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Aswath S from Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, became India’s 98th Chess Grandmaster. He achieved his final Grandmaster norm at the 2026 Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin. Aswath secured the title by defeating FM Kannan Vaidyanathan (USA) in the final round. He finished the tournament with 7 points from 9 rounds, securing second place. He had earned his first GM norm at the Grenke Open and his second at the First Saturday GM Round Robin in Budapest. Aswath also crossed the 2500 Elo rating, fulfilling the requirements for the Grandmaster title.

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Chinese geologists have raised concerns over the structural stability of China’s hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River due to the Paizhen Fault. The Paizhen Fault is part of the tectonic fault network formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. It is located within the reservoir area of the downstream Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project in Tibet. The fault has remained active since the Early Pleistocene and continues to be active during the Holocene. Evidence indicates tectonic activity as recently as 9,500 years ago.

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West Indies cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers passed away at the age of 89. He is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history. Sobers played 93 Test matches, scoring 8,032 runs at an average of 57.78, including 26 centuries. He also took 235 Test wickets with his left-arm pace bowling. In 1968, he became the first batter to hit six sixes in an over in First-Class cricket, while playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan.

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Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Mirabai Chanu for winning the gold medal in the women’s 48 kg event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Mirabai Chanu won her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal (2018, 2022, 2026). The victory gave India its first gold medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Chanu set a Commonwealth record with an 85 kg snatch. She also set a new Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth record in the clean and jerk by lifting 85 kg.

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Gulveer Singh won silver in the men’s 10,000 m at the Commonwealth Games 2026. He became the first Indian to win a medal in the 10,000 m at the Commonwealth Games. He is from Uttar Pradesh. He won double gold (5,000 m & 10,000 m) at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships. His national record in 10,000 m is 27:00.22.

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Harjinder Kaur won the silver medal in the Women’s 69 kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. She secured silver with a combined lift of 227 kg.
This was India’s seventh medal from eight weightlifting events at the Games. It marked Harjinder Kaur’s second consecutive Commonwealth Games medal. She had previously won the bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

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Murali Sreeshankar won the silver medal in the men’s long jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a season-best jump of 8.09 m. He became the first Indian male long jumper to win two Commonwealth Games medals, after also winning silver at Birmingham 2022. Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle won the gold medal with a jump of 8.15 m, while Scotland’s Stephen Mackenzie took bronze (8.08 m). Lokesh Sathyanathan finished fifth with a best jump of 7.97 m.

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India won both the men’s and women’s team titles at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2026. The championship was held at Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi from 27 July to 2 August 2026. India’s men’s team defeated Malaysia by 3-2 in the final to defend its title. India’s women’s team defeated Malaysia by 3-0 in the final. Both Indian teams remained unbeaten throughout the tournament.

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AC Milan and Italy football legend Franco Baresi passed away at the age of 66 on 31 July 2026. He spent his entire 20-year playing career (1977–1997) with AC Milan. Baresi captained AC Milan for 15 seasons and made 719 appearances. He won 6 Serie A titles and 3 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles with AC Milan. His No. 6 jersey was retired by AC Milan after his retirement. He played 81 matches for Italy and was part of the 1982 FIFA World Cup-winning team. He captained Italy in the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final, which Italy lost to Brazil on penalties.

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R. Praggnanandhaa won the Grand Chess Tour St. Louis Rapid and Blitz 2026 title in the United States. He secured the title after drawing with Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan in the penultimate round. Praggnanandhaa finished with 23 points out of 35, while Sindarov finished runner-up. Earlier in June 2026, Praggnanandhaa also won the Norway Chess 2026 title in Oslo.