Ganges Grandmasters still hold on to lead World No.1 Grandmaster (GM) Magnus Carlsen prevailed over Indian legend GM Viswanathan Anand in the battle of icons, but the Norwegian’s heroics was not enough to dislodge the Ganges Grandmasters from the pole position after two rounds of play in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League at the…
Former world champions Grandmaster (GM) Viswananthan Anand and GM Hou Yifan scored crucial wins on Thursday to propel the Ganges Grandmasters to the top of the leaderboard after the first day of action in the Global Chess League. With the rest of the games in the six-board match ending in draws, Ganges cruised to a…
All five passengers on board the Titanic sub — including Dubai-based billionaire Hamish Harding – are believed to be dead, according to the US Coast Guard and a statement that the the vessel’s operator OceanGate released on Thursday. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding,…
Expert says yellow metal has softened after hawkish remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, is beginning to look vulnerable to a break below key support Gold prices were steady in the UAE on Thursday morning after hitting a three-month low on Wednesday. According to Dubai Jewellery Group data, the 24K was trading at Dh233.75 per…
The team dove into the depths of the ocean with oxygen supply for for days – which runs out in a few hours Former US Navy nuclear submarine commander David Marquet has warned that the sounds heard in the recent few hours, which signalled hope for many that the missing Titanic expedition submersible could be…
Muscat: Oman veteran and skipper Zeeshan Maqsood, who in May had entered the top-five rankings of ICC ODI all-rounders, moved into the exclusive top-three club on Wednesday. According to latest rankings from world cricket body (ICC), Maqsood achieved a career-best No.3 rankings for ODI all-rounders following his half-century and a wicket in the opening match of…
Australia won a thrilling Ashes opener by two wickets at Edgbaston on Tuesday as captain Pat Cummins’ six-smashing 44 not out and Usman Khawaja’s patient 65 combined to give England’s “Bazball” cricket revolution a lesson from Down Under. Cummins hit two sixes and four fours, and he shared a match-winning ninth-wicket partnership of 55 with…
The weather in the UAE on Wednesday will be fair to partly cloudy, according to the National Center of Metereology (NCM). There is a probability of convective cloud formation eastward by afternoon. It will be humid by night and Thursday morning, with a probability of mist formation over some coastal and internal areas of the…
Birmingham : England managed to survive Day-3 with a lot help from the heavens, as persistent rain brought an early halt to play for the day. This after Scott Boland and Pat Cummins made short work of the English opening pair on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test match of Ashes 2023 at Edgbaston. At the…
Pyongyang: North Korea vowed on Sunday to launch a second space rocket after calling last month’s botched attempt at launching a satellite the “gravest failure.” The North Korean government has ordered researchers and other workers to analyze the failed launch and prepare for another one in the future. The comments were made at a key meeting…
