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World number 19 Gayatri and Treesa, who reached the semifinals of the All England Championships in the last two editions, beat Chang and Yang, ranked 37th, 21-18 21-10 in 38 minutes

Amulya of Thorur secured top spot to clinch gold in the category A, while Madhu of Shaikpet finished second for silver medal

The tournament will feature 58 matches, including 10 warm-up fixtures and will be held across 12 prominent venues throughout the nation, a BCCI release said.

The second game of Classical Chess at the FIDE World Cup final between Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa and Norway's world number one Magnus Carlsen ended in a draw

A total of three venues -- Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad -- will host the official warm-up matches for all the 10 teams before the World Cup opener

Saranya scored 6 points, while other Hyderabad girls Modipalli Deekshitha with 5.5 points secured second place selected for Nationals

Ravinder Goud and Zaid Ahmed maintained clean slate with four wins from as many games while Sharad More and Sufiyan Chictey were next in order with six points each

Akshara clocked 2:49:7s ahead of D Geethasree and Bommane Swetha in second and third places respectively

Aldrin, who entered the showpiece as season leader with his 8.42m national record effort in March, cleared 8.0m in his first attempt and fouled his next two jumps

The Board of Control for Cricket in India posted a picture of Team India on the tour of Ireland for three T20I matches, catching this historic moment live

M Abhirath Reddy hit 146 while N Anirudh Reddy scored 102 as their side Jai Hanuman defeated Central Excise by 191 runs in the HCA A Division one-day league

Praggnanandhaa, who had played out a draw with white pieces on Tuesday, held the Norwegian five-time World Champion Carlsen in Classical Chess to another draw

In his recent post, Olonga clarified that reports about Streak's demise were heavily exaggerated, emphasizing that he had personally received communication from him.

India finds itself in the Elite Pool, sharing the company of Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand. The second group, known as the Challengers Pool, includes Hong Kong China, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Iran, and Oman.

The Rohit-Gill duo will return to the field to face their biggest challenge against the fierce pace bowling attack of Pakistan in the Asia Cup on September 2.

Former captain Stephen Fleming and Saqlain Mushtaq are among several others joining their coaching staff for the upcoming four months, each assuming distinct roles within the coaching team.

Having secured 23 Grand Slam singles championships throughout her groundbreaking career, Williams disclosed her pregnancy during the Met Gala in May.

Having overcome Qarabag FK and the Cypriot team Aris Limassol in previous rounds, Rakow nurtured aspirations of making their debut appearance in the Champions League group stage.

Carlsen and Indian prodigy R Praggnanandhaa played to a draw in the first classical chess game after 35 moves.

Henry Olanga, Streak's bowling partner, turned to X (previously known as Twitter) to convey sorrow at the loss of the iconic bowling all-rounder.

Yarraji clocked a below-par 13.05 seconds to finish seventh in heat number four and 29th overall

Men In Blue gave a top-notch performance against England, displaying an all round performance in the showpiece event on Tuesday

Venkatesh Prasad shared a picture with the Bollywood actor and wrote that he "secretly prayed" for Rahul to perform well in the world cup to silence his critics

Sports Authority of India wanted Olympic-medallist wrestler Bajrang to attend the trials for the World Championships or provide fitness certificate, if he wants exemption from this week's exercise in Patiala