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Ex-Boxing Champ Anthony Joshua Released From Hospital After Car Crash In Nigeria
- Thursday January 1, 2026
- AFP
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital days after a fatal car accident that killed two of his close friends in Nigeria.
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*Our Focus Is On Smart, Fearless Cricket": Head Coach Courtney Walsh As Royal Champs Ready For Abu Dhabi T10 Debut
- Saturday November 15, 2025
- NDTV Sports Desk
In what promises to be one of the most exciting storylined of the 2025 Abu Dhabi T10, the Royal Champs are gearing up to make their much-anticipated debut in the world's fastest cricket tournament.
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Carlos Alcaraz To Face Defending Champ Jannik Sinner In Cincinnati ATP Final
- Sunday August 17, 2025
- Agence France-Presse
World number one Jannik Sinner and hotrival Carlos Alcaraz will face off in a major final for the fourth time this season after both booked straight-set wins into the title match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open.
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Major League Baseball Legend Dave Parker, Two-Time World Series Champ, Dies At 74
- Sunday June 29, 2025
- Agence France-Presse
Dave Parker, a seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star and two-time World Series champion outfielder and designated hitter, died on Saturday.
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Top Seed Jessica Pegula Rallies To Oust Defending Champ Danielle Collins In Charleston
- Saturday April 5, 2025
- Agence France-Presse
World number four Jessica Pegula rallied from a set and a break down to beat defending champion Danielle Collins 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Friday
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Tamil Or Telugu? MK Stalin, Chandrababu Naidu Lead Battle Over Chess Champ Gukesh's Heritage
- Friday December 13, 2024
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
Gukesh Dommaraju's historic World Chess Championship win - the 18-year-old is the world's youngest ever chess champ - has triggered a battle for credit between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, with the chief ministers of each claiming him as their own.
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D Gukesh Is Youngest-Ever World Chess Champ, Some Others Who Held The Title
- Thursday December 12, 2024
- World News | Written by Anushree Jonko
But 2023 was an eventful year for Gukesh when he unleashed himself to the world as the youngest player to reach a rating of 2750. The same year, he outperformed Viswanathan Anand as the top-ranked Indian chess player.
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China Chess Champ Defecates In Hotel Bathtub After Win, Stripped Of Title
- Wednesday December 27, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The world of Chinese chess is in uproar over rumours of cheating and a bad behaviour scandal that saw the national champion stripped of his title Monday after a victory celebration ended with him defecating in a hotel bathtub.
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Chess Champ Hans Niemann Denies Using Vibrating Sex Toys To Beat Magnus Carlsen
- Wednesday September 27, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The pair buried the chess hatchet and settled a $100 million lawsuit.
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Wrestler Bajrang Punia Gets Direct Asian Games Entry, Under-23 Asian Champ Hits Out
- Wednesday July 19, 2023
- Press Trust of India
Proving his point further, the Under-23 wrestler said he had recently defeated American John Michael Diakomihalis by a comprehensive 8-2 margin while Bajrang had lost to the same wrestler by technical superiority in the World Championships last year.
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England vs France, FIFA World Cup 2022, Quarter-Final Highlights: Defending Champs France Beat England 2-1 To Reach Semi-Finals
- Sunday December 11, 2022
- NDTV Sports Desk
FIFA World Cup 2022, England vs France Highlights: Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud scored for France as the defending champions thrashed England 2-1 in the quarterfinal match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium
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US Chess Champ Scanned Before Match Amid Sex Toy Cheating Claims
- Friday October 7, 2022
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann underwent strict checking at the US Chess Championships in St Louis amid allegations that he cheated using a sex toy during his match with World Champion Magnus Carlsen.
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Anshul Bhatt, A Bridge Champ At 13, Gets A Message From Bill Gates
- Saturday October 1, 2022
- India News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
13-year-old Anshul Bhatt won three medals, one of which was for overall performance.
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Former World Champ Boxer Klitschko, Chess Great Kasparov Speak Out On Russia-Ukraine Tension
- Thursday February 24, 2022
- Press Trust of India
The 45-year-old great, a former Olympic gold-medallist and someone who held the world heavyweight championship twice in the professional circuit, took to Twitter to send out a message of solidarity for his compatriots.
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Ex-Boxing Champ Anthony Joshua Released From Hospital After Car Crash In Nigeria
- Thursday January 1, 2026
- AFP
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital days after a fatal car accident that killed two of his close friends in Nigeria.
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sports.ndtv.com
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*Our Focus Is On Smart, Fearless Cricket": Head Coach Courtney Walsh As Royal Champs Ready For Abu Dhabi T10 Debut
- Saturday November 15, 2025
- NDTV Sports Desk
In what promises to be one of the most exciting storylined of the 2025 Abu Dhabi T10, the Royal Champs are gearing up to make their much-anticipated debut in the world's fastest cricket tournament.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Carlos Alcaraz To Face Defending Champ Jannik Sinner In Cincinnati ATP Final
- Sunday August 17, 2025
- Agence France-Presse
World number one Jannik Sinner and hotrival Carlos Alcaraz will face off in a major final for the fourth time this season after both booked straight-set wins into the title match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Major League Baseball Legend Dave Parker, Two-Time World Series Champ, Dies At 74
- Sunday June 29, 2025
- Agence France-Presse
Dave Parker, a seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star and two-time World Series champion outfielder and designated hitter, died on Saturday.
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sports.ndtv.com
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Top Seed Jessica Pegula Rallies To Oust Defending Champ Danielle Collins In Charleston
- Saturday April 5, 2025
- Agence France-Presse
World number four Jessica Pegula rallied from a set and a break down to beat defending champion Danielle Collins 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Friday
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sports.ndtv.com
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Tamil Or Telugu? MK Stalin, Chandrababu Naidu Lead Battle Over Chess Champ Gukesh's Heritage
- Friday December 13, 2024
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
Gukesh Dommaraju's historic World Chess Championship win - the 18-year-old is the world's youngest ever chess champ - has triggered a battle for credit between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, with the chief ministers of each claiming him as their own.
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www.ndtv.com
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D Gukesh Is Youngest-Ever World Chess Champ, Some Others Who Held The Title
- Thursday December 12, 2024
- World News | Written by Anushree Jonko
But 2023 was an eventful year for Gukesh when he unleashed himself to the world as the youngest player to reach a rating of 2750. The same year, he outperformed Viswanathan Anand as the top-ranked Indian chess player.
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www.ndtv.com
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China Chess Champ Defecates In Hotel Bathtub After Win, Stripped Of Title
- Wednesday December 27, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The world of Chinese chess is in uproar over rumours of cheating and a bad behaviour scandal that saw the national champion stripped of his title Monday after a victory celebration ended with him defecating in a hotel bathtub.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chess Champ Hans Niemann Denies Using Vibrating Sex Toys To Beat Magnus Carlsen
- Wednesday September 27, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The pair buried the chess hatchet and settled a $100 million lawsuit.
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www.ndtv.com
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Wrestler Bajrang Punia Gets Direct Asian Games Entry, Under-23 Asian Champ Hits Out
- Wednesday July 19, 2023
- Press Trust of India
Proving his point further, the Under-23 wrestler said he had recently defeated American John Michael Diakomihalis by a comprehensive 8-2 margin while Bajrang had lost to the same wrestler by technical superiority in the World Championships last year.
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sports.ndtv.com
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England vs France, FIFA World Cup 2022, Quarter-Final Highlights: Defending Champs France Beat England 2-1 To Reach Semi-Finals
- Sunday December 11, 2022
- NDTV Sports Desk
FIFA World Cup 2022, England vs France Highlights: Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud scored for France as the defending champions thrashed England 2-1 in the quarterfinal match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium
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sports.ndtv.com
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US Chess Champ Scanned Before Match Amid Sex Toy Cheating Claims
- Friday October 7, 2022
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann underwent strict checking at the US Chess Championships in St Louis amid allegations that he cheated using a sex toy during his match with World Champion Magnus Carlsen.
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www.ndtv.com
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Anshul Bhatt, A Bridge Champ At 13, Gets A Message From Bill Gates
- Saturday October 1, 2022
- India News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
13-year-old Anshul Bhatt won three medals, one of which was for overall performance.
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www.ndtv.com
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Former World Champ Boxer Klitschko, Chess Great Kasparov Speak Out On Russia-Ukraine Tension
- Thursday February 24, 2022
- Press Trust of India
The 45-year-old great, a former Olympic gold-medallist and someone who held the world heavyweight championship twice in the professional circuit, took to Twitter to send out a message of solidarity for his compatriots.
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sports.ndtv.com