Sheer perseverance!!! That’s what 18-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh exhibited to the hilt to ascend the world chess championship throne, becoming the youngest ever to achieve this amazing distinction. This has triggered a cascade of accolades and epitaphs on this Indian youngster. Gukesh who was born in Andhra Pradesh. Gukesh won Thursday’s game with the black pieces…
A brand-new all-rounder is rising on the Indian cricket horizon. Twenty-one-year-old Nitish Kumar Reddy of Andhra Pradesh has all the makings of becoming a much-wanted purveyor of both bat and ball. He is also sharpening himself as an electrifying fielder to boot. Though India lost the second Test against Australia in Adelaide, Nitish stamped his…
In a high-stakes standoff between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), it’s clear who emerged victorious. The PCB’s attempts to gain leverage by rejecting the BCCI’s proposal for a hybrid model ultimately backfired, forcing a concession under pressure from the International Cricket Council (ICC). The BCCI’s…
