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Evgenii Romanov of Israel, Petar Arnaudov of Bulgaria, Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: Israel Chess Federation chief Zvika Barkai has accused FIDE of failing to honour a prior agreement over scheduling arrangements for Yom Kippur, after both Israel’s men’s and women’s teams forfeited their Round 6 matches at…

Luis de la Fuente rewarded with four-year Spain contract extension after leading La Roja to World Cup glory/ Image: AP Spain have extended Luis de la Fuente’s contract through 2032 after the 65-year-old coach led La Roja to the World Cup title this summer, extending a remarkable run of success since he took charge of…

Indian women’s cricket team at the Asian Games Indian women’s cricket team will be in focus on September 22 as it takes on Sri Lanka in the Asian Games final, with a gold medal at stake.The defending champions have reached the final after a strong run in the tournament and are now one win away…

Grandmaster Anish Giri during the Global Chess League 2026, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo) Israel’s men and women teams forfeited their sixth-round matches against the Netherlands and Bulgaria at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand on Monday after both opponents declined requests to change the schedule for Yom Kippur.The Israeli men’s team was due to…

Thailand’s Pitchamon Opatniputh (AP Photo) Teenage Thai badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh has become the first athlete to be provisionally suspended from the Asian Games 2026 after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Monday.The 19-year-old, ranked 18th in the world in women’s singles by the Badminton World Federation, returned…

CANDID MOMENT: Double silver medallist Elavenil Valarivan takes a selfie with India’s men’s 10m air rifle medal-winning trio. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s wait for a gold medal continued on Day 2 of the Asian Games 2026, but four more podium finishes lifted the country’s tally to six as shooting once again led the charge…

Himanshu Dhillon, Rudrankksh Patil and Parth Mane win team silver in the men’s 10m air rifle; Suchika Tariyal claims MMA bronze. NEW DELHI: Gold continued to elude India, but medals kept coming on the second day of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya as the country added four more to its tally on Monday.Three came from…

Calicut FC footballer Rijohn Jose died in a road accident in Kozhikode late Sunday night, days before the start of the new Super League Kerala season.The 29-year-old was travelling on a motorcycle with fellow footballer Ghani Ahmed Nigam when their vehicle collided with another motorcycle near Christian College on the Gandhi Road flyover at around…

Xu Jiayu of China, in yellow cap, competes in the men’s 50-meter backstroke heats in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo) India’s swimmers had another disappointing day at the Asian Games on Monday, with two-time Olympian Srihari Nataraj finishing 10th in the men’s 50m backstroke final, while…

Suchika Tariyal reacts after Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo was awarded the semifinal win (left) and Suchika Tariyal takes a victory lap with the tricolour after securing a bronze medal Indian fighter Suchika Tariyal settled for a bronze medal in the women’s traditional 60kg Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at the Asian Games on Monday after…