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Hikaru Nakamura’s WR Chess wins World Blitz Team Championship in controversial fashion: ‘This whole appeal thing was a mess’Hikaru Nakamura’s WR Chess won the World Blitz Team Championship for second time in the row but their victory came after an appeal drama which saw one of the ties in the quarter-finals being replayed.Hikaru Nakamura’s WR Chess are the FIDE World Blitz Team Championship 2025 winners. Image: FIDE on X

FIFA Club World Cup: PSG lay down marker with Atletico thrashing, Bayern beat AucklandLuis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain sent another reminder of their prowess as they began their FIFA Club World Cup campaign with a massive win.European champions Paris St Germain defeated Atletico Madrid 4-0 at Club World Cup. Image: Reuters

EXCLUSIVE! Director Tarun Mansukhani on Abhishek Bachchan, Nana Patekar Akshay Kumar starrer Housefull 5: ‘No ornamentation of women’s roles, not a movie for Cannes…’Tarun Mansukhani, director of Abhishek Bachchan, Nana Patekar Akshay Kumar starrer Housefull 5, in an interview with Firstpost’s Lachmi Deb Roy said, “It’s not a film which was made to go for Cannes or any film festival. It’s a complete commercial movie. I wasn’t expecting any critical reviews.”

Pop icon Shakira slammed for cancelling Texas show last moment, furious netizens share reactionsOne wrote- “A superstar of Shakira’s calibre should never allow these mistakes. It’s not normal to cancel concerts this way.”

Do you know ‘The Diplomat’ star John Abraham earns this staggering amount with his leased properties? The amount will shock youThe rent will increase by 8% annually for the first two years and then by 5% for the next two.

After Kajol, Deepika Padukone finds support in actress Kritika Kamra amid ‘Spirit’ fiasco: ‘Some male stars don’t even work for 8 hours and…’Padukone has found support in the likes of Kajol, Ajay Devgn, Mani Ratnam, and Neha Dhupia. And now actress Kritika Kamra has also backed her rightful demands

Aamir Khan on being trolled for his photo with Turkey president during ‘Operation Sindoor’: ‘What they did was very wrong and…’The picture that went viral was from 2017 and Aamir Khan clarified saying, “Our government was also supporting Turkey at that time.”

Netflix’s ‘Rana Naidu’ actor Rana Daggubati says his eye has become a comedy: ‘I can’t see from one side and…’Also, in an interview with Firstpost, Rana said, “When I did it for the first time, I didn’t know enough of it to miss it. Rana Naidu was a pandemic idea.”

Red Bull’s protest against George Russell fails again as Mercedes clinch first win of the season in CanadaMercedes’ win in Canada not only secures momentum for them but also amplifies the ongoing Russell–Verstappen rivalry, with both sides increasingly willing to challenge each other both on track and off.The Russell–Verstappen rivalry is only expected to heat up more from here. Image: Reuters

FIH Pro League: India men fail to snap losing run, suffer 2-3 loss against Australia in Manpreet Singh’s 400th matchIt was goals by Tim Brand (4’), Blake Govers (5’) and Cooper Burns (18’) that set up the victory for Australia while Sanjay (3’) and Dilpreet Singh (36’) scored for India.The Australian team celebrates after scoring against India in their Men’s FIH Pro League meeting in Antwerp on Sunday, 15 June. Image credit: X/@FIH_Hockey