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3 min readMumbaiJan 29, 2026 11:09 PM IST FILE PHOTO: Indian shooter Manu Bhaker in action. (PHOTO: AP)Manu Bhaker is talking about marginal gains. That extra one percent which could well be the...
Sarah BarshopCloseSarah BarshopESPN Staff WriterSarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to.
Bill ConnellyJan 16, 2026, ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.The 2025 college football season was odd from the.
Defending champion Magnus Carlsen smashed his fist on the board again after fumbling and dropping his queen when deep under time pressure to lose on time to Arjun Erigaisi in a rapid chess game.
When 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh stunned veteran Koneru Humpy, a player twice her age, to win the Women’s World Cup in Georgia, it was a classic David-versus-Goliath moment that was famously dubbed a clash of...
India's Arjun Erigaisi claimed a bronze medal at the World Rapid Championship. (PHOTO: Anna Shtourman via FIDE)India’s Arjun Erigaisi claimed a bronze medal at the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Doha,...
India's Koneru Humpy in action against Russia's Aleksandra Goryachkina at World Rapid Championship. (PHOTO: FIDELennart Ootes)After a relatively slow start at the ongoing World Rapid and Blitz Championship...
India's D. Gukesh during a press conference at World Rapid & Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha. (PHOTO: FIDE/Anna Shtourman)The season-ending World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2025 got underway in...
