Fans tuning in to the 2016 World Chess Championship from home may well have the best seats in the house, with the tournament set to be broadcast live in 360-degree Virtual Reality (VR) — a first in any sport, organisers say. Norway’s defending champion Magnus Carlsen will battle Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin — the winner of the candidates’ tournament — Read More

The BCCI’s ‘be present in person for interview’ clause for picking selectors has been borne out of a strong desire to avoid a Ravi Shastri-like fiasco in the future. – Shastri slams ‘disrespectful’ Ganguly over interview snub Clause 11 of selection criteria put up by the Indian Cricket Board states: “Candidates should be willing to appear for personal interview”, indicating that Read More

World number one Novak Djokovic has enjoyed a whirlwind trip to Sunday’s U.S. Open final, but the top-seeded Serb expects hard work ahead when he meets Stan Wawrinka at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Defending champion Djokovic, who became the third man to hold all four grand slam singles titles at once after his triumph at Roland Garros in June, owns a Read More

Spinner Ravindra Jadeja reaped rich dividends for reading the pitch well and grabbed 5 for 95 as India Blue looked all set to win the first-ever day/night Duleep Trophy, having secured a huge 337-run first-innings lead. India Red could only manage 356 in 98.1 overs and Jadeja was parsimonious in his 34 overs. He was also fast and accurate, giving Read More

India sent its biggest contingent, 118-members, to Rio Olympics hoping that it would emulate its best-ever tally of six medals, achieved at the London Olympics in 2012. However, it was not meant to be. The following is the performance of Indian contingent at the Rio Olympics. [source;rediff.com]

Spinner Ravindra Jadeja reaped rich dividends for reading the pitch well and grabbed 5 for 95 as India Blue looked all set to win the first-ever day/night Duleep Trophy, having secured a huge 337-run first-innings lead. India Red could only manage 356 in 98.1 overs and Jadeja was parsimonious in his 34 overs. He was also fast and accurate, giving Read More

Touched with Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu’s gesture to donate Rs 30 lakh from his prize money to his school, Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Monday said that all athletes backed by the government should try to set up academies or centres of their own to inspire the youth. Mariyappan, who scripted history at Rio Paralympics after winning a gold medal in Read More

Deepa’s best throw of 4.61m from her six attempts was enough to clinch the silver medal. India, thus, now have secured three medal from the Rio Paralympics. Deepa will receive a cash award of Rs 4 crore under Haryana Sports Scheme for her feat. Bahrain’s Fatema Nedham won the gold medal with a best throw of 4.76m, while Dimitra Korokida Read More

Spain did not need their best players to beat India but then they are taking the World Group Davis Cup play-off tie very “seriously”, bringing a strong 20-member contingent to tackle the lower-ranked home players. Led by World No 4 Rafael Nadal, the Spaniards landed in New Delhi on Monday morning and hit the courts in the evening. After watching Read More

In an escalation of their confrontation, the ICC on Monday disclosed that it has refused to bail out the BCCI in its tussle with the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee over implementing the reforms. ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson said the BCCI had sought a letter from the world body, stating that it will disaffiliate the Indian Board if there is Read More