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Magnus Carlsen on Gukesh vs Javokhir Sindarov World Championship clash BENGALURU: Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen has pushed back against the framing of D Gukesh’s upcoming World Championship match as a “title defence”, arguing that the Indian should instead be approaching it as an opportunity to gain rather than something to protect.Speaking to the reporters…

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup semi-final: The second semi-final of the Women’s Asia Cup sees defending champions Sri Lanka Women take on Pakistan Women, with the former entering the contest unbeaten and in impressive form. Sri Lanka have looked well-balanced throughout the tournament, with Nilakshika Silva’s rescue half-century against Indonesia and…

Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Ajinkya Rahane believes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s time will come, but feels India should currently stick with the top-three combination that delivered the 2026 T20 World Cup title, backing Sanju Samson to reclaim his place alongside Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan for the upcoming T20I…

David Warner takes dig at Barmy Army (Agency Images) Former Australia opener David Warner found himself in a playful social media exchange with England’s famous fan group, the Barmy Army, on Friday, and the banter quickly moved from Saim Ayub‘s ducks to Marnus Labuschagne‘s century drought, England’s curfew troubles and Warner’s long-running Stuart Broad problem.It…

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan (PTI Photo) Former Pakistan chief selector and head coach Haroon Rasheed believes the decline of Pakistan cricket can be traced back to the sweeping domestic-structure changes introduced during Imran Khan’s tenure as Prime Minister, claiming the former Pakistan captain rejected a proposed hybrid model in favour of drastically reducing the…

The 10-Day Test That Ended Because England Had a Ship to Catch In an era when a Test match can be over in three or four days, it is almost impossible to imagine a game continuing for 10 days. But in 1939, England and South Africa played a Test with no time limit. It lasted…

Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi NEW YORK CITY: Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi and Ukraine’s Antonina Sushkova pulled off another upset on Thursday, shocking the fourth-seeded Russian combine of Felitsata Dorofeeva-Rybas and Anna Pushkareva 6-4, 6-4 in 64 minutes to reach the US Open junior girls’ doubles semi-finals.It was another clean performance from the Indo-Ukrainian duo, who had knocked…

Magnus Carlsen is now a father BENGALURU: Peter Parker still has to make rent. That’s the part of the superhero myth that doesn’t generally make it to the big screen.Spider-Man saves New York by night and shoots freelance photographs by day, not because he loves deadlines, but because somebody has to pay for groceries. Bruce…

England vs Pakistan, 3rd Test Live Score: Rain came to Pakistan’s rescue on day two of the Edgbaston Test on Thursday as England put themselves in a strong position to complete a series sweep. Pakistan were reduced to 52-2 in their second innings and still trailed England by 268 runs when bad weather stopped play….

Annu Rani (Image credit: X) Annu Rani (Image credit: X) Annu Rani (Image credit: X) Annu Rani (Image credit: X) Annu Rani (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Hangzhou Asian Games gold medallist Annu Rani has lost her place in India’s Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games squad after failing to achieve the qualification standard in women’s javelin throw,…