There were surprises, Uttar Pradesh knocking out defending champions Services in a high-scoring match. And there was high drama, Railways and Chandigarh tied at 38-38 before the game was decided in a tense tie-breaker.
Banthia and Donski went down 4-6 in the opening set against the second-seeded pair of Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (India) and Pruchya Isaro (Indonesia), but bounced back to take the second set by the same scoreline. The match tie-break proved to be a tense affair. At 10-10, both teams had saved
Top seed Alcaraz was pushed throughout by Rublev, a two-time champion at the event, and had to withstand several momentum swings. He twice failed to serve out the opening set before clinching it in a tie-break. In the second set, the 22-year-old surged ahead 3-0, only to see Rublev claw his
Panipat Panthers held their nerve in a dramatic encounter to defeat Faridabad Fighters in a tie-breaker after the teams were locked at 26-26 at full time in their Kabaddi Champions League (KCL) clash, according to a release.
The world number one, Alcaraz, is yet to win the Australian Open, with the six-time Grand Slam champion having secured two quarterfinal finishes in the tournament. His bid for a maiden triumph received massive resistance from the world number 102 Yannick as he made him fight hard in the firs
From the opening exchanges, the match unfolded as a high-quality battle of equals, with both teams responding raid for raid, super raid for super raid, and all-out for all-out. Neither side allowed the other to establish control, keeping the contest finely balanced throughout.
GM R Praggnanandhaa made the most of the slight advantage he gained in the middle game to beat GM Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia as four Indians booked a place in the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 here on Saturday, while World Champion Gukesh D was knocked out.
Season 12 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will be remembered as the most fiercely contested edition yet, with narrow scorelines, dramatic comebacks, and no match settled until the final raid. The season showcased a new level of tactical maturity and physical intensity, making every clash unp
The experienced Surya Shekhar Ganguly, GM Raunak Sadhwani and GM Karthik Venkatraman scored comfortable victories while M Pranesh played out a draw to advance to the second round while IM Aronyak Ghosh defeated GM Mateusz Bartel of Poland to force a tie-breaker in the FIDE World Cup 2025 her
U Mumba secured a thrilling 7-4 win in the tie-breaker against the Haryana Steelers, earning a crucial victory that helped them qualify for the top eight in PKL Season 12 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in Delhi on Sunday. Sandeep's 9 points were the highlight for the winning team.
Ayan Lohchab led the way with a Super 10, while Navdeep also contributed with four tackles. The key contribution in the tiebreaker came from Mandeep Kumar's two-point raid. For the Bulls, Alireza's ninth Super 10 went in vain despite them completing an eleven-point comeback in regulation tim
It was an important victory that took them to the top of the standings on points difference after an all-round performance from the Paltan, led by Pankaj Mohite (7) and skipper Aslam Inamdar (6), as per a press release from PKL.