Aaditya Narayan

A revamped Indian women's hockey team will start a new cycle with their title defence at the Women's Asian Champions Trophy against Malaysia on Monday.

India face Thailand in their third match of the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir, Bihar on Thursday evening.

India take on Thailand in their third match of the 2024 ACT in Bihar.

Deepika starred with five goals, including two dragflicks from penalty corners.

Only one Indian has ever been world champion. No one has been world champion as a teenager (or at 20, or 21). Ding Liren stands in the way, but come mid-December, the teenager has an opportunity to script history in his sport.

Anand's five world titles are the story of a pathbreaker, not just in Indian chess but in world chess. It is the story of a non-Soviet, non-Westerner who dared to take on the established seat of authority in the sport, and succeeded in toppling it.

As India's D Gukesh gears up to take on Ding Liren in the 2024 chess World Championship, here's what it takes to be the champ

Here's a brief overview of their strengths and weaknesses, and how proceedings could transpire on the board over the course of 14 potential games.

It takes a lot to make a sporting champion. In the case of D Gukesh, it would be his school, his parents, the academy run by Viswanathan Anand and Anand's hands-on mentoring.

D Gukesh is not letting Ding Liren's recent poor form affect his preparation for the FIDE World Chess Championship, saying that for him it's clear