
The sport of hockey has always held a special place for the Indian sporting fraternity. ...

Skipper Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on a glittering 75, while Yashasvi Jaiswal made 175 as India added 109 runs in the morning session on day two and reach 427/4 in 116 overs at lunch in the second and final Test against West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday....

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the two-time Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian men’s hockey team took part in a unique chess master class conducted by former international chess player and co-owner Prachura P Padakannaya at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus in Bengaluru. ...

Garry Kasparov defeated Viswanathan Anand in the exhibition event, Clutch Chess: The Legends, held at St Louis. Over three days, Kasparov and Anand competed in 12 rapid and blitz games in a freestyle format, with Kasparov winning by a 13-11 score. ...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president Rajiv Shukla extended birthday wishes for Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who turned 32 on Saturday. ...

Skipper Shubman Gill continued his prolific year in Tests by remaining unbeaten on 129 – his tenth ton in the format – as India declared their first innings at 518/5 in 134.2 overs on day two of the second and final Test against West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. ...

Scotland staged a dramatic comeback to keep pace with Denmark in Group C while there were record-breaking nights for Austria and the Faroe Islands in the European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. ...

Having faced Indian pacer Kranti Gaud earlier, and with the eased-up conditions in the second half of the game, South African batter Nadine de Klerk's confidence grew as she led her team to victory against India in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup. ...

An unchanged India have won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday. ...

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald admitted that captain Pat Cummins' chances of playing in the Ashes opener are decreasing but insisted the fast bowler remains on track to feature against England this summer. ...