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Gukesh, Vaishali could enjoy home support in World Championship as AICF pushes to bring high-profile event to India

The All India Chess Federation had missed out on the opportunity to host the World Championship in 2024, but is bidding to bring the high-profile event in India this year with D Gukesh and R Vaishali in action. Read More

Humanoid robots outruns people, shatters human-set world record in Beijing half-marathon

A humanoid robot named Flash stunned the sporting world by completing the 2026 Beijing E‑Town half‑marathon and outpacing a human-set world record. The robot completed the 21‑km course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. Read More

Manchester City vs Arsenal LIVE Score: Guardiola’s men aim to reduce gap with Gunners in potential title-deciding game

Manchester City vs Arsenal LIVE Score: Manchester City host Arsenal, who sit six points above them on the Premier League table after playing an additional game, in a blockbuster Sunday showdown at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium. Read More

‘Sindarov and Gukesh are…’: Anish Giri offers witty take on World Junior Championship’s relevance

Dutch GM Anish Giri has questioned the relevance of the FIDE World Junior Chess Championship, joking that the event is obsolete since reigning world champion D Gukesh and Candidates 2026 winner Javokhir Sindarov are 20 years old. Read More

Magnus Carlsen to return to Classical World Championship? World No. 1 responds

Magnus Carlsen has shifted his focus from the traditional format to faster time controls and freestyle chess. However, fans still want to see the World No. 1 back in classical chess. Read More

Garry Kasparov or Magnus Carlsen? Candidates 2026 winner Javokhir Sindarov picks chess’ greatest of all time

Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen are widely considered among the greatest players of all time, if not chess’ GOAT. Read More

Javelin coach Naval Singh sacked by Paralympic Committee of India over harassment allegations: Report

Dronacharya Award-winning coach Naval Singh had been accused of mental harassment and misconduct by leading javelin and para-javelin stars including Neeraj Chopra and Sumit Antil in a letter to the Sports Authority of India. Read More

‘A guy like Magnus Carlsen…’: Niemann claims chess’ ‘terrible system’ has allowed Norwegian GM to stay No 1

Magnus Carlsen has ruled the sport as the world No 1 since 2011, holding on to the top spot despite being semi-retired in the Classical format since he decided against defending his world title in 2023. Read More