This is Indian grandmaster Aarav Dengla’s latest column for TOI The latest Chess Olympiad began in Samarkand, a historic city in Uzbekistan, this week. Uzbekistan has been making huge strides in chess. The current challenger to D. Gukesh’s world championship title is Javokhir Sindarov, a young phenom from Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan won gold in the 2022…
Gear up: FIA F4 Indian Championship R1 at Kari Motor Speedway International Circuit Motorsport is having a moment in the state. Chennai and Coimbatore, the key corridors, are seeing a wave of interest in racing academies and institutes, with participation rising among both professional aspirants and amateurs who simply want track time.It is creating demand…
New Delhi: India’s MMA fighter in 77kg category, Varun Sanyal was ruled out of the Asian Games after being declared medically unfit for the competition at the weigh-in process. The athlete felt dizzy at a sauna for weight cut and passed out at the facility.“While undergoing weight loss, including food and fluid restriction, experienced dizziness,…
Vijay to campaign at Madurantakam on Sept 28 Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay is scheduled to campaign in Madurantakam on Sept 28, when he will address a public meeting at Acharapakkam for TVK candidate K Maragatham Kumaravel. Senior leaders from rival parties are also preparing constituency tours ahead of the Oct 6 bypoll.TVK workers…
India thrashed Uzbekistan 19-0 in their Pool B opener Deepika Sehrawat said India’s focus at the Asian Games is to win the gold medal and secure direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after scoring a record eight goals in the team’s opening match against Uzbekistan on Sunday.The 22-year-old striker produced the best-ever performance…
GCC-EFI’s Blue-Green Chennai initiative Chennai: Those looking to volunteer for beach-cleanup activities on weekends can do so by merely registering themselves through ‘Kadal Pottis’ — QR-embedded mini stalls to be set up by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) in collaboration with the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI) at prominent beaches in the city.The first stall…
Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has described missing the Asian Games because of injury as difficult but said the biggest lesson for an athlete is to “accept” the setback and focus on making a comeback.The 28-year-old was set to chase a third straight Asian Games gold medal before suffering a…
Chennai: S Vishnuvardhan, 34, a passenger with a disability, was forced to climb stairs with his friend’s help to catch a train at Chennai Egmore last Wednesday after he could not find a wheelchair. The station master’s office was also locked, highlighting the difficulties Divyangjan passengers face amid redevelopment-related changes to access routes.To address such…
Elavenil Valarivan celebrates after winning silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event shooting match in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan after she won the silver medal in the women’s 10m air…
Chennai: A 38-year-old welder, who had allegedly been stalking a woman and asking her to continue their relationship, died at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Saturday after he was beaten with an iron rod following a quarrel at the woman’s house in Alapakkam. Police altered the case from attempt to murder to murder.Police identified…