Nagpur’s Sadhwani shines in Russia chess event, wins silver
Nagpur: Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani of Nagpur claimed back-to-back silver medals in the 22nd edition of Prestigious Karpov International Chess tournament held in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. It was a strong invitational round robin event of 10 players representing different countries where...
Women’s World Chess Cup: Nagpur’s Divya meets Humpy in all India final
Nagpur: Woman Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh of Nagpur stormed into the final, defeating former world champion Zhongyi Tan of China in the second game of the semifinals and winning the minimatch 1.5-0.5 in the FIDE Women’s World Chess Cup. In the...
District Basketball Championship: NBYS girls, DKM boys in SF
Nagpur: Nutan Bharat Yuvak Sangh (NBYS) girls and Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM) boys entered semi-finals of the 25th Prakash Rajurkar Memorial Inter-Club Junior District Basketball Championship underway at DKM Shankar Nagar court on Thursday. In the girls quarter-finals, NBYS got...
Nagpur’s Divya creates history, storms into FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup final
Nagpur: International Master Divya Deshmukh of Nagpur stormed into the final of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup, defeating former world champion Zhongyi Tan of China in the second game of the semifinals and winning the mini-match 1.5-0.5 in...
FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup: Nagpur’s Divya stuns China’s Zhu again
Nagpur: World Junior No. 1 Divya Deshmukh of Nagpur and India's top three ranked players, Koneru Humpy, D Harika and Vaishali Rameshbabu, made it to the quarterfinals of the FIDE Women's Chess World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Friday....
Pallotti Memorial Chess Championship: Sanskar, Shraddha are champions
Nagpur: Sanskar Gaigore of Centre Point School Dabha (7½) from High School boys section while Shraddha Bajaj of Narayana Vidyalayam (7½) in girls category emerged champions as it was curtains on the 15th Pallotti Memorial Inter-School and Junior College Chess...
Pallotti Memorial Chess Meet: Gavai, Agnes lift titles
Nagpur: FIDE Master Siddhant Gavai of St Vincent Pallotti School and Junior College emerged champion of the Junior College category in the ongoing 15th St Vincent Pallotti Memorial Nagpur District Inter-School Chess Championship. Gavai collected four points to top the...
World Women’s Chess Cup: Nagpur’s Divya beats higher-ranked Zhu of China
Nagpur: Indian International Master Divya Deshmukh of Nagpur made a huge stride forward, defeating second seed Jiner Zhu of China in the first game of the pre-quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s Chess Cup here on Wednesday. Divya was rejuvenated...
Nagpur’s Patle, Madavi win Pachmarhi Marathon
Nagpur: Jitendra Patle and Rituja Madavi of Nagpur emerged champions of the 7th edition of Pachmarhi Monsoon Marathon which was held recently. The marathon was organised by Adventures And You in association with Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board. Mitesh Rambhia was the...
District Basketball Championship: DKM ‘A’ teams move up
Nagpur: Dharampeth Krida Mandal’s ‘A’ teams had a memorable evening on Tuesday as they recorded wins in their respective sections in the ongoing 25th Prakash Rajurkar Memorial Inter-Club Junior District Basketball Championship currently in progress at its court in Shankar...
Nagpur District B’ball Championship: PBG boys, girls win opening ties
Nagpur: Teams from Players Basketball Gymkhana (PBG) in both boys and girls sections won their respective matches on the second day of the 25th Prakash Rajurkar Memorial inter-club Junior (U-18) District Basketball Championship organised by Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM) at...
Nagpur’s Divya confirms last 16 Chess World Cup berth
Nagpur: Reigning world junior champion Divya Deshmukh of Nagpur registered victory to confirm her last 16 berth in the FIDE Women's World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, on Sunday. India No.1 Koneru Humpy also made it to the last 16 slot....
Women’s World Cup: Nagpur’s Divya enters 3rd round
Nagpur: International Master Divya Deshmukh of Nagpur moved into the third round of the prestigious World Women’s World Cup 2025 underway at Batumi in Georgia. After getting a bye in the first round, the 2024 FIDE World U-20 Girls Chess Champion...
Nagpur’s Gaurav, Shadab to participate in Indian Athletics meet
Nagpur: Two athletes from Nagpur will be participating in the Indian Open Athletics Meet which is going to be held on Saturday at the Synthetic Track of Savitribai Phule Pune University. The meet is organised in collaboration with Maharashtra Athletics...
Nagpur’s Divya gets direct 2nd round entry in World Women’s Chess Cup in Georgia
Nagpur: Woman Grandmaster Nagpur’s Divya Deshmukh has been given a direct entry into the second round of the prestigious World Women’s Chess Cup 2025 under way at Batumi in Georgia. The tournament got under way on Tuesday. In her second round...
Olympic shooters Rathore, Anjali Bhagwat to speak on ‘Sports as a Career’ in Nagpur
Nagpur: A host of international athletes will be the guest speakers during the one day seminar on ‘Sports as a Career’ which will be organised by Vidarbha Adventure Association (VAA) on July 26. The seminar will be held at Kavivarya...
Pruthviraj Taekwondo Centre Shines at 4th Nagpur District Championship
Nagpur: Students from the Pruthviraj Taekwondo Excellence Centre delivered an outstanding performance at the 4th Nagpur District Taekwondo Championship, securing a total of seven medals, including three golds, one silver, and three bronzes. The event was organized by the Nagpur District...
Exclusive interview with Heinrich Klaasen: “I’m leaving the national team, not cricket”
South African cricketer Heinrich Klaasen has announced his retirement from international cricket, marking the end of an essential chapter in the life of one of modern cricket’s most dynamic batsmen. At 33, he is stepping away from the international stage....
Nagpur swimmer Dr Roma to represent India at Singapore meet
Nagpur: Dr Roma Sarnaik Morghade, a swimmer from Nagpur, will be representing India at the World Aquatics Masters Championships 2025 in Singapore which will be held at OCBC Aquatic Centre and World Aquatics Championships Arena. Roma will be participating in the...
Nagpur’s Siya to represent India at FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in China
Nagpur: Siya Deodhar, a talented 22-year-old basketball player from Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana, Nagpur, has been selected to represent the senior Indian women’s basketball team in the prestigious FIBA Women’s Asia Cup, scheduled to be held at Shenzhen, China, from July...
VCA’s Halwane tops BCCI umpiring exam
Nagpur: Vidarbha Cricket Association’s Pawan Halwane topped the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) umpiring exam that was held in June. With 147.5 marks out of 150, Akola’s Halwane led the chart of 26 candidates who were declared...
