N OVAK DJOKOVIC first picked up a tennis racket when he was four years old. At the age of 12 he left his native Serbia for a tennis academy in Germany. He won his first major title—the 2008 Australian ...

American GM Wesley So criticised FIDE for the introduction of the ‘Total Chess World Championship’ and the ‘FIDE Freestyle ...

Magnus Carlsen, who has participated in every edition of Norway Chess, was the first player to publicly confirm his ...

Chess great Magnus Carlsen has confirmed that he will compete in the upcoming edition of the Norway Chess tournament, putting ...

Is it Gukesh, Pragg, or Arjun Erigaisi? Explore how India transitioned from one legend to a powerhouse of Grandmasters.

After a low-key 2025 with few high-ticket events, 2026 will kick off a storm into the next Olympic cycle, as India's best ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As people strolled through the premises of the Legislative Assembly here as part of the Kerala ...

Nihal won on Friday evening, after the passing of his maternal grandfather - who had taught him the sport - on Thursday night ...

BAKU– The 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh stunned the chess world by winning the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025, becoming the first Indian woman to claim the prestigious title. In the all-Indian final, Divya ...

Another world chess title will be up for grabs next month after the launch of the first official FIDE Freestyle Chess World ...