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Viswanathan Anand (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Viswanathan Anand has reversed his earlier decision and will now contest the FIDE elections as Deputy President alongside Timur Turlov, who is running for the organisation’s top post. Anand had previously said he wanted to step away from the role to spend more time with his family, but changes in…

Cristiano Ronaldo takes on acting and producing role in new football drama featuring Thierry Henry and Damian Lewis/ Iamge: Instagram Cristiano Ronaldo is preparing to add another chapter to his post-playing career after signing on to executive produce and appear in a new television drama centred on British football.The Manchester United and Real Madrid legend,…

Mirabai Chanu won her third straight Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women’s 48kg weightlifting event in Glasgow on Sunday, setting new Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records despite revealing that she had not eaten or drunk water for days to make weight.The 31-year-old from Manipur lifted 85kg in the snatch and 105kg in the clean…

INDIA AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2026 India enjoyed its most successful day so far at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Sunday, collecting one gold and two silver medals to take its overall tally to four medals, while boxers continued their impressive run and the men’s swimming relay team reached another Commonwealth final.Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends the World Cup Group D soccer match between the United States and Paraguay in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s travel during the 2026 World Cup has come under renewed scrutiny after reports detailed the extent of his use of…

Glasgow: India’s Raja Muthupandi secures a silver medal during the men’s 65kg weightlifting final at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI07_27_2026_000017B) Raja Muthupandi won the silver medal in the men’s 65kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, adding another podium finish to India’s strong start in the sport.The…

Glasgow: India’s Jadumani Singh Mandengbam, right, after defeating Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman during the men’s 55kg boxing round of 16 at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI07_27_2026_000003A) India’s Jadumani Singh Mandengbam produced another assured display at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, defeating Pakistan’s Sumama Rehman by unanimous decision to book his place in…

Babar Azam, Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza went past Pakistan’s Babar Azam and former India captain Rohit Sharma for the second-most ducks by a captain in T20 internationals during the third and final T20I against India in Harare on Sunday.Raza was dismissed for a golden duck by India pacer Yash Thakur, taking his tally…

India completed a 3-0 series sweep over Zimbabwe with a 35-run win in the third and final T20I in Harare on Sunday, thanks to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 81 and a disciplined bowling effort led by Mayank Yadav.The series victory also marked a turnaround for India after losing their previous two T20I series against England (0-4) and…

Star weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu gave India its first gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after winning the women’s 48kg title in Glasgow on Sunday.The 31-year-old lifted a Commonwealth Games record 85kg in the snatch before registering a Games record 105kg in the clean and jerk. She finished with a total lift of 190kg…