, promising a week of high-octane chess, narrow margins, and relentless pressure. While a new…
Indian sport has spent the last decade trying to widen its competitive base beyond traditional disciplines, and few developments illustrate that shift better than the country being awarded the hosting rights for the Senior Asian Fencing Championship 2026. Scheduled to be held from June 18 to 26 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi,…
Shubhankar Sharma’s tied-32nd finish at the 2025 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open will not be remembered as a defining result, but it offers a revealing insight into where one of India’s most accomplished professional golfers currently stands. On a demanding La Réserve Golf Links layout, Sharma signed off with rounds of 74, 69, 71 and 69…
The launch of the Kabaddi Champions League (KCL) has taken a significant step forward with Adroit Sports Ventures LLP announcing the acquisition of the Rohtak Royals franchise for the league’s inaugural season. Representing the city of Rohtak in Haryana one of kabaddi’s most fertile heartlands the franchise also revealed KMC Constructions Limited as its Strategic…
The 2025 competitive season will be remembered as a watershed moment for Indian U16 women’s national basketball programme, a year that combined results, structure, and belief into a rare alignment. Under the stewardship of head coach Anitha Pauldurai, India not only reclaimed continental relevance but did so with authority, finishing the season with an extraordinary…
In a commanding display of modern T20 cricket, the Indian Women’s team registered a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20I of the five-match series on December 23, 2025. Played at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, the contest was effectively settled well before its halfway point, with India chasing down Sri…
Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma has etched her name in cricket history after achieving a career-defining milestone she has climbed to the No. 1 position in the ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings. This remarkable achievement is a reflection of her consistency, discipline, and growing dominance in international cricket. For Indian women’s cricket, it is another proud…
Alpine SG Pipers produced a performance of composure and clarity under pressure to dethrone two-time defending champions Triveni Continental Kings and lift the title at the third edition of the Global Chess League (GCL), a joint initiative of Tech Mahindra and FIDE. In a final that mirrored the unpredictability of the league stage, the Pipers…
India Women continued their emphatic dominance over Sri Lanka Women with a seven-wicket victory in the second T20I at Visakhapatnam on December 23, 2025, racing to a 2–0 lead in the five-match series. Chasing a modest target of 129, India reached the mark in just 11.5 overs, finishing at 129/3, with Shafali Verma producing a…
