Noting that the "most prestigious tournaments in chess, the FIDE Candidates", is being held in Canada for the first time, FIDE said there are grave concerns about the "timely arrival of the players to Toronto".
Category: chess--badminton
BATC: Indian women team beat Japan 3-2 to reach maiden final
The Indian women’s team made history in the Badminton Asia Team Championship (BATC) 2024 by securing a maiden finals berth defeating Japan 3-2 in the semis, here at, Malaysia on Saturday.
18-yr-old Praggnanandhaa enters chess World Cup final, books seat in Candidates
India’s 18-year old Grandmaster (GM) R. Praggnanandhaa (ELO 2,707) on Monday entered the FIDE World Cup final after defeating world No. 3 by rating, American GM Fabiano Caruana (2,782), in the semifinal tie-break games played at Baku, Azerbaijan.
Question mark hangs over India’s future crop of chess players
Even as young Indian chess Grandmasters like R. Praggnanandhaa (ELO rating 2,707), D. Gukesh (2,751), Arjun Erigaisi (2,704) and Nihal Sarin (2,684) are on the global prowl, are they going to shoulder India's chess burden for the coming decades?
Badminton: PM Modi, others hail Lakshya Sen for winning first title of the season
"Incredible fight back from @lakshya_sen to win the Canada Open. He was down 16-20 in the 2nd game against reigning All England Champion Li Shi Feng of China, made it 20-20 and then won these final 2 points. Simply superb!!!" he said.
Three senior FIDE rated chess players barred from TN district tournament for playing in private tourney
Even after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had ruled against banning chess players for playing in private tournaments, the practice still continues in Tamil Nadu, three FIDE rated senior players complained on Sunday.
BWF World Championships: Saina advances to pre-quarters; mixed day for India in doubles
The 32-year-old Saina, who won a silver medal in the 2015 World Championships in Jakarta and a bronze in 2017 in Glasgow, on Tuesday, stormed past Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong, quelling her challenge 21-19, 21-9 in 38 minutes.
Chess prodigy Praggnanandhaa leading a
Five wins, two draws and one loss against the world chess champion, Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, is the playing record of 17-year-old Indian GM R. Praggnanandhaa, says father Rameshbabu in a humble and matter-of-fact manner.
Bolstered by CWG success, Sindhu-led badminton team promises to do better in Paris
The performance of the Indian badminton players at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was excellent, where they bagged three gold, one silver and two bronze. But the best part is, the shuttlers sent a strong message to their opponents that India can do wonders in badminton at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty win gold medal in badminton men's doubles
India's men's doubles badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Monday won the gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after defeating England's Ben Lane and Sean Vendy 21-15 and 21-13.
Lakshya Sen gets India's 20th gold medal after beating Ng Tze Yong in men's singles badminton
Shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched India's 20th gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after beating Malaysia's Tze Yong NG 19-21, 21-9 and 21-16 in the men's singles final on Monday.
Sindhu bags maiden Commonwealth Games singles gold with commanding performance
India's PV Sindhu claimed her maiden women's singles gold medal in the Commonwealth Games defeating Michelle Li of Canada, the 2014 champion at Glasgow, in the final in straight games here on Monday.
CWG 2022, badminton: Kidambi Srikanth wins bronze in men's singles; Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand clinch bronze in women's doubles
The Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand clinched a bronze medal in the badminton women's singles after defeating Australia's Chen Hsuan-Yu Wendy and Gronya Somerville 21-15, 21-19 in straight games.
Sasikiran, Erigaisi help India bounce back to beat Brazil at 44th Chess Olympiad
Riding on Krishnan Sasikiran and Arjun Erigaisi's victories, India A got back their rhythm to trounce Brazil by 3-1 in the ninth-round match of open section at the 44th Chess Olympiad here on on Sunday.
CWG 2022, badminton: Sindhu, Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag reach finals; Srikanth to play for bronze
Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty reached the finals in their respective categories after winning their semifinals but compatriot Kidambi Srikanth lost his match at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, here on Sunday.
CWG 2022: PV Sindhu enters semis with win over Goh Jin Wei
Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu reached the women's singles semifinals at the Commonwealth Games 2022 after seeing off a tough challenge from Malaysian No 1 Goh Jin Wei in the quarter-finals, here on Saturday.
Indian women's team extends unbeaten run at 44th Chess Olympiad
Indian women's A team notched up their seventh successive victory against sixth seed Azerbaijan with a 2.5-1.5 score to maintain their sole lead in the women's section with 14 points at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu on Friday.
CWG 2022: Sindhu, Srikanth in quarters as Indian shuttlers advance with ease
Indian shuttlers remained on course for a rich haul of medals from the badminton competitions at the 2022 Commonwealth Games here their top two singles hopes and a women's doubles pair advancing to the quarterfinals here on Friday.
CWG 2022: Sindhu, Srikanth win singles openers; Hima in 200m semis, Manju Bala qualifies in hammer throw
On Thursday, Sindhu stormed into the next round with a comprehensive 2-0 win against Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq of Maldives in a Round of 32 match in Hall 5 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) here.
CWG 2022: Sindhu, Srikanth win singles openers; Hima in 200m semis, Manju Bala qualifies in hammer throw
On Thursday, Sindhu stormed into the next round with a comprehensive 2-0 win against Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq of Maldives in a Round of 32 match in Hall 5 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) here.
Everyone should now focus on the individual event, says Sindhu after defeat to Malaysia
India's top women's singles player and the favourite for the women's singles gold medal here, PV Sindhu has called on the players to turn their attention to individual events after their defeat to Malaysia in the Mixed Team competition at the Commonwealth Games here.
Kidambi Srikanth suffers shock defeat as India settle for silver in Mixed Team badminton
PV Sindhu was the only one to win her match while former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth suffered defeat as India went down to Malaysia 1-3 in the final of the mixed team competition to settle for silver in the 2022 Commonwealth Games here.
CWG 2022: Shuttlers keep winning momentum going; Rawat finishes 12th in Men's Marathon
The Indian badminton team continued its impressive run in the Mixed Team competition, defeating Sri Lanka 5-0 in a preliminary round Group A match here remaining on course for a place in the quarterfinals, at the NEC Hall No. 5 here on Saturday.
Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou from September 23, 2023
The 2022 Asian Games, which were postponed due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation in China, will now take place in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8, 2023. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) took the decision on the new dates on Tuesday in Kuwait.
Gold for Mandeep, Nithya; Team India bags 11 medals in Ireland Para-Badminton Int'l
Mandeep Kaur and Nithya Sre clinched gold medals as the Indian para-badminton contingent signed off its campaign at the 4 Nations Para-Badminton International 2022 with 11 medals here on Sunday.