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Money isn't the reason I play chess: Gukesh after winning the World C'ship

Gukesh's father Rajnikanth gave up his career as an ENT surgeon to accompany his son on the circuit while mother Padmakumari, who is a microbiologist, became the sole earner of the family.

PKL 2024: Pawan Sehrawat's heroics lead Telugu Titans past Gujarat Giants

With the win, Telugu Titans moved one step closer to achieving qualification for the PKL play-offs.

Indian community in Singapore celebrates Gukesh's historic chess victory

The 18-year-old claimed the world title by beating China's Ding Liren in Singapore on Thursday. The two faced each other in a fourteen-game classical chess match

Shubman Gill extends greetings to Gukesh for becoming World Chess Champion

D Gukesh etched his name in history on Thursday by dethroning China's Ding Liren with a 7.5-6.5 victory in their World Chess Championship match held in Singapore

Chessboard to billboards: Edtech, banks, and IT firms eye Brand Gukesh

Edtech, banks, fintechs and IT firms expected to make a beeline to sign the youngest world chess champion

Viswanathan Anand advises Gukesh to embrace criticism as a part of success

Indian Grandmaster Gukesh made history on Thursday, becoming the youngest-ever to win the world title defeating Liren in the 14th and final game of the championship in Singapore

Tamil or Telugu? Stalin, Naidu fight for chess champ Gukesh's roots

Gukesh's World Chess Championship win has ignited a battle between Tamil Nadu's MK Stalin and Andhra Pradesh's N Chandrababu Naidu, both claiming him as their own

World Chess Championship: Puducherry Lt. Guv hails Gukesh's historic win

Gukesh dethroned China's Ding Liren on his way to the historic triumph, sealing it in the 14th and last game of a see-saw battle.

India is a big contender for WC, Olympic glory: Belgium's De Sloover

India secured back-to-back Olympic bronze medals in Tokyo and Paris, which came after their last gold medal feat at the 1980 Moscow Games.

Prasar Bharati to broadcast upcoming Hockey India League 2024-25 season

While the men's competition will be played in Rourkela, a four-team maiden tournament for the women will be hosted at Ranchi.

Nation celebrates Gukesh's historic win as youngest world chess champion

The legendary Viswanathan Anand, who won the title an unprecedented five times, praised Gukesh for winning something of this magnitude at such a young age

I've been dreaming about this moment for 10 years: World Champion Gukesh

The young chess maestro had been dreaming for this day ever since he was a child and taked about how he had his sight set on the biggest stage ever since the beginning.

Chess World Championship: Winners full list, history, all you need to know

Austrian-American Wilhelm Steinitz was the first Chess World Champion, holding the title from 1886 to 1894 with four victories. India's 18-year-old Gukesh is the youngest Chess champion

World Chess C'ship: 18-year-old Gukesh becomes youngest world champion

At just 18 years old, Gukesh's triumph marks a historic milestone in chess, making him the youngest player to ever claim the World Chess Championship title.

Gukesh vs Ding HIGHLIGHTS, Game 14 World Chess Championship: Gukesh becomes youngest world champion

After 9 draws in 13 games, Gukesh capitalised on an error by Ding and won the final game of the 14-game contest to be crowned champion.

What if Gukesh vs Ding chess WC game 14 ends in a draw? Tie breaker rules

If Gukesh vs Ding Game 14 also ends in a draw, the Championship will progress to a dramatic tiebreaker round on Friday. The tiebreaker will feature

US Open's first female tournament director will step down in 2025

Allaster became the US Open tournament director in 2020, the first woman to hold that position in the history of a tournament first held in 1881.

Paris Olympics organisers claim event was greener than recent Games

According to a French government carbon-impact calculator, 1.59 million tons of CO2 is equivalent to driving a car 182,675 times around the globe or 898,305 return flights between Paris and New York.

World Chess Championship 2024 Game 14: Gukesh vs Ding live streaming & more

Fans in India can catch Gukesh vs Ding chess live streaming of game 14 on FIDE and Chess.com's Twitch and X (formerly known as Twitter) handles.

World Chess Championship HIGHLIGHTS: Gukesh plays out another draw vs Ding in Game 13

Both players tried well but it was Gukesh came closer than his counterpart for the victory.