Indian-origin chess prodigy eyes World Championship

At just 12, London-based Indian-origin chess player Supratit Banerjee is making his mark on the international chess scene, becoming the UK’s youngest International Master. A pupil at Sutton Grammar School, he secured his third IM norm at the...

Breaking barriers inside and outside the ring

Balraj Singh Khara is a British professional super-middleweight boxer who was born with a hearing impairment. Raised in Feltham, West London, he turned professional in 2022 and has built a reputation for resilience, determination and focus,...

HCI London celebrates women in blue at India House

The High Commission of India in the UK hosted a special reception for the Indian women’s cricket team at India House, attended by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.During the event, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Head Coach Amol...

Dementia affected football fans' gesture

Football fans living with dementia made history at Wembley Stadium when they joined England and Wales players as mascots for their international friendly. As part of the official charity partnership between Alzheimer's Society and The Football...

Indian-origin chess prodigy eyes World Championship

At just 12, London-based Indian-origin chess player Supratit Banerjee is making his mark on the international chess scene, becoming the UK’s youngest International Master. A pupil at Sutton Grammar School, he secured his third IM norm at the...

Double gold for India at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest

India made history by achieving a double gold in the Chess Olympiad, winning outright in both the open and women's sections. Both Indian teams dominated in the final round, securing convincing 3½-½ victories. In the open section, Dommaraju Gukesh...

The Board for Control of Cricket in India announced the squad for the South Africa T20 series slated to begin on June 9. The board announced, KL Rahul as the skipper for the series while Rishabh Pant has been announced as the vice-captain.

Gujarat women won their maiden crown at the 24th Youth National Volleyball Championship, in Sangli, Maharashtra. In the final, Gujarat stunned traditional powerhouse Kerala 25-21, 25-19, 25-20 to clinch the gold medal. Kerala are 16 time champions...

Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan wishes to have focus and concentration levels of his county teammate Cheteshwar Pujara as he looks to improve as a red-ball cricketer. Pujara has made a strong case for a Test comeback with two hundreds...

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar outplayed American Ashlyn Grace in the final to bag gold medal at the Deaflympics in Caxias, Brazil, fulfilling her promise of improving upon the silver-winning performance at the 2017 edition. Diksha is now the only...

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has been appointed as head coach of England’s Test team, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said. McCullum replaced Chris Silverwood who left the role in February after England were thrashed 4-0 in...



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