Month: May 2025

Reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju continued his steady progress after a poor start in the 2025 Norway Chess, moving to the joint-fourth spot after beating American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana in an Armageddon playoff while world No 1 Magnus Carlsen regained the top spot on the standings after defeating Arjun Erigaisi in Round 4 on Thursday.

Josh Hazlewood’s return to Royal Challengers Bengaluru after an injury break is a blessing for the franchise and good preparation for the Australian pacer, who says the intensity he is building up here will come in handy during the World Test Championship final against South Africa next month.

Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz stumbled his way into the last 16 of the French Open on Friday with a 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over Bosnian world number 69 Damir Dzumhur.

South African batting great AB de Villiers is backing “ultimate team man” Virat Kohli to play a big hand in the IPL final and lead a multi-dimensional Royal Challengers Bengaluru outfit to its maiden title in the world’s biggest T20 league.

The mighty Mumbai Indians handled the nerves better on the big stage to outlast Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in a high-scoring IPL Eliminator despite a classy effort from Sai Sudharsan here on Friday.