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Kolkata ready to embrace the warmth of chess (Photo by Timothy Neesam and Tata Steel Chess India) NEW DELHI: On a winter evening in Kolkata, when the fog hangs low over the Maidan and the city’s iconic hand-pulled rickshaws creak their way home, the clatter inside a chess hall, mostly the slamming of pieces, ticking…

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman is unlikely to receive any financial compensation following his release from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), despite having no role in the circumstances that led to the termination of his Indian Premier League contract.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Mustafizur was bought by KKR for a hefty…

NEW DELHI: The National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) on Monday provisionally suspended Indian women’s national team footballer Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem after she returned positive for the prohibited substance metandienone. Uttarakhand cricketer Rajan Kumar, too, was suspended after his urine sample showed traces of anabolic steroids drostanolone, metenolone and clomifene.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel….

1990 World Billiards Winner & Coach Passes Away At 67 KOLKATA: In Indian sport, the Kotharis are a rarity — a family with two generations having won the world title in the same sport.On Monday, Indian cue sports became poorer with the passing of Manoj Kothari, a former world champion, coach and father of current…

Vijay Hazare Trophy Live Score: Virat Kohli to miss match vs Railways In what seems to be a last-moment decision, star batter Virat Kohli will not play Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Railways on Tuesday, January 6, in Bengaluru. As per BCCI guidelines, Kohli had played two matches for Delhi earlier in the tournament,…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi produced a breathtaking display of power-hitting to script a memorable win for India Under-19, smashing Rishabh Pant’s long-standing record for the fastest fifty in a Youth ODI and powering his side to an eight-wicket victory over South Africa Under-19 in Benoni on Monday.Go Beyond The…

An IPL match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Lucknow Super Giants. (File photo) Bangladesh on Monday banned the broadcast of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, citing the removal of pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the tournament. The decision followed instructions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to IPL franchise…

Harbhajan Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has weighed in on the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) decision to seek relocation of its matches from India during the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, stressing that while India is open to hosting all teams, the final call rests with Bangladesh and the International…

Mustafizur Rahman was sold to KKR for Rs 9.2 Crore in the IPL auction. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Amid escalating tensions between Bangladesh and India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced that its national team will not travel to India for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The development comes after Mustafizur…

India’s Suryakumar Yadav(PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has expressed his confidence in out-of-form India skipper Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the T20 World Cup, which is set to begin on February 7. Despite a rough run in 2025, where Yadav has scored just 218 runs in 19 innings at a strike rate of…