Chess: The 2024 Chess Olympiad is underway in Budapest. Cricket: Day four of the India vs Bangladesh Test match in Chennai. ISL: A big match in the ISL this evening -- Kerala Blasters host East Bengal with both sides looking for their first points of the season.

Grandmaster and World Championship challenger D Gukesh put it across Fabiano Caruana of United States to raise visions of a gold medal for the Indian men in the 45th Chess Olympiad. Set to play the next World championship match in Singapore in November,

India’s men’s and women’s chess teams are on the brink of historic double gold at the Chess Olympiad, showcasing the nation's rise as a global chess powerhouse.

The dominant Indian men's team returned to winning ways with an empathic win over a star-studded USA while the women's team stayed in the hunt beating China.

India is poised to win their first Chess Olympiad men’s team gold medal after defeating top seeds USA 2.5-1.5, with standout performances from D Gukesh and Erigaisi Arjun. The Indian women’s team also showed resilience by overcoming China 2.

Both Indian men’s and women’s teams are at the top of their respective standings in the 45th Chess Olympiad and are on the cusp of winning the gold medal with one more round to go.