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Judit Polgar impressed with Divya Deshmukh's Women's World Cup victory, says 'Indian chess is unbelievable! But do.'

India, July 29 -- Divya Deshmukh wasn't even a Grandmaster before the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup 2025 final. But now she is India's 88th Grandmaster, virtue of her victory against Koneru Humpy in th... Read More


Divya Deshmukh stunned, says 'need time to process' Chess World Cup title: 'It was fate, me becoming Grandmaster this wa

India, July 29 -- Divya Deshmukh defeated Koneru Humpy at the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup final on Monday, and the win also saw the 19-year-old become India's 88th Grandmaster. The final began with b... Read More


Chandrakant Pandit quits as KKR coach before IPL 2026; Knights issue statement: 'Decided to explore new opportunities'

India, July 29 -- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, will have a new head coach in the 2026 edition of the tournament as Chandrakant Pandit has decided ... Read More


'India doing well despite Gambhir's tactical misfire': Head coach 'hasn't made anything easier' including Karun cover-up

India, July 29 -- Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar minced no words as he tore into Gautam Gambhir's "tactical missteps" for the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, saying the visitors are doing wel... Read More


Oval pitch curator 'yelled' at Team India; Gautam Gambhir objected to it: 'The way he spoke really irked the head coach'

India, July 29 -- The Oval turned into a battleground on Tuesday as India head coach Gautam Gambhir squared off against the pitch curator Lee Fortis after being unhappy with something during a trainin... Read More


What led to Gautam Gambhir's ugly fight with Oval pitch curator? 'Not my job to be happy with India coach'

India, July 29 -- The Oval's chief curator, Lee Fortis, played down his heated argument with India head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of the fifth and final Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy st... Read More


Ben Stokes asked some hard questions amid handshake gate at Manchester: 'What if Duckett was batting on 90.'

India, July 29 -- Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel reckons Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar should have continued batting and not gone off the field even after scoring their centuri... Read More


Oval ground staff threatens to file a complaint against Gambhir; he fires back: 'Go report to whoever you want' - Report

India, July 29 -- The build-up to the fifth and final Test between India and England has gotten underway on a sour note after head coach Gautam Gambhir was involved in a verbal spat with the pitch cur... Read More


Oval pitch curator threatens to file complaint against Gambhir; he fires back: 'Go report to whoever you want' - Report

India, July 29 -- The build-up to the fifth and final Test between India and England has gotten underway on a sour note after head coach Gautam Gambhir was involved in a verbal spat with the pitch cur... Read More


Gautam Gambhir fights with Oval pitch curator, has heated spat before 5th Test: 'You don't tell me what to do' - Watch

India, July 29 -- The fifth and final Test between India and England is around the corner. Shubman Gill's team has a chance of levelling the five-match series after walking away with a memorable draw ... Read More