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Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin took four-time World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, by storm. The duo competed against each other in a series of One Minute Chess shootouts with Carlsen winning only by six points. Last week, Sarin had beaten Carlsen in a blitz game. Carlsen described Sarin as one of the best Blitz players around the world.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has urged BCCI to reconsider Mohali stadium as one of IPL venues as he was "surprised" by its exclusion from IPL 2021 list. Singh also assured of arranging all safety measures in the context of COVID-19. Currently… read-more
TAGS: Punjab, Amrinder Singh, IPL, Mohali, PCA Stadium
In a mesmerising 7-goal thriller, the Indian men's hockey team defeated Germany 6-1 in their backyard. Played behind closed doors, the visitors were without champion players captain Manpreet Singh, Rupinderpal Singh and SV Sunil. Surprisingly,… read-more
TAGS: Hockey, Hockey India, German Hockey, Indian Hockey
Indian badminton champion PV Sindhu on March 5 registered a win over Thai opponent Busanan Ongbamrungphan. Sindhu secured her place in the semi-finals with a score of 21-16, 23-21. Although she aced the opening game, her opponent gave her a tough… read-more
TAGS: PV Sindhu, Swiss open, Badminton, Kidambi Srikanth
India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi are all set to team up again at the ATP 500 Mexican Open, starting from March 15. Popularly known as the 'Indo-Pak Express', Bopanna (rank 40) and Qureshi (rank 49) were close to winning… read-more
TAGS: Rohan Bopanna, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, ATP 500 Mexican Open, Indo-Pak Express
Virat Kohli has become the first Indian and the only cricketer to reach 100 million followers on Instagram. With this off-field achievement, Kohli has joined the ranks of athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. Additionally,… read-more
TAGS: Virat Kohli, Instagram , Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr., India-England Test Series
Indian boxing icon MC Mary Kom settled for a bronze at Spain's 35th Boxam International Boxing Tournament as she lost to US' Virginia Fuchs in the semifinals on March 5. While Mary's defeat came via a split decision, reports claimed Virginia's… read-more
TAGS: Boxing, MC Mary Kom, Boxam International Tournament, Virginia Fuchs, Simranjit Kaur, Jasmine, Pooja Rani