D Gukesh ready for familiar challenge at Tata Steel Chess 2025 on return as World Champion After his historic triumph at the World chess championship in Singapore a fortnight ago, D. Gukesh is looking forward to his next event. The Tata Steel tournament at Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands, starting on January 17, will […]
Belgium’s golden boys Hendrickx, Van Doren admit team is currently in transition They got together playing for the national youth side, got into the Belgium team at the same time and have been around for more than decade. It’s no surprise that Arthur van Doren and Alexander Hendrickx can complete each other’s sentences as smoothly […]
India women’s team thrashes Maldives 14-0 in international friendly It was a goal-fest at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru as the India women’s football team thumped Maldives 14-0 in their first international friendly on Monday. Pyari Xaxa netted an eight-minute hat-trick as the Blue Tigresses cruised to victory. Both teams will play their […]
Best of Tamil Cinema in 2024 – A Full Roundup The year 2024 has finally wrapped up. Unlike previous years, small-scale films have dominated over big-star productions. None of the A-list films received significant critical acclaim this year. Small films like Vaazhai, Lubber Pandhu, Lover, and Jama garnered wide appreciation from both audiences and critics. […]
South Africa needs big improvement before World Test final, says coach Conrad South Africa has plenty to improve on despite securing its place in next year’s World Test Championship final following its victory over Pakistan on Sunday, warned coach Shukri Conrad and captain Temba Bavuma. South Africa wrapped up a nerve-jangling two-wicket win to seal […]
From Vinesh Phogat to Magnus Carlsen: What were the biggest sporting controversies of 2024? The year 2024 was a year filled with several controversial moments across multiple sports. Here are some of the biggest sporting controversies that happened in 2024: Vinesh Phogat went on a dream Olympic run at Paris 2024 when she made her […]
ZIM vs AFG: Hashmatullah Shahidi breaks Rahmat Shah’s record of highest individual score by an Afghanistan batter in Tests Hashmatullah Shahidi registered the highest individual score by an Afghanistan batter in Test history during the first Test against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on Monday. Afghanistan skipper Shahidi scored 246 runs off 474 balls, featuring 21 fours, […]
Best Actors of Tamil Cinema 2024 (Female) 1. Sai Pallavi (Amaran) Shining in a male centric biopic is no mean feat, and actress Sai Pallavi with a little help from the screen space given, pulled off one of the finest performances of Tamil cinema in 2024. The actress came across as someone who understood the […]
Jasprit Bumrah nominated for Garfield Sobers Trophy for Men’s Cricketer of the Year India’s premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah was among the four nominees for the Garfield Sobers Trophy for Men’s Cricketer of the Year as announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday. Australian batter Travis Head and the English batting duo of Harry […]
Pyari Xaxa scores eight-minute hat-trick in India vs Maldives international friendly Pyari Xaxa netted an eight-minute hat-trick during the first half of India’s international friendly against Maldives at the Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on Monday. The forward rippled the net in the seventh, eighth, and 15th minutes, assisting Lynda Kom […]
