Sitharaman applauds rising sports stars in budget

Photograph: Amlan Paliwal/ANI Photo Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proudly highlighted India's remarkable achievements in sports during the presentation of the interim budget in......

The story of India's chess whizkid Praggnanandhaa!

IMAGE: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 18, has long been seen as a possible successor to five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand and is certainly on the path to be a chess great. Photograph: Stev......

China's Ding Liren defies odds to become World chess champion

IMAGE: China's Ding Liren competes against Ian Nepomniachtchi during the World Championship match 2023 tie-break, in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Sunday. Photograph: Vladislav Vodnev/Reuters China's......

Magnus Carlsen's Last Gambit

A title match requires months of preparation and pulling out of other events, putting together a team of seconds, etc. Carlsen just says he lacks the motivation to do this again. IMAGE: World......

Sports Shorts: Chess player banned over pro-Russia comments

IMAGE: Sergey Karjakin, who was born in Crimea and represented Ukraine until 2009, said: 'An expected, but no less shameful decision by FIDE. All sports selections have been trampled, the basic......