Tag: Other sports
Indian chess star Gukesh welcomed as hero on return
Indian chess star Gukesh Dommaraju received a hero’s welcome in his hometown on Monday, four days after becoming the youngest world champion at the age of 18. 3 mins Hundreds…
Winter sports, be careful of slippery slopes!
Winter is fast approaching and who says snowflakes, says winter sports! Cross-country skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, so many disciplines that the media, especially European, cover for several months. But do winter…
Gukesh Dommaraju’s victory at the World Chess Championship makes an entire country dream
Young Indian chess players and their parents woke up on Friday December 13 dreaming of their offspring achieving the same feat as Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, a local hero, who became…
At 18, Indian Gukesh becomes youngest world chess champion
18-year-old Indian player Dommaraju Gukesh won the final long game of the world championships against Chinese title holder Ding Liren on Thursday to become the youngest player to win chess’…
Papadakis and Cizeron, the ice artists, bow out
Away from competitions for more than two years, French skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, Olympic ice dance champions in 2022 and who will have participated in reinventing their discipline,…
surprise victory for Ding against Gukesh at the start of the world championship
Defending champion Ding Liren won the first game of the world chess championship in Singapore on Monday against his Indian challenger Gukesh Dommaraju, his first victory in a long game…
the global ambitions of young Indian prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju
He created a sensation this year by becoming the youngest winner of the prestigious candidates tournament. At 18, Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju is a great rival to China’s Ding…
in mild weather, the skippers set off around the world
“ Compressed by emotion », the 40 skippers of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe left this Sunday, November 10 for a new solo journey around the world, acclaimed…
Full sail for the start of the 10th Vendée Globe
The start of the 10th Vendée Globe, a solo, non-stop and unassisted round-the-world sailing trip, takes place from Les Sables-d’Olonne this Sunday at midday. This journey across the planet’s oceans…
In the mud, wrestlers in search of recognition
Their ring? A square of mud surrounded by bamboo poles. In China, wrestlers dream of recognition for this typically American spectator sport that is still largely ignored in the Asian…