(August 12, 2025) On July 28, 2025, in Batumi, Georgia, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh scripted a chess history defeating former world champion Koneru Humpy in a tense rapid tiebreak to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup. The victory instantly earned her the Grandmaster...
(July 28, 2025) “I never thought I’d even reach Barabanki,” says 17-year-old Pooja Pal in a recent BBC interview. But life had other plans for her. The sharp young mind from a mud-walled home in a remote village of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh has just returned...
(June 27, 2025) Like his idol — the legendary Michael Schumacher, kart racing champ Shiv Tummala believes in pushing the limits on the tracks. He is fully aware of the dangers that come with it, having experienced two close calls in his short but eventful journey as a...
(June 13, 2025) On a rainy day at the Steel Ring karting track in Trinec, Czech Republic, 10-year-old Atiqa Mir from India raced through the wet and slippery course with focus and skill. She was competing in the Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy, one of the biggest...
(May 31, 2025) In an electrifying climax to the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, 13-year-old Faizan Zaki of Dallas, Texas, spelled the French word éclaircissement, meaning ‘enlightenment’ with astonishing poise, earning him the coveted Scripps Cup, a...
