This is not just a testament to their individual brilliance but also a reflection of how far Indian chess has come as a collective force," Sreekar Channapragada, an avid chess follower and co ...

Indian president Droupadi Murmu honoured D Gukesh, the youngest world chess champion, with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. At 18, Chennai-born Gukesh stunned everyone and won the World ...

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He needed three snookers in the final frame, and that was never going to happen. The Englishman made too many unforced errors. Jones' eyes are a picture of concentration during his great visit.

When he runs out of position, Mark needs two snookers, and that was a very fine contribution. I was a little blase, I think – though everything was open, the start of the break was fiddly ...

A huge mistake against Mark Selby, the king of snookers. Selby forces the third frame into a slog of shots searching for snookers to try and give himself a chance at pulling it back. Selby has ...

he drops it in lovely, and quickly takes the frame to the snookers required stage. There's a red on the side, but Selbz surprisingly misses the one before it so makes do with 92. We're all square.

The 18-year-old Indian, who took the crown last month from China’s Ding Liren, defeated the Netherlands No 1 Anish Giri in the opening round of Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee, the “chess Wimbledon”.

BBC Sport will continue to broadcast snooker's three most prestigious tournaments - the World Championship, UK Championship and the Masters - until 2032. The World Snooker Tour (WST) and the BBC ...

One fan wrote “It has to stay at the Crucible!! It’s more than just a venue, it’s a symbol of snookers heritage and history. A crucial part of what makes the World Championships so special.” ...

Selby was on the blacks and reds - and when he drifted a red into the middle pocket he left Wilson needing snookers. A brilliant long red put Selby on a blue that he took confidently - to give him ...

That leaves Ding needing two snookers and when Trump returns to the table to pot a nice red to the middle, that puts the third frame beyond doubt. Ding's made a statement, it's a great start.