Levon Aronian opens up about R Praggnanandhaa’s GCT title NEW DELHI: A year ago, American Grandmaster Levon Aronian beat Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in their third-place match at the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Finals in São Paulo, Brazil. Playing fast-paced chess, he gradually came to understand one thing. Blitz and rapid, the Armenian great had apprehended, were…
Pakistan’s Coaching Carousel (Agency Images) Pakistan cricket has developed a familiar pattern over the past five years: a disappointing series or tournament is followed by a management reshuffle, and another coaching regime begins before the previous one has had enough time to establish itself. The latest upheaval came in August 2026, when the Pakistan Cricket…
Centre Wednesday told Supreme Court that it intended to conduct fresh tests to assess the harmful impact of the use of barium NEW DELHI: As two govt organisations took contradictory stands on commercial production of next-generation green firecrackers – with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-NEERI approving new formulations and Central Pollution Control Board objecting…
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, celebrates winning a match against Polina Iatcenko, of Russia, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Aryna Sabalenka made a huge statement at the US Open, cruising into the third round with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over…
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has defended the major changes made to Pakistan’s Test squad during the ongoing England series, saying the decisions were “essential”.Pakistan made sweeping changes before the third and final Test against England, scheduled to begin on September 9.The move came after Pakistan lost the first two Tests heavily, with…
Chandra alleged the tribunal did not have the power to constitute a five-member special bench NEW DELHI: A day after NCLT barred him from alienating any of his property and stayed its order allowing him to settle his personal insolvency proceedings by paying around Rs 6.3 crore as against admitted claims of Rs 22,006.5 crore,…
Relatives of 2 loan scam accused may get Rs 3 crore after 35-year case NEW DELHI: Relatives of two loan scam accused who died during the 35-year pendency of the criminal case may receive an unexpected windfall of Rs 3 crore, which may swell beyond this sum with compound interest for 15 years.Supreme Court, while…
Bihar Police’s case against six accused in 2001 firing case rejected by Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Bihar police had proved its case before the trial court and Patna high court against six persons accused of firing indiscriminately to kill a man in broad daylight in 2001, but its evidence was trashed by the Supreme Court,…
John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played Wimbledon’s longest match, lasting 11 hours across three days/ Image: Olympics.com A tennis match that lasted 11 hours and five minutes, stretched across three days, produced 183 games, and eventually broke the electronic scoreboard sounds more like a story written for television than something that actually happened at Wimbledon….
Bombay HC directed CBI to file an FIR and probe the case thoroughly MUMBAI: Observing that the June 8, 2020, death of celebrity manager Disha Salian had “many glaring discrepancies” which necessitated proper and substantive investigation, Bombay HC directed CBI to file an FIR and probe the case thoroughly. No one is to be named…
