Indian national Upasana Gill pleaded with the Indian embassy to help rescue her amid violent protests in Nepal. (Instagram) An Indian woman named Upasana Gill, who traveled to Nepal for a volleyball league, has issued an urgent appeal for help after getting stranded in Pokhara amid violent protests that have claimed at least 19 lives….
D Gukesh (L) is 55th in the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament with three points, following two consecutive losses for the World Champion. NEW DELHI: “Do you know what the Chigorin Club is?” Nikolas Theodorou, D Gukesh’s Round 6 opponent at the FIDE Grand Swiss in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, was asked on Tuesday.The Greek GM guessed: “People…
Nikhat Zareen (Image redit: AIBA) There’s a certain inevitability about Nikhat Zareen when she steps inside the ring. An aura built on years of discipline, setbacks and triumphs. On Tuesday, that aura only grew brighter. The two-time world champion, calm yet ruthless, absorbed an early storm from Japan’s Yuma Nishinaka before flipping the script in…
UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem is not caught up in the hype of their Asia Cup opener against India. (Image credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem is not caught up in the hype of their Asia Cup opener against India. For him and his team, the focus is on keeping things straightforward—sticking to their…
Clips of the handshake between Suryakumar Yadav and Mohsin Naqvi quickly went viral, fuelling backlash among Indian fans. (Image credit: ACC) The festive build-up to the 2025 Asia Cup has been clouded by political tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent cross-border firing. The controversy deepened at…
India’s U23 men’s national football team stamped their authority in Group H of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers, routing Brunei Darussalam 6-0 at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Tuesday. The Blue Colts, already having beaten Bahrain 2-0 and narrowly losing to hosts Qatar 1-2, finished their campaign with six points, leaving…
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Afghanistan vs Hong Kong (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Afghanistan secured a convincing 94-run victory over Hong Kong in their Asia Cup opener. The match was highlighted by impressive fifties from Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai, followed by a disciplined bowling performance.Afghanistan posted a total of 188 for six, with Atal remaining unbeaten on 73…
GM Hans Niemann at FIDE Grand Swiss (Screengrabs) American Grandmaster (GM) Hans Niemann has found himself in the middle of yet another viral moment this time not for his chess but for an unusual fan interaction at the ongoing FIDE Grand Swiss.Following his fourth-round draw against Indian prodigy Leon Mendonca, Niemann was greeted by a…
Arjun Tendulkar (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Arjun Tendulkar, son of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, has caught attention with a cryptic message on social media. On Monday, the young all-rounder posted: “In the middle of nowhere and I am heading into nowhere.” The post, his first since his reported engagement with Saaniya Chandok last…
