Koneru Humpy: Chess player is BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year
Chess player Koneru Humpy won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2020, following a public vote.
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India vs West Indies: Slow and steady works for Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal was left out of the T20 World Cup squad in favour of Rahul Chahar, the ostensible reason given for his exclusion was the slower speed that he bowled at. "You want a spinner who can bowl with more speed. Recently we have seen Rahul Chahar bowling with speed. Our view was we need a spinner who can find the grip off the surface at a quicker speed and while we had a lot of discussion on Chahal, we eventually went with Rahul Chahar." These were chief selector and former India pacer Chetan Sharma's words.
Reggie Jackson's layup propels Clippers to 1-point win over Lakers
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Snooker’s golden age was the 1980s with players like Alex Higgins
The waistcoated men of the green baize were genuine superstars during a decade when snooker was elevated from obscure bar-room pastime to national obsession.
Drew McIntyre gears up for the Orton challenge
WWE fans as current champion Drew McIntyre will be taking on Randy Orton in the grand finale. Ahead of the keenly-awaited clash, Drew spoke to TOI on facing Randy, how he is different from his previous opponent - Brock Lesnar and more. Excerpts:You had beaten Brock Lesnar to win the WWE championship.
Viswanathan Anand To Mentor Indian Chess Team For 2022 Asian Games
With eight months left for the Asian Games 2022 to start at Hangzhou, China on September 10, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is hopeful of a rich medal haul from their men's and women's team when the chess discipline returns to the Asian Games fold after 12 years. "Eyeing the four gold medals at stake in the games, legendary Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand took a different role and will mentor the team and first session with him and players will kick start next Thursday," stated an official release.
'We desperately need to see that' – John McEnroe backs Nick Kyrgios call to push new personalities
John McEnroe has stressed the importance of tennis finding new personalities as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer enjoy the twilight of their careers. The American seven-time major champion was responding to Nick Kyrgios’ claim that the sport is too transfixed with the ‘Big Three’ and has not done enough to promote new stars. Ad/> Djokovic, Nadal and Federer have won 60 Grand Slam singles titles between them – incredibly all tied on 20 each.